West Shamokin volleyball stops Bentworth
By Bill West, Leader TimesWest Shamokin girls volleyball coach Justin Nolder, normally stoic on the sideline, raised his voice loud enough for people in the stands to hear after ...
View ArticleArea’s college athletes making the grade
By Bob Cohn, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewReflecting a consistent national increase of graduating athletes, the Graduation Success Rates of the Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia football programs reached...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: South Fayette boys soccer upsets top-seeded South Park
By Staff ReportsJustin Goodwill scored the deciding goal in a shootout to lead South Fayette to a 1-0 win over top-seeded South Park (19-1) in the WPIAL ...
View ArticleFuture promising for GCC tennis
By Karen Kadilak, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAfter being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class AA girls tennis team championship last week, Greensburg Central Catholic is looking forward to...
View ArticleGreensburg Central Catholic boys soccer chasing championship
By Chris AdamskiFor the better part of the past seven years, a section game winning streak served as the identity of GCC boys soccer. There’s one way ...
View ArticleKallam goal sends Belle Vernon to soccer semis
By Bill Hughes, Valley IndependentRight before the 2011 soccer season, Jesse Kallam was one of two then-juniors, along with Ryan Thomas, who decided to go out for the Belle ...
View ArticleSchoolboy pick of week: Ringgold
By Jeff Oliver, Valley IndependentAt the midway point of the football season, Ringgold was 3-1 and sitting pretty good in the Big Nine Conference standings. Then, unbeaten West Mifflin ...
View ArticleSeton Hill’s Bujdos wins WVIAC cross country title
By Tribune-ReviewSeton Hill sophomore Jeannie Bujdos is the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Runner of the Year after winning the individual race at the WVIAC championships ...
View ArticlePine-Richland edges Kiski Area boys soccer in shootout
By George GuidoIt’s been a long week for the Kiski Area soccer team. The Cavaliers survived two overtime sessions and a shootout Monday, only to lose in ...
View ArticleWeek 9 high school football preview
By Tribune-ReviewHere is a breakdown of some of the top Week 9 games throughout Western Pennsylvania: Class AAAA Quad Central (3-AAAA) Mt. Lebanon (7-1, 7-0) at ...
View ArticleTackle Adams out to prove himself ... again
By Ralph N. Paulk, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMike Adams, a soft-spoken rookie offensive tackle, is rather guarded and rarely exposes his emotions. But even his usually stoic persona couldn’t hide his...
View ArticleHigh school football notebook: Springdale silencing its critics
By Bill Beckner Jr., Valley News DispatchDespite lower numbers and, apparently, outside expectations to match, Springdale has secured its 11th straight trip to the WPIAL Class A playoffs. The Dynamos...
View ArticleGuido: Through the Years
By George GuidoThe late Tim McNerney had one of the best games of his career Oct. 26, 2007, leading Knoch with 189 rushing yards and three touchdowns. ...
View ArticlePotent offenses lead youth football title chase
By D.j. VasilOffensive formations such as the pistol, wishbone and wildcat aren’t typically used at the youth football level. But they have become the norm for the ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Fox Chapel boys fall
By Staff ReportsFox Chapel has been one of the best defensive teams in Class AAA boys soccer all season, but the Foxes finally ran into one that ...
View ArticlePenn State-Fayette looking for another PSUAC title
By Jason Black, Daily CourierThe members of the Penn State-Fayette women’s volleyball team will head to University Park for the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference championship tournament...
View ArticlePSU’s McGloin, OSU’s Miller ready to square off
By Scott Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewEach leads his team in rushing touchdowns, but the similarities mostly end there when it comes to Ohio State’s Braxton Miller and Penn State’s Matt ...
View ArticleSteelers plan to rejuvenate passing game
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMike Wallace doesn’t think they’re scared anymore. The Steelers’ big-play wide receiver sensed hesitation in defensive backs last season, the worry that in a...
View ArticleKovacevic: Take a shot already, Mario
By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOne of these days, when we all run out of ideas to solve our city’s crushing debt, our crumbling bridges and the speed at which ...
View ArticlePitt's Graham running straight ahead, dancing less
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAn elementary lesson in geometry teaches us the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. The equation might serve Pitt well through its ...
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