Sports
High school notebook: Latrobe to recognize ’68 championship team
August 18, 2018
Latrobe has one WPIAL football championship. But the title happened so long ago, people tend to overlook it -- 50 years is a long time.Returning starters to bridge experience gap for Franklin Regional girls soccer
The Franklin Regional girls soccer team overcame a slew of injuries last season and still made it to the WPIAL quarterfinals. Coach Rich Garland did
Franklin Regional boys soccer motivated from playoff exit in ’17
The Franklin Regional boys soccer team was a minute and 20 seconds away from making it to the WPIAL semifinals - a feat the program
Steel Valley’s hopes for another WPIAL championship built on youth, experience
Steel Valley lost its star tailback to injury in the very first scrimmage a year ago, the start of what became an injury-cursed season. As
Move to Class 4A doesn’t change Beaver’s playoff aspirations
August 17, 2018
During Jeff Beltz's 18-year tenure at Beaver, playoffs have, for the most part, been the norm. Beaver has made the postseason 11 of the last
High school scores for Aug. 17, 2018
High schools Football Saturday's schedule Scrimmages All games at 10 a.m., unless noted Aliquippa at Blackhawk; Allderdice, Westinghouse at Shady Side Academy; Altoona at Upper
Colecchi a jack of all trades in Kiski Area offense
Away from the play, Kiski Area senior wide receiver Jack Colecchi will block and drive the defender out of bounds and finish him off with
Perennial power Clairton maintains championship goals
Wayne Wade Jr. feels strange saying it, but no one who follows PIAA football would think the Clairton football team's goal for being a state
Cornell ready to take another step forward
For Cornell football coach Ed Dawson, the last few seasons have been like a marathon. After Quaker Valley ended its co-op with Cornell, the Raiders
Imani Christian ready to perform encore after WPIAL runner-up season
Imani Christian's football program burst onto the scene last year, toppling some heavyweights en route to its first WPIAL Class A championship game. Performing an
First-year coach looking to return pride to Sto-Rox football
La'Roi Johnson knows the potential of the Sto-Rox football program. As Imani Christian's offensive coordinator last season, the Saints faced the Vikings in the openingShorthanded Union aims to build off successful season
After a storybook year in 2017, Union once again finds itself in a familiar position: fighting the numbers game. The Scotties have 21 players reporting
With Bradley, skill players returning, OLSH aims to win 1st outright conference title
Since taking over the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart football program in 2016, former Sto-Rox football coach and current Avonworth boys basketball coach DanJefferson-Morgan looking to replace key skill players on offense
Coach Aaron Giorgi will be looking to lead Jefferson-Morgan to its first playoff berth since 2012. To do so, the Rockets will have to improve
Northgate ushers in new coach, returns to old home
Northgate welcomes a new coach and a return to an old, familiar setting. After being transplanted without their home field last year, the Flames look
Familiar coach, improved QB have Bishop Canevin feeling confident
When Jon Ruffing was asked to play quarterback for Bishop Canevin midway through last season, it was his first time playing the position at anyUnderclassmen to play key roles for Laurel
For most coaches, having only 32 players on the roster, including five seniors, only one who had any significant playing time the year before, mightWithout Rush in backfield, Mapletown has holes to fill on offense
One of the greatest individual careers in not only Mapletown history, but WPIAL history came to a close in 2017, when Dylan Rush played hisWest Greene seeking 2nd straight WPIAL playoffs berth
The 2017 football season won't soon be forgotten by West Greene fans as the Pioneers snapped a 24-year postseason drought by posting a 7-3 overallWest Greene seeking 2nd straight WPIAL playoffs berth
The 2017 football season won't soon be forgotten by West Greene fans as the Pioneers snapped a 24-year postseason drought by posting a 7-3 overall
