Tag: Latrobe

WPIAL singles, doubles champions advance in PIAA tournament

November 2, 2018

It was a good day to be a WPIAL champion Friday at the PIAA singles and doubles tournaments at Hershey Racquet Club. Both district singles champions and the two doubles teams that claimed WPIAL gold were victorious in the first round and quarterfinals. North Allegheny's Ashley Huang earned two straight-set

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Westmoreland high school football notebook: Area teams enjoy turnaround seasons

November 1, 2018

The football playoffs will have the local regulars. Jeannette, Franklin Regional, Penn-Trafford and Belle Vernon occupy spots on the WPIAL brackets. Derry and Monessen are back to being contenders and Ligonier Valley has become a juggernaut in the District 6 Heritage Conference. But the return of a pair of local

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Westmoreland soccer notebook: Boys teams take center stage this fall

October 31, 2018

Girls soccer teams from Westmoreland County had turned the WPIAL finals into an annual pilgrimage to Highmark Stadium. The boys, not so much. But times are changing, at least for this season. While no local girls teams made it to the championship games for the first time since 2009, three

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Westmoreland County football players to watch for opening round of playoffs

Anthony Bertram Belle Vernon, Sr., WR/OLB The Leopards senior has six catches for 66 yards and three touchdowns and rushed four times for 17 yards. He had 39 tackles and 11 tackles for losses from his linebacker spot. Josh Cheplick Penn-Trafford, Jr., LT/NT The Warriors junior is an outstanding blocker

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The Birdie makes a muddy mess before this week’s Westmoreland County games

Last week: 12-1 (92.3%) Season: 107-24 (81.7%) Dripping wet and covered in slop, the Birdie returned home from a recent game but neglected to take his dad sneakers off when he entered his front door. Mrs. Birdie blew the whistle before he took a second step. andquot;She had a bonafide

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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Penn-Trafford wins third straight WPIAL field hockey title

Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt assigned some homework during the top-seeded Warriors' playoff bye. She made it mandatory for her players to attend No. 3 Latrobe's opening-round match with No. 2 Oakland Catholic. andquot;They were required to come to my field and watch them play,andquot; Dutt said. andquot;They had

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WPIAL field hockey, volleyball playoffs continue in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 29, 2018

Will the golden runs of Penn-Trafford and Ellis School continue Tuesday in a pair of WPIAL field hockey championship matches Peters Township ended Pine-Richland's title run at one with a victory on Monday in the Class AAA finals. Now Latrobe in Class AA and Shady Side Academy in Class A

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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Derry again draws Central Valley in opening round of WPIAL football playoffs

There were a few surprises that came out of the WPIAL football playoff pairings on Monday at the Double Tree Hotel in Green Tree. But one thing that wasn't a shock was who Derry will play in the opening round on Friday. The Trojans, seeded No. 2 in Class 3A,

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