Tag: Ligonier Valley

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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Seven football teams in TribHSSN state rankings lose, three fall out

October 28, 2018

As the regular season concludes and district playoffs begin, we have a shakeup in the TribHSSN state rankings. Seven ranked teams lost in Week 9: Four remained ranked, but three fell out. For the first time since early in the season, a top-ranked team lost as Aliquippa was stunned by

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Ligonier Valley steamrolls Shade for third Appalachian Bowl title

October 27, 2018

WINDBER - Ligonier Valley football players were eager to see if they could slow down the high-powered Shade offense led by senior quarterback Brady Fyfe. The Shade quarterback is having another record-setting season, having thrown for 2,723 yards and 38 touchdowns, and the Panthers were outscoring teams from the WestPAC

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Ligonier Valley, Shade passing attacks to be on display in Saturday’s Appalachian Bowl

October 25, 2018

In two previous seasons since the Appalachian Bowl high school football game was resurrected from a 22-year hiatus, Ligonier Valley has represented the Heritage Conference with a 97-0 advantage in a pair of one-sided victories. The District 6-2A Rams, ranked second in the PIAA by Trib Total Media, are at

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The Birdie delves into tiebreakers before picking Westmoreland County games

October 24, 2018

Last week: 14-1 (.933) Season: 95-23 (.805) On the morning of a rare day off, the Birdie pushed around his scrambled eggs at breakfast, scraping his fork against Mrs. Birdie's fancy plate, causing her to cringe. He then used the fork to flip his pumpkin spiced pancakes and sent them

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Anderson collects Penn State offer

October 20, 2018

Malia Anderson expected colleges to take notice after the season she had on the track last spring. The interest has trickled in for the Greensburg Salem senior, who is primed for a big senior year. The 800-meter specialist has heard from Penn State, Villanova and Georgetown. She took an official

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Westmoreland football notebook: Belle Vernon motivated to win for injured QB

October 18, 2018

Quarterback Jared Hartman's season-ending knee injury was a devastating blow to the Belle Vernon football program but the Leopards were quick to recover. No andquot;break glass in case of emergencyandquot; warnings or waving of white flags down in the Mon Valley. Class 4A No. 3 Belle Vernon (6-1) is not

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All 30 teams win in Trib’s PIAA football rankings

October 14, 2018

Perfection is thy name. For the first time this season, there are zero changes to the state rankings because all 30 teams were winners in Week 7. One of the top games this past weekend was a collision of District 12 powers as Class 6A top-ranked St. Joseph's Prep knocked

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Ligonier Valley wins 3rd Heritage Conference title in a row

October 12, 2018

They waged the Battle of Fort Ligonier 260 years ago to the day. It was a time when the British forces fended off the French and Indians warriors. On Friday night, Ligonier Valley defended its turf at Weller Field in a first-place showdown against Northern Cambria, the top Class A

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Westmoreland high school football notebook: Big East coaches praise Penn-Trafford

October 11, 2018

Ask coaches from the Class 5A Big East Conference if they're surprised to see Penn-Trafford in the thick of the conference-title chase and you'll get the same answer presented a few different ways. Nope. No way. Of course not. Penn-Trafford has one of the most respected programs around, a sentiment

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