Tag: Monessen

The Jeannette student section reacts to back-to-back 3-pointers by Markus McGowan against Mercyhurst during a PIAA Class 2A first-round game Saturday.
Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: Jeannette not satisfied with 1st-round PIAA win
March 11, 2025
Jeannette boys basketball coach Adrian Batts said he was concerned Saturday as his team prepared to open the PIAA playoffs.

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New Belle Vernon boys soccer coach Tyler Caterino plays for Monessen in 2017.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Tyler Caterino to lead Belle Vernon boys soccer
February 22, 2025
Belle Vernon’s new boys soccer coach is a former Mon Valley standout.

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Penn-Trafford’s Lauren Marton scores against Latrobe on Dec. 17, 2024.
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsules for Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2025
February 18, 2025
Boys

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s David Wachinski attempts a driving layup between Jeannette’s Noah Sunder (left) and Stone Markham (right) on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at GCC.
Westmoreland County teams well-positioned for high seeds in WPIAL boys, girls basketball playoffs
February 8, 2025
The WPIAL will unveil its boys and girls basketball playoff seedings and brackets Monday.

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Penn-Trafford’s Torrie DeStefano scores past Hempfield’s Lillian Houghtalen on Jan. 15.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: 5 teams already punched playoff tickets
January 29, 2025
Five teams from Westmoreland County have secured spots in the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs with just more than a week to play in the regular season.

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Monessen’s Sidney Campbell dribbles against Riverview during the WPIAL playoffs Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Westmoreland high school notebook: WCCA scholarship winners announced
January 18, 2025
The Westmoreland County Coaches Association announced its scholarship winners for 2024.

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Norwin’s Averi Brozeski battles Mt. Lebanon’s Emily Smith for possession during their game on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024, at Mt. Lebanon.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Norwin rebounds from 3-game skid
January 15, 2025
A losing streak can teach a team a lot about itself, especially a team that isn’t used to losing.

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Steelers offensive line coach Russ Grimm takes the field before a game Nov. 22, 2002.
NFL greats Russ Grimm, Ty Law, Olympian Spencer Lee headline 2025 WPIAL Hall of Fame class
It’s no surprise that Southmoreland’s Russ Grimm was a good high school football player, but the position he played might astound some.

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Belle Vernon head coach Joe Salvino sends a message from the bench during the Leopards’ game against Hempfield on Dec. 21, 2024, at Hempfield.
Veteran coaches Joe Salvino, Paul Sapotichne set to square off with Belle Vernon, Greensburg Salem
January 9, 2025
Call it a coaching matchup for the ages.

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Norwin’s Chris McKnight works against Upper St. Clair’s Jake Foster on Dec. 10, 2024, at USC.
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Norwin dials up long-distance offense
Norwin’s offense has picked up at times this season, and the Knights can give you three good reasons why.

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