Tag: Belle Vernon

71 WPIAL basketball teams earn spot in PIAA playoffs

March 4, 2018

The WPIAL basketball playoffs have come to an end with 12 champions crowned. They and several other district teams now set their sights on the

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Norwin sophomore Kurtis Phipps wins 2nd WPIAL wrestling title

March 3, 2018

Norwin sophomore Kurtis Phipps wasn't happy with how he earned his second WPIAL/Southwest Regional Class AAA title Saturday at Canon-McMillan. Phipps was awarded a penalty

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Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Penn-Trafford’s Will Mayr picked for Big 33

When a player backed out of the Big 33 Football Classic, Will Mayr's phone rang. And the Penn-Trafford senior is glad he answered. Mayr was

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Kiski Area’s Blumer upsets top-seeded Kemerer in WPIAL quarterfinals

Kiski Area sophomore wrestler Jack Blumer made a prediction Friday night after his quarterfinal victory and backed it up Saturday afternoon in the WPIAL Class

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Zero upsets during fast opening round of WPIAL Class AAA wrestling tournament

March 2, 2018

If fans were hoping for upsets in the opening rounds of the WPIAL Class AAA individual wrestling championships Friday afternoon, they were disappointed because there

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Mt. Pleasant’s Gardner captures 2nd gold at WPIAL swimming championships

Mt. Pleasant swimmer Heather Gardner turned last season's silver medal in the 50-yard freestyle into a gold medal this year with her performance Thursday during

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Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: County teams prep for PIAA playoffs

March 1, 2018

The PIAA basketball playoffs will open next Friday and Saturday, and Westmoreland County will be represented by at least seven teams. An eighth could join

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Mt. Pleasant’s Gardner, Belle Vernon’s Spekis take WPIAL gold

A pair of Westmoreland County swimmers earned their first taste of WPIAL individual gold at Day 1 of the Class AA boys and girls swimming

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PIAA field set for WPIAL boys in Class 6A, 4A, girls in 5A, 3A

February 28, 2018

As the WPIAL basketball playoffs enter the final week, it's not too early to look ahead to the 2018 PIAA playoffs which begin next weekend.

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Fast start leads New Castle boys past Belle Vernon in Class 4A semifinals

Second-seeded New Castle rolled past No. 3 Belle Vernon, 63-43, in a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal at Moon on Wednesday night. With the victory, the

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