Tag: Jeannette

Westmoreland basketball notebook: Hempfield boys, Southmoreland girls take pride in ‘D’

January 24, 2019

The Hempfield boys and Southmoreland girls basketball teams have something common, and it isn't that you can get to both schools via the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass. The similarity is in the numbers. Both teams lead their respective WPIAL classifications in defensive scoring average. Hempfield holds the lowest points-against average

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Dymond Crawford set to join elite club in Jeannette basketball history

January 23, 2019

Dymond Crawford ranks among the elite girls basketball players in Jeannette history. She should make it official next week. A sharp-shooting 5-foot-9 senior guard, Crawford is 20 points shy of 1,000 for her career. She will be the fifth girl at Jeannette to eclipse the milestone, joining Ciara Gregory (2,130

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield tackle Brose drawing D-I looks

January 19, 2019

Junior Fintan Brose is the next Division I football prospect to watch at Hempfield. He isn't hard to miss. Brose is 6-foot-3 and 280 pounds and is a two-way tackle for the Spartans. His ability to stuff the run and open rushing lanes on offense is paramount for Hempfield. He

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Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Brozeski subs fast and furious

January 17, 2019

Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski joked he has a timing mechanism in his pocket during games that alerts him when to substitute players. Watch a Knights game, and it's like hockey line changes: three in, three out; four down, four up. While a number of teams like to whittle

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Serra Catholic defense sparks run in Section 2-2A win over Jeannette

January 15, 2019

Through one quarter of play, the Section 2-2A matchup between No. 5 Jeannette and No. 3 Serra Catholic was as hotly contested and closely fought as expected, with Jayhawks holding a three-point advantage. Then, the tables turned. The Jayhawks' offense stalled, and the Eagles' defense put the clamps down, helping

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California boys rally back from 24-point deficit to upset Class 2A No. 4 Jeannette

January 11, 2019

California junior Malik Ramsey didn't start Friday's WPIAL Section 2-2A game at Jeannette. He missed practice and California coach Aaron Balla sat him to start the game. But Ramsey was there for his coach and teammates once he entered the game. Ramsey scored a game-high 35 points, including 20 in

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Class 5A Penn Hills too much for Class 2A Jeannette

January 5, 2019

Adrian Batts doesn't shy away from filling Jeannette's nonconference schedule with large-school opponents. It provides the Jayhawks an opportunity to improve. But battling those types of foes can result in getting clipped on occasion. Penn Hills, which is ranked fourth in Class 5A, had the goods to beat up the

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WPIAL boys basketball rankings for Week of Jan. 6, 2019

WPIAL Boys basketball rankings Class 6A 1. Latrobe, 9-2, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 11-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 9-2, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, *9-2, 4 5. Butler, 9-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Mars, 9-1, 1 2. Moon, 10-0, 2 3. Woodland Hills, 8-1, 3 4. Penn Hills, 7-2,

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Five things to watch at the WCCA wrestling championships

January 3, 2019

Here are five things to watch at the 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament, set for Friday and Saturday at Norwin High School. LUCKY 13 Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho is favored to win his fourth county title. He would become the 13th wrestler to achieve the goal

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Westmoreland basketball notebook: Penn-Trafford’s Stinelli, Rocco find rhythm

Backcourt teammates can take a few seasons to mesh, and that has been the case at Penn-Trafford with senior Kevin Stinelli and junior Zach Rocco. But now that the pair has found a rhythm, the Warriors (6-3, 1-0) are thriving as they prepare for a key stretch on the Section

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