Tag: Yough

Norwin's Tevin Thrift breaks through the line for a long gain during the first quarter against Penn-Trafford Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at Norwin.
Week 1’s don’t miss matchups for Westmoreland County
August 30, 2017
Class 6A SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ALTOONA (1-0, 0-0) at NORWIN (0-1, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Altoona rallied in the fourth quarter to edge past

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Freeport's Conor Selinger competes against Yough Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at Freeport.
Freeport rides Romanchak to blowout victory over Yough
August 25, 2017
The WPIAL's first football game of the season was a statement-maker for Freeport junior Austin Romanchak. Romanchak showed why he's one of the area's top

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Greensburg Salem quarterback Bruce Leonard passes during the Westmoreland County Coaches Association 7 on 7 Football Tournament at Mt. Pleasant High School's Viking Stadium on Thursday July 21, 2016, in Mt. Pleasant.
Week Zero’s don’t-miss matchups in Westmoreland County
August 24, 2017
NonCONFERENCE GREENSBURG C.C. (2-8 in '16) at TUSCARAWAS C.C., OHIO (5-5 in '16) 7 p.m. Saturday Last year: Greensburg Central missed the playoffs for the

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Hempfield's Isiah Diandreth, during the WCCA 7 on 7 football games, at Latrobe Area Senior High School, in Unity Township, on Thursday, July 20, 2017.
The Birdie offers Week Zero predictions for Westmoreland County
A few coaches asked the Birdie if he bumped his head before he put together his column for last Sunday's preseason andquot;Gameplanandquot; section that gave

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Ligonier Valley's Jackson Daugherty
Westmoreland County players to watch for Week Zero
Jackson Daugherty Ligonier Valley, WR/DB, sr. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound wide receiver caught 44 passes for 743 yards and nine touchdowns despite missing the first six

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CTK ’17 – 3-A Interstate Conference Preview
August 22, 2017
For the majority of last season, all of the talk in the 3A classification revolved around the Beaver Valley Conference. While that conference did produce both finalists in the WPIAL title game at Heinz Field, the Interstate Conference had its fair share of compelling storylines. Chief among them was the unexpected rise to prominence of […]

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Scott Houseman - Yough
Overcoming mother’s death helps Yough lineman Houseman grow as leader
His mother's death in 2004 revealed inner strength he never knew he had. And the anguish that followed allowed Scott Houseman's once-fragile psyche to catch

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Yough's Hannah Bach during practice on Tuesday at Yough Senior High School.
High school notebook: Yough’s Bach commits to Pitt for softball
August 17, 2017
Yough softball player Hannah Bach had interest from a few Ivy League schools and appeared to be close to committing to one of them. But

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Derry quarterback Ryan Polinsky, fakes the handoff to Shawn Broadway, during the WCCA 7 on 7 football games, at Latrobe Area Senior High School, in Unity Township, on Thursday, July 20, 2017.
WPIAL football conference preview: Class 3A Interstate
August 16, 2017
The favorite South Park (5-5 overall, 5-2 Interstate in 2016) The Eagles were a streaky team a season ago, losing four straight early in the

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Yough offensive guard/defensive end Kylie Roebuck
Yough girl Roebuck turning heads at defensive end
August 13, 2017
The ginger-haired pony tail gave her away as she turned her back during a heat-acclimatization workout. Freshman Kylie Roebuck blends in so well with her

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