Tag: Greensburg Salem

Westmoreland County Week 1 matchups have Birdie grinning from ear to ear

September 10, 2020

The Birdie went to the dentist earlier this week for his six-month checkup, and, aside from getting his gums poked and prodded, accidentally swallowing some fluoride treatment and pocketing a free toothbrush, he received a boost of confidence.

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Westmoreland County coaches give The Birdie the old ‘social distancing’ treatment

September 5, 2020

The Birdie has been asked to social distance before so the concept is not altogether new to the local prep football expert.

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Greensburg Salem seeks right chemistry in pursuit of 700th win

September 2, 2020

Don’t get too used to the starting lineup Greensburg Salem football coach Dave Keefer rolls out in the opening game.

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Westmoreland County H.S. notebook: Another school, Southmoreland, needs an AD

August 20, 2020

Another Westmoreland County school district is looking for an athletic director.

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Norwin expected to name Michael Burrell new director of athletics, activities

August 13, 2020

The Norwin school board could hire Michael Burrell Jr. as the district’s next director of athletics and activities at its meeting Monday.

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WPIAL football changes scuttle marquee matchups for Westmoreland County teams

August 8, 2020

Week Zero, as a name, never seemed to carry much clout in the WPIAL. The moniker was met with a lukewarm reaction and did not make sense to many people when it became a thing several years ago.

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Gov. Wolf’s recommendation to postpone high school sports gets mixed reactions

August 6, 2020

Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendation that youth sports be postponed until Jan. 1 was met Thursday with mixed reactions.

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Top-seeded Latrobe survives scare in Westmoreland County summer baseball playoffs

July 27, 2020

Top-seed Latrobe took advantage of four Mt. Pleasant errors to score four unearned runs in a 5-3 victory on Monday in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League playoffs.

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Westmoreland County scholar-athlete awards to be handed out Wednesday

July 13, 2020

The votes are in and the winners have been selected for the annual Judge John J. Driscoll Westmoreland Scholar-Athlete banquet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ferrante’s Lakeview.

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So far, so good as Westmoreland County summer baseball league hits season’s midpoint

July 8, 2020

It’s the halfway mark for most teams in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League, and things are going as smooth as league director Jason Bush could expect.

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