Westmoreland high school lookahead: Week of Sept. 3, 2018

By: Bill Beckner Jr.
Sunday, September 2, 2018 | 5:39 PM

Tuesday

Boys soccer

Section play gets going for a number of county teams after the opening weekend of the season. Serra Catholic visits No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic in a Section 1-A matchup of returning playoff teams.

• Other top matchups include Connellsville at Hempfield (Section 3-AAAA), Belle Vernon at Ringgold (3-AAA) and No. 3 Franklin Regional at Gateway (4-AAA).

Girls volleyball

Two Section 3-AAAA matches highlight the schedule with Hempfield visiting Penn-Trafford and Norwin heading to Plum.

Wednesday

Girls soccer

Third-ranked Yough has high expectations after reaching the WPIAL semifinals last season, and the Cougars open Section 3-AA play at Waynesburg, which won the section last year by two games over Yough.

• No. 5 Springdale at No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic (1-A), Indiana at Franklin Regional (1-AAA) and Southmoreland at Mt. Pleasant (3-AA) are other games to watch.

Girls golf

The third annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament begins at 9:30 a.m. at Champion Lakes Golf Course. The nine-hole event will crown individual and team champions.

Thursday

Boys soccer

Section 3-AAAA has a pair of strong matchups with Penn-Trafford visiting Latrobe and Norwin hosting Plum.

Mt. Pleasant at Freeport (2-AA) is another top game.

Girls soccer

Defending PIAA Class AAAA champion Norwin finally opens Section 3-AAAA play at home against Hempfield.

• Derry hosts Ligonier Valley in a nonsection match.

Girls volleyball

Derry will look to take down defending PIAA champion Freeport in a Section 5-AA match.

Friday

Football

Week 2 has plenty to offer in the way of quality matchups, not the least of which is Imani Christian at Jeannette in a rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class A title game.

• Rivals Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon square off in Rostraver in a Class 4A Big East game. Norwin visits Hempfield in 6A, Franklin Regional at Latrobe in the 5A Big East, Mt. Pleasant at Yough in the 3A Big East, Mars at Greensburg Salem (4A Big East) and South Park at Derry (3A).

Saturday

Girls soccer

Top games include: Norwin at Connellsville (3-AAAA), Franklin Regional at Armstrong (1-AAA), Belle Vernon at Ringgold (2-AAA), Mt. Pleasant at Yough (3-AA) and Burrell at Greensburg Central Catholic (nonsection).

Boys soccer

Latrobe visits Mt. Pleasant, and Ringgold visits Norwin in nonsection action.

Cross country

Some of the top runners in the WPIAL willl gather for an early-season competition at the Red, White and Blue Invitational. Races begin at 9 a.m. at Schenley Park.

Bill Beckner is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Bill at bbeckner@tribweb.com or via Twitter @BillBeckner.

Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.