Tag: Hempfield
Penn-Trafford boys, Franklin Regional girls win Class AAA titles at WCCA swim meet
January 26, 2019
For the 14 schools that compete in the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association swimming and diving championships this weekend at Derry, the two-day event marks not only a chance for teams to earn bragging rights for a year, it also gives the swimmers a unique insight as to what they're going
Westmoreland County high school notebook: WPIAL rushing champ Shoaf pledges to Mercyhurst
The two-time WPIAL regular-season rushing champion has a college destination. Yough senior running back Dustin Shoaf, who racked up 5,053 yards during his highlight-packed career, announced Friday he has committed to Mercyhurst. Shoaf made a short video to declare his school of choice and posted it to Twitter with the
Norwin girls extend winning streak to 8 with rout of Hempfield
With only a Jan. 4 loss to Class 6A top-ranked North Allegheny blocking Norwin's path to an unbeaten season so far, the fourth-ranked Knights have been met with little resistance as their climb continues back to WPIAL relevance in girls basketball. The journey took another step Saturday with a 61-28
Penn-Trafford divers Kalik, Sherwin sweep WCCA titles
January 25, 2019
Over the past year, Penn-Trafford diver Paige Kalik has been adding to her long list of career achievements. First, she won the 2018 WPIAL Class AAA diving title. Then, she reached the podium at the PIAA championships with a sixth-place finish. Now, Kalik can add a new accolade to her
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Hempfield boys, Southmoreland girls take pride in ‘D’
January 24, 2019
The Hempfield boys and Southmoreland girls basketball teams have something common, and it isn't that you can get to both schools via the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass. The similarity is in the numbers. Both teams lead their respective WPIAL classifications in defensive scoring average. Hempfield holds the lowest points-against average
Kiski Area, Burrell earn top seeds for WPIAL wrestling tournament
The WPIAL wrestling committee on Thursday awarded Kiski Area (Class AAA) and Burrell (Class AA) the No. 1 seeds for the upcoming team tournament, which begins Monday with Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Kiski Area (11-0), ranked third in the state in the Trib HSSN rankings, has won the past two
Kiski Area rallies to defeat Hempfield for 24th section title
January 23, 2019
As the Kiski Area wrestling team was lining up for a photo after winning its 24th section title, assistant coach Chuck Tursky turned to the squad and said, andquot;this never gets old.andquot; Kiski Area, the No. 1 team in the Trib HSSN Class AAA rankings, claimed the title by rallying
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
