Tag: Mt. Pleasant
High school wrestling notebook: A call to the Hall for Western Pa. trio
December 18, 2018
Greensburg Salem graduate Greg Jones, Norwin wrestling coach Vince DeAugustine and former coach Floyd Marshall will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. This is the PWCA's 50th anniversary. Jones, a 2000 Greensburg Salem grad, was a three-time NCAA Division I champion at West Virginia. He
Basketball showcases on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
December 14, 2018
Tis the season for one-day showcase events. The trend in high school basketball in recent years is for teams to participate in one-day events for various causes held on Saturdays in December and January. One of those events takes place Saturday at Hempfield and will feature seven boys basketball games
Hempfield girls win opener with new coach; will play Greensburg Salem
December 7, 2018
Another coaching change at Hempfield didn't appear to affect the Spartans in their season-opening girls basketball game, a 52-36 victory over Mt. Pleasant on Friday night at the Greensburg Salem Tip Off Tournament. Jessica Persin scored 18 points, including five 3-pointers, and Sarah Liberatore added 16 in Tom Brush's coaching
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball breakdown
December 3, 2018
Class 4A Preseason Player of the Year Johnny Crise, Highlands 6-7, Jr., forward 12.0 ppg last season Players to watch Danny Conlan, Quaker Valley 6-5, Sr., F, 12.0 ppg Aaron Hilzendeger, Ambridge 6-6, Sr., F, 19.2 ppg Jacob Johnson, Mt. Pleasant 6-2, Jr., G, 15.5 ppg Cam Nusser, Belle Vernon
Norwin’s Carter Breen named Westmoreland County Boys Soccer Player of the Year
December 1, 2018
Tribune-Review Westmoreland Boys Soccer Player of the Year Carter Breen Sr., F, Norwin A flash down the far sideline, Norwin forward Carter Breen dashes into the final third of the field, uses an advanced move to leave a defender dizzy and canons one into the back of the net. He
‘Seasoned group’ returns to help Mt. Pleasant girls return to WPIAL playoffs
November 28, 2018
The Mt. Pleasant girls basketball team spent the better part of the past decade developing a standard of excellence, one in which it challenged for section supremacy and became a perennial playoff participant. But last season was distinctive at Mt. Pleasant for what didn't occur. For the first time since
Mt. Pleasant boys to lean on young roster for up-tempo style of play
There is a biblical phrase that reads andquot;A child shall lead them.andquot; That may end up being the motto for the Mt. Pleasant boys basketball team this season. Of the 18 players on first-year coach Allan Bilinsky's roster, more than half are first- and second-year players, including nine sophomores. andquot;We're
Westmoreland high school notebook: Southmoreland’s Miller headed to RMU
Pipe dreams can come true. Just look at the Southmoreland softball program. The once-struggling Scotties won a WPIAL championship last spring. For decades, getting players to the Division I college level seemed nearly as improbable. But things sure have changed in Alverton. You just need Faith. Junior Faith Miller, aFreeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory
October 30, 2018
Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in
Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals
October 29, 2018
No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off
