Tag: Greensburg C.C.
WPIAL boys soccer teams ready to begin PIAA playoffs
November 4, 2018
The WPIAL boys soccer playoff tournaments have concluded, and the teams which remain alive are gearing up for what they hope are successful runs in the PIAA playoffs that begin Tuesday at sites all throughout the state. Sixteen teams are set for first-round matchups in each of the four classifications.High school notebook: Derry’s DeLuca picks up another Division I offer
November 3, 2018
Dom DeLuca knows the farther he can help guide Derry into the WPIAL football playoffs, the better his chances are to get college exposure. Of course, that is not something DeLuca would admit being the team-first senior leader he is for the Trojans. He wants to see Derry win its
Greensburg Salem boys cross country makes history with state title
HERSHEY -- How do teams celebrate titles Some Super Bowl champions go to Disney World. The Greensburg Salem boys cross country team, after winning the PIAA Class AA team title Saturday at the Parkview cross country course, went to nearby Hersheypark for some thrilling adventures. Nothing was more thrilling thanFort Cherry blanks GCC to reach PIAA Class A volleyball playoffs
Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball's bid to qualify for the PIAA playoffs fell short with a 3-0 loss to Fort Cherry in the WPIAL Class A consolation game Saturday at Fox Chapel. The Rangers advanced to the state tournament, winning 25-21, 25-17, 25-21. Freshman Rebecca Hess led the Centurions with
Avonworth edges GCC in penalty kicks to win 1st WPIAL boys soccer championship
November 1, 2018
A soccer match can turn on a dime, and for Greensburg Central Catholic it nearly did. With 22 seconds remaining in regulation and a collision in the goalkeeper box sending Avonworth goalkeeper to the ground injured, Centurions junior midfielder Nathan Ward buried the game-tying goal to send the match into
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Area teams enjoy turnaround seasons
The football playoffs will have the local regulars. Jeannette, Franklin Regional, Penn-Trafford and Belle Vernon occupy spots on the WPIAL brackets. Derry and Monessen are back to being contenders and Ligonier Valley has become a juggernaut in the District 6 Heritage Conference. But the return of a pair of local
Soccer titles to be distributed in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports
October 31, 2018
As we turn the calendar to November, we begin the process of crowning district soccer champions at Highmark Stadium at Station Square in Pittsburgh. The first of eight championship matches this weekend are Thursday with the boys Class A and Class AAA title matches. Greensburg Central Catholic squares off against
Carmichaels sweeps Greensburg Central Catholic in WPIAL Class A girls volleyball semis
If the Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball team planned to make it back to the WPIAL Class A championship, the Centurions needed to do it without senior middle hitter Sarah Petnuch, who battled through injuries all season, during a semifinal matchup against Carmichaels. The No. 3 Centurions (16-1) mission for
Greensburg Salem cross country has PIAA gold in their sights
Runners participating in the annual PIAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Hershey will face a new challenge: a revised course. The PIAA decided to make changes to the Parkview Course near Giant Center because of abundant wet weather. Runners will encounter a flatter course along some of the old
Westmoreland soccer notebook: Boys teams take center stage this fall
Girls soccer teams from Westmoreland County had turned the WPIAL finals into an annual pilgrimage to Highmark Stadium. The boys, not so much. But times are changing, at least for this season. While no local girls teams made it to the championship games for the first time since 2009, three
