Tag: Yough

High school notebook: Yough’s Shoaf in elite company after record-breaking performance

October 21, 2017

Yough football coach Scott Wood predicted a few weeks ago that Cougars' junior running back Dustin Shoaf had the potential to break the school's single-game

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Yough’s Dustin Shoaf sets school record with 428 yards rushing in win vs. Southmoreland

October 20, 2017

There was no WPIAL postseason playoff berth at stake at Southmoreland's Russ Grimm Field on Friday night, but someone neglected to tell the participants, as

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Breaking down the 2017 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs

October 18, 2017

Class 4A Favorite: Norwin, despite drawing the No. 4 seed, has won back-to-back WPIAL championships and has more than enough talent to three-peat. The Knights

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The Birdie sets a gold standard in Westmoreland County

When the cleaning crew came in late one night this week, they found The Birdie pounding nails into new gold-colored carpet he had just rolled

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Week 8’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in Westmoreland County

Class 5A Big East Conference Kiski Area (1-7, 1-5) at 1-5A Penn-Trafford (8-0, 6-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Last week: Kiski Area lost to Gateway, 61-21.

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Week 7’s don’t-miss high school football matchups for Westmoreland County

October 11, 2017

Class 5A Big East Armstrong (4-3, 2-3) at 1-5A Penn-Trafford (7-0, 5-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Last week: Armstrong edged Latrobe, 38-37, in double overtime. Penn-Trafford

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The Birdie learns from his losses

The Birdie is no sore loser. If someone proves him wrong, he accepts it and moves on. andquot;Coach Harvey Hornbill taught me in pee wees

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Wiederstein lands Michigan scholarship before pitching for Hempfield varsity

October 10, 2017

Tyler Wiederstein did not throw a single pitch at the varsity level last season for Hempfield baseball, but the sophomore right-hander has a scholarship to

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Week 6’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in Westmoreland County

October 4, 2017

Class 6A Southeastern Conference Hempfield (1-5, 0-4) at Altoona (1-5, 0-4) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Hempfield lost to Bethel Park, 55-21. Altoona lost to

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The Birdie is always hungry for more in Westmoreland County

The Birdie never judges a playbook by its cover and he never judges a press box by its aroma on Friday nights — until he

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