Tag: Ligonier Valley

Norwin’s Lacey Bernick scored 16 goals last season.
Westmoreland County girls soccer preview: Good luck keeping up with Norwin
September 8, 2020
Team speed is a trait often associated with girls soccer at Norwin. Opponents can feel more like track sprinters as they chase the Knights down the field and back.

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Washington’s Brandon Paterson goes through drills during workouts Thursday, Aug.20, 2020 at Washington High School.
WPIAL Class 2A football breakdown: Beaver Falls emerges as Avonworth moves on
September 7, 2020
Most Class 2A coaches who hope to win a WPIAL championship this season were probably thinking it.

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Penn-Trafford’s Chase Vecchio pulls in a one-handed catch during workouts Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 at Warrior Stadium.
Westmoreland County coaches give The Birdie the old ‘social distancing’ treatment
September 5, 2020
The Birdie has been asked to social distance before so the concept is not altogether new to the local prep football expert.

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Ligonier Valley’s Nick Beitel, front, Derek Fox, lower left, and from left background, Matthew Marinchak, head coach Roger Beitel, and Jude Grzywinski, right background, pose for a group photo on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 at Ligonier Valley High School’s stadium in Ligonier.
Ligonier Valley had plenty of success on long and winding road back to the WPIAL
Ligonier Valley, the WPIAL’s newest member, didn’t depart the district five decades ago and make its way back this season in a straight line. There were many twists and turns along the way.

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Ligonier Valley’s Nick Beitel goes through drills during workouts Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 at Weller Field.
Young, inexperienced Ligonier Valley to be tested in Class 2A Allegheny
September 4, 2020
A new chapter in Ligonier Valley history starts Sept. 11.

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Ligonier Valley head coach Roger Beitel looks on during workouts Aug. 12, 2020 at Weller Field.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Ligonier Valley adds 2 new opponents to football schedule
August 31, 2020
When Ligonier Valley joined the WPIAL, it was eager to play new opponents.

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Belle Vernon’s Jillian Butchki competes during the Paul Sasko tournament Sept. 1, 2018, at Belle Vernon.
Westmoreland notebook: 5 soccer players on All-American game watchlist
August 29, 2020
Fifteen WPIAL players are up for the country’s premier soccer all-star game.

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High school roundup for Aug. 27: WPIAL sports return with golf openers
August 27, 2020
For every golfer taking part in a match Thursday, it was a memorable occasion. High school sports took place for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut everything down during the swimming and basketball postseasons in March.

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Bailey Kuhns, battles Apollo-Ridge’s Elizabeth Penrose (14) and Rylee Eaton during a 2019 game, received a scholarship offer from Saginaw Valley State.
Westmoreland County H.S. notebook: Another school, Southmoreland, needs an AD
August 20, 2020
Another Westmoreland County school district is looking for an athletic director.

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Ligonier Valley coach Roger Beitel watches from the sidelines against West Shamokin during a game Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Ligonier Valley.
Ligonier Valley’s football schedule down to 5 games
August 19, 2020
Ligonier Valley is set to makes its WPIAL debut for its second stint in the league this fall. The Rams have not played in the WPIAL in 50 years.

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