Freeport, Kittanning, West Shamokin set for WPIAL volleyball playoffs
By Bill West, Leader TimesNot even Freeport’s and Mars’ shared Section 4-AA title managed to stop WPIAL girls volleyball committee from putting the Yellowjackets and Planets on yet another ...
View ArticleBelle Vernon Area shuts out Blackhawk, 2-0
By The Valley IndependentIt was deja vu all over again for Belle Vernon Area’s boys’ soccer team in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs. A ...
View ArticleRinggold ousted in double-overtime, 3-2
By Bill Hughes, Valley IndependentTears, the look of shock, and reflection. Those were just a few of the emotions that the Ringgold Rams had on their collective faces at ...
View ArticleRiverside ends Bentworth’s season, 3-2
By Jeff Oliver, Valley IndependentFor the better part of Monday’s WPIAL Class A first round boys’ soccer playoff game between Riverside and Bentworth, the Panthers controlled the tempo of ...
View ArticleWPIAL teams to face off for final playoff berths
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBelle Vernon fans will be rooting for Ringgold this weekend, and Freedom would surely welcome a New Brighton victory. It’s Week 9 of the WPIAL ...
View ArticleKiski Area football student manager has senior night to remember
By Ray JudySenior Jesse Hutchinson has been the manager of the Kiski Area football team since he was in seventh grade. But he’s much more than that ...
View ArticleSeton Hill cross country preparing to defend WVIAC titles
By Brittany GoncarSeton Hill, the reigning West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion in men’s and women’s cross country, is gearing up to protect its titles Saturday. With ...
View ArticlePIAA director tells WPIAL that transfer language has changed
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSeated at the front of a conference room where many transfers have been denied for “athletic intent,” PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi told the WPIAL ...
View ArticleLeechburg’s Barto 1 shot back in PIAA golf finals
By Staff ReportsWith one round of the PIAA Class AA individual golf championships complete, Leechburg junior Matt Barto is one stroke behind the leader — not too ...
View ArticleSerra Catholic posts shutout, moves to quarterfinals
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsIt took nine years, but Serra Catholic is back in the WPIAL Class A boys soccer quarterfinals. Senior midfielder Mike Mercea had a hat trick ...
View ArticleQuaker Valley boys soccer too much for Valley
By Paul Kogut, Valley News DispatchFor the first 55 minutes, Valley’s boys soccer team didn’t look like a playoff newcomer at all, as the Vikings stymied and frustrated perennial power ...
View ArticleKiski Area boys soccer team trips North Allegheny in WPIAL playoffs
By R.A. MontiFor the second straight year, Kiski Area knocked off North Allegheny in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAA boys soccer playoffs. The sixth-seeded ...
View ArticleCaptive deer from CWD-positive farm roaming free
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOne of 10 captive deer that was meant to be euthanized because of its exposure to chronic wasting disease is instead alive and well and ...
View ArticleFreeport gets 2nd seed for WPIAL volleyball playoffs
By Bill West, Leader TimesNot even Freeport’s and Mars’ shared Section 4-AA title managed to stop WPIAL girls volleyball committee from putting the Yellowjackets and Planets on yet another ...
View ArticleMeetings not on NHL, union agendas
By Rob Rossi, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewDoubt and pessimism dominated Monday, a fourth consecutive day that passed without the resumption of labor negotiations between the NHL and its union. No meetings...
View ArticleTigers’ Kelly thrilled to be Series-bound
By Rob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe enormity of what he and his teammates accomplished didn’t really hit Don Kelly until he opened his eyes Friday morning, his mind still a ...
View ArticleWysocki, Springdale blank OLSH
By Staff ReportsWhen the second half started Monday night, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart added attackers to try to jump-start its offense. All that did was ...
View ArticleBig East notebook: Louisville coach preaches patience
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewRutgers and Louisville are the only Big East teams in the weekly BCS rankings, standing 15th and 16th with 7-0 records. With more than a ...
View ArticleFrazier, Geibel ride youth into WPIAL volleyball playoffs
By Jason Black, Daily CourierThe Frazier and Geibel girls volleyball teams have each shown what it takes to be winners on the court year in and year out. This ...
View ArticleBenching spurs Steelers RB Dwyer to huge game
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewCoach Mike Tomlin didn’t hide his displeasure that Jonathan Dwyer’s lost fumble cost the Steelers a valuable possession during their last-second loss Sept. 23...
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