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The Ligonier Country Market is moving its location for the first time in 25 years.
Latrobe senior Chris Heese hopes to deliver a powerful message this week. The post Latrobe senior Chris Heese pumped up for PIAA swim meet first appeared on Trib HSSN.
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WPIAL boys volleyball teams are in the process of preparing for the start of the 2026 season with workouts and scrimmages. The post Coaches association sets North Allegheny, Shaler atop WPIAL boys volleyball preseason rankings first appeared on Trib HSSN.
The Ligonier Valley Rams faced a tough opponent, the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders, in the first round of the PIAA tournament on Saturday afternoon in front of a lively crowd in Altoona.

Outside of No. 7 seed Latrobe in Class 2A, there have been no major surprises through the quarterfinals in the 2026 PIHL hockey playoffs. The post PIHL semifinal showdowns coming this week first appeared on Trib HSSN.
Hempfield’s Brandon Rapp said the award he will soon receive is more about his profession — and colleagues who know the behind-the-scenes grind of managing high school athletics — than it is about himself. The post Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield’s…
Derry Area boys wrapped up the PIAA State Championships on Saturday, with Mason Horwat advancing all the way to the finals in the 172-pound bracket.

Greater Latrobe’s only 3A wrestler in the PIAA State Championships, Hunter Snyder, finished sixth on Saturday.

Dogs trained to sniff out people trapped in rubble are coming to southwestern Pennsylvania, including Westmoreland County, for the first time as part of a local urban search and rescue team.

The Derry Area Trojans boys wrestlers enter the final leg of the PIAA State Championships Saturday, with a few poised to take home a medal.

Saturday, March 7

Westmoreland County Commissioners Ted Kopas, Sean Kertes and Doug Chew honored the lives of two K-9 members of the Greensburg Bloodhound Team before Thursday’s public meeting.

Greater Latrobe senior Chris Heese was voted as the male Athlete of the Week by readers of the Latrobe Bulletin.

Ligonier Valley freshman Margo Henderson was voted as the female Athlete of the Week by readers of the Latrobe Bulletin.

Derry Area School District’s board passed a unanimous vote of no confidence in Jason Conway, the executive director of the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit, during its regular meeting on Thursday.

There were two weapons-related incidents at Grandview Elementary School last week.

Derry Area junior Kaila Keesecker split two bouts at 118 pounds, dropping her quarterfinal match before rebounding with a victory in the consolation round.

Hunter Snyder, Greater Latrobe’s sole grappler in the PIAA State Championship, is just one match away from wrestling for a championship.

Derry Area School District’s board unanimously approved board member Dean Reed’s resignation during Thursday’s regular meeting.
