Bill Beckner stories, Page 203
Pryor reportedly reaches injury settlement, parts ways with Jaguars
It looks like Terrelle Pryor is back on the NFL free agent market again. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Pryor has reached an injury settlement with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the team has released him. The former Jeannette and Ohio State star initially had been placed on injured reserve...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Jeannette grad Ciara Gregory lands grad assistant job
Former Jeannette standout Ciara Gregory has a bond with the Charlotte women’s basketball program. The former 49ers sharpshooter has lived in the Charlotte area since she graduated a couple of years ago, and she routinely keeps up with the team. The 3-point record-holder will be around the program a lot...
Penn Hills’ Hollis Mathis named CAA rookie of week after rare start as freshman at W&M
It was only about eight months ago that quarterback Hollis Mathis was leading Penn Hills to a PIAA football championship in Hershey. But the dual-threat quarterback has moved on to college football and his progress has been notably swift. Mathis became the first true freshman at William & Mary to...
Hempfield grad Taylor Bartlow takes over WCCC softball team
A familiar name to the area will take over the softball program at Westmoreland County Community College. Barely finished with her college playing career, former Hempfield all-section player Taylor Bartlow was named coach of the Wolfpack. She wrapped up her time with the Robert Morris team in the spring. What...
Jacksonville keeps Terrelle Pryor, places him on injured list
While rumors and social media posts claimed otherwise, Terrelle Pryor was not released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday as NFL teams trimmed rosters to 53 players. Instead, the veteran wide receiver from Jeannette was added to the team’s reserve/injured list. Pryor has been struggling with a hamstring injury that...
WCCC men’s soccer snaps 40-game skid
Westmoreland County Community College had not experienced a win in men’s soccer since 2015 and was tangled in a frustrating streak. But the Wolfpack reversed course Thursday in their season opener, snapping a 40-game winless streak with a 5-4 victory over Allegany (Md.) in overtime in Youngwood. Freshman Ethan Turnbull,...
GCC soccer’s Nate Ward commits to Hoosiers
Nate Ward plays with emotion. You can see it when he scores a goal or if a penalty doesn’t go his team’s way on the soccer field. His facial expressions say it all. So it was no surprise the senior from Greensburg Central Catholic had a big smile on his...
Jeannette shows off big-play abilities on new turf in win vs. Leechburg
From idea to inception to realization, so much has been made of Jeannette’s new turf playing surface. Now, how about the team that plays on it? And how about this passing game? The second-ranked Jayhawks weren’t about to let down a spirited home crowd in the first game on the...
Yough QB Tristan Waldier done for season with knee injury
Yough received some bad news Thursday when MRI results revealed sophomore quarterback Tristan Waldier has a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee. Waldier is done for the rest of the season, Cougars coach Scott Wood confirmed. Junior Gamal Marballie moves over from wide receiver and will start under...
Belle Vernon’s “Beach” makes MaxPreps “amazing turf fields” top 10
MaxPreps captured birds-eye views of what it calls “10 amazing high school football turf fields” from around the country and a local venue made the list. Belle Vernon’s James Weir Stadium, known for its gold-colored turf — they call it “The Beach” — is among a series of unique fields...
Video of Latrobe lineman catching punt in practice goes viral
It seemed like a fun yet unassuming moment at the end of a recent Latrobe football practice. But it turned into a viral video. Teams have done this particular high-stakes test before, but now more might want to try it. The contest goes like this: Punt the ball to a...
Jeannette rolls out the carpet for fans at McKee Stadium
Jeannette football players have watched the transformation at McKee Stadium. From a pooch punt away on their adjacent practice field, they’ve seen the old sod come up, the fresh foundation go down and the artificial turf get rolled out. After a few practices on the sleek surface this week, the...
Pitt-Greensburg adds pair of former WPIAL standouts to men’s soccer staff
Pitt-Greensburg has added a wealth of playing experience and depth to its men’s soccer coaching staff. Former standouts Matt Bisceglia and Nick Piccirilli have joined coach Marc Bucci’s staff this season. Bisceglia played goalkeeper at Kiski Area and Robert Morris. Piccirilli, a Center graduate, was an attacking forward at Seton...
Kirilloff, Matijevic headed to Arizona Fall League
Former WPIAL sluggers Alex Kirilloff and JJ Matijevic will stay baseball busy in the coming months. The pair, who play for different Class AA minor league teams — Kirilloff the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Southern League; Matijevic the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Texas League — have been invited...
Westmoreland County high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 1
Class 6A Norwin (0-1) at North Allegheny (1-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Newman Stadium, McCandless On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Dave Brozeski, Norwin; Art Walker Jr., North Allegheny Players to watch: Sean Pavlic, Norwin (Sr., 5-8, 155, WR/DB); Luke Colella, North Allegheny (Sr., 5-11. 180, WR/DB) Last week: Penn-Trafford 42, Norwin...
Westmoreland football Q&A with Greensburg Central Catholic’s Brandon Brown
Teammates and coaches like to call Brandon Brown “Slow-mo” when he practices. Yet Brown is considered by many of those same people to be the fastest player on the Greensburg Central Catholic football team. The paradox sits well with Brown, a senior wide receiver and defensive back whose opening-night efforts...
Trib HSSN preseason girls soccer rankings
WPIAL soccer season opens Friday. Here are the Tribune-Review boys preseason rankings. Class AAAA 1. Peters Township (18-5) — The Indians fell just short of a WPIAL title after a 2-1 loss to Seneca Valley in the championship. Despite having a short-handed lineup, Peters Township rallied to reach the PIAA...
Trib HSSN girls soccer players to watch in 2019
The WPIAL soccer season opens Friday. Here are some of the top girls soccer players to watch this season from around the district: Justine Appolonia, Yough, Sr., F Ellie Coffield, Mars, Jr., MF Tessa Dellarose, Brownsville, So., MF Megan Donnelly, Pine-Richland, Jr., F Haleigh Finale, South Park, Jr., F Eva...
Penn-Trafford girls soccer team ready to regroup
WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer champions just two years ago, Penn-Trafford ran aground in its bid for a repeat last season. The Warriors finished 12-5 after it was stunned by Butler, 4-1, in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. “I just remember that bus ride home,” senior midfielder Sarah...
After rare miss, Penn-Trafford boys soccer sets sights on WPIAL playoff return
Reno Kearns doesn’t try to mask anything by a pretense. He and his Penn-Trafford boys soccer teammates are not satisfied with last season. “The ultimate goal is to make the playoffs, and we didn’t do that,” the senior midfielder said. “We have to do a better job defensively if we...
Undersized Sanders brothers play big role for Jeannette footballVideo
Jeannette always embraces a small-but-mighty mantra. Backing down from a challenge, no matter how daunting, is simply not an option. Punch above your weight if you have to, but punch nonetheless. The Sanders brothers sort of embody that way of thinking. They might be undersized, but they play big for...
Trib HSSN boys soccer players to watch in 2019
The WPIAL soccer season opens Friday. Here are some of the top players to watch this season from around the district: • Fletcher Amos, West Allegheny, Sr., MF • Anthony DiFalco, Franklin Regional, So., F • Chad Eldridge, South Fayette, Jr., F • Joe Fonaghy, Canon-McMillan, Jr., F • Connor...
Trib HSSN preseason boys soccer rankings
WPIAL soccer season opens Friday. Here are the Tribune-Review boys preseason rankings. Class AAAA 1. Canon-McMillan (16-3) — The Big Macs reached the WPIAL semifinals last year and return several key players, including junior Joe Fonaghy and senior Tommy Samosky. 2. Seneca Valley (19-3-1) 3. North Allegheny (10-6-1) 4. Norwin...
Norwin girls soccer team wants to forge own identity
When its latest jaunt through the girls soccer postseason stalled earlier than usual last October, Norwin players and coaches knew the fuel for the following season would come easily. Motivation was tailor-made after a 1-0 loss to Peters Township in the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals that ended the Knights’ season....
Seton Hill volleyball again among PSAC favorites
It could be another lengthy women’s volleyball season at Seton Hill. The Griffins, who won their first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title last year, are the favorites to finish first in the PSAC Southwest Division, according to a preseason coaches poll. Seton Hill made its fifth straight trip to the...
