Sprained MCL keeps Steelers’ Pouncey off field
By Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSteelers center Maurkice Pouncey isn’t concerned about the specifics of his knee injury or when he will get back on the field. Pouncey follows one ...
View ArticleWoodall, Pitt hope to bounce back in Big East
By Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNEW YORK — Tray Woodall didn’t want anyone to know what shape he was in after returning from an abdominal injury last year, and his ...
View ArticleTrib HS Insider Q&A: Ford City’s Justin Retzer
By Bill West, Leader TimesIn its search for more playmakers, Ford City found an effective receiving threat in senior Justin Retzer. After three weeks, Retzer had six catches for ...
View ArticleTorn calf muscle keeps Polamalu on sidelines
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewTroy Polamalu won’t play Sunday in Cincinnati. He probably won’t play next week or the week after that, not with a torn calf muscle that ...
View ArticleMontour, West A. meet with Parkway in balance
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOne offense rotated three quarterbacks and the other has featured four rushers. Montour and West Allegheny certainly have differed in their approach, but each...
View ArticleTrib HS Insider Q&A: Connellsville’s Dylan Knopsnider
By Jason Black, Daily CourierDylan Knopsnider is a sophomore cornerback for the Connellsville Falcons. Knopsnider has earned a spot in the starting lineup in Connellsville’s secondary and has one ...
View ArticleLeader questions Birdie’s logic
By Tribune-ReviewThat sunglass-wearing, bird-brained prognosticator from the Alle-Kiski Valley’s Valley News Dispatch flew through Armstrong County recently — apparently he lost his way while checking...
View ArticleTrib HS Insider Q&A: Thomas Jefferson’s Joe Carroll
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsIt’s a bit of a stretch to say all Joe Carroll does is throw touchdowns, but not by much. The Thomas Jefferson senior quarterback, in ...
View ArticleElizabeth Forward girls soccer team has difficult playoff path
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsElizabeth Forward was the Cinderella story of the 2011 WPIAL Class AA girls soccer playoffs, a 13th seed that took third place and earned the ...
View ArticleSewickley Academy golf teams both finish 2nd at WPIAL championships
By Karen Kadilak, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Sewickley Academy boys and girls golf teams had different reactions to their second-place finishes at the WPIAL Class AA team championships last week at ...
View ArticleSophomores coming into their own for Quaker Valley
By Doug Gulasy, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Quaker Valley football team is relying heavily on sophomores to contribute this season. Though the team’s youth has led to some growing pains, coach ...
View ArticleQuaker Valley volleyball qualifies for playoffs for 1st time since 2009
By Karen Kadilak, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAfter a bittersweet week, the Quaker Valley girls volleyball team is gearing up for the WPIAL playoffs. The Quakers (5-4 in Section 2-AA) clinched a ...
View ArticleSewickley Academy field hockey team qualifies for WPIAL postseason
By Karen Kadilak, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA young Sewickley Academy field hockey team is doing better than expected this year. Nearing the end of the regular season, the Panthers (5-5 overall, ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Wrestling co-op a step closer for Quaker Valley students
By Doug Gulasy, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe effort for a cooperative wrestling agreement between Quaker Valley and Moon Area School District passed another step last week, as Quaker Valley School...
View ArticleQuaker Valley Middle School cross country teams win MAC titles
By Staff ReportsThe Quaker Valley Middle School boys and girls cross country teams made school history at the MAC championships on Oct. 11, as both teams were ...
View ArticleNHLPA will offer plenty of input when it responds to league’s deal
By Rob Rossi, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAny notion that the NHL and players’ union had not agreed on anything by Day 39 of the lockout is not entirely true. Neither side ...
View ArticleBefore Saturday tests, Penn State tackles written exams
By Scott Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMatt Stankiewitch knew Bill O’Brien from a very heated and very publicized exchange that he had last year with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. ...
View ArticleDominant defensive backfield can boost WPIAL teams
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewClairton’s secondary features Pitt recruit Titus Howard at one corner, Kent State recruit Terrish Webb at the other and U.S. Army All-American Tyler Boyd at ...
View ArticleNHL expects bad union offer
By Rob Rossi, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe NHL is preparing for a disappointing counterproposal from the players’ union Thursday in Toronto. Details in an email from union executive director Don Fehr ...
View ArticleSteelers notebook: QB says lack of discipline not a problem
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review• Ben Roethlisberger said there’s no lack of discipline under coach Mike Tomlin despite the Steelers’ 2-3 start and the arrest of defensive lineman Alameda ...
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