Pair of Deer Lakes players injured in loss to Ford City
By Stephen CataneseFriday was a challenging night for the Deer Lakes football team and its fans. The Lancers lost two players to potentially serious injuries in a ...
View ArticleBelle Vernon bolts to big lead, routs LH
By Bill Hughes, Valley IndependentFacing a must-win game Friday night on Senior Night at James Weir Stadium, Belle Vernon responded with a 44-6 win over Laurel Highlands. And thanks ...
View ArticleClairton’s streak hits 55 with bizare win
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThere is the mercy rule, and then there is mercy. Serra Catholic received both Friday. Clairton coach Tom Nola, concerned that his starters could harm ...
View ArticleHighlands holds off Ringgold
By Brian HermanA pair of Highlands sophomores spoiled Ringgold’s Senior Night at Joe Montana Stadium on Friday. Quarterback Blake Leri and tailback Elijah Jackson scored touchdowns as ...
View ArticleApollo-Ridge QB Jesse Zelonka shines in victory over Riverview
By R.A. MontiFriday was Senior Night at Owens Field, but it was a junior who stole the show in Apollo-Ridge’s 49-13 Eastern Conference win over Riverview. Junior ...
View ArticleNo. 20 IUP beats Mercyhurst behind RB Tuck’s 231 yards
By Bill West, Leader TimesIndiana (Pa.) senior Harvie Tuck and Mercyhurst redshirt freshman Brandon Brown-Dukes wear No. 24 and bear demanding workloads as star running backs. Showcased on the ...
View ArticlePenguins growing frustrated by labor stalemate
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWith the NHL losing a second season in eight years because of labor turmoil becoming a legitimate scenario, Penguins wing Pascal Dupuis strolled through the ...
View ArticleSteelers notebook: Ex-Pitt, Franklin Regional standout activated
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewJohn Malecki, a former Pitt and Franklin Regional offensive lineman who has been cut by five NFL teams, was activated off the Steelers’ practice squad ...
View ArticleDistrict college roundup: Duquesne rolls past Sacred Heart
By Tribune-ReviewSean Patterson accounted for five touchdowns to lead Duquesne to a 35-3 victory over Sacred Heart in a Northeast Conference game Saturday at Rooney Field. ...
View ArticlePlay to watch: Bengals’ shotgun 3-wide receiver fly
By Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWhen you have a target like 6-foot-4, 211-pound A.J. Green, you make sure you design plays to get him the ball. The Cincinnati Bengals have ...
View ArticleSteelers-Bengals matchup: RT Mike Adams vs. DE Carlos Dunlap
By Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSTEELERS RT MIKE ADAMS vs. BENGALS DE CARLOS DUNLAP Matchup: With right tackle Marcus Gilbert out with of an ankle injury, rookie Mike Adams will ...
View ArticleWVU football notebook: Defensive struggles continue
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia won the coin toss but elected to receive the second-half kickoff. It was an interesting decision, considering the...
View ArticleSpringdale girls soccer team secures playoff victory
By George GuidoOnce again Saturday afternoon, it was Springdale’s time to shine in the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs. The No. 9-seeded Dynamos won an opening-round playoff game ...
View ArticleGorman: USO players deal with a greater loss than this defeat
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe five players walked onto the field, their arms locked while carrying a white No. 50 jersey and black spikes. Near the end of the ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Knoch boys advance in soccer playoffs
By Valley News DispatchKnoch boys soccer coach Malcolm Cook wouldn’t describe his team’s performance on Saturday as pretty, but he did call it effective. After a sluggish start, ...
View ArticleFall turkey season set to open
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSteve Allias will admit to having been humbled more than once. The Arnold man has been hunting turkeys for decades and has taken his share ...
View ArticleChronic wasting disease problem could get very tricky
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIt’s becoming clear just what a mess Pennsylvania and its hunters are in for with the discovery of chronic wasting disease. The story’s not good. ...
View ArticlePenn State throttles Iowa, 38-14
By Scott Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIOWA CITY, Iowa — Quarterback Matt McGloin played arguably his best game of the season. A rejuvenated Bill Belton paced a running game that also ...
View ArticlePitt corrals Buffalo, 20-6
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAMHERST, N.Y. — Pitt coach Paul Chryst didn’t know if he should smile or scowl, scream in frustration or sigh in relief. He knows this ...
View ArticleYouth program paying off for West Allegheny boys soccer
By Chris AdamskiIt was one of those good kind of problems to have. The type the West Allegheny boys soccer program would have killed to encounter in ...
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