Tag: Penn-Trafford
Westmoreland County high school notebook: WPIAL rushing champ Shoaf pledges to Mercyhurst
January 26, 2019
The two-time WPIAL regular-season rushing champion has a college destination. Yough senior running back Dustin Shoaf, who racked up 5,053 yards during his highlight-packed career, announced Friday he has committed to Mercyhurst. Shoaf made a short video to declare his school of choice and posted it to Twitter with the
Top-ranked Latrobe routs Penn-Trafford as Butler hits milestone
January 25, 2019
Latrobe is wearing white hoodies with their snappy pinstripe pants in warmups this season. It's a slightly different look for a boys basketball team that continues to play with the same old swagger. The top-ranked Wildcats sunk their hooks into visiting Penn-Trafford in the second quarter Friday night and never
Penn-Trafford divers Kalik, Sherwin sweep WCCA titles
Over the past year, Penn-Trafford diver Paige Kalik has been adding to her long list of career achievements. First, she won the 2018 WPIAL Class AAA diving title. Then, she reached the podium at the PIAA championships with a sixth-place finish. Now, Kalik can add a new accolade to her
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Hempfield boys, Southmoreland girls take pride in ‘D’
January 24, 2019
The Hempfield boys and Southmoreland girls basketball teams have something common, and it isn't that you can get to both schools via the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass. The similarity is in the numbers. Both teams lead their respective WPIAL classifications in defensive scoring average. Hempfield holds the lowest points-against average
Penn-Trafford to play national football power Massillon next fall
January 22, 2019
Penn-Trafford has found a replacement for Albert Gallatin on its 2019 football schedule. The Warriors will be headed to Massillon, Ohio to play the nationally-renowned Washington Tigers on Sept. 20. The Tigers were state runners-up in Division II last season, falling to Akron Hoban, 42-28. Penn-Trafford athletic director Kerry Hetrick
Albert Gallatin’s departure leaves open week for Big East opponents to fill
January 21, 2019
The Big East football conference just got a little smaller. As expected, the Class 5A conference will have only seven teams next fall, now that Albert Gallatin has withdrawn from playing WPIAL football. The WPIAL approved an updated conference alignment at Monday's board meeting. Albert Gallatin's subtraction was the only
Trib HSSN PIHL player of the week: Chartiers Valley goalie Logan Marnik
January 20, 2019
It's not often in hockey that a box score shows a goaltender giving up six goals in a loss and both coaches saying the goalie played a great game. It happened Monday in the PIHL, in a game won 6-1 by Bishop McCort, this week's TribLIVE High School Sports Network
Penn-Trafford sending 4 players to PIHL All-Star games
January 18, 2019
The Penn-Trafford hockey team will be well represented at the PIHL All-Star Games later this month Seniors Ben Leslie, Gavin Patrick and Jack Hughes, along with junior defenseman Seth Poziviak, will play in the Class AA game. andquot;I was an assistant coach the previous two years, and the most we
Penn-Trafford’s Coy relishes Westmoreland County title
Injuries delayed Nick Coy's chances of winning a Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling title as a sophomore and junior. The Penn-Trafford senior wasn't denied this season, but it didn't come without some anxious moments. Coy scored an escape in the second period of the 145-pound final Jan. 5 and defeated
Strong third quarter helps Penn-Trafford ice Norwin
January 15, 2019
Penn-Trafford played almost a perfect third quarter Tuesday at Norwin. The Warriors scored the first 11 points of the quarter, didn't miss a shot and pulled away for an impressive and needed 65-43 victory on the road in Section 3-6A. andquot;They're good,andquot; Norwin coach Lynn Washowich said after the game.
