Tag: Norwin
Norwin boys soccer team hitting reset button as PIAA playoffs begin
November 5, 2018
After a disappointing end to its quest for a WPIAL Class AAAA title, the Norwin boys soccer team is pushing reset on the season. The Knights walked away from Highmark Stadium as WPIAL runners-up after dropping a 5-2 decision to Seneca Valley on Saturday. But not all is lost for
Norwin’s Gray changes commitment, will compete in track and field at Bucknell
Lexi Gray took a sharp turn on the road to college athletics, changing sports and schools along the way. She could not be happier with her new-found decision. Gray, a senior at Norwin, had planned to play soccer at Lourdes, a NAIA school in Sylvania, Ohio. She committed before the
Westmoreland PIAA boys soccer capsules for Nov. 6, 2018
Boys soccer Class AAAA Norwin (17-3-1) vs. State College (12-5-2) 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bald Eagle High School, Wingate Winner plays: Winner of Cumberland Valley/Radnor Players to watch: Carter Breen, Norwin (Sr., F); Daniel Bennett, State College (Sr. F) Corner kicks: Norwin has not qualified for the state playoffs since
WPIAL boys soccer teams ready to begin PIAA playoffs
November 4, 2018
The WPIAL boys soccer playoff tournaments have concluded, and the teams which remain alive are gearing up for what they hope are successful runs in the PIAA playoffs that begin Tuesday at sites all throughout the state. Sixteen teams are set for first-round matchups in each of the four classifications.
Seneca Valley boys beat Norwin for 1st WPIAL boys soccer title
November 3, 2018
The Seneca Valley boys soccer team knew it had to strike early if it wanted to capture gold. And it did. The Raiders took the lead in the first minute and never looked back as it topped Norwin, 5-2, in the WPIAL Class AAAA championship game at Highmark Stadium inHigh school notebook: Derry’s DeLuca picks up another Division I offer
Dom DeLuca knows the farther he can help guide Derry into the WPIAL football playoffs, the better his chances are to get college exposure. Of course, that is not something DeLuca would admit being the team-first senior leader he is for the Trojans. He wants to see Derry win its
WPIAL soccer, volleyball championships on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
November 2, 2018
If you can't make it to Highmark Stadium or Fox Chapel High School, you can watch all-day action of the WPIAL soccer and volleyball finals on Solid Gold Saturday on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The lineup for the four remaining soccer championships: Girls A -- Freedom vs. Bentworth
Seneca Valley, Norwin boys seek 1st WPIAL soccer title
November 1, 2018
Despite being among the WPIAL's most successful boys soccer programs, neither Norwin nor Seneca Valley have captured a district title. That will change Saturday when the two squads meet at 5:45 p.m. for the Class 4A championship at Highmark Stadium. It's the first WPIAL title match appearance for the second-seeded
Westmoreland soccer notebook: Boys teams take center stage this fall
October 31, 2018
Girls soccer teams from Westmoreland County had turned the WPIAL finals into an annual pilgrimage to Highmark Stadium. The boys, not so much. But times are changing, at least for this season. While no local girls teams made it to the championship games for the first time since 2009, threeFreeport 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
