Tag: Burrell

Burrell’s roster deep but young in quest for 4th straight playoff bid

August 14, 2024

In coach Shawn Liotta’s first season at Burrell in 2018, he had 18 players come out for the team.

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Burrell’s Steve Hasson battling back from injury to lead Bucs offense

August 11, 2024

As the quarterback in Burrell’s Slot-T offense, Steve Hasson is the conductor.

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Quaker Valley dethrones North Catholic to win Class 3A Trib Cup

July 10, 2024

A year after seeing its three-year Trib Cup run end, Quaker Valley has ended the four-year run by North Catholic in Class 3A in the closest competition in the 2023-2024 school year.

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High school notebook: Westmoreland players included in all-state softball, baseball selections

July 6, 2024

Westmoreland County had impressive representation on the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association All-State teams.

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Springdale’s John Hughes again named Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of Year

June 22, 2024

John Hughes had a season to remember at Springdale in 2023, winning the WPIAL batting title to go with 78 strikeouts on the mound.

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Freeport’s Sydney Selker selected Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of Year

Player of the Year

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Josh Shields hopes to stay close to Burrell wrestling program despite departure as coach

June 20, 2024

When Josh Shields stepped down as Burrell head wrestling coach a couple of weeks ago, he wanted to convey to the returning underclassmen that while he won’t have the same title, he wants to be present to help them reach their goals.

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A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Allison Smola

June 9, 2024

In last year’s PIAA track and field championships, Burrell’s Allison Smola got hurt in the preliminaries for the 100 hurdles.

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New Lower Burrell American Legion team gets rolling

The Burrell baseball team rose from the No. 14 seed for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs to a top-four finish while earning a PIAA tournament berth for the first time since 2010.

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50 years ago, Burrell captured ‘unbelievable’ WPIAL baseball championship

June 8, 2024

Five decades haven’t dimmed Tim Cavitt’s memory of taking the field as Burrell’s starting pitcher in the 1974 WPIAL baseball championship game at Three Rivers Stadium.

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