Tag: Belle Vernon

Chick’s Picks won’t be swayed by swag when making predictions

November 1, 2018

Welcome to Week 10 of the high school football season. After conference play wrapped up last Friday night, the t-shirts began rolling in. Conference champion t-shirts, that is. Chick's Picks' agent spent most of his weekend sorting through the flood of conference champ paraphernalia and letters that had been sent

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Westmoreland County football players to watch for opening round of playoffs

October 31, 2018

Anthony Bertram Belle Vernon, Sr., WR/OLB The Leopards senior has six catches for 66 yards and three touchdowns and rushed four times for 17 yards. He had 39 tackles and 11 tackles for losses from his linebacker spot. Josh Cheplick Penn-Trafford, Jr., LT/NT The Warriors junior is an outstanding blocker

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The Birdie makes a muddy mess before this week’s Westmoreland County games

Last week: 12-1 (92.3%) Season: 107-24 (81.7%) Dripping wet and covered in slop, the Birdie returned home from a recent game but neglected to take his dad sneakers off when he entered his front door. Mrs. Birdie blew the whistle before he took a second step. andquot;She had a bonafide

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Freeport 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

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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

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Derry again draws Central Valley in opening round of WPIAL football playoffs

There were a few surprises that came out of the WPIAL football playoff pairings on Monday at the Double Tree Hotel in Green Tree. But one thing that wasn't a shock was who Derry will play in the opening round on Friday. The Trojans, seeded No. 2 in Class 3A,

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WPIAL football rankings for week of Oct. 28, 2018

October 27, 2018

WPIAL football rankings Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 10-0, 2 2. Pine-Richland, 8-2, 1 3. Seneca Valley, 7-3, 4 4. Mt. Lebanon, 4-5, 5 5. Central Catholic, 7-2, 3 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 10-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 10-0, 2 3. Peters Township, 8-2, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 8-2,

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Westmoreland high school notebook: FR boys soccer not surprised by playoff run

Franklin Regional is making a historic run in boys soccer, but those around the program do not seem surprised. This year's Panthers, an assortment of players from all four classes, is one of those wait-until-they-get-together groups that coaches can spot miles away. Coach Rand Hudson knew about the wide range

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Belle Vernon dominates Ringgold in regular-season finale

October 26, 2018

It may be a little less of a rivalry game looking at the scoreboard, but on the field it was obvious Belle Vernon and Ringgold still don't like each other. In the end, though, it was the Leopards coming out on top with a 55-0 win at Joe Montana Stadium.

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Six WPIAL soccer players up for All-American games

October 25, 2018

Six of the WPIAL's best soccer players are up for a national all-star game -- make that the national all-star game. The senior players are among the finalists on a season-long watchlist for the fall High School All-American games, set for Dec. 1 in Orlando, Fla. Organizers said final selections

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