Tag: Norwin

Yough girls basketball coach Mike Gerdich has led his team to a 3-9 record this season, but the team has played numerous close games.
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Yough making major strides
January 19, 2022
Scores can be indicative of how far struggling programs have come — a measurement of improvement.

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Norwin’s Brianna Zajicek is one of several players to emerge this season with the loss of Savannah Schneck to an ACL injury.
Norwin girls basketball team shows grit, chemistry
When Norwin lost promising junior Savannah Schneck to an ACL injury for the second straight year, the girls basketball team quickly regrouped. It had little choice in the matter, but it regrouped nonetheless.

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Kiski Area assistant coach Chuck Tursky (left) works with head coach Chris Heater (right) and assistant coach Matt Kiebler during their 35-31 comeback victory over Cumberland Valley in the opening round of the PIAA Class AAA team wrestling tournament championship at the Giant Center on Thursday Feb. 11, 2016, in Hershey.
WPIAL announces 2022 Hall of Fame class
Bob Kalp won more than 400 games as Hempfield’s softball coach, and Chuck Tursky celebrated his 500th career win as Kiski Area’s wrestling coach.

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Players and coaches from Norwin and Penn-Trafford gather for a pregame meeting before Tuesday night’s Section 3-6A boys basketball game in Harrison City. Penn-Trafford won, 56-45.
Penn-Trafford puts clamps on Norwin during Section 3-6A victory
January 18, 2022
Penn-Trafford could have praised its offensive play, particularly its long-range shooting — after holding back rival Norwin.

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Vinny Kilkeary and the rest of Latrobe’s wrestling team were unable to fly home from Denver on Sunday because the team’s flight home was canceled.
Western Pennsylvania snow storm leaves Latrobe wrestling team stranded in Denver
January 16, 2022
After a successful weekend in Denver, the Latrobe wrestling team got to spend an extra day in the Mile High City.

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Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski (right) fist-bumps Chartiers Valley senior Perri Page before the teams played Saturday.
Chartiers Valley rides 3-pointers to win vs. Norwin
January 15, 2022
Slam dunks can demoralize opponents.

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Norwin’s Chase Kranitz (right) was the runner-up at the 2022 WCCA tournament.
Norwin notebook: Kranitz’s runner-up finish helps Knights finish 7th at WCCA tournament
Norwin senior Chase Kranitz finished second in the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Wrestling Tournament earlier this month at Kiski Area.

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Hempfield’s Sean Gordon (33) and Charles Ewer pressure Norwin’s Mike Fleming during their Section 3-6A game on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at Hempfield Area High School.
Opponents taking notice of Norwin’s ‘Waldo’ Fleming
When Norwin basketball player Michael Fleming went off for 27 points and made five 3-pointers in a game at Penn-Trafford last season, he was introduced to the WPIAL basketball world.

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Derry’s Tiana Moracco needs three points to reach 1,000 for her career.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Jeannette girls hoops nears return
The Jeannette girls basketball team is hoping to return to the court soon after a week-long quarantine.

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Greensburg-Salem’s Kaitlyn Mankins tries to make a pass during a game againt Kiski Area on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at Greensburg-Salem.
Westmoreland high school girls basketball notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Mankins is ‘irreplaceable’
January 12, 2022
The Franklin Regional gymnasium fell silent for about 40 minutes Tuesday night when Greensburg Salem sophomore center Kaitlyn Mankins went down with a grim injury.

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