Tag: Monessen

Ligonier Valley coach Roger Beitel looks on during practice Aug. 7 at Weller Athletic Field.
Westmoreland County football notebook: Ligonier Valley hopes to shine in ‘Friday Night Lights’ contest
August 21, 2025
Ligonier Valley is the latest Westmoreland County school to enter the school spirit-driven T-Mobile 5G Friday Night Lights competition.

Read More...

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Samir Crosby makes a catch during the WCCA 7-on-7 competition July 17 at Hempfield.
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2025 Week Zero
August 20, 2025
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week Zero in Westmoreland County:

Read More...

Southmoreland coach Dustin Shoaf looks on as quarterback Dawson Wolfe throws during WCCA 7-on-7 competition July 17 at Hempfield.
The Birdie is ready to feast his eyes on Westmoreland County football in Week Zero
Last season: 102-34 (.75%)

Read More...

Monessen’s Tavian Taylor runs against Greensburg Central Catholic during their WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game Nov. 1, 2024, at Greensburg Central Catholic.
Monessen seeks will to match skill
We have the skill, but do we have the will? That is the question fifth-year Monessen coach Wade Brown is asking his players heading into the 2025 season.

Read More...

Penn-Trafford’s Tyler Boss pulls in a touchdown pass against Hempfield in the finals during the WCCA 7-on-7 tournament July 17, 2025, at Hempfield Area High School.
The Birdie offers Westmoreland County season predictions that surely won’t crash and burn
August 17, 2025
Technology and the Birdie never got along.

Read More...

Monessen’s T.J. Taylor makes a tackle against Fort Cherry in September.
Monessen’s Taylor provides passionate leadership
August 16, 2025
The clunking of dumbbells and iron plates in the Monessen weight room at 4 a.m. likely went unnoticed. Of course it did. Who is awake at that hour?

Read More...

Latrobe senior football player Rob Young.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Latrobe football team has ‘big’ surprise for opponents
August 12, 2025
There’s been a big addition to the Latrobe football team. Emphasis on “big.”

Read More...

Monessen’s TyVaughn Kershaw scores as Serra Catholic’s De’reon Washington pursues last season.
Monessen playmaker TyVaughn Kershaw gets 1st Division I offer
June 21, 2025
One of the WPIAL’s top big-play threats last football season is beginning to draw NCAA Division I college attention. And he wants more schools to know his name.

Read More...

Belle Vernon’s Grace West is a nominee for the 2025 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Award.
A closer look at 2025 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
May 4, 2025
Winners of the annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award, sponsored by Judge Michael Stewart, will be announced at a banquet Wednesday, at Ferrante’s Lakeview.

Read More...

Chartiers Valley takes on Peters Township earlier this season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 21, 2025: Peters Township, Upper St. Clair to clash
April 20, 2025
While the WPIAL baseball schedule is light on the day after Easter, there is a key contest in a section that is looking like many of the roads in the district nowadays — all jammed.

Read More...

1 3 4 5 6 7 86