Bill Beckner stories, Page 197

Nate Ward shakes off defenders, leads GCC on deep playoff run

Nate Ward doesn’t fear contact. Maybe that is because the senior soccer player at Greensburg Central Catholic who will take his talents to NCAA Division I Indiana University next season can give it right back. Don’t forget, Ward did a lot more than just kick extra points and field goals...
Greensburg Central Catholic works to overcome Shady Side Academy intimidation

Shady Side Academy represents more to Greensburg Central Catholic than a longtime section and playoff rival. More than its next playoff opponent on the pathway to Hershey. More than ordinary. This team looms large to GCC, but coaches Ashley Davis and Bri Guy want to change that perception, and change...
Westmoreland football notebook: ‘Lights out’ Penn-Trafford defense leads way

Upper St. Clair junior quarterback Ethan Dahlem is a nightmare to defend. He makes plays with his legs and right arm. If you don’t corral him, he runs around in the backfield and finds an open receiver or a lane to run through. Penn-Trafford’s defense did a good enough job...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Girls soccer award formed to honor late Ringgold player

When the Rosensteel family tragically lost their beloved daughter and sister, Kaitlyn, the Western Pennsylvania soccer community embraced them, consoled them and did their best to help them through the grieving process. Kaitlyn “Moe” Rosensteel died in June. Five months later, her father has formed the Kaitlyn “Moe” Rosensteel Scholarship...
Ward golden for Greensburg Central Catholic boys in PIAA quarterfinals

It looked like Springdale had rendered Greensburg Central Catholic senior standout Nate Ward powerless for the better part of 82 minutes Saturday afternoon. As it turns out, Ward was biding his time before delivering another gem to extend the Centurions’ season. The Indiana recruit has a penchant for the dramatic...
Nemeth’s goal the difference as GCC clips Freedom in PIAA Class A quarters

Somehow, Sam Nemeth managed to hoof the ball into the net. Somehow, Greensburg Central Catholic overcame a shortened bench. Some way, the Centurions are headed back to the PIAA semifinals. “It all happened so fast,” said Nemeth, a senior midfielder who provided all the offense GCC needed in a defensively...
Franklin Regional blocks out hype, sets sights on next PIAA opponent

There is only one way to deal with all of the hype and pressure that comes with being a nationally ranked soccer team, one that sits three wins away from its first state title. “Try to ignore it,” Franklin Regional senior forward Nolan Scholze said. “We recognize it, but we...
Central Valley shows no weakness, routs Derry

Rather matter of factly, Derry football coach Tim Sweeney said Central Valley’s greatest strength is the fact that it doesn’t have a weakness. He called the challenge of facing the top-seeded Warriors a “monumental task.” It was, in every sense. Top-seeded Central Valley piled up the yardage, and the big...
Unbeaten Pitt-Greensburg going after AMCC title Saturday

Pitt-Greensburg will try to win the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference women’s soccer title on Saturday afternoon. Each time the Bobcats (18-0-1) take the field, they put their undefeated record on the line. They are the top seed in the tournament for the first time and will face No. 2 Penn...
Westmoreland County football notes: Injured RB Caleb Lisbon inspires Penn-Trafford

He may be injured, but Caleb Lisbon still is very much a part of the Penn-Trafford football team. The Division I-caliber running back and safety suffered a serious knee injury in Week 3 against McKeesport and has not returned to game action. He had surgery last week. But since the...
Penn-Trafford’s Ethan Carr gets 1st Division I football offer

Penn-Trafford’s Ethan Carr, one of the WPIAL’s most versatile football players and a top-tier prospect in the Class of 2021, has his first Division I offer. Carr announced Thursday that William & Mary has reached out to him with a scholarship. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Carr has played wide receiver, quarterback...
Westmoreland County high school football Q&A: Derry’s Max Malis

Max Malis lists his three positions on the Derry football team as defensive end, offensive tackle and … fullback? “Well, just like a fullback or sniffer (hybrid player),” he said. “I just block for us.” Does that mean the Trojans’ senior — all 6-foot-3, 270 pounds of him — might...
Central Valley’s clear focus heading into WPIAL Class 3A semifinal: Stop Derry’s Justin Huss

Central Valley football coach Mark Lyons and his staff have devised gameplans to stuff the run before. The Warriors (10-1) are the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs and the top-ranked team in the state. They are responsible for handing vaunted Aliquippa its only loss — a...
GCC soccer pressing for more in state playoffs

Tyler Solis wants more from his team and expects more from his players, especially in the state playoffs. “We need to do a better job of closing out games,” the Greensburg Central Catholic coach said. “We have to finish better. It’s that simple.” Solis harped on that point for several...
GCC gets matching hat tricks from Nate Ward, Carlo Denis to pummel Iroquois

Senior Nate Ward and freshman Carlo Denis were harbingers of promising things to come in the first round of the PIAA Class A boys soccer playoffs. Every time one of them touched the ball, both early and late, something good happened for Greensburg Central Catholic. And while some early offsides...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Soccer trio helps Duquesne to A-10 Tournament

A trio of local players helped lead the Duquesne women’s soccer team into the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Sophomore midfielder Hannah Nguyen (Penn-Trafford) has started 16 games and has a goal and an assist, and redshirt junior defender Marley Smith (Norwin) has made 14 starts and sophomore forward Lexi Kendro (Norwin)...

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