Tag: Derry Area

South Park’s Cole O’Connor competes during the WPIAL Class AA boys diving championships on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at North Allegheny High School.
South Park’s O’Connor, North Catholic’s Foley capture WPIAL Class AA diving titles
February 26, 2021
Cole O’Connor saved his toughest dive for last and it paid off.

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Derry’s Sam Jones averages 10 points and nine rebounds.
Derry boys basketball shooting for 1st playoff win in program history
February 25, 2021
Motivation can come in many forms in basketball.

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Mt. Pleasant junior Noah Gnibus controls Burrell’s Colby Christie in the WPIAL Class AA Section 3 172-pound final Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Gnibus won by tech fall, 15-0.
Mt. Pleasant junior flexes muscles at WPIAL Class AA section wrestling tournament
February 19, 2021
Mt. Pleasant junior Noah Gnibus has had a successful high school career, but he’s yet to make it to Hershey.

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Latrobe head coach Brad Wetzel calls out a play against Franklin Regional on Jan. 8, 2021, in Murrysville.
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Everyone going to playoffs
February 18, 2021
All 18 boys teams from Westmoreland County will enter the WPIAL basketball playoffs.

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Westmoreland girls basketball notes: All but 2 teams appear headed for playoff tournament
February 17, 2021
The playoff picture is clear for Westmoreland County girls basketball teams.

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Brandon Coury and his Burrell teammates will take part in the open WPIAL postseason.
WPIAL basketball teams must choose: Playoffs or no?
February 14, 2021
Many are going. Some are not. Others have stipulations, and a couple more are on the fence.

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Latrobe’s Ryan Sickenberger shoots a three-pointer against Franklin Regional on Jan. 8, 2021, in Murrysville.
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Williams emerges as scorer for Greensburg CC
February 11, 2021
Brevan Williams never has been transfixed on becoming a go-to scorer. It just sort of happened organically as he found his place on the court at Greensburg Central Catholic.

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Penn-Trafford’s Maura Suman pressures Norwin’s Brianna Zajicek during their game on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at Penn-Trafford High School.
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Penn-Trafford looks for sweep of Norwin
February 10, 2021
Penn-Trafford will try to do something it hasn’t done in six years — sweep Norwin — when the teams play for the second time this season Thursday night in North Huntingdon.

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Burrell’s Aaron Edwards beats Mt. Pleasant’s Lucas Shaulis in the 138-pound bout during WPIAL AA team sectionals Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 at Valley High School.
Burrell wrestling cruises to 18th straight section title
February 8, 2021
In this pandemic era when “new normal” has become a catch phrase, there is still one old normal: Burrell wrestling.

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Jeannette coach Adrian Batts: “We had a practice the other day where we only had eight guys. We had to go 4-on-4. … It’s been crazy.”
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Jeannette fights through injuries
February 4, 2021
Adrian Batts wonders what his Jeannette boys basketball team could look like in a couple of weeks. He tries not to get too used to what it has looked like in recent games — particularly his thin bench.

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