Tag: Southmoreland

Jeannette’s Markus McGowan shoots a 3-pointer against Northern Cambria during the PIAA Class 2A playoffs. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
2026 TribLive Westmoreland County boys basketball all-stars
March 28, 2026
Player of the year

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Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown scores against Northern Cambria during their PIAA Class 2A first round playoff game March 7 at Jeannette. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Nominees announced for 70th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet
March 25, 2026
This year’s nominees for the Judge Michael J. Stewart 70th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet is a mixture of PIAA and WPIAL champions and outstanding individuals on and off the field.

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Hempfield freshmen twins Jocelyn Luft (left) and Jayelyn Luft. (Submitted)
Westmoreland softball notebook: Hempfield twins showing promise early
March 19, 2026
Two games is a small sample size, but if it is any indication of the impact the Luft twins are going to have on Hempfield softball, opponents are in trouble.

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Connellsville begins play in the 2026 Chipotle USA Hockey High School National Championships on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Plymouth, Minn. The team includes players from Southmoreland and Mt. Pleasant. (Courtesy of Ian J. Zimmerman/Limitless Marketing)
‘Quite an honor’: Connellsville hockey to vie for national title in Minnesota
March 17, 2026
The Connellsville hockey team set some lofty goals this winter.

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Belle Vernon’s Chace Petrosky stiff-arms Trinity’s Anthony Giorgi in October. (Mike Darnay | Mon Valley Independent)
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Belle Vernon football on the move to 3A
March 15, 2026
The WPIAL released football conferences and schedules for the next two-year alignment cycle.

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Swimmers take the blocks during the PIAA Class 2A 400-yard relay girls prelims March 14, 2026, at Bucknell. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Several WPIAL swimmers to contend for state titles on Day 2 of PIAA Class 2A meet
March 14, 2026
LEWISBURG — The final day of PIAA Class 2A swimming Saturday will have several WPIAL competitors in the evening’s championship finals.

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The PIAA Class 3A swimming championships got underway March 11, 2026, at Bucknell University. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Several WPIAL swimmers in medal contention at PIAA Class 2A swimming championships
March 13, 2026
LEWISBURG — The WPIAL will be well represented in the 12 finals heats Friday evening at the PIAA Class 2A championships at Bucknell.

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Norwin’s Trevor Vitsas (22) is mobbed by teammates after the Knights defeated Butler in nine innings in a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal May 19, 2025, at North Allegheny. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County high school baseball preview: ‘Tight-knit bunch’ planning encore at Norwin
March 12, 2026
It was quite a year for Westmoreland County high school baseball teams in 2025 as 11 qualified for the WPIAL playoffs.

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Penn-Trafford pitcher Allyson Paulone delivers against Greencastle-Atrim during the 2025 PIAA Class 5A championship game. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County softball preview: Plenty of new faces at Penn-Trafford but the standard remains high
March 11, 2026
Sometimes, sentimentality gets the best of Denny Little.

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Mohawk celebrates with the trophy after beating South Park during the WPIAL Class 3A softball championships May, 29, 2025 at Lilley Field. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
2026 WPIAL Class 3A softball preseason breakdown
Could there be a WPIAL championship three-peat in Class 3A softball this spring?

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