Tag: Hempfield

Mt. Lebanon’s Liam Sheely is introduced before a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal with Imani Christian last season. (Antonio Rossetti | For TribLive)
Mt. Lebanon fights off Hempfield charge to win section opener
December 12, 2025
Hempfield kept knocking, but Mt. Lebanon wouldn’t open the door. Under pressure all night, the visiting Blue Devils withstood the Spartans’ repeated challenges and remained undefeated Friday in boys basketball.

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Hempfield’s Lilly Houghtalen grabs a rebound between North Hills’ Sophia Regan (14) and Delaney Amato late in the fourth quarter on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at Hempfield. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Hempfield girls stay unbeaten with gritty victory over North Hills
December 11, 2025
Lilly Houghtalen saw the basketball go up and quickly got into position to thrash for the offensive rebound.

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Latrobe’s Rob Young works past Hempfield’s Luke Williams on Dec. 4. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Latrobe willing to take foot off gas
Latrobe hardly ever has had a Plan B under longtime coach Brad Wetzel’s watch.

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Norwin’s Nia O’Barto drives past Penn-Trafford’s Izzie Fontana on Dec. 2. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Norwin picks up trophy in State College
December 10, 2025
Norwin had a memorable visit to the center of the state, going 2-0 to win the State College girls basketball tournament and remain unbeaten.

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Quaker Valley’s Matthias Lezama works toward the goal past Moon defenders on Nov. 24 at RMU Island Sports Center. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
PIHL names players of the month for November
December 8, 2025
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League paid it forward. Four forwards with scoring punch are the league’s players of the month for November.

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Mt. Pleasant's Danica Trainer is guarded by Hempfield's Olivia Eiseman on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at Greensburg Salem High School. (Dave Mackall | For TribLive)
Hempfield earns ragged victory over Mt. Pleasant at Greensburg Salem girls tournament
December 5, 2025
Hempfield’s hopes of refining some early-season schemes were derailed by ragged play in the Spartans’ 47-17 rout of Mt. Pleasant during opening-night action Friday at the Greensburg Salem Girls Tip-off Tournament at Greensburg Salem High School.

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Referee Mike Gaffney throws up the jump ball for Friday night’s boys basketball game between 
Penn-Trafford and Hempfield in the Hempfield Tip-off Tournament. (Bill Beckner Jr. | TribLive)
Hempfield boys use 17-0 run to pull away from Penn-Trafford in home tournament
A decisive second-quarter run stretched into the third and gave Hempfield all the momentum it needed to pull away from cold-shooting Penn-Trafford and improve to 2-0.

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Hempfield head coach Austin Butler reacts on the bench during the Spartans’ game against Latrobe on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at Hempfield. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Hempfield’s Austin Butler wins coaching debut against former team, Latrobe
December 4, 2025
Austin Butler looked like he had just played a game, not coached one.

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Southmoreland’s Jackson Mickens gets past Mt. Pleasant’s Stephen Predajna during a game in October. Mickens had 11 total touchdowns this season.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Southmoreland’s Mickens named conference’s top all-purpose player
November 29, 2025
Jackson Mickens demonstrated his versatility this season for Southmoreland, playing running back and outside linebacker and also returning kicks and punts for the Scotties.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Liam Sheely scores against Upper St. Clair’s Tyler Robbins on Feb. 2, 2024.
WPIAL boys basketball Class 6A season preview for 2025-26
November 28, 2025
Last season, Upper St. Clair made history in becoming the first back-to-back WPIAL champion in Class 6A history.

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