Tag: Franklin Regional
WPIAL Class 5A football breakdown: Parity expected for ‘deepest classification in the state’
August 14, 2019
Despite what Penn Hills did last season, the tide of public opinion in Class 5A football is shifting.
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Football tiebreaker tweaked in Class 5A
August 11, 2019
There is a change in the WPIAL Class 5A football tiebreaker for the playoffs. With Albert Gallatin departing the league, 5A has 23 teams competing for 16 playoff spots.
Pace picks up with high school football camps set to open
August 10, 2019
Watch a Penn-Trafford football practice, and the first thing you notice is structure. Players know where to be, when to be there and the effort required in each drill.
Johns looking to lead Franklin Regional football
If Justin Johns decides to attend the Air Force Academy, don’t look for the Franklin Regional senior to become the next “Top Gun.”
Franklin Regional’s Greg Botta puts off retirement, back for 26th year
With the advent of one-year contracts, annual player turnover and the season-to-season minutia that comes with the job, it is not unusual for veteran football coaches to contemplate retirement in the offseason.
Franklin Regional’s Andrew Muraco commits to Coastal Carolina
August 3, 2019
Andrew Muraco always dreamed of playing Division I baseball but the actuality he could do so began to take shape last year when he was a freshman at Franklin Regional.
Westmoreland high school notebook: PIAA denies WPIAL soccer request
July 20, 2019
WPIAL soccer coaches won’t get their wish — at least not in the near future — but there always is room for speculation when a potential rule change begins to get a push for acceptance.
Norwin takes down rival Penn-Trafford to win 1st WCCA 7-on-7 tournament
July 18, 2019
For Norwin’s opponents in the ninth Westmoreland County Coaches Association 7-on-7 tournament, it must have, at times, felt more like 7-against-8.
5 things to watch at WCCA 7-on-7 football tournament
July 17, 2019
The ninth Westmoreland County Coaches Association seven-on-seven passing tournament will be Thursday at Latrobe’s Rossi and Graham-Sobota fields on the high school campus.
Franklin Regional keeper Jeremy Lucas commits to St. Francis (Pa.)
When initial plans to continue his soccer career at Penn State fell through in the winter, Jeremy Lucas reshaped his post-prep plans.
