Tag: Mt. Pleasant
5 things to watch at Saturday’s WPIAL Class AA wrestling championships
February 15, 2019
The WPIAL Class AA individual wrestling championships began Friday with preliminary round bouts at Canon-McMillan. The tournament resumes Saturday.
Mt. Pleasant freshmen wrestlers capture Section 3-AA titles
February 14, 2019
Mt. Pleasant freshmen Luke Geibig and Dayton Pitzer wrestled like veterans in their first Section 3-AA tournament Friday at Canon-McMillan.
Highlands boys run away from Mt. Pleasant in crucial section victory
February 1, 2019
Edging toward its 11th section title in school history, Highlands showed no letdown from Tuesday's big win at Knoch. The Golden Rams put on a show for the home fans Friday on senior night, rolling to an 86-59 victory over Mt. Pleasant in a Section 1-4A contest. Junior Johnny Crise
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Ian Shahan, Mt. Pleasant’s Heather Gardner
January 29, 2019
Ian Shahan School: Belle Vernon Sport: Swimming Year: Sophomore Claim to fame: Shahan broke his own meet record set a year ago in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 52.46 seconds at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association meet Saturday at Derry. Last year, Shahan finished in 53.12. He also
All-American Wresting Club has rich history of training young wrestlers
Rob Waller's All-American Wrestling Club couldn't have asked for a better endorsement. Penn State senior Jason Nolf, a Kittanning graduate, credited Waller and his club's training after he won his second NCAA Division I title last March. Nolf sustained a serious knee injury late in the regular season, which forced
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Burrell’s Ian Oswalt
Wrestler of the week: Ian Oswalt, Burrell, so. Burrell's 120-pounder continued his torrid sophomore season by claiming the championship at the annual Thomas Chevrolet tournament in Bedford. Oswalt did it in dominant fashion, getting three pins in his four matches, including one in the final against Mt. Pleasant's Noah Teeters.
Penn-Trafford boys, Franklin Regional girls win Class AAA titles at WCCA swim meet
January 26, 2019
For the 14 schools that compete in the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association swimming and diving championships this weekend at Derry, the two-day event marks not only a chance for teams to earn bragging rights for a year, it also gives the swimmers a unique insight as to what they're going
Belle Vernon girls overcome long drought, defeat Mt. Pleasant
January 24, 2019
In a stagnant game with little offensive flow and more stops and starts than evening rush hour on Route 51, Rachel Wobrak decided someone needed to step on the gas. andquot;For the first three quarters, I didn't feel like I played the way I can,andquot; the Belle Vernon junior said.
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
Brunson named softball coach at Mt. Pleasant
January 15, 2019
Chris Brunson becoming the next softball coach at Mt. Pleasant almost seemed like a natural progression. Brunson felt that notion, and also believed it would be the right move for all parties involved. andquot;I asked a few of the parents and my own kid what they wanted and they wanted
