Tag: Derry Area

Penn-Trafford pitcher Allyson Paulone delivers against Greencastle-Atrim during the 2025 PIAA Class 5A championship game. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County softball preview: Plenty of new faces at Penn-Trafford but the standard remains high
March 11, 2026
Sometimes, sentimentality gets the best of Denny Little.

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Hampton pitcher Marissa Snyder delivers against Blackhawk during the WPIAL Class 4A championship game on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at North Allegheny. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
2026 WPIAL Class 4A softball preseason breakdown
March 10, 2026
Hampton celebrated its first WPIAL championship last spring by earning a pair of playoff shutouts and beating Blackhawk, 4-3, in the Class 4A finals.

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The North Allegheny boys volleyball team celebrates after defeating Seneca Valley in the WPIAL Class 3A championship match on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Peters Township (Christopher Horner | Triblive)
Coaches association sets North Allegheny, Shaler atop WPIAL boys volleyball preseason rankings
March 9, 2026
WPIAL boys volleyball teams are in the process of preparing for the start of the 2026 season with workouts and scrimmages.

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Derry’s Mason Horwat loses to Montoursville’s Matt Tonkin during the PIAA championships Saturday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Only WPIAL 2A finalist, Derry’s Mason Horwat, captures PIAA wrestling silver
March 7, 2026
HERSHEY — Mason Horwat’s dream of becoming Derry’s next PIAA champion will have to wait for another season.

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Jeannette sophomore bowler Natalie Christoff (Submitted)
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Derry’s Patrick Bulger, Jeannette’s Natalie Christoff
Patrick Bulger

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Derry’s Mason Horwat beats Warrior Run’s Max Wimsberger during a PIAA Class 2A 172-pound semifinal Friday	at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Derry’s Mason Horwat reaches PIAA 2A finals thanks to upset of returning state champ
March 6, 2026
HERSHEY — Derry wrestling coach Troy Dolan Jr. insists that junior Mason Horwat thrives in big matches.

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Derry’s Brady Brown beats Greenville’s Hunter Cox at 189 pounds during a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal bout Friday, March 6, 2026, at Hershey’s Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Derry sends 3 wrestlers to PIAA Class 2A semifinals
HERSHEY — It has been quite a season for the Derry wrestling program.

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Derry’s Patrick Bulger beats Trinity’s Camron Smith at 114 pounds during a first-round match at the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships Thursday at Hershey’s Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Patrick Bulger’s comeback win highlights strong Derry showing at PIAA wrestling championships
March 5, 2026
HERSHEY — Things did not look good for Derry freshman Patrick Bulger in his debut match at the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships Thursday.

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Derry’s brother-sister wrestling duo of Mason and Kaila Keesecker will compete at the 2026 PIAA championships. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Derry’s Keesecker brother-sister combo make history, hope to medal at state wrestling
March 3, 2026
It could be a big weekend in Hershey for the Keesecker and Kolesar families.

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Derry freshman Patrick Bulger works against West Greene’s Jacob Rizor during the WPIAL Class 2A wrestling championships. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
Derry freshman among 4 WPIAL champs at PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional
February 28, 2026
ALTOONA — One of Derry’s six WPIAL champs wore gold for the second consecutive week Saturday, and he needed only one point to make it happen.

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