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Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Hempfield’s Dom Detruf shines in return
Hempfield took the field Friday night in its home opener with a surprise starter at quarterback. Junior Dom Detruf, who tried to keep his medical clearance Wednesday under wraps, returned after limited practice time this summer because of myocarditis — an inflamed heart. “We tried to keep it quiet,”...
Greater Latrobe Wildcats ready for home opener tonight against Plum
LATROBE, Pa. (KDKA) -- It's time to get excited for Friday night football in Latrobe as the Wildcats are set to host the Plum Mustangs.The Steelers High School Showcase Game of the Week will be coming to you live from Westmoreland County when Greater Latrobe hosts its first home game of the season after playing on the road last week. Latrobe got off to a 1-0 start with a shutout win against Connellsville and are looking to start the year with two straight victories. Plum, on the other hand, came up well short last week, losing 41-7 to Franklin Regional. Lots of eyes...
Mt. Pleasant wins high-scoring, OT affair against Greensburg Central Catholic
It was another high-scoring affair between Mt. Pleasant and Greensburg Central Catholic, and this year’s iteration took double overtime. Vikings quarterback Cole Chatfield found sophomore running back Stephen Predajna wide open in the right flat for a touchdown, and Predajna punched in the 2-point conversion for a 36-35 Mt. Pleasant victory Friday.
Watch Live: Plum vs. Latrobe high school football live stream
By Mike Darnay August 30, 2024 / 4:00 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh LATROBE, Pa. (KDKA) -- It's time for the Steelers High School Showcase Game of the Week! Tonight's game is coming to you live from Latrobe Memorial Stadium at Latrobe plays host to Plum! The host Wildcats head into tonight's game on the heels of a 41-0 shutout win at Connellsville, while Plum looks to bounce back from a 42-7 loss to Franklin Regional. Ron Prady's Wildcats team scored with a defensive touchdown on the first play of the game last week and never looked back. The team forced six turnovers in the big win. Standout running back/linebacker Alex Tatsch, a Penn State recruit, carried the ball five times for 86 yards, including a 51 yard touchdown run. For Latrobe, the team is looking to build on momentum gained in recent years. From a 3-7 record while playing in 5A in 2021, the team improved to 8-4 last year and won a playoff game before losing to Aliquippa in the quarterfinals. Matt Morgan's Plum squad has found itself in the middle of the pack the past three years after an 8-0 season in 2020 that ended with a trip to the 4A semifinals. The Steelers High School Showcase Game of the Week schedule 8/30 -- Plum vs. Latrobe 9/6 -- Central Catholic vs. Woodland Hills 9/13 -- Steel Valley vs. South Park 9/20 -- Aliquippa vs. Penn Hills 9/27 -- Peters Township vs. Upper St. Clair 10/4 -- Trinity vs. Thomas Jefferson 10/11 -- Fort Cherry vs. Bishop Canevin 10/18 -- North Catholic vs. Avonworth 10/25 -- South Fayette vs. Moon Mike Darnay is a digital producer and photojournalist at CBS Pittsburgh. Mike has also written and produced content for Vox Media and the Mon Valley Independent. He often covers overnight breaking news, the Pittsburgh Steelers and high school sports. © 2024 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Pennsbury takes win over Quakertown in Week 2 of Bucks County high school football
QUAKERTOWN — Once a quarterback, always a quarterback. Well, sort of. Growing up, Pennsbury senior Walker Murray had a strong arm and an understanding of football, so he played quarterback,...
Norwin uses strong ground game to defeat Kiski Area
For the second straight week, Kiski Area played out of conference, hosting Class 6A Norwin on Friday night to open a four game homestand. The Cavaliers, who jumped in front 7-0, trailed 20-7 at halftime. Kiski Area went back in the lead 21-20 before the Knights scored the game’s final 13 points for a 33-21 win at Richard A. Diltz field.
‘Strongest core of seniors’ has Norwin boys soccer ready for run at repeat , Trib HSSN
Norwin’s Daniel Maddock battles for possession against Warwick during a PIAA Class 4A first-round playoff game last season. With an experienced group of seniors as a pillar, Norwin has its eyes on a WPIAL Class 4A repeat. If the Knights do go back-to-back, veteran coach Scott Schuchert believes his...
Mark Wolff reappointed to second term as dean of Penn Dental School
Penn reappointed Mark Wolff for a second term as the Morton Amsterdam Dean of the School of Dental Medicine through June 30, 2030. Interim Penn President Larry Jameson and Provost John Jackson announced Wolff’s reappointment in an email to the Dental School community on Aug. 26. The decision, which now awaits approval from the Board of Trustees, comes five months after the formation of a committee to review the accomplishments of Wolff’s first term.
Faculty Senate chair warns of ‘challenging juncture,’ reaffirms commitment to shared governance
In a new letter, Faculty Senate Chair and law professor Eric Feldman addressed ongoing tensions on campus and described faculty as being at an “extraordinarily complex and challenging juncture.”. The Aug. 27 welcome letter outlined three values essential to the University’s academic mission. It accompanied an agenda for the...
Westmoreland County Community College eyes search firm to fill vice president position vacant since 2022
Amid the search for a new president, Westmoreland County Community College soon could hire a search firm to help fill a vice president position that has been vacant for two years. The board of trustees voted Wednesday to pay $39,000 for Massachusetts-based search firm Spelman Johnson to identify a vice...
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