Tag: Jeannette

Jeannette to recognize inaugural hall of fame class Friday night

February 7, 2019

Some of Jeannette's all-time greats will be honored Friday night as the school district rolls out its inaugural Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame class. A ceremony will precede Jeannette's boys basketball section finale against visiting Serra Catholic, immediately following the junior varsity game, around 7 p.m. The plan initially was

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Jeannette to recognize inaugural hall of fame class Friday night

Some of Jeannette’s all-time greats will be honored Friday night as the school district rolls out its inaugural Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame class.

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Oakland Catholic, Penn Hills girls to meet for Section 3-5A championship

February 4, 2019

It's the final Tuesday of the high school basketball regular season, and there are plenty of key WPIAL boys basketball games on the schedule. One of the better games on the slate though is a girls basketball showdown with a section championship up for grabs. Oakland Catholic sits atop Section

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Former WPIAL standout Anthony Johnson commits to Bowling Green football

January 31, 2019

Former Jeannette standout Anthony Johnson, who helped the Jayhawks win WPIAL and PIAA football titles in 2017, committed Thursday to Bowling Green. Johnson announced his decision on Twitter. The 6-foot-4, 255-pound senior transferred in July to Cleveland Heights High School in Ohio. The defensive end chose the Mid-American Conference school

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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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