Tag: Penn Hills

Coach/engineer/PhD Jon LeDonne returns missing swagger to Penn Hills football

December 7, 2018

Jon LeDonne graduated as his high school's valedictorian, owns a PhD in engineering from Carnegie Mellon and works for a secured research laboratory that supports the nuclear Navy. Yet, many folks probably know him as the high school football coach with a lumberjack beard who wears shorts on the sideline

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Penn Hills’ Perkins sets sights on PIAA tournament berth

December 6, 2018

After qualifying for the WPIAL wrestling tournament the first three years of his high school career, senior Justin Perkins will look to make his final season at Penn Hills count as he has his sights on a trip to Hershey for the state tournament. Last season, Perkins (14-8) lost both

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PIAA Class 5A championship breakdown: Penn Hills vs. Manheim Central

PIAA Class 5A championship Penn Hills (15-0) vs. Manheim Central (15-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey On the air: PCN Coaches: Jon LeDonne, Penn Hills; Dave Hahn, Manheim Central PIAA titles: Penn Hills 1 (1995); Manheim Central 1 (2003) How they got here: Penn Hills defeated West Allegheny in

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Road to Hershey hits final straightaway at PIAA finals

December 5, 2018

The finish line to the 2018 high school football season is in sight, and it's going to be a sweet ending for six teams. Part of that is winning a PIAA championship with the added bonus of doing it at the sweetest place on earth. For the 21st season in

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Penn Hills, Manheim Central can call on 7-on-7 matchup for PIAA Class 5A final preparation

Manheim Central and Penn Hills, two supremely talented offenses, ran into one another in June during a seven-on-seven passing camp at Penn State. The final score was close, Manheim Central coach Dave Hahn remembers, but he can't say for sure who won that battle in shorts and T-shirts. andquot;It sticks

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Penn Hills football team plans PIAA championship practice at Penn State

Penn Hills won't bus directly to Hershey for the state championship but instead will stop and practice at Penn State, where senior Terry andquot;Tankandquot; Smith's uncle coaches. The running back's namesake is Nittany Lions' assistant head coach Terry Smith. So in preparation for Friday night's PIAA final, Penn Hills will

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WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball breakdown

December 2, 2018

WPIAL Class 5A Preseason Player of the Year Megan McConnell Chartiers Valley 5-6, Jr., guard 19.0 ppg in 2017-18 Players to watch Adia Brisker Penn Hills 5-8, Sr., G, 13.2 ppg Jenna Clark Thomas Jefferson 5-7, Sr., G, 17.7 ppg Tai Johnson Mars 5-7, Sr., G, 18.4 ppg Tayonna Robertson

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WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball breakdown

WPIAL Class 5A Preseason Player of the Year Donovan Johnson Moon 6-6, Jr., guard 19.0 ppg last season Players to watch Michael Carmody Mars 6-6, Jr., F, 12.0 ppg Nick Leopold Franklin Regional 5-9, Sr., G, 12.0 ppg Jaden Nelson Montour 6-0, Sr., G, 12.0 ppg Joe Pipilo Chartiers Valley

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Aliquippa’s M.J. Devonshire named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week

It has been a special year for M.J. Devonshire and Aliquippa. Need a big play on offense, defense or special teams, he's your guy. andquot;M.J.'s performance was that of a senior leader who was doing everything he could to lead his team to a win,andquot; said Aliquippa first-year coach Mike

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Penn Hills knocks off 2-time defending state champion Archbishop Wood, earns trip to Hershey

November 30, 2018

Jon LeDonne looked over his shoulder at the scoreboard one final time as his players celebrated around him. andquot;I don't know if I have time to enjoy it right now,andquot; the Penn Hills coach said with a smile. andquot;I keep checking the clock to make sure there are zeroes on

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