Tag: Norwin
Six WPIAL soccer players up for All-American games
October 25, 2018
Six of the WPIAL's best soccer players are up for a national all-star game -- make that the national all-star game. The senior players are among the finalists on a season-long watchlist for the fall High School All-American games, set for Dec. 1 in Orlando, Fla. Organizers said final selectionsGreensburg Central Catholic volleyball rolls to 1st-round victory
October 24, 2018
Guarding against the prospects of another early exit from the WPIAL playoffs, Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball coach Courtney Stynchula used a different starting lineup for the third-seeded Centurions' first-round match Wednesday night against Jefferson-Morgan at Hempfield. The new-look Section 4-A champs responded with a 3-0 victory over the 14th-seeded
WPIAL cross country championships part of 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports
There will be three new champions crowned at the 2018 WPIAL boys cross country championships after three seniors took home gold a year ago. But that isn't the only new thing when it comes to Thursday's district finals event. After decades of holding the cross country meet at either Slippery
No. 2 Norwin girls edge North Allegheny to advance to WPIAL semifinals
Pitt recruit Lacey Bernick scored two goals and Norwin overcame a second-half surge from North Allegheny to post a tight and spirited 2-1 victory in the WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer quarterfinals Wednesday night at Norwin Knights Stadium. Second-seeded Norwin (15-2), fresh off a first-round bye, advances to the semifinals
Westmoreland boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Thursday’s quarterfinals
Boys soccer Class 4A Quarterfinals No. 2 Norwin (15-2-1) vs. No. 7 Peters Township (11-7) 8 p.m. Thursday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of No. 3 Upper St. Clair (11-3-2)/No. 6 Butler (11-4-2) Coaches: Scott Schuchert, Norwin; Robert Dyer, Peters Township Players to watch: Carter Breen, Sr., F, Norwin; Christian
Westmoreland County don’t-miss matchups for Week 9
Class 6A Seneca Valley (6-3, 4-3) at Norwin (3-5, 2-5) 7 p.m. Friday at Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Last week: Pine-Richland 21, Seneca Valley 7; Mt. Lebanon 34, Norwin 28 Coaches: Ron Butschle, Seneca Valley; Dave Broseski, Norwin Top players: Gabe Lawson, Seneca Valley (Jr., 6-2, 190, QB); JayvonThe Birdie delves into tiebreakers before picking Westmoreland County games
Last week: 14-1 (.933) Season: 95-23 (.805) On the morning of a rare day off, the Birdie pushed around his scrambled eggs at breakfast, scraping his fork against Mrs. Birdie's fancy plate, causing her to cringe. He then used the fork to flip his pumpkin spiced pancakes and sent them
Westmoreland girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Wednesday’s quarterfinals
October 23, 2018
GIRLS SOCCER Class 4A Quarterfinals No. 2 Norwin (14-2) vs. No. 7 North Allegheny (11-5-1) 8 p.m. Wednesday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of No. 3 Peters Township (14-3)/No. 11 Butler (11-5-2) Coaches: Lauren Karcher, Norwin; Chuck Kelley, North Allegheny Players to watch: Dani Iannuzzo, Jr., MF, Norwin; Emma Bundy,
PIAA golf, tennis tournaments on tap in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
October 22, 2018
The first day of the PIAA golf championships are in the books from the Heritage Hills Golf Resort, and a handful of district golfers in the hunt for state gold. WPIAL Class AAA girls champion Caroline Wrigley of North Allegheny shot a 2-over par 74 and has a one-stroke lead
Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball using last season’s early exit as motivation for playoffs
To say the members of the Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball team remember last season's first-round loss would be a drastic understatement. Apparently, it was, and is, motivation for success. andquot;They talked about it so much, and how they wanted to win the section again,andquot; GCC coach Courtney Stynchula said.
