Quarterback Good fit Shaler’s new program
By Jerry Clark, Pine Creek JournalFor many seniors, aspirations of a season that ends with a deep playoff run and perhaps a championship are what fill their minds during the ...
View ArticleLocal roundup: Geibel, Frazier volleyball teams fall
By Staff ReportsHaley Solan had 13 assists, but the Geibel girls volleyball team was defeated by Riverview, 25-14, 25-21, 25-20, in the first round of the WPIAL ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Bethel Park girls edge Norwin in overtime
By Staff ReportsA.J. Baroffio tucked a shot just under the crossbar with 8:44 left in overtime to give No. 3-seeded Bethel Park a 1-0 win over No. ...
View ArticleRiverview girls volleyball team rolls over Geibel
By Dave YoheRiverview volleyball coach DeAnn Sloan was glad to see her team get a playoff victory Wednesday night, but she was hoping for a better effort. ...
View ArticleLate goal catapults Bethel Park girls soccer team to win
By Matt Grubba, Gateway NewspapersBethel Park was on its way to a second straight shootout until its leading scorer intervened late. A.J. Baroffio turned on the speed to create ...
View ArticleShady Side Academy bounces S. Allegheny from girls soccer playoffs
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsSouth Allegheny needed to avoid two things to upset Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL Class AA girls soccer quarterfinals. The Gladiators could not let ...
View ArticleTrib HS Insider Q&A: Clairton’s Tyler Boyd
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSenior Tyler Boyd is the face of the Clairton football program, which has won a nation-leading 55 consecutive games. The Bears lost the first game ...
View ArticleHigh school football notebook: Pennsylvania to play Maryland in Big 33 game
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMaryland will replace Ohio as Pennsylvania’s opponent in the Big 33 Football Classic, ending a 20-year rivalry with the Buckeye State. The change will provide...
View ArticleWest Mifflin tries to end TJ win streak at home
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewDon’t blame Jimmy Wheeler and his teammates if they don’t remember the last time West Mifflin won a football game at Thomas Jefferson’s stadium. They ...
View ArticleGCC girls soccer team overpowers Springdale
By Stephen CataneseThe Springdale and Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer teams have shared joy and agony over the last three seasons on the 10 occasions the section ...
View ArticleWest Virginia defense among worst in nation
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There are 120 teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision, which explains the West Virginia coaching staff’s frustration with the Mountaineers’...
View ArticleTrib HS Insider Q&A: Derry’s Josh Wannamaker
By Dave Mackall, Tribune-ReviewIn two previous seasons, Derry football star Josh Wannamaker played in a total of six varsity games. It wasn’t planned to be that way. “He’s ...
View ArticleJeannette, GCC ready for prime time appearance
By Dave Mackall, Tribune-ReviewNot so long ago, when the Terrelle Pryor-led teams at Jeannette were steamrolling their way through the WPIAL, there were multiple opportunities for the Jayhawks ...
View ArticleH.S. Picks has menu for success
By Tribune-ReviewBarring a collapse similar those exhibited by the Pirates, Reds, Cardinals, Yankees and Rangers, H.S. Picks, the Tribune-Review’s wily high school football prognosticator, will finish...
View ArticleTrib HS Insider Q&A: Knoch’s Luke Kroneberg
By Bill Beckner Jr., Valley News DispatchLuke Kroneberg spent much of last season as a blocking tight end for Knoch as the Knights willed their way to a runner-up finish in ...
View ArticleKnoch, Highlands rivalry continues to grow in Greater Allegheny
By Bill Beckner Jr., Valley News DispatchKnoch and Highlands have their traditional rivals. For Knoch, it’s Mars. For Highlands, it’s usually Valley, but with the Vikings dropping to Class AA, the ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Fox Chapel field hockey team shuts out North Allegheny
By Staff ReportsSenior forward Kate Hardiman scored with 15 minutes left in the second half, and goalkeeper Alaina George made seven saves as Fox Chapel blanked North ...
View ArticleConnellsville’s playoff hopes still alive heading into Week 9
By Jason Black, Daily CourierWhen Connellsville football players trudged off their home field after a crushing 21-14 loss to Latrobe last week, the Falcons had assumed their playoff hopes ...
View ArticleCentral Valley survives shootout vs. South Park
By Chris AdamskiOlivia Pritt was mad. Coach Mark Perry was given a yellow card for arguing with an official. The whole exhausted Central Valley bench was upset. ...
View ArticleCentral Valley girls golf wins state title
By Paul Schofield, Tribune-ReviewYORK — The WPIAL didn’t get shut out from a gold medal at the PIAA golf championships after all. The Central Valley girls, who have ...
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