Tag: Woodland Hills

Clairton’s Jaece Booker blocks the pass attempt of Leechburg’s Jayden Floyd on Sept. 22.
The Birdie offers homecoming advice, A-K Valley Week 6 picks
October 4, 2023
The Birdie has noticed some things that have changed since he was in high school.

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Players from Woodland Hills and Shaler meet for the coin toss before their game Sept. 30, 2023, at Shaler.
Explosive 1st quarter leads Woodland Hills past Shaler
September 30, 2023
If any fans heading to the Class 5A Northeast Conference matchup between Woodland Hills and Shaler were stuck in homecoming traffic on Mt. Royal Boulevard and were late arriving in the opening quarter, they missed a lot.

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Knoch’s Brady Pflugh (right) and Ethan Alwine chase Elizabeth Forward’s Charlie Nigut on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
5 things to watch in WPIAL Week 5: Finally, every team has reached conference play
September 29, 2023
WPIAL teams are now five weeks into the football season and 14 schools had yet to play a conference game.

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Woodland Hills awaits the opening kickoff against Norwin on Sept. 22, 2023, at George A. Novak Field at Wolvarena.
Close call swings Woodland Hills’ way to sink Norwin
September 22, 2023
On paper, the nonconference game between Norwin and Woodland Hills seemed like an even matchup.

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Hempfield head coach Nick Keefer speaks to the team before his first game as head coach before playing Greensburg Salem Friday Aug.25, 2023 at Spartan Stadium.
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Hempfield gets new left tackle as injuries hit lineup
September 21, 2023
Hempfield is making some position changes work because of injuries. Rising talent Brock Heisler, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound sophomore tight end and long snapper, has been a part of the on-the-fly adjustments.

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Latrobe’s John Wetzel avoids Hempfield’s Brock Heisler in the first half Sept. 8.
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2023 Week 4
September 20, 2023
Class 5A Big East Conference

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Southmoreland’s Da’sjon Craggette (5) looks for room to run on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Knoch High School.
Bumper-to-bumper Westmoreland County traffic can’t slow down The Birdie
Last week: 9-4 (69.2%)

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Moon’s Josh Bladel smiles during a workout on Aug. 2, 2023, in Moon.
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Moon upsets No. 1 Penn Hills
September 16, 2023
Josh Bladel scored on a 74-yard run in the fourth quarter as Moon upset Class 5A No. 1 Penn Hills, 14-13, in a Class 5A nonconference football game Friday night.

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Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller competes at the Kiski Invitational on Sept. 15, 2023, at Northmoreland Park.
Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller captures 3rd Kiski Invitational title
September 15, 2023
Three is the magic number for Eliza Miller.

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Penn-Trafford and Woodland Hills captains gather for the coin toss before their game Sept. 8, 2023, at the Wolvarena.
Late turnover seals Penn-Trafford’s 1st win of season
September 8, 2023
Throughout Friday night, it was nearly impossible to stop the rejuvenated Penn-Trafford run game. Trailing by two points, Woodland Hills came up with the biggest stop of the game on its own 12-yard line.

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