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Westmoreland County high school football notebook: GCC shuffles quarterbacks
There might be a quarterback competition at Greensburg Central Catholic. Or maybe the Centurions have found another way to attack opponents. Greensburg Central Catholic made a switch at quarterback last week to spark a lethargic offense in a 33-7 win at Apollo-Ridge. Sophomore Tyree Turner came in for junior Nate...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 15, 2021
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Class 3A Peters Township 5, Allderdice 0 Mt. Lebanon 4, Norwin 0 Golf Boys Wednesday’s results Class 3A Section 3 Mars 207, North Hills 243 Medalists: Blake Bertolo (M) 37, Tyler Manfred (NH) 46 Seneca Valley 199, Pine Richland 216 Medalists: Nolan Nicklas (SV)...
Leechburg-Clairton football game to be moved, fans barred amid fallout from hayride shooting
Leechburg’s varsity football team will host Clairton on Friday instead of traveling to the Mon Valley school as originally scheduled, and no fans will be allowed in the stadium, the districts said. “It’s directly related to the unresolved crime in the community, the Haunted Hills Hayride shooting,” Clairton Superintendent Ginny...
High school roundup for Sept. 15, 2021: Seneca Valley boys soccer stays unbeaten
Nathan Prex and Beaux Lizewski scored as Seneca Valley (6-0, 3-0) stayed undefeated with a 2-0 boys soccer victory over Fox Chapel (5-1, 2-1) in a matchup of Section 1-4A contenders Wednesday. Ryan Krumenacker recorded the shutout for the Raiders. Belle Vernon 4, Washington 1 — Daniel Sassak scored twice...
PIAA worried teams using covid-19 issues to avoid unfavorable opponents
The PIAA is worried teams may be using covid-19 issues as a way to avoid an unfavorable opponent, so the board on Wednesday debated at length a policy that would’ve made regular season cancellations forfeits. Ultimately, the board voted against the policy change and agreed to instead provide the information...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 15, 2021: Tennis postseason gets underway
Two days before conference play begins for many teams in WPIAL football, the first postseason event began in district girls tennis. Singles sectionals opened Wednesday, though rain forced the postponement of the start of most section tournaments to Thursday. In Class 2A, Nicole Kempton of South Park rolled to a...
Trib 10: Belle Vernon makes big jump in WPIAL football power rankings
The first two teams have been bounced from Trib 10 power rankings after head-to-head showdown losses in Week 2. For now, both Penn-Trafford and Aliquippa are on the outside looking up at the Trib 10 teams that include two newcomers. The Warriors lost to then-No. 8 Belle Vernon last week...
Westmoreland girls soccer notebook: Latrobe ready to ‘exceed expectations’
Hello, Latrobe. The Wildcats pulled a stunner Tuesday night with a 2-1 win over visiting Norwin in the section opener, surging into the conversation as a contender in Class 4A with the statement win. A mostly young team — six seniors, five juniors, five sophomores and six freshmen — is...
PIAA board approves vaccine mandate for officials, doesn’t foresee shortage
The PIAA does not expect its covid-19 vaccination mandate to cause a shortage of game officials since the new policy applies only to inter-district state tournament games. “Our inter-district tournament is so much smaller in number of games compared to what goes on across the commonwealth on a day-to-day basis....
Westmoreland boys soccer notebook: Fewer practices makes perfect for Greensburg Central Catholic
Practice doesn’t make perfect. At least that is the case at Greensburg Central Catholic. First-year boys soccer coach Rob Fabean thinks teams can practice too often and overexert energy in between games, which, he believes, is counterproductive — and even costly. It’s not that GCC has low numbers. That is...
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2021 Week 3
Collin Dietz Fox Chapel, Sr., QB/LB The Foxes signal-caller had a strong offensive effort last week against Plum in leading his team to its first win of the season. He completed 13 of 21 passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns against just one interception. He added 24 yards on...
The Birdie plays the name game, makes Week 3 A-K Valley football picks
Last week: 7-3 (70%) Season: 23-7 (76.7%) The Birdie has to admit something. There are a lot of WPIAL football mascots that scare the feathers right off of him. Tigers, Lions, Panthers, Wildcats, Leopards, Jaguars, Bobcats, Bearcats and Cougars. Felines of any kind, really. And don’t forget Foxes. Gators, too....
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 3
Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference Greensburg Salem (2-1) at Knoch (1-2) 7 p.m. Friday, at Knoch Athletic Field, Saxonburg Greensburg Salem’s lone win in 2020 was against Knoch. It also was the 700th win in school history. Now the Golden Lions come into the game riding a two-game winning streak,...
Something’s got to give when unbeaten Springdale, Bishop Canevin collide
It’s hard to imagine two teams that have combined for 198 points over three games engaging in a defensive struggle. But it could happen Friday night at Springdale’s Veterans Memorial Field when the Dynamos and Bishop Canevin meet in the Eastern Conference opener. Springdale has outscored the opposition 100-38 and...
2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 3
Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. Hempfield at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Baldwin, 7 p.m. (HSSN) Norwin at Central Catholic, 7 p.m. Class 4A Big 8 Belle Vernon at West Mifflin, 7 p.m. Laurel Highlands at Ringgold, 7 p.m. (HSSN, 590 AM, 101.1...
Before watching Westmoreland County football, The Birdie watches what he eats
Last week: 7-4 (63.6 %) Season: 23-11 (67.6 %) As most of you know by now, the Birdie is not really a bird. He is living, breathing, football-picking human with a big heart. “And a head to match,” a face-masked scoretaker mumbles from across the office. The cock-of-the-walk Birdie does...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 3
Class 6A Hempfield (2-1) at Seneca Valley (2-1) 7:30 p.m. Friday, at NexTier Stadium, Jackson Township Hempfield unleashed its running game in the second half last week, daring Franklin Regional to stop it on the way to a 30-28 win. Junior Gino Caesar ran for 215 yards and two touchdowns...
Mt. Pleasant, Latrobe looking to correct flaws, get back in win column
For some high school football teams, conference play begins this week. That’s not the case for Mt. Pleasant and Latrobe. They must wait another week before they start conference action. The extra week gives these teams another game to fine-tune things. And, boy, do Class 3A Mt. Pleasant and Class...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2021 Week 3
Jaydin Canady Greensburg Central Catholic, Jr., RB/LB Canady had a productive game against Apollo-Ridge last Friday with a 45-yard touchdown catch, 58 rushing yards on six carries, five tackles, two quarterback sacks and a blocked punt in helping the Centurions to their second consecutive victory. Anthony Crews Monessen, Fr., RB...
Freeport/Apollo-Ridge football game canceled because of covid, quarantines
The Freeport and Apollo-Ridge football teams will not play their Week 3 nonconference varsity game Friday at Owens Field in Apollo or Saturday’s junior varsity game at Freeport. Apollo-Ridge athletic director Ray Bartha confirmed Wednesday that a number of Vikings football players are in quarantine out of “an abundance of...
Fans barred from Penn Hills-Woodland Hills football game after hayride shooting
Fans won’t be allowed and security will be increased at the Woodland Hills-Penn Hills high school football game Friday amid concerns about “unresolved feelings and emotions” after one 15-year-old was killed and another was critically wounded at a North Versailles haunted hayride on Saturday. “We believe restricting those allowed onsite...
Golf game accelerating quickly for Southmoreland’s Goehring
Tinkering is a big part of Austin Goehring’s life, whether it be on the golf course or in the garage. Goehring is a senior on the Southmoreland boys golf team and has made tremendous strides in his game in an extraordinarily short amount of time. Last season, he averaged a...
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Franklin Regional’s Caroline Tragesser
Caroline Tragesser School: Franklin Regional Sport: Golf Year: Senior Claim to fame: Tragesser, a WPIAL finalist last season, edged freshman teammate Anna Qin in a scorecard playoff after they both shot a 41 in the fifth annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association Girls Golf Championship on Sept. 9 at Champion Lakes...
Greensburg CC girls volleyball has sights set on WPIAL title after falling short last season
It’s not likely to be a situation where a new coach inherits a talented team, then appears to be a genius if the team goes on to new heights. No, in this particular case, it doesn’t seem to be that way at all. This coach and these girls already were...
Freeport golf team adjusting to facing Class 3A competition
It doesn’t take much to think back to the days when the Freeport golf team was a member of Class 2A. It was only two years ago. But those days are over. Because of the swell in enrollment, Freeport got bumped up to the WPIAL’s highest classification, Class 3A, last...
