Tag: Yough

Hempfield events coordinator Tom Evans holds the American flag for the national anthem before Hempfield faced Mifflin County at Robert D. Kalp Field in a PIAA playoff game in 2023. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland County softball notebook: Hempfield pays final tribute to legendary coach
April 1, 2026
Hempfield mourned the death of legendary coach Bob Kalp last week, even giving him one last stop at his eponymous field.

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Yough head coach Ben Hoffer during the WCC 7on7 July, 2024 at Greater Labrobe High School.
Hoffer steps down after 4 seasons as Yough football coach
March 27, 2026
Some coaches put more into a football program than they get out of it.

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Latrobe’s Natalia Scekeres applies a tag to Franklin Regional’s Ciara Camacho last season. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland County softball notebook: Wildcats do double duty on gridiron, diamond
March 26, 2026
The best girls flag football teams in the WPIAL will probably be the ones with the most multi-sport athletes.

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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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WPIAL executive director Vince Sortino presents the state championship trophy to Greensburg Central captains after they defeated Holy Redeemer in the PIAA Class 3A final on Thursday, Mar. 19, 2026, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland high school notebook: Triumph and tragedy intersect in poignant weekend
March 23, 2026
Sports are filled with where-were-you-when moments. Highlight plays, iconic individual performances and banner wins often stick with fans and communities.

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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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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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Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown looks for a seam in the Bentworth defense during Friday’s WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game. (Floyd Kish | Mon Valley Independent)
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown gets football offer from Robert Morris
January 31, 2026
Jeannette two-sport senior athlete Kymon’e Brown appears to be leaning toward football over basketball for college.

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