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Plum boys soccer team looking for more this season after successful 2016
August 27, 2017
Last season was one of growth for the members of the Plum boys soccer team. The Mustangs turned things around from a 2-9-1 section record

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Shaler soccer coach Adam Hunter talks to his team during practice Aug. 24, 2017, at Shaler.
Keeper Matt Potock anchors Shaler boys soccer team that hopes to be more competitive in tough section
Having a formidable presence on defense was a given this season for the Shaler boys soccer team. The Titans bring back senior keeper Matt Potock,

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Pine-Richland's Megan Donnelly and Abby Waryanka compete during practice Aug. 23, 2017, at Pine-Richland.
Pine-Richland girls to lean on young, balanced lineup
The standard for what a successful season looks like has been set for the Pine-Richland girls soccer team, and it's not an easy mark to

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Pine-Richland aims to return to WPIAL field hockey title game
Last season, the Pine-Richland field hockey team put together a landmark campaign. For the first time in program history, the Rams went undefeated in Section

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Shaler girls take more aggressive approach
Olivia Deleonibus felt the chemistry with Claire Schreiber after the two Shaler girls soccer players were paired together in the midfield. It's a partnership that

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Fox Chapel senior Amanda Nord practices with her teammates on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2017, at Fox Chapel.
Fox Chapel tennis eyes continued success
Alex Slezak enters his ninth season as coach of the Fox Chapel girls tennis team, and he's feeling optimistic about this season. Last year, the

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Hampton's Abby Wolf and Courtney Coholich compete during practice Aug. 23, 2017, at Hampton.
Expectations high for Hampton girls soccer
Hampton girls soccer coach Bill Paholich had a problem last year. There were two girls with broken noses, another with a rolled ankle and inexperienced

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Hampton boys soccer hit hard by graduation
After its double-overtime loss to top-seeded Montour in last year's WPIAL Class 3A playoffs, the Hampton boys soccer team might have been hearing echoes of

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O’Keeffe takes over for Fox Chapel girls volleyball
Phil O'Keeffe has coached the Fox Chapel boys volleyball team for the past 16 years. He now will try his hand at coaching the FC

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Gateway's Mike Reynolds competes during a scrimmage game Aug. 23, 2017, at Gateway.
Stiles takes over Gateway boys soccer program
Last year, the Gateway boys soccer team made its first step back to being competitive. The Gators made their first WPIAL playoff appearance since 2009,

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Fox Chapel runners aim for productive season
The Fox Chapel boys cross country team has some talent but is hoping to add depth this fall. andquot;Our team looks to be pretty thin

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Gateway girls aim to improve in 2nd season under Bender
Coaches expect to have their ups and downs when they are in their first year leading a program. That's what Kelly Bender had last year

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Plum girls soccer coach Caitlin Schuchert directs a recent practice.
Plum girls soccer team eyes next step after winning sectional title
The Plum girls soccer team snapped a long drought last fall, capturing its first section championship since 1988. The Mustangs clinched a tie for the

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Mt. Pleasant boys soccer returns experienced group to try and build on last season
Mt. Pleasant's boys soccer team averaged five goals in its nine wins last season. The Vikings want to see both numbers increase this fall. With

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Mt. Pleasant's Maddy Petrakovich works out during practice Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at the high school stadium.
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer strikes successful balance
Mt. Pleasant's girls soccer team believes it has balance throughout its lineup. Seniors Ally Bloom (striker), Bri Lazur (midfield) and Christiana Czegan (defense) are proof

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Pine-Richland quarterback Phil Jurkovec carries for a second- quarter touchdown against Wayne on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017.
Phil Jurkovec, Pine-Richland dominate Wayne (Ohio) in nationally televised game
The ESPN cameras showed a national audience what Western Pennsylvania already knew. Phil Jurkovec is pretty good. And his Pine-Richland Rams could be the best

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Hempfield's Braden Brose (7) celebrates a touchdown with Hempfield's Justin Sliwoski (11) against Greensburg Salem in the first quarter of a non conference football game on Friday Aug. 25, 2017 at Hempfield.
Hempfield’s Sliwoski-Brose show special connection in Week Zero
Hempfield was supposed to have a big-play connection with quarterback Justin Sliwoski and tight end Braden Brose, but the senior tandem's season debut Friday was

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Penn Hills' Richard Martin strides into the end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Indians' game against Plum on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at Newman Stadium in McCandless. Penn Hills won 26-0.
Penn Hills shuts down Plum in Week Zero opener
August 26, 2017
Jon LeDonne came up a winner in his debut as the Penn Hills football coach as the Indians rolled to a 26-0 victory over Plum

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High school roundup: McGuffey tops Frazier in Legends Classic
Marshall Whipkey threw a pair of second-half touchdowns passes and Adam Townsend ran for two scores to lift McGuffey to a 28-13 victory over Frazier

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Greensburg Central Catholic wins opener in Ohio
Tuscarawas Central Catholic played well for a half, but a 10-point third-quarter spurt helped visiting Greensburg Central Catholic pull away for a 26-13 win in

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