Tag: Jeannette

Petko takes over as Jeannette athletic director

January 4, 2018

Jeannette High School has a new athletic director. Acting high school assistant principal Bill Petko, a 1995 Connellsville graduate, replaced Anthony DeNunzio on Jan. 1.

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Jeannette, Hempfield baseball players to compete in All-American tournament

January 3, 2018

Three high school baseball players from Westmoreland County have been invited to participate in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Pre-Season tournament at Sloan Park, the

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Jeannette boys pick up steam as they recover from football

January 1, 2018

Adrian Batts recalls the early part of the 2007-08 basketball season. Jeannette had just won its first PIAA football championship and had to postpone its

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State championship dominance among Westmoreland County sports highlights from 2017

December 31, 2017

Flash bulbs and fire truck escorts back to town. Exuberant student sections and bus loads full of fans with plenty to cheer about — all

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Jeannette boys edge host Greensburg Salem for emotional victory

December 30, 2017

Emotions ran high, boiled over even, in the crowd. Security had to interact with some rowdy fans. One coach called the extracurricular antics andquot;a circus.andquot;

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Jeannette’s defense leads charge in comeback win over Connellsville

December 28, 2017

Jeannette senior Robert Kennedy had 12 interceptions during the football season and returned four of them for touchdowns. It was a wonder teams even threw

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Sharp, Crise switch sides in Jeannette, GS basketball rivalry

December 27, 2017

Friday night's Jeannette (3-1) at Greensburg Salem (5-2) boys basketball game, the finale of the Golden Lions' holiday classic, already is a much-anticipated rematch, but

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Westmoreland basketball notebook: Greensburg Salem the place to be for holiday tournament

December 21, 2017

Holiday basketball tournaments return next week and the best local stop again appears to be Greensburg Salem. The two-day Golden Lions Holiday Classic features six

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Jeannette’s Robert Kennedy named Pennsylvania’s Class A football player of the year

December 19, 2017

Jeannette senior Robert Kennedy, who led the Jayhawks to a PIAA football title, was named Tuesday as the state's Class A co-player of the year.

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Penn-Trafford’s Stover makes all-state after all

December 16, 2017

Some wondered why Penn-Trafford senior Lauren Stovar did not make the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association all-state team this season and for good reason. Stovar was

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