Tag: Penn-Trafford

Penn-Trafford runs over North Hills

November 2, 2018

Penn-Trafford football coach John Ruane was sitting in his office after Friday's WPIAL Class 5A first-round game with his feet on his desk. When your football team turns in the type of performance his did, there was a reason the coach felt that way. Ruane was looking for a solid

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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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Penn-Trafford, North Hills to wear commemorative helmet decals to honor shooting victims

The Penn-Trafford and North Hills football teams will honor the memory of victims of the Squirrel Hill synagogue shooting by wearing special decals on their helmets during Friday night's WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game in Harrison City. The black and white decals, circles with the words andquot;Stronger Than Hateandquot;

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Westmoreland soccer notebook: Boys teams take center stage this fall

October 31, 2018

Girls soccer teams from Westmoreland County had turned the WPIAL finals into an annual pilgrimage to Highmark Stadium. The boys, not so much. But times are changing, at least for this season. While no local girls teams made it to the championship games for the first time since 2009, three

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Westmoreland County football players to watch for opening round of playoffs

Anthony Bertram Belle Vernon, Sr., WR/OLB The Leopards senior has six catches for 66 yards and three touchdowns and rushed four times for 17 yards. He had 39 tackles and 11 tackles for losses from his linebacker spot. Josh Cheplick Penn-Trafford, Jr., LT/NT The Warriors junior is an outstanding blocker

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

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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Westmoreland County football Q&A with Penn-Trafford’s Niko Rosso

At this time last season, Niko Rosso was watching his Penn-Trafford teammates prepare for the WPIAL playoffs from the sidelines. Rosso injured his elbow and missed the entire postseason: the exciting wins over Fox Chapel and Upper St. Clair, and the close loss to Gateway in the Class 5A championship

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Penn-Trafford, North Hills set to reignite postseason rivalry

Pat Carey can't remember how many times North Hills and Penn-Trafford have met in a football game. But the North Hills coach said it started to become laughable for a stretch when the teams squared off in the opening round. Counting Friday's WPIAL Class 5A first round contest at Warrior

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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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Penn-Trafford wins third straight WPIAL field hockey title

Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt assigned some homework during the top-seeded Warriors' playoff bye. She made it mandatory for her players to attend No. 3 Latrobe's opening-round match with No. 2 Oakland Catholic. andquot;They were required to come to my field and watch them play,andquot; Dutt said. andquot;They had

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