Tag: Belle Vernon

WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Seven – 2017

October 14, 2017

Friday of Week Seven not only marked the start of the ‘TribLive Stretch Run’ and the final three weeks of the regular season, it was also Friday the 13th. (ooooooohhh, aaaaaaaahhh) But on a night littered with showdonw games in each classification, there was nothing scary about these top performances as broken mirrors, walking under […]

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Video: Belle Vernon upsets No. 1 Thomas Jefferson

Belle Vernon remained undefeated after defeating No. 1 Thomas Jefferson on Oct. 13, 2017, in a Big 9 Conference game. Belle Vernon coach Matt Humbert

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No. 3 Belle Vernon stuns top-ranked Thomas Jefferson

October 13, 2017

Every team in the WPIAL Class 4A Big 9 Conference strives to be like the Thomas Jefferson program. Belle Vernon took a step at closing

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Chicks Picks – Week Seven – 2017

October 12, 2017

Welcome to Week 7 of the high school football season. Among other things, Chick’s Picks has been described as superstitious.  Needless to say, she has been on edge this week with Friday the 13th looming.  Chick’s Picks tried everything in an attempt to squash her concerns over this unfortunate day.  After all, 13 is just a […]

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Big Game Hunting – Week Seven

We head into the stretch run and, as with every other year, it feels to me as if the season has only just started two weeks ago. Some fantastic performances last week have set up some amazing match-ups for this coming Week Seven. Hopefully, none of you suffer from triskaidekaphobia, as we make our way […]

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Revenge a factor for unbeaten rivals Belle Vernon, Thomas Jefferson

October 11, 2017

Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson high schools are separated by only 131⁄2 miles. When the unbeaten rivals square off Friday for first place in the

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The Birdie learns from his losses

The Birdie is no sore loser. If someone proves him wrong, he accepts it and moves on. andquot;Coach Harvey Hornbill taught me in pee wees

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Video: Belle Vernon, Thomas Jefferson to square off in battle of unbeatens

The Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon football teams have a long history that dates back into the mid 1960s. They've played some memorable games, including

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Wiederstein lands Michigan scholarship before pitching for Hempfield varsity

October 10, 2017

Tyler Wiederstein did not throw a single pitch at the varsity level last season for Hempfield baseball, but the sophomore right-hander has a scholarship to

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Friday Night HighLights – Week Six

October 7, 2017

The second half of the regular season began with the feel of the start of the first half of the season. Unseasonably warm temps was music to the ears of the many fans who headed out to a local high school football contest. what also was surprising was the number of first wins registered on […]

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