With familiar name at helm, IUP football is back
By Bob Cohn, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWhen informed he might have a better chance of winning a national championship than his former boss, Curt Cignetti chuckled slightly and said, “I don’t ...
View ArticlePenn State soccer team looking to make noise in NCAAs
By Jeff VellaDepth, talent, experience, home-field advantage — it’s all there for the Penn State women’s soccer team. And now, junior Taylor Schram said she’s finally back ...
View ArticlePirates’ McCutchen finishes 3rd in NL MVP voting
By Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSan Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey was named National League MVP in a landslide Thursday, with the Milwaukee Brewers’ Ryan Braun coming in second, and ...
View ArticleTight ends crucial to PSU’s offensive success
By Scott Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe loss of Kyle Carter to a season-ending wrist injury won’t diminish the importance of tight ends in Penn State’s offense. The Nittany Lions are ...
View ArticleDuquesne nabs 1st ‘13 hoops recruit
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewDuquesne basketball coach Jim Ferry secured his first player from this year’s recruiting class when St. Benedict’s power forward Isaiah Watkins signed with the...
View ArticleSteelers had been successful keeping quarterbacks healthy
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewGet rid of the ball, don’t take the sack. Get rid of the ball, don’t take the sack. “We don’t want hits on our quarterbacks,” ...
View ArticleSteelers notebook: Clark optimistic about playing Sunday
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFitted with his new, oversized helmet, safety Ryan Clark went through practice without issues Thursday as he tries to return from his second concussion in ...
View ArticleCollege football has fallen for Texas A&M’s Manziel
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewCollege football fans already know him by his “Johnny Football” nickname. With 33 touchdowns in his first 10 games, Texas A&M redshirt freshman quarterback...
View ArticleHigh School football: Q&A with North Catholic’s P.J. Fulmore
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNorth Catholic sophomore P.J. Fulmore, a 5-foot-6, 170-pounder, has rushed for 1,616 yards and 19 touchdowns on 258 carries this season. A high-honors student...
View ArticleSewickley Academy still has work to be done
By Chris AdamskiFrom forever finished at the final four to finally in the final. For the fourth consecutive postseason tournament, the Sewickley Academy boys soccer team advanced ...
View ArticleWPIAL soccer teams are out in force at PIAAs
By Chris AdamskiIt’s the WPIAL’s drive for five. The PIAA boys and girls soccer championships are Friday and Saturday at Hersheypark Stadium, and the WPIAL is represented ...
View ArticleW. Mifflin, Central Valley poised for WPIAL semifinal shootout
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIf contrasting styles make for compelling fights, West Mifflin and Central Valley could produce a special WPIAL Class AAA semifinal Friday night. Third-seeded...
View ArticleGoaltenders excel as Kittanning and Freeport skate to 1-1 tie
By Bill West, Leader TimesFew current PIHL Class A goaltenders possess better credentials than Kittanning senior Cameron Langham, a third-year starter whose career save percentage hovers right around...
View ArticleFrazier loses to Carrick
By Staff ReportsBrian Gregg scored a goal and added an assist, but the Frazier hockey team dropped an 8-5 decision to visiting Carrick in PIHL Open Division ...
View ArticleKovacevic: Refs out to get your team? How?
By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewI’m never more loudly reminded of society’s technological advances than when readers reflexively react to a referee or umpire bungling a call. A few days ...
View ArticleDepth to be an advantage for Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball team
By Doug Gulasy, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball team got far too used to competing without its best players the past two seasons for coach Sean Strickland’s liking. “My ...
View ArticleGCC grad Samantha Chorney a steady hitter for W&J
By Brittany GoncarAfter a strong junior year, Washington & Jefferson’s Samantha Chorney hopes to play a bigger role in improving the Presidents’ success on the volleyball court ...
View ArticleGriffins confident heading to hardwood
By Chris AdamskiThe Seton Hill men’s basketball team enters its season with a confidence belying that of a team that was picked to finish 11th in the ...
View ArticleSeton Hill football conducts coaching search
By Dave Mackall, Tribune-ReviewAlmost immediately after Seton Hill University had fired football coach Joel Dolinski, responses started pouring into athletic director Chris Snyder’s office. “We are...
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