Tag: Southmoreland

Southmoreland boys basketball ready for busy week

February 4, 2019

Some teams prefer to stroll into the WPIAL basketball playoffs. Southmoreland's boys team hopes to go in with a full charge. The Scotties are in the midst of a hectic final week of the regular season with four games in five days. It's not like they are casual postseason tune-ups,

Read More...

Westmoreland notebook: Latrobe adds football opponent

February 2, 2019

Penn-Trafford football dropped a bombshell recently when it announced it will play national power Washington High in Massillon, Ohio, to fill a void on its schedule. Struggling Albert Gallatin withdrew from the WPIAL in football, leaving teams in the Class 5A Big East Conference with an open week to fill.

Read More...

Elizabeth Forward girls step closer to Section 3-4A title after defeating No. 5 Southmoreland

January 31, 2019

After senior forward Maggie Moore scored inside for Southmoreland to tie the game with 17 seconds left, Elizabeth Forward coach Krystal Gibbs gathered her players during a timeout to cast a vote of confidence. Her message: andquot;Just finish the game,andquot; Gibbs said. andquot;I believe in you, now I just need

Read More...

First place up for grabs Thursday in Section 2-4A girls basketball

January 30, 2019

It's time to say so long to a frigid January with a pair of red hot WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball games Thursday with first place up for grabs. In the latest Trib HSSN Class 4A rankings, Blackhawk is No. 2 and Central Valley No. 3. The two teams are

Read More...

Five things to watch in the WPIAL wrestling team tournament

January 27, 2019

Can they do it again The 41st annual WPIAL wrestling team tournament gets underway Monday with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches at Canon-McMillan. Burrell in Class AA and Kiski Area in Class AAA will try and defend their WPIAL titles. Burrell has won the past 12 championships in Class AA,

Read More...

Westmoreland County high school notebook: WPIAL rushing champ Shoaf pledges to Mercyhurst

January 26, 2019

The two-time WPIAL regular-season rushing champion has a college destination. Yough senior running back Dustin Shoaf, who racked up 5,053 yards during his highlight-packed career, announced Friday he has committed to Mercyhurst. Shoaf made a short video to declare his school of choice and posted it to Twitter with the

Read More...

Westmoreland basketball notebook: Hempfield boys, Southmoreland girls take pride in ‘D’

January 24, 2019

The Hempfield boys and Southmoreland girls basketball teams have something common, and it isn't that you can get to both schools via the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass. The similarity is in the numbers. Both teams lead their respective WPIAL classifications in defensive scoring average. Hempfield holds the lowest points-against average

Read More...

Kiski Area, Burrell earn top seeds for WPIAL wrestling tournament

The WPIAL wrestling committee on Thursday awarded Kiski Area (Class AAA) and Burrell (Class AA) the No. 1 seeds for the upcoming team tournament, which begins Monday with Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Kiski Area (11-0), ranked third in the state in the Trib HSSN rankings, has won the past two

Read More...

Southmoreland wrestling reaches WPIAL playoffs

January 23, 2019

Things didn't start so well for the Southmoreland wrestling team Wednesday evening. After driving for more than hour to get to Highlands, the team bus pulled up to the wrong school, and first-year coach Dan Boring hoped it wasn't a sign of things to come. andquot;I'm like, 'We're already starting

Read More...

Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Serra Catholic’s Jimmy Moon

January 21, 2019

Jimmy Moon School: Serra Catholic Class: Senior This has turned out to be the year of the Moon in WPIAL boys basketball. The Moon Tigers are the only undefeated boys team left in the WPIAL as they sit at 14-0 and in first place in Section 2-5A. Then there is

Read More...