Steelers’ rushing woes fell to historic levels
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewTeam president Art Rooney created a stir when a playoffs-free season prompted him to mandate the Steelers run the ball more consistently and efficiently. That...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Connellsville wrestling team tops Belle Vernon
By Staff ReportsBryce Butler (132 pounds), Ethan Kenney (138), Tyler Steele (145), Matt Butler (195) and Dylan Miller (220) won by fall as the Connellsville wrestling team ...
View ArticleLady Planets edge Kittanning
By Bill West, Leader TimesWhen Kittanning’s Emily Knepshield needed a buzzer-beating 3-pointer the most, she missed a little to the left. The junior guard sank a shot from behind ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Steel Valley boys win 6th straight
By Staff ReportsThe Steel Valley boys basketball team used a big fourth quarter to win its sixth consecutive game, upending Hollidaysburg, 67-62, in a nonsection game Thursday. ...
View ArticleBoys baskeball insider: Uniontown getting balance in quick start
By Brian HungerTo this point in the season, there has been no simple remedy to slow down the Uniontown boys basketball team. Take away the top scorer, ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Strong 2nd period sparks Freeport hockey team
By Staff ReportsA see-saw encounter with Serra Catholic ended in Freeport’s favor Thursday night at Rostraver Ice Garden. The Yellowjackets (8-1-1) scored three straight goals in less ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Big run boosts Bethel Park girls
By Staff ReportsMegan Marecic, who finished with 25 points, led the Class AAAA No. 3 Bethel Park girls basketball team (9-1, 4-0) on an 11-0 run with ...
View ArticleExperience, deep roster have Mars optimistic of playoff run
By Chris Adamski, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOn the heels of consecutive 18-win seasons and without a player graduating from the school’s first boys basketball PIAA tournament team, Mars carries...
View ArticleAfter fading last season, OLSH boys say they aren’t looking ahead
By Brian GrahamThe cliche of taking each game one at a time carries a lot of weight around the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart boys basketball ...
View ArticleFrazier girls finally beat Monessen
By Jeremy Sellew, Valley IndependentIt’s been a while since the Frazier girls basketball team beat Monessen. Long enough that neither Lady Greyhounds coach Gina Naccarato nor Lady Commodores coach ...
View ArticlePitt football team on ‘business’ trip in Compass Bowl
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A sly smile crawled across Pitt defensive tackle Aaron Donald’s face when he was asked about practice this week for the BBVA ...
View ArticlePitt men looking to shrug off recent shooting woes
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAs a former sharpshooting guard, Jamie Dixon had to be disappointed when he saw Pitt’s shooting statistics in its Big East opener against Cincinnati. Not ...
View ArticleKovacevic: Doubting Adams? Big mistake
By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSteven Adams is a behemoth of a teenager at 7 feet tall, with broad shoulders and bulging biceps, and yet he arrived at Pitt somehow ...
View ArticleElizabeth Forward’s depth has led to improvement
By Chris Adamski, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewLess than a month into the season, the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team already has doubled its win total from three seasons ago. Perhaps that’s ...
View ArticleKiski Area earns first win of season
By Jason Black, Daily CourierFirst-year Connellsville girls basketball coach Shawna Little wants to see her team play a complete game. The Falcons got closer to that goal against Kiski ...
View ArticleD’Amico leads Fox Chapel boys to win
By Staff ReportsFox Chapel 6-foot-3 junior guard Matt D’Amico scored 36 points, two off his career-high, as Fox Chapel rolled past Penn Hills, 73-59, on Friday night ...
View ArticleMcKeesport takes advantage of Woodland Hills’ slow start
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsWoodland Hills players kept looking up at the scoreboard throughout the first quarter of their game Friday against McKeesport. It wasn’t that the game was ...
View ArticleLeechburg boys open section with big win
By Staff ReportsLeechburg’s boys basketball team opened Section 4-A play in a big way. The Blue Devils scored a season-high 74 points in their win over Winchester ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Woodland Hills girls roll past McKeesport
By Staff ReportsWoodland Hills always seems to start the season a bit slowly, and this year was no exception. After the Wolverines’ 63-33 victory over McKeesport (5-5, ...
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