Tag: Belle Vernon

Moon’s Ben Bladel scores on a 26-yard run past Bethel Park’s Jack Kirchner on Oct. 21.
WPIAL football championship factoids: A warm welcome back to the North Side
November 24, 2021
Last year marked the first time a WPIAL football championship game was not played at either Heinz Field or Three Rivers Stadium since 1982.

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Belle Vernon’s Parker Jewell (center) celebrates a fumble recovery against New Castle in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals.
Mix-and-match approach carries Belle Vernon to brink of WPIAL championship
Championship teams usually have it all sorted out by now.

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Penn-Trafford’s Cade Yacamelli (5) and Seth Dunlap (3) embrace after defeating Pine-Richland in the WPIAL semifinals.
While making Westmoreland County finals picks, Birdie sees red on Highway to Heinz
Last week: 2-0 (100 %)

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Latrobe’s Ella Bulava celebrates her goal against Norwin on Sept. 30.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Big-school soccer standouts honored
November 23, 2021
A number of area soccer players were recognized by the Big 5/6 Conference, which follows the top classifications in WPIAL sports.

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Belle Vernon’s Daniel Gordon celebrates with Devin Whitlock after scoring against New Castle last season.
After football season, Belle Vernon boys basketball team has title aspirations too
November 22, 2021
There is not much Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Joe Salvino has not dealt with on the hardwood in his 38 seasons in coaching.

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Belle Vernon’s Viva Kreis returns after averaging in double figures in scoring last season.
Belle Vernon girls basketball looks to build on playoff season
The first year of the Kaitlyn Slagus era at Belle Vernon has to be viewed as a success. She inherited a young team, got the Leopards into the WPIAL playoffs and nearly advanced to the second round.

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Moon head coach Ryan Linn hugs Jeremiah Dean after Dean’s touchdown against Penn Hills during WPIAL Class 5A semifinal action on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at Wright Field at Newman Stadium.
5 things we learned: Some WPIAL finalists wait decades for championship chance
Welcome to Heinz Field.

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Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock celebrates against Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at West Mifflin.
Star-studded lineup leads Belle Vernon past rival Thomas Jefferson into WPIAL title game
November 19, 2021
Devin Whitlock, Quinton Martin, Cole Weightman, Tommy Kovatch and the boys in green are heading to Heinz Field in search of a WPIAL championship.

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McKeesport’s Caleb Reist hands off to Bobbie Boyd against Thomas Jefferson on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021.
WPIAL football playoff preview: A closer look at all 13 of this weekend’s games
November 18, 2021
Welcome to championship weekend in Class 6A and the final stop on the Highway to Heinz in the other five classifications.

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Central Catholic quarterback Payton Wehner talks with head coach Terry Totten during practice on Aug. 10, 2021, in Oakland.
Westmoreland County football notebook: Central Catholic QB set for Norwin homecoming
Payton Wehner hoped he could pilot Central Catholic back to the WPIAL finals so the Vikings could chase down a third straight Class 6A championship.

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