Belle Vernon’s defense forced six turnovers and quarterback Devin Whitlock continued his stellar play with five touchdowns.
Peters Township quarterback Logan Pfeuffer knows his playing days are as fleeting as the the scoring strikes he tossed to teammates Breylan Carrington and Corban Hondru during the Indians' recent 26-3 victory over Moon.
BELLE VERNON — Devin Whitlock rushed for 120 yards on just three carries and scored four touchdowns as Belle Vernon shut out Ringgold, 54-0, in a Big 8 Conference game in Class 4A.
PITTSBURGH – Central Catholic sophomore Rocco Salvitti, a Canonsburg resident, placed third Tuesday at the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf individual championship held at South Hills Country Club.
UNIONTOWN — Devin Whitlock had a hand in five first-half touchdowns, leading Belle Vernon to a 49-0 victory over Laurel Highlands in Class 4A Big Eight Conference game Friday night.
BELLE VERNON – Belle Vernon knocked Trinity out of the ranks of the unbeaten in girls soccer Tuesday night with a 6-2 Section 2-AAA win.
Thomas Jefferson scored 21 unanaswered points in the second half and defeated visiting Belle Vernon 42-21 Friday night in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference showdown between previously undefeated teams.
BELLE VERNON — Dane Anden ran for 118 yards and scored three touchdowns, and Belle Vernon's defense put together its second consecutive shutout as the Leopards blanked West Mifflin 45-0 Friday night in the Big Eight Conference.
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Mary Dunn’s phone rang. It was her coach, John Barnes.
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Belle Vernon has turned to one of its own in attempt to get the Leopards past the first round of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs.
Today’s “When Sports Were Played” takes us back to May 1, 2008 and one of the most unique events ever held in Washington County, an exhibition game between the United States Olympic Softball Team and Robert Morris University.
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Belle Vernon sophomore guard Devin Whitlock is the Observer-Reporter Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
It took four overtimes for a winner to be decided between Belle Vernon and Lancaster Catholic.
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After ending a 39-year drought without a state playoff victory last Friday, Belle Vernon is eyeing to make more history against Lancaster Catholic Tuesday night.
HERSHEY — Belle Vernon’s Cole Weightman broke his foot last year and only wrestled four matches as a freshman.
It had been a long wait for the Belle Vernon High School boys basketball program.
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Five wrestlers from Waynesburg advance to the PIAA quarterfinals, an effort highlighted by Cole Homet's upset of the No. 2 seed. Overall, it was a successful day for local Class AAA wrestlers in Hershey.
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Four local boys teams advanced to the PIAA boys basketball playoffs that begin later this week. Here is what to know when they tip off in first-round games.
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Belle Vernon guard Devin Whitlock is the Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week.
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Belle Vernon scores the game's final 11 points to knock off New Castle in the WPIAL semifinals.
PLUM — Cam Nusser scored 17 points, and Mitchell Pohlot and Devin Whitlock each had a double-double, leading Belle Vernon to a 66-61 come-from-behind win over third-seeded Quaker Valley in the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball quarterfinals Saturday at Plum High School.
MONESSEN – Joe Salvino won 639 games as the head coach of the Monessen boys basketball team.
Belle Vernon erased a halftime deficit by scoring 50 second-half points and defeated visiting Ringgold for the second time in less than month, 77-66, Friday night in a key Class 4A Section 3 boys basketball game.
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McGuffey not only is tied for first place in its section. The Highlanders lead the entire WPIAL in a statistical category. That and West Greene's tough upcoming schedule and what local basketball teams would be playoff bound if the season ended today.
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Six local players, including three from Washington, land on all-state teams released Saturday.
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BELLE VERNON – Washington, up by as many as 14 points, fought off a furious Belle Vernon rally Monday night to hold on for a 70-67 non-section boys basketball win.
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Thomas Jefferson wins its 9th WPIAL football championship by beating Belle Vernon in the Class 4A title game at Heinz Field.
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The WPIAL announced sites for the Class 2A and 5A high school football semifinal games Friday night. The district championships for Class 6A, 4A, 3A and A will all be played Saturday at Heinz Field.
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Belle Vernon scored 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Leopards beat South Fayette in a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal thriller.
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Fast starts in the first half been huge for both South Fayette and Belle Vernon. It very well could make the difference when the two meet in a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal game Friday.
BELLE VERNON – Heading into the season, Belle Vernon head football coach Matt Humbert said one of his team’s goals was to get back to the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals.
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Third place and PIAA berth still possible for Bearcats, Leopards
BELLE VERNON — Jared Hartman completed seven of eight passes for 143 yards and three touchdowns and Nolan Labuda scored three times, powering Belle Vernon to a 63-6 victory over Ringgold in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday.
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CALIFORNIA – As they raised the trophy over their heads, one word seemed appropriate for the members of the South Fayette High School girls cross country team.
Canon-McMillan's Tommy Samosky goes from scoring an own goal to a golden goal Wednesday night, sending the Big Macs to the semifinals.
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Everything you wanted to know about the WPIAL football playoff possibilities.
PLUM — Jared Hartman completed 25 of 27 passes for 277 yards and four touchdowns, and also ran for a score, as Belle Vernon rolled over Plum 58-17 in a non-conference game Friday night.
There are three local unbeaten teams and they are all in Class 2A.
BELLE VERNON — Jared Hartman ran for two touchdowns and passed for two others, and Devin Whitlock scored two times as Belle Vernon rolled over West Mifflin 40-7 Friday night in the Class 4A Big Big Eight Conference.
Larry Callaway scored three times to pace Belle Vernon to a 48-7 victory over Trinity in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference game Friday night at Hiller Field.
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The WPIAL individual golf championships will culminate over the next two days, defending state champion Peters Township loses key starter and West Greene plans to induct three members into its hall of fame.
GREENSBURG — Jared Hartman had a hand in four touchdowns as Belle Vernon rolled to a 43-3 victory over Greensburg Salem in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference game.
GREENSBURG – Seven local golfers qualified for the WPIAL Class AA championships with their performances Monday in the semifinals held at Hannastown Golf Club.
BELLE VERNON — Three defensive touchdowns led to a 48-point first quarter as Belle Vernon hammered Big Eight Conference foe Indiana, 61-7, in a Class 4A game.
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Winning means running the football for area teams
BELLE VERNON — Jared Hartman threw four touchdown passes during Belle Vernon's 63-13 pounding of Laurel Highlands in a Big Eight Conference game in Class 4A Friday.
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Belle Vernon improves to 6-0 for the first time in school history, and in the process deals Trinity its first section loss.
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