Tag: Norwin

West Allegheny’s Nathan Dragisich named Trib HSSN Boys Soccer Player of the Year

December 1, 2018

Trib HSSN Boys Soccer Player of the Year Nathan Dragisich West Allegheny, senior, midfielder Playing at a fast, attacking pace, West Allegheny racked up 120 goals, 23 wins and a PIAA championship. Nathan Dragisich was out in front, leading the charge as the Indians went andquot;dragandquot; racing to their most

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Norwin girls swimming returns strong lineup that compete at WPIALs

November 30, 2018

The Norwin boys swimming team is small, but the girls are loaded and look forward to being a spoiler under first-year coach Doug Watson. The Knights have most of their competitors from the WPIAL Class AAA championship meet last season, plus 10 freshmen. andquot;(The) girls could surprise,andquot; Watson said. Sophomores

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New section has Norwin girls basketball heading north

November 29, 2018

Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski has some extra work to do as he prepares his team for the upcoming season. Not only is he putting together his team, he's also preparing to face new section opponents. When the WPIAL basketball committee was setting new sections in Class 6A for

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Norwin boys look to contend in new-look Section 3-6A

Missing the WPIAL postseason is rare for the Norwin boys basketball team. Missing out the past two seasons has the team working hard to end that little drought. Norwin coach Lynn Washowich not only wants his team back in the playoffs, he wants them to strive to be section champions.

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Southmoreland’s Miller headed to RMU

November 28, 2018

Pipe dreams can come true. Just look at the Southmoreland softball program. The once-struggling Scotties won a WPIAL championship last spring. For decades, getting players to the Division I college level seemed nearly as improbable. But things sure have changed in Alverton. You just need Faith. Junior Faith Miller, a

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Norwin’s DeAugustine eager to take wrestling program for spin

November 22, 2018

For 14 years, former Hempfield wrestling coach Vince DeAugustine sat in his folding chair during matches against Norwin. Now, he's changed chairs. When DeAugustine took over as the Norwin coach last May, he took the reins of a stocked program. He is eager to build a winner. andquot;I've always been

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Jeannette basketball players get early start

November 21, 2018

Jeannette boys basketball coach Adrian Batts feels spoiled this preseason. For the first time since 2014, he had his entire team available for the start of practice. Deep playoff runs in football have limited what the basketball team could do several weeks into the past several seasons as two-sport players

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Norwin eager to host WPIAL Class 5A football championship

After hosting WPIAL football playoff games the last two weeks, Norwin is set to welcome the Class 5A championship on Friday night. West Allegheny (10-2) will play Penn Hills (13-0) at 7:30 p.m. A WPIAL football final has not been played at a high school stadium since 1985. Norwin hosted

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Landmark season by Norwin boys soccer lays groundwork for future teams

November 16, 2018

Sometimes a soccer team will need a certain piece of the puzzle to make a big run. A star forward. A battle-tested goal keeper. A strong midfield presence. For Norwin coach Scott Schuchert, his team had every piece of that puzzle as the Knights put together one of the best

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Westmoreland County athletes follow in older siblings’ footsteps with Division I commitments

November 14, 2018

Nick Coy wanted to be a wrestler because he saw his older brother, Cam, become proficient in the sport. Twisting opponents into precarious positions and holding them down on the mat appealed to the impressionable younger sibling, two years Cam's junior. andquot;I thought, 'I'll give it a try,' andquot; said

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