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Plum’s Chapla provides unique weapon for McKeesport to deal with in Week 7
NFL and college teams usually have them. But at the high school level, a reliable kicker is a commodity. Perhaps no other WPIAL team can ...
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Freeport, Deer Lakes set for final regular-season game at ‘The Swartz’
It’s the last game on their long-time home field. Maybe. Freeport hopes the big finale at venerable James Swartz Field is a WPIAL first-round playoff ...
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Monessen, Jeannette look to bounce back from Eastern Conference losses
If the Monessen football team is entertaining any thoughts of making the WPIAL Class A playoffs, then it’s imperative the Greyhounds find away to defeat ...
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Connellsville returns home in search of win over Norwin to stay in contention
Connellsville clings to slim WPIAL Class AAAA playoff hopes. In order to claim one of the Quad East’s five postseason spots — or a Quad-A ...
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Brentwood, TJ football products starting in Waynesburg secondary
There’s a South Hills kind of feel in the defensive backfield for the Waynesburg University football team. Junior Zach Sniadach, a Brentwood High School graduate, ...
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Campus clippings: Riverview grad shines for Penn State New Kensington soccer
Penn State New Kensington knew it was getting a steal when Cole Wilson committed to play soccer. The former Riverview standout has lived up to ...
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Rossi: Catch the brothers of Phi Alpha Panther
There’s a catch. There always is with Larry Fitzgerald and Tyler Boyd. Far and away, the primary receivers on 4-1 football teams, Fitzgerald and Boyd ...
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High school roundup: South Park girls shut out South Fayette
Nicole Evans, Amanda Luffey and Kylie Tranter scored to lead South Park to a 3-0 win over South Fayette in a Section 5-AA on Wednesday ...
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Daily News roundup: Thomas Jefferson girls clinch playoff berth
Hannah Wardlaw, Kylie McCormick and Bella Sestito each netted goal to help Thomas Jefferson shut out West Mifflin 3-0 in a Section 5-AA girls soccer ...
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Daily Courier roundup: Southmoreland girls edge Waynesburg
Julia Cummins and Olivia Porter scored goals as the Southmoreland girls soccer team picked up a 2-1 victory over host Waynesburg in a nonsection match ...
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Penguins are offering plenty of reason for dismal start to season
Say this for the Penguins: They might be off to a miserable start, but it’s not because of a lack of introspection. After dropping the ...
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Penn State readies for top-ranked Ohio State’s quarterback rotation
If an unbeaten, top-ranked, defending national champion is permitted dilemmas, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer might have solved the one concerning his quarterbacks. Cardale Jones ...
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Ringgold football can’t look past Laurel Highlands
The Ringgold Rams didn’t have much time to lick their wounds after suffering a tough 13-12 loss to Belle Vernon Area in a Big 10 ...
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Birdie says to disband WPIAL
The Birdie is miffed. The PIAA’s move to six classes in football has the Alle-Kiski Valley’s legendary prognosticator campaigning to bring balance back to the ...
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Greensburg Central Catholic girls set up for another volleyball title run
Senior outside hitter Emma Taormina remembers the feeling of winning a state volleyball championship last year for Greensburg Central Catholic. “We had always made it ...
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Despite tough losses, Hempfield volleyball chasing playoff berth in Section...
Coach Jenny Feiertag is coaching a different Hempfield team than the one she was earlier this season. That can be good or bad, depending on ...
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Charleroi, Watkins overpower Monessen
With Charleroi coming in as the champions in Section 2 A and Monessen in last place, the Greyhounds weren’t expected to give the Cougars much ...
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Valley News Dispatch Q&A: Valley’s Jorden King
Valley senior running back Jorden King is the unsung hero of a Vikings’ team loaded with talent at the skilled positions. And you could do ...
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Alle-Kiski Valley roundup: Kiski Area girls soccer clinches playoff spot with...
Kiski Area barely missed out on a berth in the WPIAL playoffs last season, but the Cavaliers left no doubt about their spot in this ...
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Daily News Q&A: Serra Catholic’s Alex Grace
For a football program starved for victories, Alex Grace’s game-winning field goal Friday night couldn’t have come at a better time. Grace’s 33-yarder as time ...
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