Tag: Southmoreland

Mt. Pleasant freshmen wrestlers capture Section 3-AA titles

February 14, 2019

Mt. Pleasant freshmen Luke Geibig and Dayton Pitzer wrestled like veterans in their first Section 3-AA tournament Friday at Canon-McMillan.

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Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsules for Monday’s games

February 13, 2019

Monday’s games

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Norwin girls to face Mt. Lebanon for 4th consecutive postseason

February 12, 2019

There weren't many surprises at the WPIAL basketball pairings meeting Tuesday at the Green Tree Doubletree. About the only suspense was where the WPIAL committee would seed Norwin and North Allegheny in Class 6A. Both teams finished Section 1 play with 13-1 records, and North Allegheny is the reigning champion.

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Latrobe boys hoping for top seed when WPIAL releases basketball playoff pairings

February 11, 2019

Latrobe has been in a number of close games. Like, let's-take-this-and-run games. All the while, the Wildcats have spent the majority of the boys basketball regular season as the No. 1-ranked team in WPIAL Class 6A. They have not lost to a WPIAL team since last year's quarterfinals. They have

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As WPIAL playoffs loom, top Westmoreland girls teams getting defensive

February 6, 2019

Looking at this season through a defensive prism, Southmoreland girls basketball coach Brian Pritts certainly can admire his team's handiwork. andquot;We know our defense was going to be one of our main strengths,andquot; Pritts said. andquot;Our girls take a lot of pride in playing 'D'.andquot; Southmoreland has the best points-against

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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,

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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.

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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

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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

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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,

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