Tag: Belle Vernon
No. 3 Belle Vernon stuns top-ranked Thomas Jefferson
October 13, 2017
Every team in the WPIAL Class 4A Big 9 Conference strives to be like the Thomas Jefferson program. Belle Vernon took a step at closing
Chicks Picks – Week Seven – 2017
October 12, 2017
Welcome to Week 7 of the high school football season. Among other things, Chick’s Picks has been described as superstitious. Needless to say, she has been on edge this week with Friday the 13th looming. Chick’s Picks tried everything in an attempt to squash her concerns over this unfortunate day. After all, 13 is just a […]
Big Game Hunting – Week Seven
We head into the stretch run and, as with every other year, it feels to me as if the season has only just started two weeks ago. Some fantastic performances last week have set up some amazing match-ups for this coming Week Seven. Hopefully, none of you suffer from triskaidekaphobia, as we make our way […]
Revenge a factor for unbeaten rivals Belle Vernon, Thomas Jefferson
October 11, 2017
Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson high schools are separated by only 131⁄2 miles. When the unbeaten rivals square off Friday for first place in theThe Birdie learns from his losses
The Birdie is no sore loser. If someone proves him wrong, he accepts it and moves on. andquot;Coach Harvey Hornbill taught me in pee weesVideo: Belle Vernon, Thomas Jefferson to square off in battle of unbeatens
The Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon football teams have a long history that dates back into the mid 1960s. They've played some memorable games, includingWestmoreland high school notebook: Wiederstein lands Michigan scholarship before pitching for Hempfield varsity
October 10, 2017
Tyler Wiederstein did not throw a single pitch at the varsity level last season for Hempfield baseball, but the sophomore right-hander has a scholarship to
Friday Night HighLights – Week Six
October 7, 2017
The second half of the regular season began with the feel of the start of the first half of the season. Unseasonably warm temps was music to the ears of the many fans who headed out to a local high school football contest. what also was surprising was the number of first wins registered on […]
Week 6’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in Westmoreland County
October 4, 2017
Class 6A Southeastern Conference Hempfield (1-5, 0-4) at Altoona (1-5, 0-4) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Hempfield lost to Bethel Park, 55-21. Altoona lost toThe Birdie is always hungry for more in Westmoreland County
The Birdie never judges a playbook by its cover and he never judges a press box by its aroma on Friday nights — until he
