Tag: Hempfield Area
Hempfield wrestler Isaiah Vance ruled eligible by WPIAL
February 7, 2019
The Hempfield wrestling program and specifically sophomore heavyweight Isaiah Vance received some good news Thursday. After viewing the details of Vance's eligibility case Wednesday, WPIAL officials determined his absences from school were legal and excused and ruled him eligible to compete in the upcoming individual tournaments. Vance is ranked No.
Trib HSSN Boys Swimmer of the Week: Hempfield’s Gavin Mayo
Gavin Mayo battled through shoulder and back injuries from the summer to early November. The treatment the Hempfield senior received began to kick in to the point he was able to train but not in the way he or his coaches would've liked. andquot;Early in the season, things weren't clicking
Kiski Area, Burrell eye state titles with their version of ‘Murderers’ Row’
February 5, 2019
The New York Yankees teams of the late 1920s were considered some of the best in the history of baseball. The first six hitters in the 1927 Yankees' lineup -- Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri -- were labeled as andquot;Murderers' Row.andquot; They
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 15-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 13-3, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 10-3, 4 4. Waynesburg, 15-3, 6 5. Hempfield, 13-3, 3 6. Thomas Jefferson, 16-2, 5 7. Norwin, 15-4, 7 8. Connellsville, 11-5, NR 9. Mt. Lebanon, 10-4, 8 10.
Hempfield swim relays get in the fast lane
February 3, 2019
The boys and girls sprint groups are gaining momentum in the Hempfield swimming and diving program. The girls, consisting of one junior, one sophomore and two freshmen, are ranked third in the 200-yard freestyle relay and fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay in WPIAL Class AAA. Relay members include junior
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.
Hempfield wrestling suffers another strange loss in playoffs
January 30, 2019
For the second consecutive season, the Hempfield wrestling team lost a quarterfinal match in an unusual manner. Last season, after the Spartans defeated Seneca Valley in the quarterfinals, they were forced to forfeit the win because they used an academically ineligible wrestler. An hour before Wednesday's first-round match against Chartiers
Penn-Trafford boys edge Hempfield on late jumper in overtime
January 29, 2019
Zach Rocco shoots hundreds of jump shots every day, thousands every week, several thousand a month. But the majority of those are in practice. He puts in the extra time so he can apply his skills to clutch moments, like the one he faced Tuesday night. The Penn-Trafford junior point
High school wrestling notebook: WPIAL tournament will go as planned Wednesday
With school districts canceling classes for Wednesday ahead of the frigid temperatures that are expected in Western Pennsylvania, WPIAL officials said Tuesday the wrestling team tournament will go on as scheduled. There are eight sites hosting first-round and quarterfinal matches: four in Class AAA (Kiski Area, Canon-McMillan, Hempfield and Seneca
All-American Wresting Club has rich history of training young wrestlers
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
