Tag: Hempfield Area
Hempfield boys hold off Norwin to end five-game losing streak
January 22, 2019
For a third time in a row, Hempfield and Norwin traded boys basketball victories in a season on one another's court. Marcus McCarthy scored 13 points, and Reed Hipps added 11 to lead Hempfield to a 45-41 win Tuesday at Norwin, the Spartans' first Section 3-6A victory. Hempfield (8-8, 1-5)
Norwin’s DeAugustine set to face former team Hempfield in Section 1 semifinals
Norwin wrestling coach Vince DeAugustine knew this day would come. The day the first-year Norwin coach sat across the mat from the team he coached for the past 13 seasons. DeAugustine compiled a 218-52 record at Hempfield before resigning last summer to take over a Norwin program that had rarely
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2019
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 9-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 11-1, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 8-2, 3 4. Waynesburg, 12-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 5-2, 5 6. Thomas Jefferson, 13-0, 6 7. Norwin, 8-2, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 9-2, NR 9. Peters Township, 5-1, 8
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2019
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 14-2, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 8-1, 2 3. Kiski Area (7), 9-0, 3 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 10-0, 4 5. Nazareth (11), 11-2, 10 6. Council Rock South (1), 6-0, 6 7. Hempfield (7),
Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield tackle Brose drawing D-I looks
January 19, 2019
Junior Fintan Brose is the next Division I football prospect to watch at Hempfield. He isn't hard to miss. Brose is 6-foot-3 and 280 pounds and is a two-way tackle for the Spartans. His ability to stuff the run and open rushing lanes on offense is paramount for Hempfield. He
Brose-Holler charge video from Latrobe-Hempfield game goes viral
The internet has gotten quite a charge out of a six-second video clip from a Latrobe at Hempfield boys basketball game. A clip of two brawny football lineman playing their second sport like only they can — Latrobe senior Trent Holler taking a vicious charge from Hempfield junior Fintan Brose
WPIAL section tournaments set for Wednesday
January 18, 2019
The section team wrestling tournaments in Class AAA and Class AA will get underway at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Kiski Area is the returning WPIAL champion in Class AAA and Burrell in Class AA. Burrell has won 12 consecutive Class AA titles. The top two teams in each subsection, which have
Hempfield swimmers posting times among best in WPIAL
January 17, 2019
The Westmoreland County swim championships will take place Jan. 25-26 at Derry. They are held as a prelude to the WPIAL championships to be held Feb. 28-March 1 at Pitt's Trees Pool. Several Hempfield swimmers have their eyes squarely set on those two important meets. Five members of the boys
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Brozeski subs fast and furious
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski joked he has a timing mechanism in his pocket during games that alerts him when to substitute players. Watch a Knights game, and it's like hockey line changes: three in, three out; four down, four up. While a number of teams like to whittle
