Tag: Hempfield Area

Hempfield rifle team has good shot at WPIALs

February 10, 2019

Hempfield's rifle team will shoot Tuesday for the opportunity to repeat as WPIAL champions. First-year coach Jason Wilkinson -- he was an assistant last season -- put his team's chances of winning another title into simple terms. andquot;If they perform to their ability, we will win WPIALs,andquot; he said. andquot;If

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North Allegheny runner Zach Kinne posts 3,000-meters time that ranks 10th-best nationally

North Allegheny's Zach Kinne ran the state's fastest time this season when he won the 3,000 meters Saturday at the TSTCA indoor meet in Edinboro. The senior won in 8:41.22, which ranks first among Pennsylvania high school runners and 10th-best nationally this winter, according to Milesplit.com statistics. Kinne, one of

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Westmoreland notebook: Penn-Trafford pair pledge to John Carroll football

February 9, 2019

John Carroll football is getting a package deal from Penn-Trafford. Not long after senior linebacker Niko Rosso committed to the Division III program in University Heights, Ohio, senior wide receiver/defensive back Dimitri George decided to join him. George (5-foot-10, 175 pounds) was the Warriors' go-to receiver last season for junior

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Perfect ending as Latrobe routs Hempfield to finish unbeaten in section

February 8, 2019

Latrobe wasn't about to let Hempfield spoil its first perfect section championship or its postgame net-cutting ceremony on its home floor. It's shiny, new floor the team has grown quite fond of. The top-ranked Wildcats trotted out the ladder and drew the scissors after holding off desperate Hempfield, 75-50, in

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Hempfield, Latrobe student sections to honor deceased teacher with ‘purple out’

Rival student sections from Latrobe and Hempfield will band together tonight to pay homage to a late friend and teacher. When their boys basketball teams play the Section 3-6A finale at Latrobe, both groups of students will wear purple to recognize Kathryn Soisson, a former Hempfield teacher and Latrobe resident,

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Westmoreland basketball notebook: Playoff-hopeful Hempfield faces No. 1 Latrobe in must-win

February 7, 2019

Heading into the final night of Section 3-6A play, the Hempfield boys basketball team's season will follow the mantra of just about every game that came out of it: The Spartans still are hanging around. In a season of ups and downs, Hempfield (10-11, 2-7) can clinch a playoff spot

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Hempfield wrestler Isaiah Vance ruled eligible by WPIAL

The Hempfield wrestling program and specifically sophomore heavyweight Isaiah Vance received some good news Thursday. After viewing the details of Vance's eligibility case Wednesday, WPIAL officials determined his absences from school were legal and excused and ruled him eligible to compete in the upcoming individual tournaments. Vance is ranked No.

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Trib HSSN Boys Swimmer of the Week: Hempfield’s Gavin Mayo

Gavin Mayo battled through shoulder and back injuries from the summer to early November. The treatment the Hempfield senior received began to kick in to the point he was able to train but not in the way he or his coaches would've liked. andquot;Early in the season, things weren't clicking

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Kiski Area, Burrell eye state titles with their version of ‘Murderers’ Row’

February 5, 2019

The New York Yankees teams of the late 1920s were considered some of the best in the history of baseball. The first six hitters in the 1927 Yankees' lineup -- Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri -- were labeled as andquot;Murderers' Row.andquot; They

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Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019

Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 15-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 13-3, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 10-3, 4 4. Waynesburg, 15-3, 6 5. Hempfield, 13-3, 3 6. Thomas Jefferson, 16-2, 5 7. Norwin, 15-4, 7 8. Connellsville, 11-5, NR 9. Mt. Lebanon, 10-4, 8 10.

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