Tag: Ligonier Valley

Ligonier Valley football taking show on the road again in District 6 semifinals

November 8, 2018

As the Ligonier Valley football team prepared for Saturday's District 6 Class 2A semifinal against Bellwood-Antis, one of coach Roger Beitel's defensive assistants chided one of the players for not studying the opponent's game film that was sent to the players over the weekend. He wanted the player and the

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Westmoreland County football players to watch for Week 11

November 7, 2018

Bastien Anderson Derry, sr., RB/MLB The 5-foot-10, 160-pound senior likes to be in the middle of the action. He's one of the leading tacklers on the team. He has one interception and one strip sack for a defense that blanked North Catholic this season. He also has rushed for 95

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Westmoreland County high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 11

WPIAL Class 5A Quarterfinals No. 6 Penn-Trafford (9-2) vs. No. 3 Peters Township (9-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday, andamp;#0010;Titan Stadium, West Mifflin On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Penn-Trafford 42, North Hills 7; Peters Township 35, Armstrong 7 Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 Penn Hills (11-0)/No. 7 McKeesport (9-2) Coaches:

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Ligonier Valley moves District 6 semifinal game to Johnstown

November 5, 2018

Ligonier Valley won't be playing Saturday's PIAA District 6 semifinal game against Bellwood-Antis at Weller Field. Because of poor playing conditions, the Rams moved the game and will play at Greater Johnstown Stadium at 7 p.m. Last week, the Rams played their quarterfinal round game against Marion Center at Offutt

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Ligonier Valley rolls past Marion Center in opening round of District 6 playoffs

November 2, 2018

When he learned that Ligonier Valley would be playing its District 6-2A football playoff opener a short distance down Route 30 at Greensburg's Offutt Field, Kyrie Miller had mixed emotions. andquot;We were excited, but a little bummed out at first,andquot; the junior running back said Friday night after posting his

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

October 31, 2018

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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Under Beitel’s leadership, Ligonier Valley football grows into regular contender for district, PIAA success

Looking fit and trim -- and dapper, to boot -- Roger Beitel strode around a table inside the Richland Fire Hall in suburban Johnstown last week and welcomed a visitor to a luncheon promoting the annual Appalachian Bowl high school football game. In just a few days, Beitel, the unreticent

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Ligonier Valley moves playoff game to Greensburg Salem

With rain in the forecast and its home field still muddy from recent wet weather, Ligonier Valley will move Friday's home football playoff game from Weller Field to Greensburg Salem's Offutt Field. Ligonier Valley (10-0) is set to host Marion Center (5-5) as the Rams begin their quest for a

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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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