Tag: Franklin Regional

Westmoreland notebook: Franklin Regional’s Jackson taking talents to Miami

December 15, 2018

Franklin Regional senior golfer Palmer Jackson had a summer and fall to remember as he qualified for various high-level events at some of the top courses in the country. His All-American tour continues this week in Florida -- with more global flavor -- as he plays in the prestigious South

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After wake-up call, Franklin Regional hockey finding success in Southeast Conference

December 14, 2018

There's a moment during most every season where it's gut-check time. A team's season can go either way: regroup and rally or sink to the bottom of the standings and play for next season. The Franklin Regional hockey team chose to regroup and rally following a 4-0 loss to PIHL

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Franklin Regional uses defense to top Norwin in Rettger final

December 12, 2018

It wasn't pretty, but Franklin Regional will take it. Behind another strong defensive performance, the Panthers defended their title and won their fifth Mike Rettger Memorial Tournament in seven years with a 44-39 victory over Norwin on Wednesday night in Murrysville. A game with little fluidity saw both teams run

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Hough’s first win lifts Franklin Regional wrestling past Penn-Trafford

The Franklin Regional wrestling team needed a stopper during Wednesday's WPIAL Class AAA Section 1A match at Penn-Trafford. So Panthers coach Matt Lebe called on Charlie Hough, not the former Major League Baseball pitcher whose main pitch was the knuckleball, to be that person. Hough, who was 0-21 during the

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High school wrestling notebook: Kiski Area again flexes muscle at EAIWT

December 11, 2018

Kiski Area coach Chris Heater and assistant coach Chuck Tursky didn't know how many times the Cavaliers had won the Eastern Area Invitational at Gateway. Kiski Area won its fourth consecutive EAIWT championship Saturday and has won more than 20 in the tournament's 41-year history. The Cavaliers finished with 241

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WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Dec. 10, 2018

WPIAL wrestling rankings Class AAA Rank, Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 0-0, 1 2. Canon-McMillan, 0-0, 2 3. Hempfield, 0-0, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 0-0, 4 5. Waynesburg, 1-0, 5 6. Franklin Regional, 0-0, 6 7. Connellsville, 0-0, 7 8. Greensburg Salem, 0-0, 8 9. Thomas Jefferson, 5-0, NR

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Mike Rettger tournament to feature top matchups in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

December 10, 2018

The format is the same for most WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams. Open the season in a tip-off tournament, play a nonsection tune-up or two and then jump into section play for three or four games before the holidays. However, for four boys hoops teams, it has become a

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Franklin Regional boys bowlers set to contend for third straight WPIBL title

December 8, 2018

Spend any length of time around the Franklin Regional boys bowling team, and one wouldn't even guess the Panthers are the two-time defending Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League champions. The Panthers aren't impressed with their recent success because they want more. andquot;They don't talk about last year as much as

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Franklin Regional rides balanced attacked to win over Belle Vernon

December 7, 2018

Franklin Regional was in a giving mood in its season opener Friday night. It might be holiday time, but the boys basketball team's caring-is-sharing approach had a lot more to do with its unselfishness and ability to spread the ball as the Panthers took care of business. They used crisp

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Westmoreland County basketball teams to watch

December 6, 2018

5 teams to watch Boys Belle Vernon -- Longtime Monessen coach Joe Salvino switched Mon-Valley programs to take over the Leopards and has some talent with which to work. Junior guard Cam Nusser (14 ppg) pilots an experienced group that made the PIAA playoffs last year for the first time

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