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Westmoreland boys soccer notes: GCC not letting up on offense

Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer coach Rob Fabean said before the season he was going to let his players score as many goals as they wanted. Green light all around. Last year, he called off the dogs when a player hit three goals. But the Centurions are letting it rip...
Franklin Regional boys soccer team knocks off top-ranked Plum

The Franklin Regional boys are playing their best soccer of the season. Just ask Plum. The fifth-ranked Panthers went on the road Tuesday night and upset the top-ranked Mustangs, 1-0, avenging an earlier Section 3-3A loss while extending their winning streak to seven and ending Plum’s 26-game unbeaten streak in...
Westmoreland campus clippings: GCC grad Sam Nemeth making plays at IUP

Sam Nemeth is getting more involved in the offense this season for the IUP women’s soccer team. The junior midfielder is becoming the scoring threat and facilitator she was when she played at Greensburg Central Catholic. Nemeth had a career day for the Crimson Hawks (2-1-3) in a 4-2 PSAC...
Westmoreland girls soccer notebook: Norwin looks for turnaround to keep playoff streak alive

Diane Metzger played for Norwin, so the second-year coach knows about the school’s rich tradition in girls soccer. Since the program began in the mid-1980s, the team has never missed the WPIAL playoffs. But Norwin is 2-8-2 overall and sits sixth out of eight teams in Section 1-4A at 2-6...
Undefeated Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team in rare form

A 3-5-2 formation is somewhat rare in high school girls soccer. It takes a strong midfield presence, versatile wing-backs and a blend of speed and patience to execute the shape in its intended sense. But Mt. Pleasant coach Rich Garland knew he had all of those riches in a young,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Jeannette grad Marcus Barnes making impact at William & Mary

Coming out of Jeannette, Marcus Barnes was known for his glue-like hands and football instincts. His father, Johnnie Barnes, played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers. If the ball was thrown Marcus Barnes’ way, he was probably going to catch it, no matter if he...
Belle Vernon softball pitcher Kolowitz makes verbal commitment to St. Francis (Pa.)

Belle Vernon senior Olivia Kolowitz became more familiar with the recruiting game last fall when she joined the Ohio Outlaws travel softball team. As her pitching improved on an ascending plane, so did her stock as a prospect. Suddenly, college programs knew her name. Her mind was opened to a...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Golfers set for new WPIAL format

WPIAL golfers this week will be part of a significant format change to the individual postseason. For the first time, the championship tournaments will be 36 holes and played over a week at two courses. The scores from the two rounds will be cumulative. Essentially, the semifinal rounds were eliminated...
Add volleyball coach to list of duties for busy Southmoreland AD Boring

Dan Boring’s life is anything but, well, boring. The Southmoreland athletic director wears many hats in Scottie Land, and he added another one this fall, leaving people asking, “How does he do it all?” Boring, who has been the school’s wrestling coach for the last five years and teaches freshman...
Westmoreland HS football notebook: Hempfield win among program’s best

With 5,000-plus sardined into Spartan Stadium, Hempfield pulled off one of its biggest football wins in at least four decades Friday night with a 28-17 victory over defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A champion Penn-Trafford, which had just moved into the No. 1 spot in the TribLive HSSN rankings. Hempfield...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Week ending Sept. 25, 2022

Rylin Bugosh School: Mt. Pleasant Sport: Soccer Year: Sophomore Claim to fame: Bugosh had back-to-back hat tricks as the unbeaten Lady Vikings (7-0, 4-0) defeated rivals Yough, 5-0, and Mt. Pleasant, 6-1. The quick-footed forward added an assist in each game for the second-ranked team in WPIAL Class 2A. She...
Rodney Gallagher uses smarts to lead Laurel Highlands past Latrobe

Rodney Gallagher: 4-star prospect, West Virginia commit, clock manager extraordinaire. With Gallagher at the wheel guiding the offense and making plays with his arm and legs, Laurel Highlands held off Latrobe in a defensive struggle, 10-7, on Friday to spoil homecoming at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. Gallagher, who will play wide...
Greensburg Salem boys soccer team trounces Jeannette

Maybe it was the energy from Senior Night or the realization this year is far from over, but Greensburg Salem decided to play its best soccer game of the season. In contrast, Jeannette may have played its worst. Seniors Daishaun Alexander, Owen Gall and Taylor Edwards scored two goals apiece...
As buzz builds, undefeated Hempfield football team stays grounded

The first 4-0 start in 51 years has made Hempfield football the talk of tailgates and round tables. Hempfield is back — and in full force. The idea of the Spartans being “for real” is becoming a real thing as they get set to host No. 1 Penn-Trafford (3-1) on...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: First-year QBs finding rhythm

First-year quarterbacks have embraced their role behind center and, as a result, some teams have not missed a beat offensively through a few weeks of the WPIAL season. Ten area teams have a new quarterback, including Franklin Regional (2-1) with senior Roman Sarnic, who rushed for 126 yards on 28...
Gesinski sisters connect to lead Mt. Pleasant girls soccer past Southmoreland

Sisters Riley and Morgan Gesinski couldn’t wait to play varsity soccer together so they could make an impact for fast-rising Mt. Pleasant. They are both good players individually, but they showed what they can do as a pair Wednesday night in an important road victory that kept Mt. Pleasant undefeated....

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