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Belle Vernon seniors celebrate back-to-back WPIAL, PIAA football titles
For the second time in two seasons, Belle Vernon’s football team commemorated a state championship season with a ring ceremony at Leopard Hall on May 8. The current group is special as it became the first set of Leopards to win a state championship last season and subsequently the first Leopards to repeat that feat this past season. BVA beat Hickory, 42-16, to advance to the PIAA championship before dominating Northwestern Lehigh to win 38-7 in December.
Southmoreland’s Da’sjon Craggette helps West team to victory at PSFCA East-West all-star game
Several senior WPIAL standouts left their mark at the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West all-star football games Sunday at Cumberland Valley’s Chapman Field. In the small school game, Loyalsock QB Tyler Gee hit Hanover’s Joey Wilkinson with a 2-yard TD pass in the final seconds to give the...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Mt. Pleasant’s Brady Painter
The regular season for Mt. Pleasant’s baseball team was, by all standards, impressive. The Vikings, who finished 11-1 in their section, claimed their first section title since 2017. Senior Brady Painter detailed what the regular season looked like from his perspective. “I think we definitely had our ups and...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 18, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week — South Park. Coach — Corey Fischer (first season) Records — South Park finished in third place with a record of 7-3 in Section 2-3A and is 13-7 overall. #Earned — South Park rookie head coach Corey Fischer is a...
Franklin Regional hits on all cylinders in win over North Hills in 5A quarterfinals
Franklin Regional had to scratch and claw for offense in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 5A baseball playoffs last week, coming back to edge Connellsville. On Monday, the hits and runs came in bunches as the Panthers offense carried the day in a 13-1 six-inning quarterfinal victory over No. 3 North Hills.
Penn-Trafford squeezes past Fox Chapel in another tight game between section rivals
After splitting a pair of one-run games in section play, the WPIAL lined up Fox Chapel and Penn-Trafford for a playoff rubber match that was almost as tight. Penn-Trafford’s Brandon Roher pitched six scoreless innings, and closer Hunter Brown escaped a jam in the seventh to win the matchup that mattered most. A hard-throwing junior, Brown stranded two runners with a game-ending strikeout as No. 7 Penn-Trafford defeated No. 2 Fox Chapel, 2-0, on Monday night in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal at Gateway.
ESPN, Penn see sweet odds for maximized growth when full connectivity launches for football season
The buzz inside the ESPN Bet branded lounge overlooking Quail Hollow’s 13th green settled as Rory McIlroy stood over a 6-foot birdie putt at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte earlier this month, poised to pull within a stroke of the lead in an event he eventually won resoundingly.
Baseball Game Preview: Mt. Pleasant Plays at Home
Mt. Pleasant has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mt. Pleasant: 3.2, Exeter-West Greenwich: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Baseball Game Preview: North Union Hits the Road
The North Union Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the West Jefferson Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with North Union sitting on four straight wins and West Jefferson on three. North Union will head into Saturday's match hoping...
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