Tag: Belle Vernon

The Birdie stress eating after season-opening struggles in Westmoreland County

August 29, 2018

Last week: 5-3 (.625) Season: 5-3 (.625) It doesn't take much to impress the Birdie. So when the area's prep football expert found a viral

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Boys soccer players to watch across the WPIAL

August 27, 2018

Boys soccer season will officially begin with kickoff tournaments Friday and Saturday. Section play gets underway on Sept. 4. And just nine short weeks later,

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Southmoreland ready to start a winning streak

August 25, 2018

Shrouded in a haze of exhilaration, Southmoreland football players remembered what it felt like to win again on Friday night in Alverton. A small town

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Seven WPIAL soccer players make national preseason watch list

August 24, 2018

Belle Vernon star Markello Apodiakos, the returning Tribune-Review Boys Soccer Player of the Year, was named to the inaugural TopDrawer Soccer High School All-America Watch

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The Birdie states case as top-flight prognosticator for Westmoreland County

August 22, 2018

Last season: 119-30 (.799) The Birdie sat in a recent meeting about the new andquot;Trib 7andquot; series, which ranks the best WPIAL players of all-time

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HS football position by position breakdown: Scouting the kickers/punters

Not always does the WPIAL have two kickers who rank among the nation's very best. This year it does. Belle Vernon's Cameron Guess and South

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Westmoreland high school notebook: GCC’s Schwerha might be on the move

August 21, 2018

JoJo Schwerha, the soccer player from Greensburg Central Catholic who has been trying out for the D.C. United MLS academy, could be transferring. Schwerha, who

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WPIAL Class 4A breakdown: Thomas Jefferson to again face challengers for crown

August 18, 2018

Belle Vernon got the better of rival Thomas Jefferson in their conference clash last October. The 21-17 victory helped the Leopards capture the conference title

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Belle Vernon building on recent success

Belle Vernon qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for a 10th consecutive year last fall, but the majority of those trips were one-stop stays made by

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Sophomores Butchki, Laurita form dynamic duo for Belle Vernon girls

August 16, 2018

Belle Vernon girls soccer coach Tom Cameron likes to hand out nicknames. Some stick better than others. Jillian Butchki was dubbed andquot;Peanut,andquot; and Isabella Laurita

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