Tag: Hempfield

CTK ’17 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten – Class 6-A
August 28, 2017
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each of the six classifications. The lone exception will be 6-A. With only 14 teams in the class, we will rank the Top Seven teams each week. With days to go before the 2017 WPIAL […]

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Hempfield's Braden Brose (7) celebrates a touchdown with Hempfield's Justin Sliwoski (11) against Greensburg Salem in the first quarter of a non conference football game on Friday Aug. 25, 2017 at Hempfield.
Hempfield’s Sliwoski-Brose show special connection in Week Zero
August 27, 2017
Hempfield was supposed to have a big-play connection with quarterback Justin Sliwoski and tight end Braden Brose, but the senior tandem's season debut Friday was

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WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Zero
August 26, 2017
It felt like late September instead of late August Friday evening as more teams than last year decided to turn on the lights, charge admission and strike up the band for a football game rather than a second scrimmage. In the lone true tune-up for a lot of teams before conference play begins out of […]

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Hempfield's Colin Critchfield breaks free from the Greensburg Salem secondary and heads to the end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.
Hempfield jumps to fast start, routs rival Greensburg Salem
August 25, 2017
One big concern of Hempfield coach Rich Bowen heading into the 2017 season was his young, inexperienced offensive line. It's only one game, but Bowen

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Greensburg-Salem's Jake Hoyle goes through a passing drill during practice on Friday Aug. 11, 2017 at Greensburg-Salem.
Hempfield, Greensburg Salem aim for fast start in Week Zero rivalry clash
August 24, 2017
There have been some interesting stories and games that have occurred when the Greensburg Salem and Hempfield football teams faced off. Friday at Bill Abraham

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Hempfield's Isiah Diandreth, during the WCCA 7 on 7 football games, at Latrobe Area Senior High School, in Unity Township, on Thursday, July 20, 2017.
The Birdie offers Week Zero predictions for Westmoreland County
A few coaches asked the Birdie if he bumped his head before he put together his column for last Sunday's preseason andquot;Gameplanandquot; section that gave

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Confident headed into the upcoming season Hempfield bouys soccer will be lead by, from left, Ben Midlik , William Kuhns , Kyle Persin and Jake Ballantyne during practice on Friday Aug. 18, 2017 at Hempfield.
Hempfield boys look to improve under new coach
August 22, 2017
A change was a necessity for the Hempfield boys soccer program. The Spartans are coming off a season where they were only able to register

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Hempfield's Meg Jones, works out during morning soccer practice, on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017.
Hempfield girls soccer team hoping for deeper run in postseason
Heading into the new season, the goal is simple for the Hempfield girls soccer team: avoid playing Canon-McMillan in the first round of the WPIAL

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CTK ’17 – 6-A Southeastern Conference Preview
August 17, 2017
The storylines all throughout the regular season last year in 6A revolved around how the Southeastern Conference lacked any heavyweight teams, while the Northern Seven boasted several title contenders. Unfortunately for fans of the Southeastern Conference, that’s exactly how things played out in the playoffs, too, as all four representatives were bounced in the first […]

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Yough's Hannah Bach during practice on Tuesday at Yough Senior High School.
High school notebook: Yough’s Bach commits to Pitt for softball
Yough softball player Hannah Bach had interest from a few Ivy League schools and appeared to be close to committing to one of them. But

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