Tag: Laurel Highlands

Laurel Highlands grad Kolesar hired as football coach at alma mater

February 21, 2019

The Laurel Highlands School Board stayed in house in hiring the district’s second high school football coach in as many seasons.

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Trib HSSN Girls Swimmer of the Week: Laurel Highlands’ Maria Mrosko

January 17, 2019

Maria Mrosko made her WPIAL debut last year as a freshman and was able to hold her own in the thick of the girls Class AAA 200-yard individual medley. The Laurel Highlands sophomore placed fifth in the event and also represented the Mustangs at the state championship meet. After an

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Freshmen posting top times on WPIAL swimming honor roll

January 3, 2019

The WPIAL recently released a list of the top swim times from December dual meets, and a number of freshmen have crashed the party and posted leading performances. Quaker Valley's Isabel Huang recorded the top 100-yard backstroke time in girls Class AA with a 1:00.51 in a dual meet against

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Hempfield boys hold off rally by Laurel Highlands to win at Greensburg Salem tournament

December 27, 2018

It was no surprise to Bill Swan his team's seemingly comfortable lead against winless Laurel Highlands was dwindling. The Hempfield boys basketball coach never underestimates the Mustangs because he has played and coached against them for much of his life. andquot;I don't care if they haven't won a game. They're

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High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT

December 26, 2018

Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough

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Laurel Highlands looking for new football coach for 2nd straight year

December 20, 2018

Laurel Highlands has started the search for a new head football coach. After one season, Jake Just announced his resignation. According to TribLive HSSN affiliate WMBS, Just resigned for family reasons. The Greensburg resident has three children under age 6 and wanted to spend more time with them, he told

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Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Laurel Highlands’ Taylor Smith

December 16, 2018

Taylor Smith School: Laurel Highlands Class: Junior After making the playoffs in the 2015-16 season, the Laurel Highlands girls basketball program has fallen on hard times. The Mustangs finished 2-20 two years ago and then followed that up with a 3-19 record last winter. But the dawn of a new

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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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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

October 29, 2018

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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Kindelberger leads Franklin Regional volleyball to opening-round upset over Laurel Highlands

October 25, 2018

Sometimes having a Division I talent can be the difference. Being unconditionally resilient helps, too. For No. 11 Franklin Regional, on Thursday night at Serra Catholic High School, the Panthers had both. Aly Kindelberger, a 6-foot-2 sophomore already receiving interest from at least one of the nation's top collegiate volleyball

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