Tag: Yough
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Area teams enjoy turnaround seasons
November 1, 2018
The football playoffs will have the local regulars. Jeannette, Franklin Regional, Penn-Trafford and Belle Vernon occupy spots on the WPIAL brackets. Derry and Monessen are back to being contenders and Ligonier Valley has become a juggernaut in the District 6 Heritage Conference. But the return of a pair of localFreeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory
October 30, 2018
Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in
Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals
October 29, 2018
No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off
Benedek shines as Elizabeth Forward shuts out Yough in Big East Conference
October 26, 2018
Elizabeth Forward coach Mike Collodi raved all season about quarterback Zach Benedek's athleticism. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound senior can do it all on the football field and showed off his talents in the regular-season finale Friday night. Benedek returned an interception for a touchdown, ran for a score and threw for
Westmoreland football notebook: Greensburg Salem hopes to complete turnaround
October 25, 2018
Win and you're in. There aren't many motivating factors better than that one in the final week of a regular season. Greensburg Salem could be like Latrobe and become another local turnaround story if the Golden Lions can win Friday night at Indiana. They have not been to the WPIAL
Westmoreland County don’t-miss matchups for Week 9
October 24, 2018
Class 6A Seneca Valley (6-3, 4-3) at Norwin (3-5, 2-5) 7 p.m. Friday at Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Last week: Pine-Richland 21, Seneca Valley 7; Mt. Lebanon 34, Norwin 28 Coaches: Ron Butschle, Seneca Valley; Dave Broseski, Norwin Top players: Gabe Lawson, Seneca Valley (Jr., 6-2, 190, QB); Jayvon
Westmoreland County football players to watch for Week 9
Justin Cramer Jeannette, Jr., T/LB The 6-foot, 299-pound junior leads the Jayhawks with 101 tackles. He and Drake Petrillo have put a lot of heat on opposing quarterbacks. He's also a good blocker on offense. Dillon Ferretti Hempfield, Jr., TE/LB The 5-foot-11, 225-pound junior is having a fantastic season forThe Birdie delves into tiebreakers before picking Westmoreland County games
Last week: 14-1 (.933) Season: 95-23 (.805) On the morning of a rare day off, the Birdie pushed around his scrambled eggs at breakfast, scraping his fork against Mrs. Birdie's fancy plate, causing her to cringe. He then used the fork to flip his pumpkin spiced pancakes and sent them
Late goal lifts Burrell girls soccer team past Yough in 1st round
October 20, 2018
Burrell sophomore midfielder Jordyn Kowalkowski scored 17 goals in 16 regular-season games. Her 18th of the season Saturday put the Bucs girls soccer team into the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals. Kowalkowski scored from 22 yards with 3 minutes, 27 seconds left to lift Burrell to a 1-0 victory over YoughNorth Catholic cruises past Yough in Big East Conference game
October 19, 2018
North Catholic bullied Yough in the trenches to secure another Class 3A Big East Conference win Friday in its quest for a conference championship. Trojans coach Pat O'Shea said his team, which has recorded three consecutive shutouts, felt it could win battles at the line of scrimmage before North Catholic's
