Daily News Q&A: West Shamokin’s Devin Fairman
Last week’s game at Valley came with memories that West Shamokin junior Devin Fairman will cherish for a long time. Even though the Wolves lost ...
View ArticleValley News Dispatch athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Michael Snowball,...
Michael Snowball School: Fox Chapel Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Report card: A rising forward and one of the area’s top goal-scorers, Snowball scored twice in ...
View ArticleDC Picks looks to improve
Last week: 4-2 Overall: 28-7 It was another so-so week for DC Picks, but he was happy to see teams like Frazier and Mt. Pleasant ...
View ArticleDaily Courier Q&A: Frazier’s Joe Horvath
The Frazier football team has enjoyed plenty of success offensively and defensively this season. The Commodores, despite an injury to quarterback Hunter Patterson, have racked ...
View ArticleCoaches pick WVU to finish 6th in Big 12
A year after reaching the Sweet 16, West Virginia has been picked by conference coaches to finish sixth in the Big 12 this season. Kansas ...
View ArticlePenguins notebook: Winger Bennett out with undisclosed injury
Oft-injured winger Beau Bennett missed Thursday’s game against the Ottawa Senators with an undisclosed injury. “He’s going to be further evaluated like any other injury ...
View ArticleSouth Fayette grad Faraci still has goals he wants to achieve with Robert...
There was no reason for center Nick Faraci to return to the Robert Morris football team this season. He had nothing left to prove on ...
View ArticleThrough the years: Cowanshannock celebrates 1st win 75 years ago
Editor’s note: Each Friday during the high school football season, the Leader Times will take a look back at the players, coaches and events that ...
View ArticlePenn State men’s basketball coach: There is reason for optimism this season
ROSEMONT, ILL. — There seemed to be confidence in Penn State men’s basketball coach Pat Chambers’ voice when he sat down for his news conference ...
View ArticlePeters Township, Sewickley Academy boys defend WPIAL golf titles
Peters Township’s golf success had its genesis in a thriving junior program. Coach Dave Kuhn puts golf clubs in the hands of wide-eyed kindergarteners and ...
View ArticleSpread offenses meet when IUP faces Cal (Pa.)
Time: 6 p.m. Saturday On the surface, IUP’s change in offensive philosophy this season looks sudden. After decades of using a traditional, I-formation, power offense, ...
View ArticleSteelers OC Haley: Priority for Vick remains protecting football
Nothing changes. That was offensive coordinator Todd Haley’s message heading into Sunday’s game against the NFC West-leading Arizona Cardinals at Heinz Field. Not with what ...
View ArticlePenn State assistant not worried about stats, just wins and improvement
Each week, a Penn State assistant coach is designated to speak to the media. Offensive coordinator John Donovan got the nod Thursday, and if there ...
View Article‘Inept’ Georgia Tech up next for Pitt
If you believe its coach, Georgia Tech is no longer ramblin’. It’s just a wreck. Coach Paul Johnson wasn’t wrong when he said his team ...
View ArticleGreensburg high school roundup; Penn-Trafford boys top Norwin, clinch Section...
Austin Kreutzberger’s goal 12 minutes into the first half Thursday night led Penn-Trafford to a 1-0 win over Norwin and clinched the Warriors’ second straight ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Seton-La Salle boys clinch section title
Brandon Benedetti scored the game-winning goal with 10 minutes remaining to lead Seton-La Salle to a 2-1 victory over No. 2-ranked Bishop Canevin (8-4-1, 7-3-1) ...
View ArticleDaily News roundup: Serra boys win Class A title at Mingo Classic
Led by Noah Kinser’s third-place finish, the Serra Catholic boys cross country team won the Class A title at the Mingo Classic in Mingo Park ...
View ArticleFreeport golfers finish ‘better than most’ at WPIAL championship
Freeport’s golf team likes to borrow a the phrase, “Better than most” — NBC golf announcer Gary Koch’s famous line from Tiger Woods’s snaking, downhill ...
View ArticlePenguins blank Senators for 1st win of season
Marc-Andre Fleury leaned back in his locker stall, pulled on his ballcap and exhaled. Deeply. “Good feeling. Good feeling,” he said. He wasn’t alone in ...
View ArticleFor WVU, explosive Baylor poses more than just offensive threat
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Baylor’s stark defensive transformation — combined with a prolific offense — helps explain the Bears’ status among college football’s elite. In 2012, ...
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