Tag: Belle Vernon

Westmoreland softball notebook: Franklin Regional, Plum put up eye-popping numbers
March 29, 2023
Plum’s softball field is known for its short dimensions. A coach whose team was playing there for the first time called it a litter box.

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Westmoreland baseball notebook: Several teams head south to tune up for WPIAL season
March 23, 2023
Fun in the sun sure beats cold temperatures when it comes to playing baseball.

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Hempfield pitcher Riley Miller delivers against Norwin during a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Penn-Trafford High School.
Westmoreland softball notebook: Perennial power Hempfield off to strong start
March 22, 2023
Hempfield plans to play deep into the WPIAL and PIAA 6A postseason. Those are the standards set every year by the perennial power.

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Belle Verrnon’s Steve Macheska celebrates with the state championship trophy after defeating Neumann Goretti in the PIAA Class 3A state championship game on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Cumberland Valley High School.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Belle Vernon’s Macheska goes for PIHL gold with Ringgold
March 19, 2023
A ring and gold.

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Jason Sabol is one of several returning players for new Penn-Trafford coach Lou Cortazzo.
Westmoreland baseball preview: Several new coaches in county dugouts
March 16, 2023
Lou Cortazzo was as shocked as anybody when Penn-Trafford athletic director Kerry Hetrick told him he was the new baseball coach.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Erica Gribble scores over California’s Rakiyah Porter during a WPIAL girls Class 2A first-round game in February.
Westmoreland high school notes: Norwin, GCC girls basketball teams share connections
Norwin and Greensburg Central Catholic will continue their postseason runs in the PIAA girls basketball tournaments Friday night.

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Hempfield coach Tina Madison celebrates with pitcher Riley Miller after getting out of a bases loaded jam against Norwin during their WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Penn-Trafford High School.
Westmoreland softball preview: Teams infused with young talent
March 15, 2023
Decked out in practice uniforms, a new custom put in place by coach Tina Madison and her staff, Hempfield had a structured look during a practice last week as softball players fielded sharp grounders and ran bases in a dimly lit auxiliary gym.

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Elizabeth Forward pitcher Shelby Telegdy went 13-4 with a 1.71 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 98 innings in 2022.
2023 WPIAL Class 4A softball preseason breakdown
Beaver’s softball team has won two straight WPIAL Class 4A championships in addition to capturing the 2021 PIAA title and finishing last season as state runners-up.

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Ava Kobus and her Norwin teammates face Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL Class 6A consolation bracket Wednesday.
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 1, 2023
February 28, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs

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Norwin’s Kathryn Botti blocks the shot of North Allegheny’s Grace Heliger during a WPIAL Class 6A girls semifinal Friday at Fox Chapel.
Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: Future bright for Norwin girls
Their loss was less than 20 minutes old and the Norwin girls basketball team was already refocusing on the next game, the next challenge, the next tournament.

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