Tag: Franklin Regional

New coach, transfer Konek add to new approach for Franklin Regional girls basketball

November 21, 2018

Change swept through the Franklin Regional girls basketball program in the offseason. A new coach took over with an approach to match. And a Division I player moved into the district. Now the question is, how long will it take for all of these novel parts to harmonize andquot;It's been

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Momentum continues for Franklin Regional boys basketball after WPIAL runner-up campaign

After reaching the WPIAL finals last season for the first time since 1997, Franklin Regional boys basketball become all the rage in Murrysville. The surge has carried over. As a result, second-year coach Steve Scorpion decided to provide a community gathering for the team, fans and future Panthers with a

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Jeannette basketball players get early start

Jeannette boys basketball coach Adrian Batts feels spoiled this preseason. For the first time since 2014, he had his entire team available for the start of practice. Deep playoff runs in football have limited what the basketball team could do several weeks into the past several seasons as two-sport players

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Westmoreland County athletes follow in older siblings’ footsteps with Division I commitments

November 14, 2018

Nick Coy wanted to be a wrestler because he saw his older brother, Cam, become proficient in the sport. Twisting opponents into precarious positions and holding them down on the mat appealed to the impressionable younger sibling, two years Cam's junior. andquot;I thought, 'I'll give it a try,' andquot; said

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West Allegheny avenges loss to Franklin Regional, advances to PIAA final

November 13, 2018

West Allegheny did something no team had done all season on Tuesday night. In addition to playing without its starting goalkeeper for the first time in nearly four years -- instead starting a keeper who had never played the position before -- the Indians managed to score two goals against

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Westmoreland athletes of the week: Franklin Regional’s Jake Sciorilli, Penn-Trafford’s Samantha Doherty

Jake Sciorilli School: Franklin Regional Sport: Soccer Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Sciorilli scored from 12 yards out with 9 minutes, 38 seconds left to lead Franklin Regional (20-0-1) to a 1-0 win over Cathedral Prep in a PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal Saturday at Slippery Rock High School. andquot;I just

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Franklin Regional readies for WPIAL title-game foe West Allegheny

November 12, 2018

As the PIAA soccer playoffs progress, WPIAL rematches become more likely. It's the nature of the pre-slotted setup in the brackets. Sometimes it's not a matter of if, but when, teams will meet again in states. Coaches often contemplate how to approach those rematches: just trust in what worked the

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Gateway leads Big East all-conference honors with 8 first-team players

Undefeated conference champion Gateway saw eight players receive first-team all-Big East honors Monday and the Gators' Don Holl earned coach of the year. Bryce Washington, Amir Wahid, Tui Faumuina-Brown, Courtney Jackson, Brendan Majocha, Derrick Davis, Kelvon Nelson and Jeremiah Josephs were all named to the first team. Penn-Trafford had seven

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PIAA soccer, volleyball semifinals set in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

Upon first glance, the western finals of the PIAA boys soccer playoffs look like a WPIAL pitch party. Seven of the eight teams playing for a spot in the state championships from the west side of the boys soccer bracket are from District 7, with Radnor from District 1 being

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PIAA sets boys soccer semifinal sites and times

November 11, 2018

Seven WPIAL boys soccer teams will be involved in Tuesday's PIAA boys soccer semifinals. A rematch of the WPIAL Class A title game pits Greensburg Central Catholic (19-2) against WPIAL champion Avonworth (22-0-1). The Antelopes scored a shootout victory in the teams' match for the WPIAL title Nov. 1. GCC

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