Penn Township ready to defend Junior Legion regional, state titles
Penn Township is the returning Pennsylvania Youth American Legion Western Regional and state champion. It opens defense of the Western Regional at 5 p.m. Friday at the White Township Complex in Indiana against Indiana County champion Brookville. Pool play format will be played Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the top...
Ligonier Valley’s Marinchak, Silk headline Heritage Conference postseason awards
It was quite a year for the Ligonier Valley boys basketball team in the school’s final season in District 6. The school’s athletic teams will move to the WPIAL for the 2020-21 season. The boys basketball team won the Heritage Conference title and played in the Class 3A title for...
Marinchak leads Ligonier Valley to 3rd straight Heritage Conference title
Michael Marinchak’s high school basketball days are numbered, but they won’t soon be forgotten. The Ligonier Valley standout has scored more than 1,500 career points and enjoyed some memorable victories in the past four seasons at the District 6 school. With the Rams set to join the WPIAL next season...
Cambria Heights to replace Ligonier Valley in Heritage Conference
Heritage Conference president Jody Rainey announced on Monday that the conference voted to approve Cambria Heights as its new member to replace Ligonier Valley, which left for the WPIAL. The vote was 8-0. Cambria Heights will begin competition in the conference starting with the 2021-22 school year. Cambria Heights is...
Bishop Carroll, Heritage Conference reach agreement
With Ligonier Valley on the verge of moving to the WPIAL, pending PIAA approval, the Heritage Conference and Bishop Carroll have come to a two-year agreement in football. The announcement was made in a news release by Bishop Carroll principal Lorie Ratchford and Heritage Conference president Jody Rainey. The Heritage...
Ligonier Valley finishes 2nd in D6 football rankings
The final PIAA District 6 football rankings were released, and Ligonier Valley (10-0) is seeded second behind returning Class 2A champion Richland. Bellwood-Antis (10-0) finished third, and once-beaten Penns Valley (9-1) ended up fourth. Richland defeated Ligonier Valley in last year’s championship game, and both could be on a collision...
Ligonier Valley drops to third in latest District 6 football rankings
Despite another easy win in the PIAA District 6 Heritage Conference, Ligonier Valley dropped a spot in the football rankings in Class 2A. The Rams (9-0) fell from second to third behind unbeaten Richland (9-0) and Bellwood-Antis (9-0). District 6 doesn’t rank teams based on ability. It ranks teams using...
Ligonier Valley stays in 2nd in PIAA District 6 football rankings
Ligonier Valley and Saltsburg still sit close to the top of the PIAA District 6 football rankings after big wins on Friday. The unbeaten Rams (8-0), who clinched a fourth consecutive Heritage Conference championship a week ago, rolled over Northern Cambria, 42-7. Ligonier Valley, winner of 36 consecutive Heritage Conference...
Ligonier Valley makes a leap in District 6 football rankings
Ligonier Valley and Saltsburg made leaps in the PIAA District 6 football rankings after big wins Friday. The unbeaten Rams (7-0), who clinched their fourth consecutive Heritage Conference championship with a 46-0 victory against Marion Center, moved past Bellwood-Antis into second place behind Richland in Class 2A. Despite the loss...
Rankings: Class 2A in District 6 is tight
The PIAA District 6 football rankings have been posted through Week 5. There still are three games involving District 6 that need to be completed Monday and Tuesday. Here are the top teams in each classification: 6A: State College (6-0); 5A Hollidaysburg (2-4); 4A: Bellefonte (5-1); 3A: Bald Eagle Area...
United forfeits a second football game
The 2019 football season at United High School hasn’t gone as expected. A small roster — the team started with only 18 players — and injuries have forced United to forfeit a game for the second time this season. The Lions forfeited to Ligonier Valley on Sept. 7, and now...
Westmoreland County high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week Zero
Nonconference Greensburg Salem at Hempfield 7 p.m. Friday,
Spartan Stadium, Hempfield Coaches: Dave Keefer, Greensburg Salem; Rich Bowen, Hempfield Players to watch: Trent Patrick, Greensburg Salem (Sr., 5-9, 230, QB/LB); Nathan Roby, Hempfield (5-7, 155, RB/DB) Last year: Greensburg Salem (4-7, 4-3), fourth place in Class 4A Big 8 Conference,...
The Birdie opines on Week Zero, Westmoreland County matchups
Four years after its inception, Week Zero remains a confusing proposition, even for Mr. Birdie. He gets questions from readers all the time about the official/unofficial start of the season. Why doesn’t everyone do it? Do the games really count? How are Antonio Brown’s feet? (OK, the last one might...
Heritage Conference football breakdown: Ligonier Valley favored to repeat
It was quite a football season for teams from the District 6 Heritage Conference in 2018. Ligonier Valley (Class 2A) and United (A) played in the PIAA District 6 finals, nine of 10 teams qualified for the playoffs and during the annual cross-over battle with the WestPAC, Heritage Conference teams...
Ligonier Valley favored again; Hearing set for QB Silk
To no one’s surprise, Ligonier Valley again is the favorite to win the Heritage Conference title. If the Rams achieve the feat, it would be their fourth consecutive championship. But can anyone challenge them? “I hope there is someone,” Purchase Line coach Matt Falisec said. “No one has the past...
