Tag: Jeannette
Jeannette considering adding artificial turf at McKee Stadium
February 12, 2019
Jeannette football already is known for playing in the fast lane, but the program could soon merge into the 21st century and catch up to dozens of other WPIAL programs. Jeannette is considering artificial turf and track improvements to venerable McKee Stadium. Superintendent Matt Jones said the district is investigating
Latrobe boys hoping for top seed when WPIAL releases basketball playoff pairings
February 11, 2019
Latrobe has been in a number of close games. Like, let's-take-this-and-run games. All the while, the Wildcats have spent the majority of the boys basketball regular season as the No. 1-ranked team in WPIAL Class 6A. They have not lost to a WPIAL team since last year's quarterfinals. They have
Serra finishes undefeated section run with win over Jeannette
February 8, 2019
The big man in the house Friday night at Jeannette was former Jayhawk and Ohio State football standout Terrelle Pryor. Pryor returned home as part of 17-member inaugural class of the Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame. The class also included the 1956 Jeannette football team and six andquot;Legendsandquot; who were
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Playoff-hopeful Hempfield faces No. 1 Latrobe in must-win
February 7, 2019
Heading into the final night of Section 3-6A play, the Hempfield boys basketball team's season will follow the mantra of just about every game that came out of it: The Spartans still are hanging around. In a season of ups and downs, Hempfield (10-11, 2-7) can clinch a playoff spot
Jeannette to recognize inaugural hall of fame class Friday night
Some of Jeannette's all-time greats will be honored Friday night as the school district rolls out its inaugural Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame class. A ceremony will precede Jeannette's boys basketball section finale against visiting Serra Catholic, immediately following the junior varsity game, around 7 p.m. The plan initially was
Jeannette to recognize inaugural hall of fame class Friday night
Some of Jeannette’s all-time greats will be honored Friday night as the school district rolls out its inaugural Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame class.
Oakland Catholic, Penn Hills girls to meet for Section 3-5A championship
February 4, 2019
It's the final Tuesday of the high school basketball regular season, and there are plenty of key WPIAL boys basketball games on the schedule. One of the better games on the slate though is a girls basketball showdown with a section championship up for grabs. Oakland Catholic sits atop Section
Former WPIAL standout Anthony Johnson commits to Bowling Green football
January 31, 2019
Former Jeannette standout Anthony Johnson, who helped the Jayhawks win WPIAL and PIAA football titles in 2017, committed Thursday to Bowling Green. Johnson announced his decision on Twitter. The 6-foot-4, 255-pound senior transferred in July to Cleveland Heights High School in Ohio. The defensive end chose the Mid-American Conference school
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Hempfield boys, Southmoreland girls take pride in ‘D’
January 24, 2019
The Hempfield boys and Southmoreland girls basketball teams have something common, and it isn't that you can get to both schools via the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass. The similarity is in the numbers. Both teams lead their respective WPIAL classifications in defensive scoring average. Hempfield holds the lowest points-against average
Dymond Crawford set to join elite club in Jeannette basketball history
January 23, 2019
Dymond Crawford ranks among the elite girls basketball players in Jeannette history. She should make it official next week. A sharp-shooting 5-foot-9 senior guard, Crawford is 20 points shy of 1,000 for her career. She will be the fifth girl at Jeannette to eclipse the milestone, joining Ciara Gregory (2,130
