Tag: Monessen

The Birdie welcomes Tom Hanks to Westmoreland County

September 5, 2018

Last week: 11-3 (.786) Season: 16-6 (.727 The Birdie likes to hang out at coffee shops during the week to mingle with -- and eavesdrop

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A-K Valley high school roundup for Sept. 3, 2018

September 2, 2018

Jaci Bowser and Ariana Kovach helped give new Highlands girls soccer coach Jenna Plummer her first win. Bowser and Kovach each scored a pair of

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

August 29, 2018

Class 5A Big East Penn-Trafford (0-1, 0-0) at 1-5A Gateway (1-0, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday at Pete Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville Radio/Internet: TribHSSN.TribLive.com Last week: Norwin

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The Birdie stress eating after season-opening struggles in Westmoreland County

Last week: 5-3 (.625) Season: 5-3 (.625) It doesn't take much to impress the Birdie. So when the area's prep football expert found a viral

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Steady Monessen boys soccer looks to maintain success

August 25, 2018

Sam Perry took the Monessen boys soccer coaching job 14 years ago and, looking back, even he is a little surprised by the program's steady

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Chick’s Picks gets out the crystal ball for Week Zero

August 23, 2018

The man, the myth, the legend: Week Zero is here. You may be asking yourself -- what exactly is Week Zero anyway Week Zero offers

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Westmoreland County football preview capsules for Week Zero

August 22, 2018

Nonconference Charleroi at Monessen 7 p.m. Friday, Memorial Stadium, Monessen Last year: Charleroi finished 9-2, 6-1 in the Century (2A); Monessen was 3-8, 2-5 in

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The Birdie states case as top-flight prognosticator for Westmoreland County

Last season: 119-30 (.799) The Birdie sat in a recent meeting about the new andquot;Trib 7andquot; series, which ranks the best WPIAL players of all-time

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Monessen hopes rivalry game will be springboard to success

August 18, 2018

With a rivalry is as old and intense as Monessen versus Charleroi, anything is possible. Greyhounds coach Mikey Blainefield can vouch for that. A four-year

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Monessen looks to take another positive step

Qualifying for the WPIAL playoffs is usually not something to celebrate at Monessen. Most years, it's a given. Monessen boasts one of Western Pennsylvania's more

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