Aliquippa loses, 17-14, to Wyomissing in AA state title game
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAliquippa’s lament after Saturday’s state championship loss was that it was still a game in the fourth quarter. The Quips forced four turnovers and had ...
View ArticleNorth Allegheny romps to PIAA championship
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHERSHEY — Two long fumble returns for touchdowns were part of a record-setting performance Saturday night for North Allegheny in a 63-28 victory over...
View ArticleRobert Morris routs Duquesne, 91-69
By Paul Schofield, Tribune-ReviewDuquesne first-year basketball coach Jim Ferry has seen Velton Jones’ act when Ferry coached Long Island. That team did a better job defending him. But ...
View ArticlePitt crushes Bethune-Cookman behind Adams’ double-double
By Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNo one expected a game between Pitt and Bethune-Cookman to be competitive, and it wasn’t. Pitt’s 89-40 win over the 2011 Mid-Eastern Conference regular-season...
View ArticleReporting deer harvests growing rare
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOpportunities to hunt deer are not over. There’s the late season in wildlife management unit 2B and the flintlock and late archery seasons. But the ...
View ArticleFrye: Talking bear cubs, scope safety and wasting disease
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA few interesting things have come through the inbox recently, perhaps worth sharing. One reader wondered whether shooting a female bear in the fall hunting ...
View ArticleRMU kicks off hockey rivalry with win over Penn State
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewUNIVERSITY PARK — There weren’t many style points, but then rivalries hardly ever produce them. And a rivalry might have been born Saturday at Penn ...
View ArticleOutdoor notebook: Annual bird count underway
By Tribune-Reviewaround the game commission • The Game Commission is urging birders and wildlife lovers to take part in the Audubon Society’s 114th annual Christmas Bird ...
View ArticleSteelers-Cowboys matchup: Steelers OLB Woodley vs. Cowboys RT Free
By Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSTEELERS OLB LAMARR WOODLEY vs. COWBOYS RT DOUG FREE MATCHUP: Steelers outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley returns to the lineup after missing the better part of...
View ArticleSteelers notebook: DeCastro benefits from rule change
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSteelers right guard David DeCastro is one of the first beneficiaries of the new NFL rule that allows a designated player on injured reserve to ...
View ArticleRobinson: Ravens’ coordinator change rare
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe owner of an AFC North franchise was displeased with the state of the offense but, after internal discussions, allowed the head coach to bring ...
View ArticleCowboys play to watch: Shotgun 4-wide tight end curl
By Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewJason Witten isn’t the fastest or biggest player, and he isn’t going to trick you with his routes. But it is difficult for the veteran ...
View ArticleBen, Steelers fans tire of Dallas' 'America's Team' moniker
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBen Roethlisberger will face the Dallas Cowboys for only the third time in his nine-season career, but like Steelers players of many generations, he long ...
View ArticleStarkey: Steelers fans spoiled rotten
By Joe Starkey, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSanity check: Am I the only person in town who thinks Mike Tomlin is doing a decent job this season? Am I the only one ...
View ArticleIt’s all about the name ... decoding college bowls
By Bob Cohn, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMaybe you’re confused, trying to tell the Belk Bowl from the Bell Armed Forces Bowl from the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman, or the ...
View ArticleGreensburg Central Catholic’s Frannie Crouse, Ringgold’s Nick Cichon named...
By Bill Hartlep, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review2012 BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nick Cichon made history this season. The Ringgold senior striker scored 25 goals and had 21 assists to ...
View ArticlePeters Township’s Latsko, Seneca Valley’s Vilella named Pittsburgh...
By Bill Hartlep, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review2012 BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ryan Vilella was in pain this season. He suffered a bone contusion on his fibula in the fourth ...
View ArticleValley News Dispatch Soccer All-Stars
By Tribune-ReviewVND BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR Gifted with high-level technical skills and vision, unselfish nearly to a fault and possessing an overwhelming love of ...
View ArticleGorman: North Allegheny led by return of Mack
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHERSHEY Mack Leftwich stood on the field at Hersheypark Stadium after leading North Allegheny to the PIAA Class AAAA championship and finally understood why...
View ArticleProspect watch: Aliquippa’s Malik Shegog
By Tribune-ReviewMALIK SHEGOG 5-foot-9, 160 pounds, CB, Aliquippa Despite being a first-year starter at quarterback, senior Malik Shegog developed into one of the most dangerous offensive ...
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