Tag: Hempfield

Obama Academy’s Naron Jackson scores against Cathedral Prep during their PIAA Class 4A state playoff game on Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, at Sharon High School. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 16, 2026: Trips to PIAA basketball finals on the line
March 15, 2026
WPIAL champions Chartiers Valley in Class 5A and Neighborhood Academy in Class A both played in the PIAA final four a year ago.

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Hempfield’s Nick Crupie beats Bethel Park goaltender Kevin Teaman during the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup semifinals Tuesday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Hempfield, Penn-Trafford enter final looking for 1st Pens Cup title
There will be a first Monday in the PIHL Class 2A Pens Cup final.

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Belle Vernon’s Chace Petrosky stiff-arms Trinity’s Anthony Giorgi in October. (Mike Darnay | Mon Valley Independent)
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Belle Vernon football on the move to 3A
The WPIAL released football conferences and schedules for the next two-year alignment cycle.

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Norwin’s Trevor Vitsas (22) is mobbed by teammates after the Knights defeated Butler in nine innings in a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal May 19, 2025, at North Allegheny. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County high school baseball preview: ‘Tight-knit bunch’ planning encore at Norwin
March 12, 2026
It was quite a year for Westmoreland County high school baseball teams in 2025 as 11 qualified for the WPIAL playoffs.

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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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Hempfield celebrates Nick Crupie’s first goal against Bethel Park in front of the Hempfield student section during the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup semifinals Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at RMU Island Sports Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Hempfield, Penn-Trafford win 2A semifinals to get shot at 1st Penguins Cup championship
March 10, 2026
There is a reason the Hempfield hockey team has the lowest goals-against average in the PIHL.

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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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The Seneca Valley pitcher Ryan Rebholz celebrates after getting a strikeout to end the top of the third inning during the WPIAL Class 6A championship game against Norwin on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at EQT Park. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
2026 WPIAL Class 6A baseball preseason breakdown
March 8, 2026
North Allegheny won the Section 1-6A baseball title by two games last spring, while Canon-McMillan took home the plaque as Section 2-6A champs by one game.

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Hempfield’s Lauren Howard scores the game-winning run against State College during PIAA Class 6A first round action June 2, 2025, at Hempfield Area High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
2026 WPIAL Class 6A softball preseason breakdown
Hempfield returned to the top of the Class 6A softball mountain last spring when the Spartans won their ninth WPIAL championship.

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Brandon Rapp has been an athletic director for 16 years. (Submitted photo)
Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield’s Brandon Rapp honored by athletic directors association
Hempfield’s Brandon Rapp said the award he will soon receive is more about his profession — and colleagues who know the behind-the-scenes grind of managing high school athletics — than it is about himself.

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