Tag: Hempfield
Gaffney, playoff-bound Hempfield keep rival Latrobe from WPIAL postseason
February 7, 2020
Mikey Gaffney thought Hempfield had a playoff team last year, but the Spartans fell short of reaching the WPIAL boys basketball postseason. A 25-point loss on the final night of the season to rival Latrobe, a perennial playoff team, only rubbed salt in the wound.
Fox Chapel, Norwin set off shot-clock debate in high school basketball community
February 6, 2020
Plenty of people who viewed a short video clip last week of Fox Chapel holding the basketball for nearly a minute against Norwin had a strong opinion of what they had just watched.
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Huge game looms for Franklin Regional
At Franklin Regional, the thought of missing the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs is just that, a thought — and a bad one, at that.
Western Pa. football players headed to Division I, II programs
February 5, 2020
Here’s a look at where Western Pa. senior football players signed to play at the Division I and II levels, during the early-signing period in December and on Wednesday.
WPIAL football recruits make commitments official on signing day
The addition of an early signing period in December has reduced the number of Division I recruits using the traditional early-February date, but a handful of WPIAL football seniors waited it out.
Baldwin girls grab playoff spot, eliminate Hempfield from contention
February 3, 2020
Coming off a devastating loss, with a playoff spot on the line, the Baldwin girls basketball team came ready to play.
Section logjams about to break in key WPIAL boys basketball games Tuesday
The final week of section play in WPIAL boys basketball tips off Tuesday with plenty of key games.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
Last week began with Hempfield tied for third place with Norwin in a crowded Section 3-6A, but the Spartans were only one game ahead of cellar dwellers Connellsville and Latrobe.
Baldwin-Hempfield girls basketball game holds major ramifications
February 2, 2020
The final week of the WPIAL basketball regular season is here with games that will help determine section championships and playoff seeding.
