Tag: Laurel Highlands

Wrestling notebook: Hempfield, Greensburg Salem to battle for Crosstown Cup

December 12, 2017

Former Hempfield coach Rick Shaheen felt Westmoreland County wrestling needed a jolt back in 1999. So Shaheen and Greensburg Salem coach Randy Parsley created the

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WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball players to watch

December 3, 2017

Preseason Player of the Year Robby Carmody Mars 6-4, Sr., guard 26.2 ppg Players to watch Raquan Elliot McKeesport 6-5, Sr., G/F, 15.4 ppg Joey

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Greensburg Salem uses big second half to hold off Laurel Highlands

September 8, 2017

Greensburg Salem broke open a close game with three second-half touchdowns to defeat Class 4A Big Nine Conference foe Laurel Highlands, 32-15, Friday night at

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

August 24, 2017

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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WPIAL football conference preview: Class 4A Big 9

August 13, 2017

The favorite Thomas Jefferson (12-1 overall, 8-0 Big 9 in 2016) Thomas Jefferson has become a regular visitor to Heinz Field, claiming seven WPIAL titles,

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2015 Positive Athlete Awards

May 19, 2015

2015 Positive Athlete Awards On Wednesday, May 13th,  27 Western PA High School students were recognized at the John Heinz History Center by Hines Ward as “Positive Athletes” .  These athletes were nominated by coaches, teachers, administrators, parents, and friends for their ability to meet the following criteria in their day-to day lives as athletes, students and members of their communities.

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10th MSA Sports Athletes of the Year Coming 7/1/11

June 26, 2011

MSA Sports has just concluded its 12th season of high school sports coverage in Western Pennsylvania ten years under the Management Science Associates umbrella. Another anniversary of sorts is coming Friday with the announcement of the 10th MSA Sports Male and Female Athletes of the Year.

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2010 WPIAL/City League Football Standings – Week 12

November 18, 2010

Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Twelve of the 2010 high school football season. Standings are updated after Thursday, Friday and Saturday scholastic gridiron action each week here on the MSA Sports Network. # - Clinched at least a share of the conference title * - Clinched playoff spot

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Scholastic Notebook – 11/12/2010

November 12, 2010

The Parkway Conference in Class AAA and the Eastern Conference in Class A were both 4-0 in WPIAL first-round football playoff games last week. That is impressive, but not unheard of in the WPIAL. Now if either one of those conferences go 4-0 in this week's games, it will be a first.

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