Dominant year on both sides of the ball! Fast and explosive player. Had a great sophomore year throwing the shot put and discus also.

Excellent year for Jake! Also becoming an excellent thrower! Strong, moves great, and is a very intelligent young man! Two year starter and only a sophomore!

I had a great time at the Notre Dame Football game yesterday as well as getting to speak with Steelers legend Jerome Bettis. Thank you @ND_CalebDavis for the invite! Al Washington Marcus Freeman Hempfield Area Football Nick Keefer

Congratulations guys! Well deserved…I think we should’ve had a couple more too.

Very proud of you Katie! Huge senior season ahead!

We voted for captains today. Girl’s team captains: Chesnee Smith, Allie DeMatt, and Katie Dolinski. Boy’s teams captains: Luke Snider, Dylan Hall, and Colin Tapper Congratulations!

Sophomore Liz Tapper has just broken the university of Michigan indoor record in the shot put with a distance of 55’3 3/4”. Congrats Liz!

Fordham offers Hempfield 2-way lineman Brock Heisler. Gives the junior a half-dozen Division I offers (Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Arkansas State, Penn). Brock Heisler 2026 Hempfield Area Athletic Department Hempfield Area Football TribLive HSSN #WPIALfootball #Recruiting

Congratulations Liz! Proud of you!

Congratulations to Hempfield Area senior student-athlete Laural Davis for committing to continue her academic, Cross Country, and Track & Field careers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania!

Hempfield standout DL/OL Brock Heisler 2026 held 21 D-1 offers but was waiting for that first one from a Power 4 school. His wait is over. Details in the FrankWalkerLaw Daily Notebook. pittsburghsportsnow.com/2025/04/16/the… Hempfield Area Football

Xavier is starting to thrive! I can’t wait until football season! He goes 100% all the time!

I think sophomore Xavier “X” Smith is figuring the discus out! Hit over the 150’ pin in my yard last night. One negative is he makes me feel old! Coached his Dad Mike Smith who was over 160 feet his senior year. Hey Mike, he is going be better than you.

Great Job Coach Van and staff!

.Hempfield Area Athletic Department grad Liz Tapper (Liz Tapper) has had a record-setting season for Michigan Track & Field / Cross Country. This weekend she aims to cap it with a Big Ten Conference championship in the shot put. triblive.com/sports/hempfie…

Our first state qualifiers of the day, boys 4x800 meter team of Ryan Ewing, Jonathan Stetchock, Luke Snider, and Isaiah Bitner placed 6th with a time of 7:59.94

Angelina Overfield 7th place in 100 hurdles with a time of 15.67

Maddie Tulley qualifies for states with a throw of 120’9” and a 4th place finish.

Congratulations liz tap proud of you!

Congratulations Jiana! Keep working hard. Huge senior year up next!