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High school roundup: Deer Lakes girls hold off Ford City
By Staff ReportsDeer Lakes kept its record unblemished, but it wasn’t easy. The Lancers, ranked No. 3 in WPIAL Class AA girls basketball, opened Section 1-AA with ...
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Monessen boys fall to 0-5; BVA girls suffer first loss
By The Valley IndependentThis is certainly rare air for Monessen boys basketball coach Joe Salvino. And it isn’t sweet smelling. The Greyhounds dropped to 0-5 for the first ...
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Harris: Competing not enough for Steelers
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewI always knew it would come down to this for Mike Tomlin. This is the year we will discover how good a coach he really ...
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Elizabeth Forward’s WPIAL champion swimmer mulling college offers
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsBraelyn Tracy figured she would get a few collegiate looks after winning the 200-yard freestyle at the 2012 WPIAL Class AA swimming championships. But she ...
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Steelers notebook: Taylor still sidelined; Lewis expected to play
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewCornerback Ike Taylor (fractured ankle) will miss a third consecutive game Sunday, but Keenan Lewis (hip) should play despite sitting out the end of the ...
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Pine-Richland football coach Clair Altemus decides to retire
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPine-Richland’s Clair Altemus has decided to retire as football coach, ending a 16-year run with the Rams that included a snowy state title game in ...
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Pitt football notebook: Bowl season helps beef up Pitt’s offensive line
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPitt earned more than a 13th game when it received an invitation to play Ole Miss in the BBVA Compass Bowl on Jan. 5 in ...
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Latrobe girls swimmers relying on strength in numbers
By Karen Kadilak, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWith many of its top competitors returning, the Latrobe girls swim team is looking forward to its best season ever. “We should be really strong,” ...
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Ligonier Valley girls basketball team reloads
By Brian HungerComing off a successful trip to the state playoffs a year ago, most high school teams would look to rebuild after heavy graduation losses. In ...
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Local roundup: Mt. Pleasant boys edge Laurel Highlands in section matchup
By Staff ReportsMarcus Malara scored a game-high 19 points as Mt. Pleasant (2-3, 1-0) earned a 60-53 victory over Laurel Highlands (3-3, 1-1) in Section 3-AAA play. ...
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Kovacevic: Tomlin up to the tall tasks ahead
By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewLet’s get this out of the way early: If the Steelers fail to make the playoffs, it would — and should — mean nothing to ...
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Greensburg Tribune-Review athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Josh Singley,...
By Andrew JohnJosh Singley School: Latrobe Year: Senior Sport: Hockey Claim to fame: Singley, who has 11 goals and 13 assists, recorded a hat trick and added ...
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Southmoreland wrestler winning for good cause
By Paul Schofield, Tribune-ReviewSouthmoreland freshman Jake Beistel isn’t a typical teenager. He likes doing things for people, sometimes cleaning up his community or an old theater. So when ...
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review athletes of the week: Hampton’s Ryan Luther, North...
By Brian GrahamRyan Luther School: Hampton Year: Junior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Luther has played an integral role in helping the Talbots climb to the No. ...
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Valley News Dispatch Spotlight Athletes: St. Joseph’s John Arcuri,...
By Tribune-ReviewJohn Arcuri Class: Senior Sport: Basketball School: St. Joseph Report card: Through his first four games, the guard was averaging a local-best 29.0 points, including ...
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Guido: PIAA eyes rules to reduce heat stroke risk
By George GuidoScholastic football players in Pennsylvania will likely have to undergo a heat acclimation program for preseason practice starting next year. The PIAA Board of Directors ...
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Tomlin downplays Roethlisberger comments on offense
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMaybe Mike Tomlin should hang a sign outside the Steelers’ meeting room stating, “No controversy here.” With his injury-thinned and losses-stacking team...
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Penguins’ Crosby: ‘No reason’ for stalled talks
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHockey season usually is heating up this time of year. Instead, lockouts, lawsuits, private votes and mediators are dominating the news as the NHL hit ...
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High school roundup: Bethel Park boys outlast Upper St. Clair
By Staff ReportsAfter battling Upper St. Clair’s possession offense in the first half to a near stalemate in the first half, No. 4 Bethel Park (5-0, 2-0) ...
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Pitt basketball team almost done with inferior foes
By Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAs Pitt prepares to check its last two nonconference games off the schedule, the Panthers’ first Big East game, against No. 11 Cincinnati, is less ...
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