Derry graduate Hannah Scipio adjusting to college running
By Brittany GoncarMost people view cross country as an individual sport, running against the clock. For Derry graduate Hannah Scipio running has become the exact opposite. On ...
View ArticleEarnhardt visits with UPMC concussion expert, Tomlin
By Alan Robinson, Tribune-ReviewDale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR’s most popular driver, met with UPMC experts Tuesday about the concussion that has sidelined him for the past two Sprint Cup ...
View ArticleSteelers will play game in London in 2013
By Alan Robinson, Tribune-ReviewLondon is calling the Steelers for 2013. The Steelers will play an overseas regular-season game for the first time when they meet the Minnesota Vikings ...
View ArticleWVU notebook: Simulating K-State QB proves difficult
By Josh Sicklese_SBlt It’s not easy to duplicate Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, just ask West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. The second-year coach originally wanted 6-foot-6 freshman ...
View ArticlePenn State notebook: Iowa RB doubtful with ankle injury
By Scott Brown, Tribune-Reviewe_SBlt Iowa probably won’t have its leading rusher and one of the Big Ten’s most improbable success stories Saturday when it hosts Penn State. Mark ...
View ArticleTrib HS Insider Q&A: Jeannette’s Jordan Edmunds
By Dave Mackall, Tribune-ReviewIt had been tough sledding for Jeannette standout Jordan Edmunds in recent weeks. The senior fullback/linebacker, who is gaining interest from various Division I FCS ...
View ArticleH.S. Picks making the calls
By Tribune-ReviewIt was back to normal for H.S. Picks during Week 7. The ageless high school football prognosticator for the Tribune-Review only missed four of 35 ...
View ArticleLast place no longer a worry for Kittanning, Valley
By Bill West, Leader TimesThe last two times Kittanning and Valley met on the football field, their games determined which team finished last and next to last in the ...
View ArticleGorman: Over the river, through the tunnels they will go
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewQuad Central foes Mt. Lebanon and Woodland Hills are heading in opposite directions Friday, but both will break the unwritten rules of driving in and ...
View ArticlePitt needs better team play to turn it around
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBig bodies attacking him two at a time have turned Pitt defensive tackle Aaron Donald into a defiant young man. With hopes for a winning ...
View ArticleHigh school football notebook: Imani Christian stays on the road
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewImani Christian will play six consecutive weeks on the road, now that Friday’s game was moved to Fort Cherry. The Black Hills matchup was scheduled ...
View ArticleStarkey: The miracle of NFL RedZone
By Joe Starkey, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHockey, much as I love it, has never been able to solve this problem: It doesn’t translate to television. Puck too small. Goals too rare. ...
View Article‘Second Season’ gets under way Saturday
By Bill Hughes, Valley IndependentThe brackets for the 2012 WPIAL boys’ and girls’ soccer playoffs were released Wednesday afternoon and nine Mon Valley teams are entered in the “Second ...
View ArticleArea playoff picture comes into focus
By Jeff Oliver, Valley IndependentWith two weeks to go in the regular season, the playoff picture is becoming clear for many area high school football teams. Starting with Friday, ...
View ArticleHounds brace for desperate Bucs
By Jeremy Sellew, Valley IndependentChartiers-Houston comes into Friday’s game at Monessen as a desperate team. The Buccaneers (3-4, 3-4) have been playing for their playoff lives, winning the past ...
View ArticleThe Birdie debates The Leader
By Tribune-ReviewThe Birdie is always open for debate, and the Alle-Kiski’s foreteller of football fortune had a heated discussion this week with a fellow prognosticator. “That ...
View ArticleTrib HS Insider Q&A: Riverview’s Tim Wagner
By Bill Beckner Jr., Valley News DispatchBorn with pedigree, Riverview’s Tim Wagner seemed destined to make an impact on the football field. The nephew of legendary Oakmont, Riverview and Springdale...
View ArticleDC Picks likes local teams in Week 8
By Tribune-ReviewIn last week’s column, DC Picks noted that he didn’t think Frazier could beat two undefeated teams in a row. Boy, was DC Picks wrong ...
View ArticleConnellsville looks to stay in playoff hunt against Latrobe
By Jason Black, Daily CourierWith two games left in the regular season, the Connellsville football team has exhausted all of its room for error as it hopes to qualify ...
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