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Westmoreland County campus clippings: Jeannette's Marcus Barnes earns preseason honor
HeroSports.com came out with its top 30 FCS safeties for 2024 and a local player made the list. Marcus Barnes, a redshirt senior at William & Mary, checked in at No. 29 after an impressive ‘23 season. Barnes, a Jeannette graduate, is on pace to be a future NFL...
Bridget Williams qualifies for 2024 Olympics in pole vault
Another athlete from western Pennsylvania has earned a trip to the Summer Olympics in Paris. Bridget Williams, a graduate of Hempfield Area High School, qualified on Sunday by winning the women's pole vault event at the U.S. Olympic trials in Oregon. Other locals heading to Paris include swimmer and Upper...
Mt. Pleasant swimming star Lily King repeats as TribLive Westmoreland girls athlete of the year
Lily King got her first taste of the Olympic experience last week and she’s anxious to take her swimming to another level. The Mt. Pleasant junior recently competed in the United States Swimming Olympic Team Trials on June 15-23 in Indianapolis and returned home with personal records in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle events.
2024 Penn graduate Isabella Whittaker qualifies for the Paris Olympics
Penn women’s track and field’s Isabella Whittaker is Paris-bound following the conclusion of the 2024 United States Track and Field Olympic Trials. Going into the competition, the recent graduate lead the Red and Blue into a picturesque ending to a flourishing collegiate season — with a backdrop that would see the scoreboard light up with five shiny Olympic rings.
Penn State men’s gymnast Josh Karnes falls short of Paris Olympics
A current Nittany Lion fell short of making Team USA. Josh Karnes placed 17th in the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, missing out on a spot on Team USA by 15 places. Karnes' all-around score was 40.650. His best events were the parallel bars and the high bars, as he scored 14.400 and 13.150, respectively.
Greenburg Central Catholic competitor Tyree Turner named TribLive Westmoreland boys athlete of the year
While he lives in Indiana, Tyree Turner often feels more like a Greensburg kid because he spent so much time in and around the city. It’s tough to argue that he hasn’t been the face of Greensburg Central Catholic basketball and football, and a key player in baseball, for the better part of four years.
The Frank Walker Law/PSN Daily Notebook – June 30
UPDATE, 1 PM — Two Duquesne players are celebrating birthdays today: Chabi Barre and Matus Hronsky. UPDATE, 11 AM — Former Pitt guard Bub Carrington was officially introduced as a Washington Wizard on Saturday. The Wizards held an introductory press conference for Carrington, Alex Sarr, and Kyshawn George.
Penn-Trafford's Rapp twins exceled in larger roles for Geneva softball
Because they are twins, Maddy and McKenzie Rapp, not surprisingly, do a lot together. Even as softball players, they formed their own battery at Penn-Trafford, with McKenzie pitching and Maddy catching. So it should be equally unsurprising that the sisters took on larger roles for the Geneva softball team this...
WPIAL Profiles: Greensburg Central Catholic Playmaker Samir Crosby
Sophomore Stats: 1,874 total yds. | 20 TDs | 107 Tackles | 6 INT | 4 FF | 2 KR | 2 PR |. Other sports? Track and basketball. Favorite hobby outside of football? Fishing. Favorite type of song, music or artist to get you ready for a game? Rap and J. Cole.
Monday's Westmoreland Sports Notebook
Chris Brunson, the championship-winning softball coach at Mount Pleasant Area, was hired last week to lead the program at Waynesburg University. Brunson steps down after six successful seasons guiding the Vikings, during which he compiled a mark of 72-33. His banner year came in 2021, when Mount Pleasant went 21-3, blasting Ellwood City 15-0 to win the WPIAL Class 3A Championship, and following with a 5-3 win against Mid Valley to claim state gold. Brunson, who also previously served as the athletic director at Mount Pleasant, played baseball at Hempfield Area and California University of Pennsylvania. He was an assistant baseball coach with the Vulcans for 14 years. This spring, Waynesburg went 23-18 overall, including 10-10 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. The Yellow Jackets made the conference title game before falling to top-seeded Westminster College.
Championship softball coach Chris Brunson leaving Mt. Pleasant for Waynesburg University
Championship softball coach Chris Brunson is making the jump to the college level as he leaves the Mt. Pleasant high school team to head to Waynesburg University. Brunson resigned after leading Mt. Pleasant for the last six seasons and accepted the Yellow Jackets’ head coach position. He replaces Brett...
Franklin Regional notebook: Panthers to move into new-look basketball section
The WPIAL announced its winter sports realignment for the next two-year enrollment cycle. In basketball, the returning WPIAL runner-up Franklin Regional boys will be in a new-look Section 1-5A along with Albert Gallatin, Gateway, Latrobe, Laurel Highlands, McKeesport, Penn-Trafford and Uniontown. The Panthers’ girls team will compete in Section 1-5A...
Hometown champ: Monessen honors former world heavyweight boxing champion Michael Moorer
Monessen honored one of its most famous sons on Saturday, recognizing former world heavyweight boxing champion Michael Moorer at the city’s Celebration in Park for his recent induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Moorer, 56, won the light heavyweight title in only his 12th professional fight, and...
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