Tag: Belle Vernon

The Birdie viewed a good fight last week in Westmoreland County

August 30, 2017

After dishing out $100 from his piggy bank — he had a part-timer roll a big pile of change he dumped in the center of

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Week 1’s don’t miss matchups for Westmoreland County

Class 6A SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ALTOONA (1-0, 0-0) at NORWIN (0-1, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Altoona rallied in the fourth quarter to edge past

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CTK ’17 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten – Class 4-A

August 29, 2017

Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each of the six classifications. With days to go before the 2017 WPIAL football regular season kicks off with Week One, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams…with the Top Ten in Class 4-A. WPIAL […]

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HS football position by position breakdown: Scouting the specialists

August 21, 2017

The season already was underway when Pine-Richland opened its kicker spot to a school-wide tryout. The winner was Vittorio Orsini, a soccer player who already

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CTK ’17 – 4-A Big Nine Conference Preview

The Big Nine Conference not only produced the WPIAL champs in 4A last year, but also featured three semifinalists: Thomas Jefferson, West Mifflin and Ringgold. Everyone else is still looking up at TJ, though, as the Jaguars cruised to another district crown. Belle Vernon Area also made the postseason in 2016, while Greensburg Salem and […]

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Cameron set to lead Belle Vernon girls soccer

August 17, 2017

Tom Cameron is a coach who takes it game-by-game, which is why beating Belle Vernon last year was one of his goals for the Ringgold

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Miele takes reins for Belle Vernon boys

In his two seasons as the boys soccer coach at Elizabeth Forward, Rob Miele was making strides. He led the Warriors to their first playoff

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HS football position by position breakdown: Scouting the offensive linemen

August 16, 2017

Western Pennsylvania's depth at skill positions varies between seasons, with an extra strong running back or quarterback class every couple of years. Yet oversized linemen

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WPIAL football conference preview: Class 4A Big 9

August 13, 2017

The favorite Thomas Jefferson (12-1 overall, 8-0 Big 9 in 2016) Thomas Jefferson has become a regular visitor to Heinz Field, claiming seven WPIAL titles,

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Camp countdown: Belle Vernon seeks next man up at quarterback

August 8, 2017

From linebacker to quarterback. That has been the system that has worked for Matt Humbert in his four years as the football coach at Belle

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