Tag: Hempfield

Mike Palmiero, who coaches and helped to found the Hempfield Girls Slow Pitch Softball League, cuts a ribbon at the start of a new season.

Hempfield girls slow-pitch softball experiencing fast growth

September 25, 2023

Fast-pitch softball is popular for many girls throughout their middle and high school careers.

Penn-Trafford’s Tasso Whipple (34) runs the ball against Hempfield on Friday.

Penn-Trafford rides Whipple’s record-setting night to win over Hempfield

September 22, 2023

Junior tailback Tasso Whipple averaged more than 13 yards per carry on the way to a single-game school rushing record of 300 yards and scored four touchdowns as he and Penn-Trafford remembered what it felt like to win at home.

Hempfield head coach Nick Keefer speaks to the team before his first game as head coach before playing Greensburg Salem Friday Aug.25, 2023 at Spartan Stadium.

Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Hempfield gets new left tackle as injuries hit lineup

September 21, 2023

Hempfield is making some position changes work because of injuries. Rising talent Brock Heisler, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound sophomore tight end and long snapper, has been a part of the on-the-fly adjustments.

Southmoreland’s Da’sjon Craggette (5) looks for room to run on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Knoch High School.

Bumper-to-bumper Westmoreland County traffic can’t slow down The Birdie

September 20, 2023

Last week: 9-4 (69.2%)

Plum remains lone unbeaten team in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League

September 19, 2023

Plum swept Baldwin in a doubleheader Sunday to remain the lone unbeaten slow-pitch team in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League.

Westmoreland high school notebook: Znavor takes over Yough girls basketball team

September 17, 2023

Brian Znavor is the new girls basketball coach at Yough.

Moon’s Josh Bladel smiles during a workout on Aug. 2, 2023, in Moon.

WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Moon upsets No. 1 Penn Hills

September 16, 2023

Josh Bladel scored on a 74-yard run in the fourth quarter as Moon upset Class 5A No. 1 Penn Hills, 14-13, in a Class 5A nonconference football game Friday night.