Tag: Derry Area

Derry’s Aiden Bushey chips onto the green on the 17th during the PIAA West Region golf championship Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at Tom’s Run Golf Course.

Westmoreland high school notebook: Derry’s Bushey to golf at Cal (Pa.)

March 7, 2020

Derry senior Aidan Bushey did not start playing competitive golf until high school, so in the beginning of his budding career he had no idea the sport would be so beneficial to his future.

Derry’s Ty Cymmerman wrestles under David Evans of Tunkhannock in the 126 pound quarterfinal bout in class AA in the PIAA state wrestling championship on Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Giant Center in Hershey.

Derry’s Cymmerman will medal again at PIAA Class AA wrestling championships

March 6, 2020

HERSHEY — Derry junior Ty Cymmerman must wait another year to win a state title.

Gianna Copelli will be Derry’s leadoff hitter this season.

Derry softball’s playoff-victory hunt turns to new coach DePalma

Derry’s softball team will embark on a new era with first-year coach John DePalma at the helm.

Derry senior Austin Siko during baseball practice at Derry Area High School in Derry Township on Thursday, March 6, 2020.

Derry baseball team expects progress after challenging seasons

Batting .350 and receiving all-section honors would be nice, but a section championship is at the top of Austin Siko’s wish list.

Mt. Lebanon’s Mac Stout wrestles J.P McCaskey’s Andrew Vogelbacher in the 170 weight class in the PIAA state wrestling tournament in class AAA on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Giant Center in Hershey.

WPIAL Class AAA wrestlers shine, Class AA struggles on Day 1 of PIAA tournament

March 5, 2020

HERSHEY — You couldn’t ask for a crazier day for WPIAL wrestlers than Thursday at the Giant Center.

Mt. Pleasant’s Heather Gardner competes in the girls 100 breaststroke during the 2020 AA WPIAL Swimming and Diving Championship at Trees Pool on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.

Mt. Pleasant’s Gardner ‘phenomenal’ at WPIAL swim meet, winning 6th gold

February 28, 2020

Heather Gardner’s closest competitor called her “phenomenal.”

Belle Vernon’s Thomas Hepple fights Derry’s Sam Jones (33) for the ball Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in the WPIAL basketball playoffs at Fox Chapel Area High School.

Belle Vernon boys shake off slow start, Derry in 1st-round victory

February 19, 2020

It took No. 6 Belle Vernon a little while to shake No. 11 Derry in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs.

Derry’s Tiana Moracco (left) dribbles around Freedom’s Jules Mohrbacher on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 in a WPIAL playoff game at Fox Chapel Area High School.

Freedom girls shut down Derry, earn first playoff win since 2015

For nearly 13 minutes, Derry struggled to make shots — or even get shots — against a physical, face-guarding Freedom team that prides itself on defense and soccer-like toughness.