Tag: Greensburg C.C.

Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

October 29, 2018

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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Greensburg CC boys battle past Seton LaSalle for spot in soccer title game

Their patience tested, their pace slowed and their bodies rattled around the turf, Greensburg Central Catholic soccer players overcame their toughest test of the season to move a step closer to their greatest reward. No. 2 seed GCC overcame a physical, thorny WPIAL Class A semifinal against No. 3 Seton

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Steel Valley’s Todd Hill named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week

October 28, 2018

For some teams, the regular season was an uphill climb. For opponents of 2016 Class 2A champion Steel Valley, that climb is about to get a lot steeper. After losing to Shady Side Academy in Week 3, the Ironmen have been dominant in winning six straight games and outscoring their

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Westmoreland notebook: GCC’s Helm ‘can’t wait to be a Raider’

Geoff Helm will be one of the top returning basketball players in Westmoreland County this season, and now that the Greensburg Central Catholic senior has settled on a college, he can focus on leading the Centurions back to the playoffs. Helm gave a verbal commitment to Shippensburg, turning down other

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Bentworth ousts Greensburg CC girls from soccer playoffs

October 27, 2018

The end of the road in Greensburg Central Catholic girl's soccer team's quest for a back-to-back WPIAL Class A championships came at 1000 Weigles Hill Road Saturday afternoon at Elizabeth Forward. The Centurions were in a battle against an opportunistic offense that scored two quick first-half goals and a goalkeeper

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Westmoreland boys soccer capsules: Monday’s semifinals

Boys Soccer Class 4A Semifinals No. 2 Norwin (16-2-1) vs. No. 3 Upper St. Clair (12-3-2) 8 p.m. Monday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 Seneca Valley (15-2-1)/No. 4 Canon-McMillan (16-2) Coaches: Scott Schuchert, Norwin; Uwe Schneider, USC Players to watch: Carter Breen, Sr., F, Norwin; Zachary

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No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic boys blank Brentwood in WPIAL quarterfinals

October 25, 2018

Last year, the Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer season came to a shocking and abrupt end after a loss to Winchester Thurston in the WPIAL quarterfinals. After another 14-win regular season, the Centurions wanted to make sure their season didn't end in the quarterfinals again. No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic

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Westmoreland girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s semifinals

girls soccer Class 4A Semifinals No. 2 Norwin (15-2) vs. No. 3 Peters Township (15-3) 5 p.m. Saturday at Elizabeth Forward Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 Seneca Valley (14-2)/No. 4 Upper St. Clair (13-3) Coaches: Lauren Karcher, Norwin; Pat Verab, Peters Township Players to watch: Lacey Bernick, So., MF,

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Westmoreland football notebook: Greensburg Salem hopes to complete turnaround

Win and you're in. There aren't many motivating factors better than that one in the final week of a regular season. Greensburg Salem could be like Latrobe and become another local turnaround story if the Golden Lions can win Friday night at Indiana. They have not been to the WPIAL

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Greensburg Salem’s Brown captures WPIAL boys cross country title

Very few runners left Thursday's WPIAL cross country championship meet in better spirits then Greensburg Salem's Mark Brown. And for good reason. The senior led the pack in the WPIAL Class AA boys championship race and finished ahead of all other competitors to claim first place in 16 minutes, 52

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