Tag: Belle Vernon

Belle Vernon senior Derek Thomas, left, and sophomore Jared Hartman practice drills at Belle Vernon High School on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017.
Westmoreland County players to watch for Week 3
September 13, 2017
Jared Hartman Belle Vernon, so., QB The 6-foot-1, 200-pound sophomore quarterback rushed for two touchdowns and completed 4 of 7 passes for 71 yards and

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The Birdie has ‘IT’ factor in Westmoreland County
The Birdie saw the andquot;ITandquot; remake over the weekend and the horror movie nearly freaked him out of his feathers. andquot;Had nightmares,andquot; he said. andquot;Like

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The Birdie likes to see upsets in Westmoreland County
September 6, 2017
Upsets always get the Birdie excited — even when he doesn't call them. He was bouncing off the walls in the office last week when

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Norwin's Cayton Taylor breaks up a pass intended for Penn-Trafford's John Gay during the first quarter Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at Norwin.
Week 2’s don’t miss matchups in Westmoreland County
Class 5A Big East Conference 4-5A FRANKLIN REGIONAL (1-0, 1-0) at KISKI AREA (0-2, 0-1) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Franklin Regional defeated McKeesport, 13-7;

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The Birdie viewed a good fight last week in Westmoreland County
August 30, 2017
After dishing out $100 from his piggy bank — he had a part-timer roll a big pile of change he dumped in the center of

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Norwin's Tevin Thrift breaks through the line for a long gain during the first quarter against Penn-Trafford Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at Norwin.
Week 1’s don’t miss matchups for Westmoreland County
Class 6A SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ALTOONA (1-0, 0-0) at NORWIN (0-1, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Altoona rallied in the fourth quarter to edge past

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CTK ’17 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten – Class 4-A
August 29, 2017
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each of the six classifications. With days to go before the 2017 WPIAL football regular season kicks off with Week One, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams…with the Top Ten in Class 4-A. WPIAL […]

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Beaver kicker Will Connelly works out Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, during the Bobcats' practice.
HS football position by position breakdown: Scouting the specialists
August 21, 2017
The season already was underway when Pine-Richland opened its kicker spot to a school-wide tryout. The winner was Vittorio Orsini, a soccer player who already

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CTK ’17 – 4-A Big Nine Conference Preview
The Big Nine Conference not only produced the WPIAL champs in 4A last year, but also featured three semifinalists: Thomas Jefferson, West Mifflin and Ringgold. Everyone else is still looking up at TJ, though, as the Jaguars cruised to another district crown. Belle Vernon Area also made the postseason in 2016, while Greensburg Salem and […]

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Belle Vernon's Lexi Demko during girls soccer practice on Wednesday Aug. 16, 2017 at Belle Vernon.
Cameron set to lead Belle Vernon girls soccer
August 17, 2017
Tom Cameron is a coach who takes it game-by-game, which is why beating Belle Vernon last year was one of his goals for the Ringgold

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