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Longtime Greensburg Salem baseball coach Jim Stewart resigns

 By Dave Mackall
For his retirement, Jim Stewart’s assistant coaches gave him a baseball card of himself. On the back, as expected, were some statistics. Just not all of them. “I couldn’t really tell you what my career record is,” said Stewart, who recently announced his retirement as a mathematics teacher at Greensburg …
WPIAL champ Greensburg Salem edged in PIAA softball quarterfinals
By Paul Schofield
Two first-inning errors spoiled another brilliant pitching performance by Jayne Oberdorf and cost Greensburg Salem a trip to the state semifinals. Fort LeBoeuf, the District …
Greensburg Tribune-Review: Blairsville’s John Distefano, Greensburg Salem’s Kellie Hutchinson
By Andrew John
John Distefano School: Blairsville Year: Junior Sport: Baseball Claim to fame: Distefano, who was batting .438 with 13 runs scored and 17 RBI before the …
Oberdorf toughs out PIAA victory for Greensburg Salem
By Paul Schofield
Jayne Oberdorf pulled a muscle in her groin on the second pitch of Monday’s PIAA Class AAA first-round game at Hampton. But the Greensburg Salem …
State playoff newcomer Hempfield gets 3rd shot at nemesis North Allegheny
By Dave Mackall
It has been a memorable ride in 2013 for the Hempfield baseball team, which is preparing for its first-ever PIAA playoff game. Never mind that …
Greensburg Salem wins 1st WPIAL Class AAA championship
By Paul Schofield
Greensburg Salem’s girls softball team picked the perfect time to play its best game of the season. The Golden Lions (21-2) captured their first WPIAL …
Greensburg Salem pole vaulters looking forward to PIAA meet
By Brittany Goncar
Greensburg Salem had 18 athletes compete at the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships at Baldwin last week. Cassidy Shepherd and Courtney McQuaide will continue their season as both are competing in the pole vault Friday and Saturday in the PIAA championship meet at Shippensburg University. Shepherd vaulted 11 …
Unlikely hero leads Greensburg Salem softball in postseason
By Brian Hunger
A season full of hope and promise almost ended far too early. Then an unlikely hero stepped up on a large stage. Greensburg Salem softball …
Greensburg Salem rides out the storm to defeat West Allegheny
By Justin Criado
Greensburg Salem had to overcome more than just a pesky West Allegheny team in its WPIAL Class AAA semifinal marathon-of-a-game Thursday afternoon at California (Pa.)’s …
Greensburg Salem names new football coach
By Dave Mackall
Dave Keefer, an assistant football coach at Greensburg Salem High School the past eight seasons, was named head coach of the Golden Lions on Wednesday. He succeeds Casey Cavanaugh, who resigned in March citing “family circumstances,” after eight years in the position. Cavanaugh, who compiled a record of 35-41, led …
Greensburg Salem hopes to finish off West Allegheny in semifinals
By Paul Schofield
If Greensburg Salem softball coach Jody Morgan had her way, she would have preferred to finish Wednesday’s WPIAL Class AAA semifinal game against West Allegheny. …
Greensburg Tribune-Review’s athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Zack Martinelli, Greensburg Salem’s Maggie Kallock
By Andrew John
Zack Martinelli School: Hempfield Year: Senior Sport: Baseball Claim to fame: Martinelli, who will be attending Seton Hill next year, struck out 18 batters to …
Oberdorf brings heat as Greensburg Salem advances to semifinals
By Dave Mackall
On a hot afternoon, Jayne Oberdorf was bringing the heat. Oberdorf pitched a four-hitter, and top-seeded Greensburg Salem pushed across single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to beat eighth-seeded Blackhawk, 2-0, on Monday at Plum, advancing the Golden Lions to the WPIAL Class AAA semifinals. “I was just …
Slam carries Greensburg Salem girls over Highlands in playoffs
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Greensburg Salem’s softball team didn’t waste much time getting on the team bus after a furious finish Thursday. The players and coaches hugged family members …
Greensburg Salem tennis team taking step up in stride
By Alex Oltmanns
After finishing 12-2 and winning the Section 1-AA title last season, the Greensburg Salem boys tennis team was forced to move up to Class AAA this year due to the WPIAL’s biennial realignment. While a move up might lend itself to a rebuilding season for most teams, the Golden Lions …
Greensburg Salem vaulter McQuaide will make history at Penn Relays
By Paul Schofield
When Greensburg Salem pole vaulter Courtney McQuaide attempts her first vault Thursday at the Penn Relays, she will be making history. McQuaide, a junior, is …
Greensburg Tribune-Review athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Tyler Smith, Greensburg Salem’s Taylor Mehan
By Andrew John
Tyler Smith School: Penn-Trafford Year: Junior Sport: Baseball Claim to fame: Smith, who is 3-1 with a 1.36 ERA in 20 innings with 31 strikeouts …
High school boys lacrosse on the rise in Westmoreland County
By Dave Mackall
High school boys lacrosse in Westmoreland County seemingly is gaining fast on the girls, who’ve had a headstart in interest with the help of an …
Greensburg Salem softball hoping to take next step
By Alex Oltmanns
Expectations are running high once again in the Greensburg Salem softball program this season. After finishing third in WPIAL Class AAA last season, the Lions …
Greensburg Salem baseball trying to replace nine graduates
By Brian Hunger
A year ago, long-time Greensburg Salem baseball coach Jim Stewart was heading into the season with an experienced, deep team. Expectations were high. The Lions, …
High school notebook: Greensburg Salem football coach Cavanaugh resigns
By Dave Mackall
After 10 seasons at Greensburg Salem — eight as head coach — Casey Cavanaugh is leaving his dream job. “Family circumstances caused me to prioritize my life,” Cavanaugh said Wednesday after informing his players that he was resigning as football coach, effective immediately. Cavanaugh, 51, posted a 35-41 record with …
Greensburg Salem boys capture Western Regional bowling title
By Andrew John
The senior-laden Greensburg Salem boys bowling team continued its season-long success by topping the leaderboard Saturday at the Western Regional tournament. Greensburg Salem bettered rival Hempfield by 200 pins, finishing with a team total of 3,897 pins at the regional event at North Versailles Bowl. “We basically practiced for it. …
Freshmen Worthing, Phipps pull off impressive wins
By Paul Schofield
It’s not uncommon for a freshman wrestler to perform and even win titles in the lightweights at the WPIAL/PIAA Class AAA Southwest Regional tournament. But …
Greensburg Salem boys, Hempfield girls win WPIBL titles
By Andrew John
sTwo teams accustomed to being on top of the scoreboard at the bowling lanes again hoisted trophies last week. The Greensburg Salem boys and Hempfield girls bowling teams repeated as WPIBL champions and let their previous experience pay dividends. The Greensburg Salem boys (8-2) had a pin total of 2,964, …
Greensburg Tribune-Review athletes of the week: Greensburg Salem’s Jonathan Finger, Jeannette’s Sydney Pecoraro
By Andrew John
Jonathan Finger School: Greensburg Salem Year: Senior Sport: Hockey Claim to fame:Finger, who has 31 goals and 37 assists, scored two goals and had three …