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Krevokuch grows into expanded role in Norwin offense
If the Norwin football team hopes to qualify for the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs this season, then the Knights will need a big season from senior quarterback Jack Salopek. But for the Knights to be successful, the young receiving crew needs to grow up quickly. Two players who caught passes...
WPIAL runner-up Derry turns focus to future after special season
Derry coach Tim Sweeney doesn’t like to look back. He’s all about the present. He doesn’t want his team to live on the Trojans’ past success. In 2018, Derry reached the WPIAL Class 3A championship game at Heinz Field. Even though the Trojans lost to Aliquippa, the experience gave the...
Westmoreland County linemen pass ‘the eye test’ in recruiting process
Ligonier Valley senior Michael Petrof has a photo of himself standing next to Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald. And while no one is comparing Petrof with the former Penn Hills and Pitt standout, the fact Petrof (6-foot-2, 275 pounds) is taller than the best player in the NFL...
Offseason development sparks optimism for Franklin RegionalVideo
As Franklin Regional football coach Greg Botta was evaluating his 2019 team in mid-July, his areas of concern were at the quarterback, wide receiver and secondary positions. When football in shorts, as he calls it, ended Aug. 9 and the official start of practice began Aug. 12, those concerns were...
Sam Sheeder excited to return as Ligonier Valley quarterback
Wally Pipp was the New York Yankees starting first baseman in 1925. As the story goes, he told his manager he had a headache and missed a game. Yankees manager Miller Huggins inserted a little-known slugger named Lou Gehrig, and Pipp never started for the team again. At least Ligonier...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson’s run at U.S. Amateur ends
Palmer Jackson’s run at the U.S. Amateur ended Friday. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame commit fell to Vanderbilt junior John Augenstein 3-and-2 in the quarterfinals at Pinehurst No. 2 at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club at the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. Jackson struggled with his driver throughout the match,...
Chatham names former Seton Hill player D.J. Cannon baseball coach
Chatham named Seton Hill pitching coach D.J. Cannon as its baseball coach. Cannon replaces Tim Banner, who resigned after the season. “D.J. comes with a great record of success, both academically and athletically,” Chatham athletic director Leonard Trevino said in a release. “We’re excited to name D.J. as our next...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson advances to quarterfinals at USGA Amateur
Palmer Jackson is having the time of his life at the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Championship at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C. The 2019 Franklin Regional graduate advanced to the quarterfinals by taking down two recent college graduates Thursday. He earned a 1-up victory over Auburn...
Hempfield players vow to change the program’s culture
Hempfield’s football program has produced only two winning seasons over the past 22 years. That was in 2013, when the Spartans went 6-4, and in 1997, when they finished 7-3. Hempfield ended the 2018 season with consecutive wins against Butler and Plum to finish 3-7. Eighth-year coach Rich Bowen said...
Led by Division I QB Salopek, Norwin takes aim at winning season, playoff berth
It has been more than 10 seasons since the Norwin football program had a winning record. During that stretch the Knights have won five games in a season six times, including finishing with a .500 mark four times. Norwin is coming off a 3-7 season in 2018, and senior quarterback...
Robert Morris’ Koby Thomas transfers to Coppin State
Former Robert Morris forward Koby Thomas has transferred to Coppin State, according to the university’s athletics website. Coppin State reports the 6-foot-6 junior is on scholarship. Under NCAA guidelines, Thomas will have to sit out one year. Coppin State, located in Baltimore, Md., was 8-25 in 2018-19. It is a...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson advances at USGA Amateur
Palmer Jackson had his troubles on Pinehurst No. 2 during the second round of stroke play qualifying at the United States Golf Association’s Amateur on Tuesday. He shot a 6-over 76 and saw his consecutive rounds in the 60s end at nine. It was a different story for the 2019...
Heritage Conference football breakdown: Ligonier Valley favored to repeat
It was quite a football season for teams from the District 6 Heritage Conference in 2018. Ligonier Valley (Class 2A) and United (A) played in the PIAA District 6 finals, nine of 10 teams qualified for the playoffs and during the annual cross-over battle with the WestPAC, Heritage Conference teams...
WPIAL Class A football breakdown: Clairton, Jeannette among ‘wide open’ field of contenders
There isn’t a clear-cut favorite among WPIAL Class A football teams this fall. Ask any coach who the team is, and they can’t tell you. “It’s wide open,” Jeannette coach Roy Hall said. “I expect the usual suspects: Clairton, Rochester, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and us. “I know...
Hempfield’s Roby, Perkins ready to carry the load in backfield
When Hempfield quarterback Blake Remaley said the offense will have a different look — the Spartans plan to focus on the run game — two players’ eyes lit up. That change is fully endorsed by senior running back Nathan Roby and junior Mario Perkins. That duo, along with the other...
Jackson’s 60s streak ends, but he advances to Match Play at U.S. Amateur
Palmer Jackson’s consecutive streak of rounds in the 60s ended on Tuesday at the 119th U.S. Amateur. But the 2019 Franklin Regional graduate and Notre Dame commit was safely in the field of 64 that will advance to Match Play competition beginning Wednesday at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in...
Physical play highlights opening of camps for H.S. football teamsVideo
The sun hadn’t even risen above the horizon Monday morning, and Franklin Regional coach Greg Botta was enthusiastically putting his team through drills. Botta was having fun interacting with his players as they prepared for the “Oklahoma drill.” The first official day of football camp across the WPIAL and PIAA...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson stays hot at USGA Amateur
Murrysville native Palmer Jackson continued his hot playing, this time in the opening round of the U.S. Amateur on Monday at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C. Playing the opening round on course No. 4, Jackson fired a 4-under-par 66 and is tied for second place with Trevor...
Hannastown trio set for USGA Amateur at Pinehurst
The 119th USGA Amateur Championship begins Monday at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in North Carolina, and five Western Pennsylvania golfers, including three from Hannastown Golf Club, will be participating. The tournament takes place on Course No. 2 and No. 4. Murrysville native Palmer Jackson, who recently posted seven consecutive...
Gateway’s Brady Walker, GCC’s Alvin Ross transfer to Saint Vincent
When football practice begins at Saint Vincent on Thursday, first-year coach Aaron Smetanka will welcome two interesting transfers. Former Gateway quarterback Brady Walker and former Greensburg Central Catholic running back Alvin Ross are on the 2019 roster, according to the team website. Walker is transferring from NCAA Division II West...
Johns looking to lead Franklin Regional football
If Justin Johns decides to attend the Air Force Academy, don’t look for the Franklin Regional senior to become the next “Top Gun.” “I think I’m too big to be a pilot,” Johns said, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound senior. “It’s a great offer though.” While flying airplanes isn’t in his future,...
Linemen Malis, Adams ready to lead the way for Derry
If the Derry football team wants to challenge for a fourth consecutive WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference title, it will be the guys in the trenches who will pave the way. Seniors Max Malis and Gavin Adams have been anchoring the Trojans offensive and defensive lines for three seasons and...
Hempfield East Legion comes up short in Great Lakes Regional
Swoyersville has Hempfield East’s number this season. For the third time in two weeks, Swoyersville beat the District 31 and Region 7 champions, this time 4-1 on Thursday in the American Legion Great Lakes Regional at Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Ill. The loss ended Hempfield East’s season. Swoyersville was the...
Sean Knapp wins rain-shortened Senior Amateur
Oakmont native Sean Knapp added another title to his resume. The Hannastown Golf Club member shot a 4-under par 67 to win the rain-shorted Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Senior Amateur at Butler Country Club. The tournament was shortened to one round because rain. Knapp edged St. Clair’s Dave Brown, who shot...
Hempfield East Legion falls in regional opener
Lyon County scored three runs in the first inning Wednesday morning and held on to defeat Hempfield East, 5-2, in the American Legion Great Lakes Regional in Charleston, Ill. Hempfield East will face Pennsylvania state champion Swoyersville at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Swoyersville defeated Hempfield East twice in the state tournament...
