Tag: Hempfield Area

Norwin’s Adam Bilinsky (left) and Hempfield’s Elizabeth Tapper (right) display their awards with Judge Michael J. Stewart II.
Hempfield’s Tapper, Norwin’s Bilinsky win Scholar Athlete Excellence Awards
April 18, 2023
During Judge Michael J. Stewart II’s first year as sponsor of the Westmoreland County Scholar Athlete banquet, 2023 winners of the Excellence Award were picked from an outstanding group of finalists.

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Hempfield’s Lucas Kapusta beats Abington Heights’s Brian Heard, 5-3, during a 152-pound bout in the round of 16 at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships March 9 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Wrestling notebook: Hempfield’s Lucas Kapusta picks Lock Haven; Gabe Willochell transfers
When Hempfield senior Lucas Kapusta visited Lock Haven last summer, he made a connection with assistant coach Nate Carr.

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Hempfield’s Jack Kurdziel pitches to Canon-McMillan’s Ben Peterson on Monday, April 17, 2023 at Wild Things Park in Washington.
Hempfield fends off fierce Canon-McMillan rally to win battle for 1st place
April 17, 2023
There was no sun, no blue skies, no comfortable temperatures in the area Monday. The weather was wet, windy and raw with the mercury barely cracking 40 degrees.

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Norwin’s Rachel Minteer (23) is mobbed by teammates after hitting a home run against Hempfield on Monday, April 17, 2023, at Hempfield.
Norwin softball team holds strong to topple No. 1 Hempfield
Norwin took it personally last year when Hempfield issued four intentional walks in a WPIAL Class 6A softball quarterfinal loss.

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Hempfield’s Joshua Reilly scores against Latrobe’s Rocco Marino next to Drew Gordon during their match on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Greater Latrobe High School.
Hempfield boys volleyball finding success early on relying on its ‘2 varsity teams’
Boys volleyball practices at Hempfield this season have been like nothing Owen Kelley has seen in his four-year association with the Spartans program.

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Hempfield’s Gunner Wheaton scores against Latrobe’s Josh Havrilla during their match on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Greater Latrobe High School.
WPIAL boys volleyball teams settling into playoff positions and spots in coaches rankings
The WPIAL boys volleyball section schedule for Class 3A and Class 2A is at or is nearing its midway point, and teams are settling into or moving into playoff position.

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Hempfield’s Dylan Firmstone steals second base next to Baldwin’s Dylan Lacher during their game on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Hempfield.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 17, 2023: Top teams in Class 6A baseball in action
April 16, 2023
For the first time in over a week, weather is a concern for outdoor spring sports Monday.

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Norwin’s Madelynn Kessler is a 2023 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award nominee.
A closer look at 2023 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
Belle Vernon

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Hempfield’s LaRoyal Wilson is the the 2023 Mike and John Ferrante Memorial Award winner.
Hempfield assistant coach LaRoyal Wilson selected as Ferrante Memorial Award winner
If you ever attend a Hempfield track and field practice, you would swear the coach conducting calisthenics was a U.S. Marine Corps officer.

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Hempfield junior Carson Shuglie
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Carson Shuglie, Franklin Regional’s Monroe Law
April 15, 2023
Carson Shuglie

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