Tag: Derry Area

Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball using last season’s early exit as motivation for playoffs

October 22, 2018

To say the members of the Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball team remember last season's first-round loss would be a drastic understatement. Apparently, it was, and is, motivation for success. andquot;They talked about it so much, and how they wanted to win the section again,andquot; GCC coach Courtney Stynchula said.

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Derry inches closer to Class 3A Big East title, blanks Deer Lakes

October 19, 2018

Derry went 33 years between conference championships when it won a title two seasons ago. The time gap has closed substantially as the Trojans continue to chase their third title in as many years. No. 2 Derry established its defensive presence early and plowed its way to a 37-0 victory

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Westmoreland football notebook: Belle Vernon motivated to win for injured QB

October 18, 2018

Quarterback Jared Hartman's season-ending knee injury was a devastating blow to the Belle Vernon football program but the Leopards were quick to recover. No andquot;break glass in case of emergencyandquot; warnings or waving of white flags down in the Mon Valley. Class 4A No. 3 Belle Vernon (6-1) is not

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WPIAL postpones girls team tennis quarterfinals

October 15, 2018

Rain forced the WPIAL to postpone all eight of Monday's girls tennis quarterfinals to Tuesday afternoon. Sites and times remain the same. In Class AA, Ellis School visits Sewickley Academy, Derry visits Greensburg Salem, Greensburg Central Catholic visits Beaver and Knoch plays Quaker Valley at Butler. In Class AAA, Mars

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Flack scores 8 touchdowns to lead Derry past Yough in Big East Conference

October 12, 2018

In a game featuring the WPIAL's leading rusher, it was his backfield counterpart that stole the show on the ground and in all facets of the game Friday night. Derry's Justin Flack scored eight touchdowns -- six rushing, one on special teams and one on defense, as Derry trounced Yough,

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Chick’s Picks gets chilled for stretch run of high school football regular season

October 11, 2018

Welcome to Week 7 of the high school football season. As the end of the regular season approaches, our team here at the TribLive High School Sports Network begins to prepare for the stretch run. While some have dubbed these last three weeks of the regular season as the andquot;Stretch

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Westmoreland County’s don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 7

October 10, 2018

Class 6A Canon-McMillan (2-4, 1-4) at Norwin (3-4, 2-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon On the air: 1450 AM; andamp;#0010;TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Pine-Richland 38, Canon-McMillan 7; Central Catholic 35, Norwin 16 Coaches: Mike Evans, Canon-andamp;#0010;McMillan; Dave Brozeski, Norwin Top players: Joshua O'Hare, andamp;#0010;Canon-McMillan (Sr., 6-0, 185, RB);

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Mt. Lebanon, Sewickley Academy draw top seeds in WPIAL girls team tennis brackets

October 9, 2018

Mt. Lebanon in Class AAA and Sewickley Academy in AA drew top seeds in the WPIAL girls team tennis brackets revealed Tuesday. Mt. Lebanon tops the big-school field with Shady Side Academy seeded second in a tournament that starts Wednesday. The Class AAA first-round matches pair Mars at Fox Chapel,

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Latrobe’s Butler makes college decision

October 8, 2018

Bryce Butler likes to hustle to his team's end of the basketball court and score quickly. Keeping the offensive flow moving is what he knows. The get-it-and-go approach works at Latrobe and on the AAU circuit, and Butler fit in well with both uptempo programs. A Division II college team

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A-K Valley high school roundup: Apollo-Ridge girls soccer tops East Allegheny

October 6, 2018

Having snapped a four-game losing streak earlier in the week, the Apollo-Ridge girls soccer team is streaking in the other direction as it enters the stretch run of the regular season. Adeline Baustert scored what proved to be the winner, and Mayce Anthony tallied three assists to lead Apollo-Ridge (4-4-1,

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