Tag: Hempfield
Westmoreland County teams prepare for altered basketball landscape
December 6, 2018
About the only things guaranteed this season in local high school basketball, the only things that haven't changed, are that the ball is round and the rims are 10 feet high. The rest, well, it's all fair game and probably has been subjected in some way to a mass overhaul
Trib HSSN preseason state wrestling rankings
December 5, 2018
Trib HSSN preseason state wrestling rankings Class AAA Rank, team (district), last year's record 1. Bethlehem Catholic (District 11), 17-1 2. Cathedral Prep (10), 17-3 3. Kiski Area (7), 23-2 4. Nazareth (11), 19-5 5. Cedar Cliff (3), 21-3 6. Canon-McMillan (7), 17-3 7. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 22-2 8. Council
WPIAL field hockey all-stars announced
The Peters Township, Penn-Trafford and Shady Side Academy field hockey teams captured WPIAL championships in 2018, and all three were well represented on the All-WPIAL Division I and II squads released recently. Division I First Team Jessie Kolesar, Norwin Emelia Krakora, Mt. Lebanon Veronica Schratz, Peters Township Greta Schratz, Peters
WPIAL Class AAA preseason wrestling rankings
December 4, 2018
WPIAL Class AAA preseason team rankings Rank, team, last season's record 1. Kiski Area, 21-2 andamp;#8226; The WPIAL AAA champion and PIAA runner-up returns nine starters, including three PIAA qualifiers. 2. Canon-McMillan, 15-3 andamp;#8226; The WPIAL runner-up, which finished fourth in the state, returns nine starters. 3. Hempfield, 19-2 andamp;#8226;
New coach, same goals for Hempfield wrestling team
There is a new man running the Hempfield wrestling program after Vince DeAugustine left to take over coaching duties at Norwin. Veteran coach Tommy Dolde, who led Connellsville to a state title in 2005 and WPIAL titles in '04, '05 and '08, has taken the reins for the Spartans. Dolde
Several wrestlers return after reaching PIAA Class AAA tournament
Returning PIAA Class AAA champions Alejandro Herrera, Seneca Valley (46-8 last season) The sophomore won the 106-pound state title and placed second in the WPIAL. Sam Hillegas, North Hills (32-1) The junior is a two-time PIAA champion, winning the 126-pound title in 2018. He has a 85-1 career record. Ryan
Hempfield girls start over again with new coach Brush
November 24, 2018
The girls basketball coaching carousel at Hempfield hasn't seemed to slow the Spartans' success, which continued with a march to the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals a year ago in former coach Lindsy Muchnock's only season. Former East Allegheny coach Tom Brush takes over at Hempfield this season, the second coachingSeniors eager to push young Hempfield boys basketball team back to playoffs
A pair of season-ending victories at the Westmoreland Shootout last season left a good taste in the mouths of Hempfield's boys basketball players and coaches for 2018-19. Who doesn't like to go 2 for 3 But despite winning the final two games of a three-game tournament at Seton Hill's McKennaWestmoreland County athletes follow in older siblings’ footsteps with Division I commitments
November 14, 2018
Nick Coy wanted to be a wrestler because he saw his older brother, Cam, become proficient in the sport. Twisting opponents into precarious positions and holding them down on the mat appealed to the impressionable younger sibling, two years Cam's junior. andquot;I thought, 'I'll give it a try,' andquot; said
