Tag: Hempfield Area

The Birdie has ‘IT’ factor in Westmoreland County

September 13, 2017

The Birdie saw the andquot;ITandquot; remake over the weekend and the horror movie nearly freaked him out of his feathers. andquot;Had nightmares,andquot; he said. andquot;Like

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Penn-Trafford’s Anna Stowers claims WCCA golf title for 1st win

September 11, 2017

When a slippery, 30-foot downhill putt curled right and disappeared into the hole, Anna Stowers just jotted down the birdie at the short par-4 fourth

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No. 5 Mt. Lebanon routs Hempfield behind defense

September 8, 2017

If you looked at the final score of Friday's Class 6A Southeastern Conference battle, a 31-0 Mt. Lebanon victory, you would assume the leading passer

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High school football notebook: Latrobe rallying around injured senior tackle Yesho

September 7, 2017

Latrobe will be looking for its first win of the season Friday night. If the Wildcats get the job done against Chartiers Valley in their

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Baseline Recruiting organizes inaugural basketball showcase at Kiski School

September 6, 2017

Shane Phillips started Baseline Recruiting because he thought he could help a number of players from the WPIAL get recruited to play college basketball. Once

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The Birdie likes to see upsets in Westmoreland County

Upsets always get the Birdie excited — even when he doesn't call them. He was bouncing off the walls in the office last week when

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Backup quarterbacks step into spotlight for Hempfield, Mt. Lebanon

Justin Sliwoski spent Tuesday in the trainer's room getting his injured right shoulder tended to. It's not where the Hempfield senior wanted to be. Sliwoski

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WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week One 2017

September 5, 2017

After Week Zero whet the appetite of many high-school football fans, this past Friday served as the official start of the 2017 WPIAL campaign. For most teams, that marked the beginning of conference play, as well. Out of thousands of snaps from the games, just four plays made this last. These highlights included a top-ranked […]

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin girls soccer team could heed some advice from Hempfield softball team

September 4, 2017

If the nationally ranked Norwin girls soccer team is looking for advice navigating through this pressure-packed season, it can find it a few miles down

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Former coach set to again lead Hempfield girls volleyball

September 2, 2017

Typically, it is a tough transition when a coach takes over a program that advanced to the state playoffs the year prior. Expectations are sky

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