Tag: Yough

Benedek shines as Elizabeth Forward shuts out Yough in Big East Conference

October 26, 2018

Elizabeth Forward coach Mike Collodi raved all season about quarterback Zach Benedek's athleticism. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound senior can do it all on the football field and showed off his talents in the regular-season finale Friday night. Benedek returned an interception for a touchdown, ran for a score and threw for

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Westmoreland football notebook: Greensburg Salem hopes to complete turnaround

October 25, 2018

Win and you're in. There aren't many motivating factors better than that one in the final week of a regular season. Greensburg Salem could be like Latrobe and become another local turnaround story if the Golden Lions can win Friday night at Indiana. They have not been to the WPIAL

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Westmoreland County don’t-miss matchups for Week 9

October 24, 2018

Class 6A Seneca Valley (6-3, 4-3) at Norwin (3-5, 2-5) 7 p.m. Friday at Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Last week: Pine-Richland 21, Seneca Valley 7; Mt. Lebanon 34, Norwin 28 Coaches: Ron Butschle, Seneca Valley; Dave Broseski, Norwin Top players: Gabe Lawson, Seneca Valley (Jr., 6-2, 190, QB); Jayvon

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Westmoreland County football players to watch for Week 9

Justin Cramer Jeannette, Jr., T/LB The 6-foot, 299-pound junior leads the Jayhawks with 101 tackles. He and Drake Petrillo have put a lot of heat on opposing quarterbacks. He's also a good blocker on offense. Dillon Ferretti Hempfield, Jr., TE/LB The 5-foot-11, 225-pound junior is having a fantastic season for

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The Birdie delves into tiebreakers before picking Westmoreland County games

Last week: 14-1 (.933) Season: 95-23 (.805) On the morning of a rare day off, the Birdie pushed around his scrambled eggs at breakfast, scraping his fork against Mrs. Birdie's fancy plate, causing her to cringe. He then used the fork to flip his pumpkin spiced pancakes and sent them

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Late goal lifts Burrell girls soccer team past Yough in 1st round

October 20, 2018

Burrell sophomore midfielder Jordyn Kowalkowski scored 17 goals in 16 regular-season games. Her 18th of the season Saturday put the Bucs girls soccer team into the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals. Kowalkowski scored from 22 yards with 3 minutes, 27 seconds left to lift Burrell to a 1-0 victory over Yough

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North Catholic cruises past Yough in Big East Conference game

October 19, 2018

North Catholic bullied Yough in the trenches to secure another Class 3A Big East Conference win Friday in its quest for a conference championship. Trojans coach Pat O'Shea said his team, which has recorded three consecutive shutouts, felt it could win battles at the line of scrimmage before North Catholic's

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Girls soccer playoffs set to begin in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

The curtain goes up Saturday on the 2018 WPIAL girls soccer postseason with 24 first-round playoff matches. Penn-Trafford, Moon, Waynesburg and Greensburg Central Catholic are the defending champions. Not only are Penn-Trafford and Moon in the Class 4A playoff tournament this season, they are on the same side of the

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A-K Valley girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s 1st-round games

October 18, 2018

Girls soccer First round Class 3A No. 7 Kiski Area (13-4) vs. No. 10 Plum (12-6) 3 p.m. Saturday at Kiski Area Winner plays: Winner of No. 2 Oakland Catholic (14-1)/No. 15 Gateway (7-9-2) on Wednesday Coaches: Melisa O'Toole, Kiski Area; Caitlin Schuchert, Plum Players to watch: Reagan Frederick, Kiski

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Westmoreland girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s 1st-round games

Girls soccer First round Class 4A No. 12. Hempfield (6-9) vs. No. 5 Pine-Richland (14-3) 2 p.m. Saturday at Pine-Richland Winner plays: No. 4 Upper St. Clair (13-3) Coaches: Adam Shaffer, Hempfield; Jodi Chmielewski, Pine-Richland Players to watch: Sydney Patrick, Jr., F, Hempfield; Megan Donnelly, So., F, Pine-Richland Corner kicks:

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