Tag: Hempfield Area
Waynesburg’s Phillips defends WPIAL rifle title
February 14, 2019
There was a feeling of dandamp;#233;jandamp;#224; vu in the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen's Club on Thursday afternoon. Name after name was called and 15 medals were handed out at the 22nd annual WPIAL individual rifle championships. In the corner of the range, a teammate fixed the hair of defending champion Selena
Lunden’s goal lifts Franklin Regional over Hempfield in key PIHL Class AA game
February 11, 2019
In a flash, Trent Lunden flipped the puck into the net, and the game was over. Just like that Monday night, Franklin Regional rallied late against Hempfield to tie the score and send the game into overtime, where Lunden lit the lamp at 1 minute, 4 seconds to give the
WPIAL committees to determine basketball, wrestling matchups Tuesday
If the WPIAL football playoff brackets unveil is like Christmas for high school fans, then the basketball tournament release is like Easter. Coaches, players, fans and the media's thoughts and guesses to what the district basketball brackets will look like will become reality Tuesday evening. The WPIAL will gather coachesHempfield rifle team has good shot at WPIALs
February 10, 2019
Hempfield's rifle team will shoot Tuesday for the opportunity to repeat as WPIAL champions. First-year coach Jason Wilkinson -- he was an assistant last season -- put his team's chances of winning another title into simple terms. andquot;If they perform to their ability, we will win WPIALs,andquot; he said. andquot;If
North Allegheny runner Zach Kinne posts 3,000-meters time that ranks 10th-best nationally
North Allegheny's Zach Kinne ran the state's fastest time this season when he won the 3,000 meters Saturday at the TSTCA indoor meet in Edinboro. The senior won in 8:41.22, which ranks first among Pennsylvania high school runners and 10th-best nationally this winter, according to Milesplit.com statistics. Kinne, one ofWestmoreland notebook: Penn-Trafford pair pledge to John Carroll football
February 9, 2019
John Carroll football is getting a package deal from Penn-Trafford. Not long after senior linebacker Niko Rosso committed to the Division III program in University Heights, Ohio, senior wide receiver/defensive back Dimitri George decided to join him. George (5-foot-10, 175 pounds) was the Warriors' go-to receiver last season for junior
Perfect ending as Latrobe routs Hempfield to finish unbeaten in section
February 8, 2019
Latrobe wasn't about to let Hempfield spoil its first perfect section championship or its postgame net-cutting ceremony on its home floor. It's shiny, new floor the team has grown quite fond of. The top-ranked Wildcats trotted out the ladder and drew the scissors after holding off desperate Hempfield, 75-50, in
Hempfield, Latrobe student sections to honor deceased teacher with ‘purple out’
Rival student sections from Latrobe and Hempfield will band together tonight to pay homage to a late friend and teacher. When their boys basketball teams play the Section 3-6A finale at Latrobe, both groups of students will wear purple to recognize Kathryn Soisson, a former Hempfield teacher and Latrobe resident,
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Playoff-hopeful Hempfield faces No. 1 Latrobe in must-win
February 7, 2019
Heading into the final night of Section 3-6A play, the Hempfield boys basketball team's season will follow the mantra of just about every game that came out of it: The Spartans still are hanging around. In a season of ups and downs, Hempfield (10-11, 2-7) can clinch a playoff spot
Hempfield wrestler Isaiah Vance ruled eligible by WPIAL
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.
