Tag: Yough

The Birdie appreciates a good goose egg in Westmoreland County

September 20, 2017

Four weeks into his new gig as Westmoreland County's high school football analyst, expert and forecaster — andquot;Call me what you'd like,andquot; he said, andquot;Just

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Westmoreland notebook: Golf season shifts to individual postseason

September 16, 2017

Golf season shifts to the individual postseason this week as section tournaments are played around the WPIAL. Boys tournaments will be Monday and Tuesday, and

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Westmoreland high school football notebook: Penn-Trafford defense boasts stingy front 7

September 14, 2017

Penn-Trafford had a big box of bananas in the locker room after last week's home win over Plum. It's a regular pregame and postgame snack

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Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Ben Midlik, Yough’s Justine Appolonia

September 13, 2017

Ben Midlik School: Hempfield Sport: Soccer Class: Senior Claim to fame: Midlik, who had five goals last season, scored a pair of penalty kicks to

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Week 3’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in Westmoreland County

Class 5A Big East Conference 4-5A Franklin Regional (2-0, 2-0) at Plum (1-2, 1-1) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Franklin Regional topped Kiski Area, 19-14,

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The Birdie has ‘IT’ factor in Westmoreland County

The Birdie saw the andquot;ITandquot; remake over the weekend and the horror movie nearly freaked him out of his feathers. andquot;Had nightmares,andquot; he said. andquot;Like

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Derry bounces back with rout of Yough

September 8, 2017

A week ago, Derry football coach Tim Sweeney wondered how much his players wanted to win. After all, the Trojans still were smarting from a

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High school football notebook: Latrobe rallying around injured senior tackle Yesho

September 7, 2017

Latrobe will be looking for its first win of the season Friday night. If the Wildcats get the job done against Chartiers Valley in their

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The Birdie likes to see upsets in Westmoreland County

September 6, 2017

Upsets always get the Birdie excited — even when he doesn't call them. He was bouncing off the walls in the office last week when

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Week 2’s don’t miss matchups in Westmoreland County

Class 5A Big East Conference 4-5A FRANKLIN REGIONAL (1-0, 1-0) at KISKI AREA (0-2, 0-1) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Franklin Regional defeated McKeesport, 13-7;

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