Tag: Hempfield

Penn-Trafford senior Bryce Kropczynski (19) looks to control the puck Oct. 3, 2023.

2024 PIHL all-star rosters released

January 9, 2024

Big games and big performances have filled the first three months of the PIHL regular season.

Hempfield’s Mia Shipman scores past Norwin’s Kendall Berger last season.

Hard-working Hempfield girls buy in on defense, get off to promising start

January 3, 2024

Girls basketball practice is over — so says the clock — but parents sit idle in their vehicles outside of the Hempfield Spartan Field House, waiting to fill their backseats with tired daughters.

Imani Christian’s Avery Wesley shoots a 3-pointer against Berlin Brothersvalley during the PIAA Class A championship game on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Giant Center in Hershey.

What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 3, 2024: Imani Christian begins title defense

January 2, 2024

On the third day of 2024 and just over a month into the season, defending WPIAL Class A boys basketball champion Imani Christian will finally play another district team.

Belle Vernon’s Anthony Crews hoists the state championship trophy with teammates after defeating Northwestern Lehigh, 38-7, in the PIAA Class 3A final on Dec. 9 at Cumberland Valley.

2023 in Westmoreland County sports: Gold rush brings titles in wide array of sports

December 30, 2023

Football, swimming, wrestling, track and field, softball, golf, tennis, bowling and cheerleading.

Indiana and Hempfield players and coaches meet with a referee before Friday night’s game at Latrobe.

Hempfield girls score signature win by avenging earlier loss to Indiana

December 29, 2023

Up nine and then down six in a game where no lead was safe, budding Hempfield relied on its defense and late-game aptitude to score arguably its best win of the season.

Franklin Regional’s Fin Hutchison celebrates a 3-pointer against Butler on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Murrysville.

Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Shootout at Seton Hill expands

December 28, 2023

The annual Shootout at Seton Hill basketball showcase has expanded. It will include more days, more games and more teams.

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Erica Gribble scores past California’s Addison Gregory and Rakiyah Porter during a WPIAL playoff game last season.

Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Schedule doesn’t let up for Greensburg Central Catholic

December 27, 2023

Before the season began, Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball coach Chris Skatell talked almost proudly about his team’s schedule, confident that the Centurions had the talent to handle it.