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Other sports: Thinking about playing basketball. Favorite hobby outside of football? Playing video games. Favorite type of song, music or artist to get you ready for a game? Definitely R&B, but Meek Mill gets me ready before games. What’s your pregame routines/superstitions? I hold my cross pendant and pray.
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Norwin grad up for NCAA Woman of the Year award
Jul. 15—Duquesne's Emily Brozeski (Norwin) is one of 17 graduating student-athletes from the Atlantic 10 Conference nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. A track and field standout, Brozeski will look to advance with the winner's fate in the hands of a selection committee. The NCAA award originated in 1991. A committee will select an A-10 woman of the year and a runner-up to ...
Hempfield grad, Pitt pitcher Phil Fox drafted by White Sox in 7th round
Jul. 15—Hempfield's Phil Fox can't remember a time when he didn't want to pitch in professional baseball. "From the day I was, like, born, I knew I wanted to do this for the rest of my life," he said. The Chicago White Sox made no promises that he will have professional career lasting that long, but they got him off to a good start Monday by selecting him in the seventh round (No. 199 overall) ...
Pitt-Greensburg Welcomes Julie Bolden as Head Women's Basketball Coach
GREENSBURG – The Pitt-Greensburg Athletics Department is happy to announce Julie Bolden as the new head coach of the Pitt-Greensburg Women's Basketball program. Bolden joins the staff at Pitt-Greensburg after being an assistant coach, as well as the Director of Recruiting & Creativity for the women's basketball program at the University of Dayton for the past two seasons.
Notable changes to the 2024-25 WPIAL girls soccer alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, TribLive will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL girls soccer season. 2023 WPIAL champions. 4A:...
Seton Hill, WVU pitchers chosen on 3rd day of MLB Draft
Jul. 16—Two pitchers from district universities were drafted Tuesday on the third day of the MLB Draft. Seton Hill right-handed pitcher Aidan Layton, a graduate of Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, was chosen by the Oakland Athletics at No. 496 overall, the first pick in the 17th round. At 6-2, 295 pounds, he was 7-2, with a 3.15 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 15 starts. In 88 2/3 innings, he ...
Monday's Westmoreland Sports Notebook
The District 31 American Legion baseball championship game is set, as Latrobe and Murrysville punched their tickets over the weekend. The Jethawks swept Hempfield East in the best-of-three semifinals, winning 1-0 on Friday and scoring a decisive 9-1 triumph on Saturday. In the first victory at Greater Latrobe High School, Haden Sierocky provided the walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the seventh, which scored Erick Batista. Jack Stynchula was stellar on the mound for the Jethawks, as he limited Hempfield East to just three hits in the shutout. On Saturday at the University of Pitt-Greensburg, Tyler Smith thrived on the hill, as he spun a three-hitter. Offensively, Smith was 3-for-3, Batista had a pair of hits and two RBIs, and Cooper Basciano also had two hits. In the other semifinals, the Eagles bested Bushy Run 4-3 on Saturday, and edged the Beavers 2-1 on Sunday. In Game 1 at Penn-Trafford High School, the Eagles threw out the potential tying run, Jonny Lovre, at the plate to end the game. Murrysville scored a pair of runs apiece in the second and third innings, as Nolan Boehm had two hits, a pair of RBIs, and scored twice, while Brody Reese notched two doubles. On Sunday at Haymaker Park, the Eagles scored twice in the opening inning, and that was enough run support for pitchers Erik Streussnig and Blake Bertucci. Streussnig and Boehm produced RBIs, while Reese and Cole Brinker each collected two hits. As a result, the top-seeded Jethawks will host No. 3 Murrysville on Wednesday at 5:30, while Bushy Run will welcome Hempfield East in the consolation game at the same time.
Trafford wins Junior title; West Point advances to finals
Dom Delio took a perfect game into the seventh inning Tuesday to lead Trafford to a 6-1 victory against 14th Ward (Woodland Hills) in the Westmoreland Junior League Championship. Jason Peyton led off the top of the seventh inning with a single to center. He came around to score on...
Heading into her 40th season, Saint Vincent women's volleyball coach Sue Hozak remains enthusiastic
Jul. 15—A few lines of type. That's what started Sue Hozak down the road to a long and distinguished coaching career at Saint Vincent. Hozak has been at the helm of the Bearcats women's volleyball team since its inception in 1985, and this fall, she begins her 40th season on the sidelines. She has coached long enough to oppose her oldest daughter, Kristin Consuegra, who served as Chatham's ...
Franklin Regional designated hitter emerges as all-state performer
Surprised wasn’t the right word, but Darren DeRiggi did not fully expect to have all-state honors arrive on his doorstep at the conclusion of high school baseball season. He had just completed a crackling junior campaign where he accomplished his initial goal of starting for the Panthers. That was...
Duquesne Swimmers Named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans
Junior Haley Scholer and sophomore Ashley Felitsky from Duquesne were named Scholar All-Americans by the CSCAA, with Scholer making the second team for boasting a 3.92 GPA and competing at the Olympic Team Trials. Felitsky, with a 3.92 GPA as well, excelled in diving, earning multiple first-place finishes this season.
Trafford Junior American Legion baseball looking to stay hot, make state playoff run
The Trafford Post 331 Junior American Legion team would love to repeat what the 2021 Penn-Trafford squad did, winning a state title. That team featured eight starters from this year’s WPIAL Class 5A champion Penn-Trafford high school team. Trafford reached the finals of the Westmoreland County Junior League by...
West Point girls stay alive; Latrobe, Murrysville sweep District 31 series
Pitcher Lexi Stabiles tossed a two-hit shutout, and Jocelyn Luft smacked a two-run single in the fourth inning to lead West Point to a 2-0 victory against Caln Township on Sunday in the Pennsylvania Little League Softball Major Division state tournament at Wellsboro. Stabiles struck out 12 and didn’t walk...
Palmer Jackson wins Westmoreland County Amateur he coveted for so long
Palmer Jackson finally won a golf tournament Sunday that was on his bucket list. The Murrysville native and graduate of Franklin Regional and Notre Dame won the Westmoreland Golf Association’s Amateur Championship by holding off the Turowski brothers. Jackson, who plans to turn pro after the U.S. Amateur next...
Murrysville, Latrobe set to battle for District 31 American Legion baseball title
With the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament beginning Saturday, how do Murrysville coach Bob Bozzuto and Latrobe coach Jason Bush handle Wednesday’s District 31 championship game, set for 5:30 p.m. at Greater Latrobe High School?. Both coaches are taking the same approach by agreeing with former New York...
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