Tag: Latrobe
Thomas Jefferson’s Max Shaw named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week
October 21, 2018
Thomas Jefferson's great success over the decades has been a simple recipe. Dominate the line of scrimmage and run the ball down the opponent's throats. That popular menu item in Jaguars Country was on display in Week 8 as Thomas Jefferson plowed Greensburg Salem, 70-21, in a matchup of possible
Defense fuels Latrobe hockey’s fast start
Two years ago, Latrobe's hockey team surprised PIHL Class 2A when it reached the Penguins Cup final as one of the lower seeds. The Wildcats experienced their own shock last season. As one of the top seed in the playoffs, Latrobe had its hopes of returning to the Penguins Cup
Westmoreland WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018
Boys soccer Class 4A No. 11 Latrobe (10-6-1) vs. No. 6 Butler (10-4-2) 7 p.m. Monday at Butler Winner plays: No. 3 Upper St. Clair (11-3-2) Coaches: Tom Kennedy, Latrobe; Troy Mohney, Butler Players to watch: Marshal Kalning, Sr., MF, Latrobe; Tate Mohney, Sr., F, Butler Corner kicks: After losing
Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Anderson collects Penn State offer
October 20, 2018
Malia Anderson expected colleges to take notice after the season she had on the track last spring. The interest has trickled in for the Greensburg Salem senior, who is primed for a big senior year. The 800-meter specialist has heard from Penn State, Villanova and Georgetown. She took an official
Latrobe routs Albert Gallatin to clinch 1st playoff birth since 2009
October 19, 2018
Senior night was a positive one Friday in Latrobe as the Wildcats knocked off Albert Gallatin, 48-0. The win, Latrobe's third of the year, qualified them for the WPIAL Class 5A football playoffs for the first time since 2009. andquot;Our No. 1 focus was our seniors and to send them
Westmoreland football notebook: Belle Vernon motivated to win for injured QB
October 18, 2018
Quarterback Jared Hartman's season-ending knee injury was a devastating blow to the Belle Vernon football program but the Leopards were quick to recover. No andquot;break glass in case of emergencyandquot; warnings or waving of white flags down in the Mon Valley. Class 4A No. 3 Belle Vernon (6-1) is not
Franklin Regional draws No. 1 seed in WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs
October 17, 2018
Franklin Regional coach Rand Hudson hoped his team would get the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs. All right, he just about expected it. How could he not The Panthers put together the most dominating regular season in program history. The Panthers (14-0-1) have allowed
Franklin Regional’s Jackson fires 66 to take medalist honors at PIAA West Region tournament
October 15, 2018
After Palmer Jackson came up short of winning the individual title at the WPIAL Class AAA golf championship, he vowed to change his approach at the PIAA championship. That new approach began Monday at the PIAA West Region tournament at Chestnut Ridge Resort's Tom's Run course. The Franklin Regional senior,
WPIAL postpones girls team tennis quarterfinals
Rain forced the WPIAL to postpone all eight of Monday's girls tennis quarterfinals to Tuesday afternoon. Sites and times remain the same. In Class AA, Ellis School visits Sewickley Academy, Derry visits Greensburg Salem, Greensburg Central Catholic visits Beaver and Knoch plays Quaker Valley at Butler. In Class AAA, Mars
Westmoreland volleyball teams set to make playoff seeding cases
October 14, 2018
Halloween decorations, a drop in temperatures and pumpkin-spice everything are synonymous with the fall months, but they also mark the end of the WPIAL girls volleyball regular season. And while this week is the end of the road for some local teams, eight Westmoreland County WPIAL teams will use the
