Tag: Latrobe

Week 2’s don’t miss matchups in Westmoreland County

September 6, 2017

Class 5A Big East Conference 4-5A FRANKLIN REGIONAL (1-0, 1-0) at KISKI AREA (0-2, 0-1) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Franklin Regional defeated McKeesport, 13-7;

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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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The Birdie viewed a good fight last week in Westmoreland County

August 30, 2017

After dishing out $100 from his piggy bank — he had a part-timer roll a big pile of change he dumped in the center of

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Week 1’s don’t miss matchups for Westmoreland County

Class 6A SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ALTOONA (1-0, 0-0) at NORWIN (0-1, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Altoona rallied in the fourth quarter to edge past

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Derry knocks off neighboring Latrobe behind Broadway’s 3 TDs

August 25, 2017

This time, there was no andquot;trickery.andquot; Derry coach Tim Sweeney, incensed by the reference to last year's eight-point victory over neighboring rival Latrobe on running

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Latrobe girls soccer to rely on youth to find success

August 24, 2017

Last season, the Latrobe girls soccer team was loaded with 14 seniors. Despite that experience in their corner, the Wildcats struggled to a 1-10-2 overall

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Latrobe boys have experienced senior class hoping to improve on 5-13 record

Soccer players who cross over to participate in football, specifically to kick on Friday nights, seem to be more common than ever. And in most

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Week Zero’s don’t-miss matchups in Westmoreland County

NonCONFERENCE GREENSBURG C.C. (2-8 in '16) at TUSCARAWAS C.C., OHIO (5-5 in '16) 7 p.m. Saturday Last year: Greensburg Central missed the playoffs for the

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The Birdie offers Week Zero predictions for Westmoreland County

A few coaches asked the Birdie if he bumped his head before he put together his column for last Sunday's preseason andquot;Gameplanandquot; section that gave

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CTK ’17 – 5-A Big East Conference Preview

August 17, 2017

Last season, Big East Conference teams were involved in some of the most dramatic and wild finishes in the entire WPIAL, including multiple involving the McKeesport Tigers. In the regular season, Armstrong edged McKeesport in an overtime classic. Meanwhile in the 5A semifinals, it was the Tigers who pulled off a Hail Mary to win […]

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