Tag: Belle Vernon

WPIAL football rankings for week of Oct. 21, 2018

October 20, 2018

WPIAL football rankings Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland, 8-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 9-0, 2 3. Central Catholic, 7-2, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 6-3, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 4-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 9-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 9-0, 2 3. Peters Township, 7-2, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 7-2,

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Despite injuries, Belle Vernon rolls past Plum in nonconference game

October 19, 2018

When it comes to playoff seeding, Friday night's game between Belle Vernon and Plum didn't have much meaning. But Matt Humbert's Leopards were playing their first game without starting quarterback Jared Hartman, and they felt they had something to prove. Down four starters, the Leopards had no issues dispatching of

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Westmoreland girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s 1st-round games

October 18, 2018

Girls soccer First round Class 4A No. 12. Hempfield (6-9) vs. No. 5 Pine-Richland (14-3) 2 p.m. Saturday at Pine-Richland Winner plays: No. 4 Upper St. Clair (13-3) Coaches: Adam Shaffer, Hempfield; Jodi Chmielewski, Pine-Richland Players to watch: Sydney Patrick, Jr., F, Hempfield; Megan Donnelly, So., F, Pine-Richland Corner kicks:

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Westmoreland football notebook: Belle Vernon motivated to win for injured QB

Quarterback Jared Hartman's season-ending knee injury was a devastating blow to the Belle Vernon football program but the Leopards were quick to recover. No andquot;break glass in case of emergencyandquot; warnings or waving of white flags down in the Mon Valley. Class 4A No. 3 Belle Vernon (6-1) is not

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Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs

October 17, 2018

Class AAAA Favorite: Seneca Valley. The Raiders won WPIAL titles in 2007, '09, '13 and '14. They finished on top of a strong Section 1 and posted nonsection wins over defending champion Penn-Trafford and reining PIAA champ Norwin. Contenders: No. 2 Norwin is loaded with talent and speed. The Knights

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Franklin Regional draws No. 1 seed in WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs

Franklin Regional coach Rand Hudson hoped his team would get the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer playoffs. All right, he just about expected it. How could he not The Panthers put together the most dominating regular season in program history. The Panthers (14-0-1) have allowed

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Westmoreland County high school football Q&A with Belle Vernon’s Mason Pascoe

Mason Pascoe anticipated he would be the featured running back at Belle Vernon this season, and he couldn't wait to cradle the football and go. andquot;I knew in the offseason I would have to step up and be a leader,andquot; he said. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound senior quietly has put together

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WPIAL girls soccer rankings for week of Oct. 16, 2018

October 16, 2018

Here's a look at the latest WPIAL girls soccer rankings for the week of Oct. 15, 2018: Class 4A Team, record, previous 1. Norwin, 14-2, 1 2. Peters Township, 13-3, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 13-2, 2 4. Upper St. Clair, 12-3, 4 5. Pine-Richland, 13-3, 5 Out: None Class 3A

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Tennis, soccer, volleyball on tap in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 15, 2018

A rainy Monday is expected to give way to a sunny Tuesday when the district continues its 2018 girls team tennis playoffs. The WPIAL postponed all eight quarterfinal matches Monday and re-scheduled for the same higher seed home sites on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The second round matches in Class

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Salem boys soccer in win-and-in scenario

October 13, 2018

Greensburg Salem's boys soccer playoff fate will come down to the last night of section play. The top four teams in each section go to the WPIAL postseason. The Golden Lions are tied for fourth place with Trinity at 6-5 and both teams play Tuesday night. Greensburg Salem hosts Laurel

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