Tag: Hempfield

Penn-Trafford’s Tyler Funk competes during the 2025-26 season. (Courtesy of Rachel Thatcher)
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Penn-Trafford hockey holds edge over Hempfield
February 8, 2026
Penn-Trafford and Hempfield are the frontrunners in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Class 2A standings with the Warriors (14-2-0-0) holding a one-point lead over Hempfield (13-2-1-0) at the beginning of last week.

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Hempfield’s Lucas Simmons pressures Norwin’s King Carver after a steal in the final second of overtime on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at Hempfield. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Hempfield boys squeeze past Norwin in OT thriller to close section play
February 6, 2026
Hempfield gave out free white T-shirts with “Spartan Empire” emblazoned on the front Friday night.

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Norwin’s Lenyn Brozeski (10) drives around Hempfield’s Ava Shipman in the first half Thursday. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Reserves help Norwin girls rally past scrappy Hempfield; both teams playoff-bound
February 5, 2026
Things did not look good for the Norwin girls basketball team midway through the third quarter of Thursday’s Section 2-6A game at Hempfield.

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Derry head coach Tom Esposito congratulates Stanley Rajkovich after he scored his 1,000th career point on Jan. 20, 2026, at Greensburg Salem. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Derry chasing 1st section title since 1957
Derry has been a before in a room of afters for too long. The Trojans think they are ready to take the next step as a postseason contender.

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Hempfield’s Jack Kopas pulls in a touchdown pass abasing Norwin Friday Oct. 4, 2024 at Riverside Park.
                                Hempfield’s Jack Kopas pulls in a touchdown pass against Norwin Friday Oct. 4, 2024. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Hempfield receiver Kopas takes preferred walk-on offer from Duquesne
February 3, 2026
Jack Kopas is going Division I after all.

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Norwin’s Giuliana Giannikas celebrates her 3-pointer at the first quarter buzzer with Jacalynn DeMarines during their game against Upper St. Clair on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at Norwin. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 2, 2026: Norwin, Canon-McMillan to battle for 1st
February 1, 2026
Welcome to Groundhogs Day as we watch the shadow of the district basketball regular season fade away with less than a week left.

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The boys basketball teams from Latrobe and Franklin Regional will take part in the Shootout at Saint Vincent this weekend. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: 9 games set for Shootout at Saint Vincent
January 29, 2026
A regular event with a new venue will greet local basketball fans this weekend.

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Franklin Regional’s Thomas Westerman breaks the meet record in the 500-yard freestyle during the WCCA swimming and diving championships Saturday at Derry. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Franklin Regional boys, girls earn team titles at WCCA swim meet
January 24, 2026
It was a good day to be a Panther at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association swimming championships.

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Hempfield senior Ashley Bensur and Belle Vernon junior Elijah Brown (Submitted)
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Ashley Bensur, Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown
Ashley Bensur

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The Norwin girls cross country team’s (from left) Addison Farrah, Anna Dansak, Jillan Ryba, Emily Dansak and Annie Czajkowski run together during the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet at Westmoreland County Communty College on Oct. 8, 2025. Norwin placed first. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Norwin cross country coach honored as state’s best
Norwin is known for its almost year-round training for track and field and cross country.

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