Tag: Derry Area

Keystone Oaks quarterback Nick Bucley throws during the Willie Thrower quarterbacks camp Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Valley High School.

WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Keystone Oaks rallies past McGuffey

October 15, 2022

Nick Buckley’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Clinton Robinson in the fourth quarter lifted Keystone Oaks to a 32-30 win against McGuffey (5-3, 3-2) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night.

Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2022 Week 7

October 12, 2022

Gino Caesar

Greensburg Salem’s Christian Hostetler runs the ball against Hempfield on Aug. 26 at Offutt Field.

The Birdie ponders probing questions, Westmoreland County Week 7 picks

Last week: 11-2 (84.6 %)

Central Catholic’s Rocco Salvitti lines up his putt on Hole 15 during the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley Heights.

24 teams set to compete for WPIAL golf championships

WPIAL team golf championships

Freeport girls volleyball coach Tom Phillips talks to his team before its Section 5-2A match with Derry on Tuesday at Freeport Middle School.

Freeport girls volleyball rolls past Derry to remain undefeated in Section 5-AA

October 11, 2022

The Freeport girls volleyball maintained its two-game lead on the rest of Section 5-2A Tuesday evening with a dominant 3-0 victory over Derry at Freeport Middle School.

Westmoreland high school notebook: Jurica, Derry set for WPIAL team golf semifinals

October 9, 2022

Call it a point of validation.

Serra Catholic’s Daiquan Chatfield talks with Amire Spencer during practice on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in McKeesport.

WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Spencer leads No. 3 Serra Catholic past Yough

October 8, 2022

Amire Spencer had 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns as No. 3 Serra Catholic scored a 28-14 win over Yough (2-5, 1-3) in WPIAL Class 2A Allegheny Conference play Friday night.

Freeport quarterback Leon “Bud” Carson gets ready for the first night game in Freeport High School history on Oct. 4, 1947. Carson later was an assistant with the Steelers and was the architect of the “Steel Curtain” defense.

Through the Years: In 1947, Bud Carson welcomed night football to Freeport

October 6, 2022

Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.