Tag: Belle Vernon

Belle Vernon starts fast, rolls past Mars in opening round

November 3, 2017

All week leading up to the WPIAL playoffs, Belle Vernon football coach Matt Humbert was fretting over his team's mindset. For Humbert, call it a

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Big Game Hunting – Week Ten

November 2, 2017

With the regular season concluded and the playoffs beginning in less than 48 hours, every game becomes a big game. With that in mind, this week’s installment of Big Game Hunting will try to hone in on a particularly intriguing battle in each of the six classifications. With temperatures finally dropping this week, the quarterfinals […]

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Westmoreland County players to watch for Week 10

November 1, 2017

John Piekut Norwin, sr., OL/LB Piekut (5-10, 2015) made a one-handed interception and returned it 2 yards for a TD to help Norwin defeat Hempfield,

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Westmoreland County football Q&A with Belle Vernon’s Blake Zubovic

Blake Zubovic is living large in Belle Vernon. The senior lineman who stands 6-foot-6 and tips the scale at 310 pounds, has big hands and

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Westmoreland County’s don’t-miss matchups for the opening round

Class 6A First round 8-Norwin (5-5) at 1-Pine-Richland (10-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Last week: Norwin defeated Hempfield, 24-14. Pine-Richland rolled past North Allegheny, 48-28. The

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The Birdie hears the buzz on the Westmoreland locals

After dinner at his favorite pizza place in Green Tree, the Birdie went to the WPIAL playoff pairings meeting Monday night and blended into the

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After Week 9 losses, P-T, FR, Jeannette focus on playoffs

October 30, 2017

When the WPIAL playoffs begin Friday, three Westmoreland County teams — Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional and Jeannette — will be trying to erase Week 9 losses

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Westmoreland County high school notebook: Belle Vernon’s Zubovic picked to all-star game

October 28, 2017

Blake Zubovic has been around the country for college visits. The Belle Vernon senior football standout had more than a dozen scholarship offers before he

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Quartet of Westmoreland County teams aim to finish regular season undefeated

October 26, 2017

Jeannette has rolled through the Eastern Conference with the swiftness and unbroken stride of a sprinter in the 100-meter dash. Opponents, they have simply tried

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High school football notebook: Norwin defense among WPIAL’s best

Talk to coaches who have played Norwin and their first point of emphasis is defense. Norwin (4-5 overall, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) is no knock-off of

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