West Shamokin’s Rocco readies for PIAA golf qualifier
By Bill West, Leader TimesFor more than a week, West Shamokin senior Anthony Rocco has waited and wondered if he’ll tee it up in the PIAA Class AA Western ...
View ArticleWest Shamokin football building for future
By Doug Gulasy, Tribune-ReviewSouth Side Beaver coach Glenn McDougal praised his team’s effort after the Rams’ 40-18 nonconference victory over West Shamokin on Saturday. “I think we played ...
View ArticleSteelers remain optimistic despite 2-3 start
By Alan Robinson, Tribune-ReviewMaybe the Steelers will look back on this stretch in December, as Larry Foote suggests, and say it prevented them only from having a great ...
View ArticleTop freshman impresses in Pitt scrimmage
By Scott Brown, Tribune-ReviewHe dropped in a baby hook from the right block the first time he touched the ball. A 3-point attempt from the top of the ...
View ArticleOutdoors notebook: Westmoreland stream benefits from volunteer labor
By Bob Frye, Tribune-ReviewA Westmoreland County trout stream is in better shape these days thanks to the efforts of volunteers. Members of Tubmill Trout Club partnered with volunteers ...
View ArticleLeechburg’s Barto has designs on PIAA golf finals
By Bill Beckner Jr., Valley News DispatchMatt Barto hopes to be dressed for success in the next round of the high school golf postseason. The Leechburg junior and WPIAL Class AA ...
View ArticleKiski Area boys soccer eyes section title, playoff run
By Stephen CataneseThe Kiski Area boys soccer team, returning most of its starters from last season’s section-winning squad, entered the season as the favorite to capture the ...
View ArticleFreshman athletes make immediate contributions for A-K Valley teams
By Bill BecknerJosh Beale remembers long-ago stroller rides to Freeport football and basketball games as a sometimes bundled-up and often desensitized still-in-diapers toddler. “My mom would bring ...
View ArticleTa’amu addresses Steelers regarding arrest
By Mark Kaboly, Tribune-ReviewAlameda Ta’amu was at the Steelers’ practice facility Monday and apologized to teammates, but the organization remains mum on what punishment the rookie defensive lineman...
View ArticleWarriors inch closer to playoffs
By Jeremy Sellew, Valley IndependentFor the first time in seven years, the Elizabeth Forward Warriors will look to be among the Class AAA teams in the WPIAL football playoffs. ...
View ArticleSteelers’ Foote admits to feeling slight ‘panic’
By Alan Robinson, Tribune-ReviewMust-win? To linebacker Larry Foote, every remaining game is a must-win for the Steelers (2-3). “I’m quite sure the coach (Mike Tomlin) isn’t using ‘panic’ ...
View ArticleSteelers’ Wallace realizes great performance leads to big contract
By Alan Robinson, Tribune-ReviewMike Wallace’s immediate goal is to win the Super Bowl, and he wants to do it in Pittsburgh. His ultimate goal is to make the ...
View ArticleSteelers notebook: Several players unlikely to start Sunday
By Tribune-Review• Who’s in and who’s out of the Cincinnati game? Right tackle Marcus Gilbert (right foot), safety Troy Polamalu (calf) and center Maurkice Pouncey (knee) ...
View ArticlePitt football notebook: Sunseri shining, but Chryst wants more from his QB
By Jerry DiPaola, Tribune-ReviewSenior quarterback Tino Sunseri ranks seventh in completion percentage and eighth in passing efficiency in Division I FBS, but coach Paul Chryst still believes there’s ...
View ArticleWPIAL golfers dominate PIAA Western Regional
By Paul Schofield, Tribune-ReviewEvery golfer has a story about his or her round, and none are alike. That was the case Monday at the PIAA Western Regional at ...
View ArticleSteelers’ defensive woes persist
By Ralph N. Paulk, Tribune-ReviewJames Harrison admits the Steelers’ defense has resembled a sprinter in a distance race. Too often they start gasping before the finish line, unable to ...
View ArticlePenn State women’s basketball team regaining elite status
By Karen Price, Tribune-ReviewUNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball team has a policy of not discussing their goals outside the confines of the locker room, and ...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson tennis team tied with Indiana when play was suspended
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsThomas Jefferson inadvertently took the scenic route to its WPIAL Class AA playoff tennis match Monday at Indiana. And the Jaguars almost had to make ...
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