Tag: Jeannette
Jeannette to recognize inaugural hall of fame class Friday night
February 7, 2019
Some of Jeannette’s all-time greats will be honored Friday night as the school district rolls out its inaugural Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame class.
Oakland Catholic, Penn Hills girls to meet for Section 3-5A championship
February 4, 2019
It's the final Tuesday of the high school basketball regular season, and there are plenty of key WPIAL boys basketball games on the schedule. One of the better games on the slate though is a girls basketball showdown with a section championship up for grabs. Oakland Catholic sits atop Section
Former WPIAL standout Anthony Johnson commits to Bowling Green football
January 31, 2019
Former Jeannette standout Anthony Johnson, who helped the Jayhawks win WPIAL and PIAA football titles in 2017, committed Thursday to Bowling Green. Johnson announced his decision on Twitter. The 6-foot-4, 255-pound senior transferred in July to Cleveland Heights High School in Ohio. The defensive end chose the Mid-American Conference school
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
Dymond Crawford set to join elite club in Jeannette basketball history
January 23, 2019
Dymond Crawford ranks among the elite girls basketball players in Jeannette history. She should make it official next week. A sharp-shooting 5-foot-9 senior guard, Crawford is 20 points shy of 1,000 for her career. She will be the fifth girl at Jeannette to eclipse the milestone, joining Ciara Gregory (2,130
Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield tackle Brose drawing D-I looks
January 19, 2019
Junior Fintan Brose is the next Division I football prospect to watch at Hempfield. He isn't hard to miss. Brose is 6-foot-3 and 280 pounds and is a two-way tackle for the Spartans. His ability to stuff the run and open rushing lanes on offense is paramount for Hempfield. He
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Brozeski subs fast and furious
January 17, 2019
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski joked he has a timing mechanism in his pocket during games that alerts him when to substitute players. Watch a Knights game, and it's like hockey line changes: three in, three out; four down, four up. While a number of teams like to whittle
Serra Catholic defense sparks run in Section 2-2A win over Jeannette
January 15, 2019
Through one quarter of play, the Section 2-2A matchup between No. 5 Jeannette and No. 3 Serra Catholic was as hotly contested and closely fought as expected, with Jayhawks holding a three-point advantage. Then, the tables turned. The Jayhawks' offense stalled, and the Eagles' defense put the clamps down, helpingCalifornia boys rally back from 24-point deficit to upset Class 2A No. 4 Jeannette
January 11, 2019
California junior Malik Ramsey didn't start Friday's WPIAL Section 2-2A game at Jeannette. He missed practice and California coach Aaron Balla sat him to start the game. But Ramsey was there for his coach and teammates once he entered the game. Ramsey scored a game-high 35 points, including 20 in
Class 5A Penn Hills too much for Class 2A Jeannette
January 5, 2019
Adrian Batts doesn't shy away from filling Jeannette's nonconference schedule with large-school opponents. It provides the Jayhawks an opportunity to improve. But battling those types of foes can result in getting clipped on occasion. Penn Hills, which is ranked fourth in Class 5A, had the goods to beat up the
