Tag: Southmoreland

Kiski Area’s Ava Golding (left) grapples against Connellsville’s Janayah Nobles during the 136-pound final at the WPIAL wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at North Allegheny.
Kiski Area’s Ava Golding 1 of 5 to win 2nd WPIAL girls wrestling titles
February 15, 2025
Kiski Area junior Ava Golding knew she’d be in for a battle in the 136-pound final against Connellsville senior Janayah Nobles.

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Hempfield’s Danny Husentis (left) draws a foul on Norwin’s King Carver (right) on Feb. 7.
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Norwin ready for rematch
February 13, 2025
Section rematches in the first round usually are taboo for the WPIAL basketball steering committee. But they bent the rules slightly this year when building the playoff brackets.

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North Hills coach Buzz Gabos watches from the bench against Seneca Valley in January.
WPIAL breaks unwritten rule about 1st-round rematches in basketball playoffs
February 11, 2025
Some WPIAL basketball teams won’t need to scout their playoff opponent much.

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Imani senior R.J. Sledge brings the ball upcourt during the fourth quarter against Central Catholic on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, at CCAC.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 10, 2025: Basketball playoff pairings to be revealed
February 9, 2025
Welcome to the Christmas Day for district high school basketball fans with everybody’s favorite present under the tree set to be unwrapped Monday afternoon, the gift of the WPIAL basketball bracketology.

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New Southmoreland coach Dustin Shoaf was a standout player at Mercyhurst.
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Age no worry for new Southmoreland football coach Dustin Shoaf
February 2, 2025
Youth is a state of mind. So says new Southmoreland football coach Dustin Shoaf, who might know a thing or two about the subject.

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Waynesburg Central’s Alex Eck scores in front of Southmoreland’s Brock Pritts on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Alverton.
Southmoreland boys warm up, top Waynesburg to clinch section title
January 31, 2025
When Southmoreland, the unbeaten Section 4-3A leader in boys basketball, stepped onto its home floor Friday night for the opening tip against runner-up Waynesburg Central, Scotties coach Frank Muccino wasn’t expecting a chilly start.

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Burrell’s Jacob Stewart pins Southmoreland’s Landyn Queer in the 139-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 2A boys team wrestling quarterfinals Wednesday.
Despite being down 2 starters, Burrell wrestling rolls into Class 2A team semifinals
January 29, 2025
Calio Zanella was sporting a nose plug to stymie the bleeding, highlighting one of the major challenges facing Burrell’s wrestling team this week.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Joseph Gardner wins the boys 200 IM during the WCCA swimming championships Saturday at Derry Area High School.
Mt. Pleasant swimming sweeps 2A titles at WCCAs; Franklin Regional boys, Latrobe girls win in 3A
January 25, 2025
In the final Westmoreland County Coaches Association swimming meet of their high school careers, the Mt. Pleasant senior quartet of Lily King, Kiersten O’Connor, David Mutter and Joseph Gardner went out in style Saturday.

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Southmoreland’s Anthony Smith threw for 2,110 yards and 22 touchdowns as a freshman.
Syracuse offers Southmoreland freshman Anthony Smith
Freshman Anthony Smith’s first NCAA Division I scholarship offer has come in.

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Norwin’s Michael Crnkovic breaks up a pass intended for Penn-Trafford’s Dom Smith in August.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Three Norwin players get college offers on same day
St. Francis (Pa.) came to Norwin looking for football talent and left with three potential prospects.

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