Tag: Belle Vernon

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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Belle Vernon QB Jared Hartman suffers knee injury, done for season

Belle Vernon junior quarterback Jared Hartman revealed Saturday that he tore his ACL, MCL and other ligaments in his right knee. He is done for the season. Hartman was injured in the first half and had to be carried off on a stretcher Friday night in a 28-12 win over

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Belle Vernon loses quarterback to injury, defeats West Mifflin with run-heavy offense

October 12, 2018

As Belle Vernon quarterback Jared Hartman was stretchered off the field, tailback Mason Pascoe understood immediately what that meant for the offense. He and his linemen had better be ready. andquot;He's one of the leaders of our offense, one of the leaders of our team, and not having him really

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Apodiakos, Breen take down program scoring records

Two long-time scoring records fell Thursday night for a pair of Westmoreland County boys soccer programs. Senior Markello Apodiakos of Belle Vernon became his school's career points leader with 202, surpassing Mike Posey's mark of 200 set from 1986-89. Apodiakos, who also is Belle Vernon's all-time leader in goals, scored

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Westmoreland high school football notebook: Big East coaches praise Penn-Trafford

October 11, 2018

Ask coaches from the Class 5A Big East Conference if they're surprised to see Penn-Trafford in the thick of the conference-title chase and you'll get the same answer presented a few different ways. Nope. No way. Of course not. Penn-Trafford has one of the most respected programs around, a sentiment

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Chick’s Picks gets chilled for stretch run of high school football regular season

Welcome to Week 7 of the high school football season. As the end of the regular season approaches, our team here at the TribLive High School Sports Network begins to prepare for the stretch run. While some have dubbed these last three weeks of the regular season as the andquot;Stretch

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Belle Vernon, West Mifflin chase home playoff game in Big Eight clash

Belle Vernon's football team could spend the first weekend of November on the beach, the unofficial nickname given to their sand-colored home turf. With a win this week, the Leopards can start making plans for their beach party in the playoffs but West Mifflin may spoil their fun. The Big

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WPIAL team golf titles up for grabs in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 10, 2018

Four champions will be crowned Thursday at the 2018 WPIAL team golf championships at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver. Six teams make up the championship field in boys Class AAA and AA. Four teams are in the girls finals in Class AAA and AA. In boys' Class AAA, Central Catholic,

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Westmoreland County’s don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 7

Class 6A Canon-McMillan (2-4, 1-4) at Norwin (3-4, 2-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon On the air: 1450 AM; andamp;#0010;TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Pine-Richland 38, Canon-McMillan 7; Central Catholic 35, Norwin 16 Coaches: Mike Evans, Canon-andamp;#0010;McMillan; Dave Brozeski, Norwin Top players: Joshua O'Hare, andamp;#0010;Canon-McMillan (Sr., 6-0, 185, RB);

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