Bill Beckner stories, Page 191

Belle Vernon’s Pohlot takes part in national slam dunk competition

When Mitchell Pohlot rises to meet the rim for slam dunk, his thought process is simple. “I usually don’t think much, but I tell myself to get up there and finish the dunk, regardless of what is happening” said Pohlot, a 6-foot-5 senior forward at Belle Vernon. “The end result...
Penn-Trafford’s Zach Rocco accepted into Army

Zach Rocco has been watching his mailbox with increased anticipation just about every day since he applied to Army West Point months ago. The Penn-Trafford senior point guard knew the application process would be long, and he would have to satisfy all of the necessary requirements to get into the...
Westmoreland County basketball notebook: Terrelle Pryor buys new Nikes for Jeannette boys

Jeannette will have new shoes for the WPIAL playoffs, thanks to an old friend who made good on a promise. A few weeks ago, former Jayhawks star Terrelle Pryor told the team he would buy them shoes if they won the section title. Jeannette obliged by winning 14 of its...
GCC, Ligonier Valley boys press on in playoffs without transfers

Greensburg Central Catholic will be without its leading scorer for the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs. Junior guard Christian McGowan is not injured. In fact, he is perfectly healthy and has started all 22 games for the Centurions (16-6). He played a key role in the team sharing the Section 3-A...
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Monessen preps for playoff return

Janine Vertacnik has coached in numerous WPIAL playoff games over the years, including when she led teams at Jeannette and Greensburg Salem. She guided Jeannette to a WPIAL title in 2010. Now the third-year coach at Monessen, who has more than 300 career wins, needs to educate her players on...
Brennan Marion, Greensburg Salem alum, to coach wide receivers at Hawaii

What happens when Brennan Marion’s “Go-Go” offense meets the “High Octane” style of former Pitt coach Todd Graham? We’re about to find out … in Hawaii? Talk about somewhere over the rainbow. Marion, the Greensburg Salem alum whose uptempo scheme has worked at several other places, is leaving William &...
Southmoreland girls nab No. 2 seed in WPIAL Class 4A postseason

Southmoreland cut down the nets Monday night. On Tuesday night, the upstart Scotties climbed another ladder — to respect and, perhaps, some due regard. Southmoreland (22-0), fresh off its first section title in girls basketball since 2007, was awarded the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. Some...
Breaking down the 2020 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs

Here is a breakdown of the 2019-20 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Bethel Park (19-2) looked like it might be the top seed, but the Black Hawks lost to Class 4A North Catholic Monday. Bethel Park allows just 37.7 points per game and has a pair of formidable...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Ligonier Valley grad Miller earns field MVP

Olivia Miller didn’t go to the River States Conference indoor track and field championships to finish second. Not in her top event, at least. The Carlow junior and Ligonier Valley graduate won her second title in the triple jump, soaring 10.8 meters to reach the medal stand for the third...
Coaching changes in Penn-Trafford soccer programs

Penn-Trafford’s soccer teams will be under new leadership next season. The school district Monday night accepted the resignation of girls coach and new mother Jackie Bartko, who guided the Warriors to their second WPIAL championship in 2017. The boys team, meanwhile, has a new coach in Sotiri Tsourekis, who coached...
Registration open for 2021 Drive, Chip and Putt competition

Youth golfers from across the country will once again get to compete in the annual Drive, Chip and Putt competition, set to begin at hundreds of golf courses in the spring. The 2021 competition is for golfers ages 7-15, who are broken up into four divisions. Players take part in...
Geneva introduces men’s golf team

Two years after Geneva College introduced a women’s golf program, the school in Beaver Falls announced it will add men’s golf as a varsity sport in the fall of 2021. The addition will bring Geneva’s number of varsity sports to 19. Andrew Fee, who coaches the women’s golf team, also...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Latrobe grad Austin Butler eclipses 1,000 points

It took Austin Butler less than four years to reach 1,000 points when he played at Latrobe. The basketball standout hit the fast track to the milestone in college, too. Butler, a junior point guard at Holy Cross, scored his 1,000th career point for the Crusaders in a 74-60 loss...
Former Penn-Trafford athletic trainer Larry Cooper heading to national hall of fame

Despite retiring from his position as a long-time athletic trainer at Penn-Trafford at the end of the 2017-18 school year, Glen “Larry” Cooper has remained quite active in his profession. He has fanned out on a national level as the secretary of the National Athletic Trainers Association. While he may...
Unbeaten Southmoreland girls highlights WPIAL playoff field from Westmoreland County

Twenty-one up, 21 down. Southmoreland has pieced together a perfect regular season — with one game to go — for the finest pre-playoff run in the history of its girls basketball program. Now, the Scotties will put their playoff path in the hands on the WPIAL. “This is something that...
High school notebook: Southmoreland’s Comforti settles on sport, college

While challenging and often debatable, Riley Comforti finally found comfort in his college decision. The two-sport standout from Southmoreland opted to play football at the next level, signing a letter-of-intent Wednesday to play wide receiver at Alderson Broaddus in Philippi, W. Va. Comforti was one of the WPIAL’s top pass-catching...

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