Tag: Franklin Regional
Westmoreland notebook: Latrobe adds football opponent
February 2, 2019
Penn-Trafford football dropped a bombshell recently when it announced it will play national power Washington High in Massillon, Ohio, to fill a void on its schedule. Struggling Albert Gallatin withdrew from the WPIAL in football, leaving teams in the Class 5A Big East Conference with an open week to fill.
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Feb. 3, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Peters Township, 19-0, 2 2. Norwin, 17-1, 4 3. North Allegheny, 18-1, 1 4. Bethel Park*, 15-2, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 13-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 19-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 17-2, 2 3. Gateway, 15-3, 3 4. Penn Hills,
Franklin Regional girls win title at WCCA swimming championships
February 1, 2019
With the WPIAL swimming championship meet just weeks away, the Franklin Regional girls team is jelling. The Panthers came together to edge Penn-Trafford for the Class AAA title at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association championship Jan. 26 at Derry. There were 14 Class AAA and Class AA teams, which competed
Franklin Regional boys bowlers vie for section championship
Just get in baby. That's sort of a spin on the late Al Davis' Oakland Raiders motto, but for the two-time defending champion Franklin Regional boys bowling team it doesn't matter how it looks, they just need to get in the tournament. andquot;We want to move on to postseason,andquot; Franklin
Westmoreland basketball notebook: FR’s Kobus among many thriving 1st-year coaches
January 31, 2019
Anthony Kobus thought a player was joking during a Franklin Regional girls basketball practice when she mentioned the team had not won a section title since 1979. andquot;I laughed at first,andquot; Kobus said. andquot;Then I noticed she was right. It's up there on the banner (beside the scoreboard in the
All-American Wresting Club has rich history of training young wrestlers
January 29, 2019
Rob Waller's All-American Wrestling Club couldn't have asked for a better endorsement. Penn State senior Jason Nolf, a Kittanning graduate, credited Waller and his club's training after he won his second NCAA Division I title last March. Nolf sustained a serious knee injury late in the regular season, which forced
Surging Franklin Regional girls sweep season series from Mars
January 28, 2019
The first time Franklin Regional played Mars, the Planets were ranked No. 2 in WPIAL Class 5A. The Panthers went on the road and pulled off a head-turning upset. A lot has changed since early January, and the narrative could be shifting to possibly reveal teams heading in different directions.
Franklin Regional hockey tops Penn-Trafford, edges closer to playoff berth
As the PIHL regular season moves closer to the postseason, every game for a contender is precious. Franklin Regional took full advantage of one of its few remaining opportunities to stay within sight of the packed leaders in the Class 2A Southeast Division by holding off Penn-Trafford, 6-4, on Monday
Five things to watch in the WPIAL wrestling team tournament
January 27, 2019
Can they do it again The 41st annual WPIAL wrestling team tournament gets underway Monday with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches at Canon-McMillan. Burrell in Class AA and Kiski Area in Class AAA will try and defend their WPIAL titles. Burrell has won the past 12 championships in Class AA,
Penn-Trafford boys, Franklin Regional girls win Class AAA titles at WCCA swim meet
January 26, 2019
For the 14 schools that compete in the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association swimming and diving championships this weekend at Derry, the two-day event marks not only a chance for teams to earn bragging rights for a year, it also gives the swimmers a unique insight as to what they're going
