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Ligonier Valley votes to return to WPIAL after 50-year absence
Ligonier Valley’s school board voted Monday night to return to the WPIAL in all sports in 2020-21, according to board president Irvin Tantlinger. It was a unanimous vote. After the meeting, Tantlinger resigned as president. He spent 17 years on the board. Ligonier Valley spent 43 years in the WPIAL...
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...
Little guys having big seasons in Westmoreland County football
You don’t have to be the biggest guy on your football team to shine on Friday nights. That sure was the case for Franklin Regional’s Zac Gordon, Jeannette’s Imani Sanders, Hempfield Area’s Nathan Roby, Derry Area’s Justin Huss and Ligonier Valley’s Kyrie Miller. All five seniors had impressive games. Gordon...
District college football: Seton Hill set for visit from Gannon
DIVISION II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Gannon (2-3, 1-1 PSAC West) at Seton Hill (0-4, 0-2 PSAC West) Offutt Field, Greensburg 4 p.m. Saturday Records: Gannon 2-3, Seton Hill 0-4 Coaches: Brad Rzyczycki, Gannon; Daniel Day, Seton Hill Last week: Edinboro 18, Gannon 17; Clarion 42, Seton Hill 16 Series:...
Imani Sanders, Jeannette run over GCCVideo
Imani Sanders had one of those games players dreams of. Jeannette’s senior running back scored five touchdowns and rushed for 217 yards to lead the No. 1 Jayhawks to a 48-14 victory in WPIAL Class A Eastern Conference clash Friday at Centurion Stadium. The victory clinches a playoff spot for...
Penn-Trafford runners gain experience at annual WCCA meet
Penn-Trafford cross country coach Paul Conrad knew is teams would be outgunned at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet last Wednesday at Westmoreland County Community College. But with two young squads, Conrad knows the future could be bright with the right work ethic. The boys and girls teams each...
Norwin cross country teams send 5 to WCCA medals stand
The Norwin boys cross country team turned in an impressive performance at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet last week. And the Knights did it with one of their top runners, junior Alex Jubert, sidelined with an injury. “We were upset the Alex wasn’t running,” senior Dominic Spatolisano said. “That...
Young Franklin Regional cross country teams each take 6th at WCCA meet
Sophomore Mia Tarantini was the only Franklin Regional cross country runner to earn a medal last Wednesday at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet at Westmoreland County Community College. She finished 12th in a time of 20 minutes, 53.9 seconds. Both the boys and girls squads finished sixth in...
GCC’s Corinn Brewer, Norwin’s Jacob Tarosky capture WCCA cross country titles
Corinn Brewer’s gameplan for the Westmoreland County Coaches Association cross country meet at Westmoreland County Community College on Wednesday was to run fast. The Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore did that by scorching the course and the field. Brewer, who won as a freshman with a time of 19 minutes, 31.5...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 7
David Altimore Greensburg Central Catholic, jr., QB/DB Altimore (6-1, 160) has completed 48 of 80 passes for 619 yards and 10 touchdowns. He missed the Leechburg game with an injury suffered in the Clairton loss. His main targets are Ben LaCarte, who has 17 catches for 246 yards, and Brandon...
Greensburg Central Catholic hopes to stop top-ranked Jeannette in Eastern Conference clashVideo
Do you know Greensburg Central Catholic is quietly having an excellent season under first-year coach Bret Colbert? Yep, the Centurions (6-1, 4-1) are right behind No. 1 Jeannette (7-0, 3-0) and No. 2 Clairton (5-2, 4-0) in the Eastern Conference standings, and they host the Jayhawks at 7 p.m. Friday....
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Brewer looking for personal record
Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore Corinn Brewer changed her approach this season. Instead of running in a lot of cross country invitationals, she’s tapered back her schedule. “I ran at Cal U three times last year, and I burnt myself out,” Brewer said. “I didn’t compete well in the WPIAL Class...
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...
Westmoreland football notebook: Mt. Pleasant back in Big East race
If Mt. Pleasant qualifies for the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs this season, then the Vikings may look back at Jake Johnson and a clutch play he lobbied for during the third quarter of Friday’s game against Burrell. Mt. Pleasant was looking at third-and-9, and coach Jason Fazekas was set to...
Dominant Ligonier Valley clinches fourth straight conference titleVideo
Pretty, it wasn’t. But it didn’t need to be. Even when Ligonier Valley doesn’t play its best, it still can be dominant. The Rams (7-0), the third-ranked team in the state by the Tribune-Review, clinched a share of the PIAA District 6 Heritage Conference title with another mercy rule win,...
Saint Vincent football seeks 1st victory in PAC game vs. Geneva
NCAA Division III GENEVA (2-2, 2-1 PAC) at SAINT VINCENT (0-3, 0-2 PAC) Chuck Noll Field, Latrobe, 1 p.m. Saturday 2019 records: Geneva 2-2; Saint Vincent 0-3. Series: Geneva leads 10-3. Coaches: Gino Demarco, Geneva; Aaron Smetanka, Saint Vincent Last week: Geneva 27, Waynesburg 7; Carnegie Mellon 49, Saint Vincent...
Quaker Valley freshman edges Greensburg Central Catholic twins for WPIAL golf title
It was an unusual day at the WPIAL Class AAA and AA girls golf championships Wednesday at Diamond Run Golf Club in Sewickley. There was an illness that took away the chance of North Catholic senior Maddie Smithco winning a second WPIAL title in Class AA and a third PIAA...
Westmoreland County football players to watch in Week 6
Larry Callaway Belle Vernon, sr., RB/OLB Callaway (5-11, 180) has rushed for 283 yards and scored 10 touchdowns this season and also has four catches for 66 yards. He also plays defense for the Leopards and is receiving interest to play in college. Tanner Nicely Derry, sr., WR/DB/P The 6-foot,...
Franklin Regional looking to slow down Gateway in Big East Conference showdownVideo
Maybe it was good Franklin Regional couldn’t find an opponent to replace Albert Gallatin on the 2019 schedule. After losing to Shaler, 28-17, in Week 4, last Friday’s bye week gave the Panthers a chance to heal, refocus and prepare for their toughest battle this season. They will play at...
5 WPIAL Class AAA/AA girls individual golf championship storylines
The WPIAL Class AAA and AA girls individual golf championships will be Wednesday at Diamond Run Golf Club in Sewickley. The AA girls have their first first tee time at 9 a.m., and the AAA girls start at 9:32 a.m., with the last tee time at 10:52 a.m. There will...
Greensburg-trained horse earns first win
Greensburg horse trainer Steven Grisenthwaite got a big win Monday at The Meadows when a horse he owns, Mystical Barb, captured the eighth race, a $7,500 trot. It was the first victory in eight career starts for the daughter of Explosive Matter-Twin B Angel and her initial race at The...
Smithco looking for another title; GCC trio hoping to challenge
One of the top storylines of the high school golf postseason is North Catholic senior Maddie Smithco trying to become a three-time PIAA champion, equaling a feat Greensburg Central Catholic grad Olivia Zambruno achieved from 2014-16. There are a few other players in the WPIAL field who wouldn’t mind equaling...
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...
Westmoreland football notebook: Derry continues to roll despite injuries
Before the start of the season, Derry’s strength appeared to be the offensive and defensive lines. Injuries are starting to deplete that strength. Nick Detore and Justin Fallat were two-way starters lost to season-ending injuries before the season-opener against Latrobe, and Seth Loughner sustained injuries to his right ankle and...
Huss’ run ignites Derry’s comeback victory against Elizabeth Forward
It wasn’t looking good for the Derry football team in the third quarter. The Trojans were down 10 points to No. 3 Elizabeth Forward and needed a spark. Senior running back Justin Huss provided it. Huss ripped off an 80-yard touchdown and added two more scores before the third quarter...
