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Pine-Richland's Jordan Crawford celebrates with Kenny White after Whites touchdown against North Allegheny Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Wright Field at Newman Stadium.
No. 1 Pine-Richland aims to topple two-time defending champ Central Catholic in Class 6A final
November 17, 2017
This week, the eight days between the WPIAL semifinals and the bus ride to Heinz Field, is kind of like Super Bowl week on the

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Freeport's Claire Crytzer celebrates with teammates during their PIAA Class AA state semifinal against Beaver Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at Seneca Valley High School.
Freeport girls volleyball set to wrap up season in PIAA title game
The Freeport girls volleyball team will hold its final practice of the season Friday afternoon. For the team members, it is expected to be a

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Burrell girls basketball coach Meaghan Volek conducts practice on Wed. Nov 15, 2017 at the high school.
New coach Meaghan Volek wants to continue Burrell girls basketball tradition
November 16, 2017
Meaghan Volek remembers Burrell most for the smell of chlorine — pungent in the gym, and stronger still in the locker room. And given her

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Quaker Valley's Ricky Guss (13) celebrates his touchdown against Seton LaSalle during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal game Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at North Hills.
WPIAL Class 3A championship primer: Aliquippa vs. Quaker Valley
WPIAL football championship primer Class 3A No. 1 Aliquippa (12-0) vs. No. 2 Quaker Valley (11-1) 11 a.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: Tribhssn.triblive.com;

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Thomas Jefferson's Justin Vigna get past Belle Vernon Area's Kirk Polelas in the second quarter during WPIAL 4A semifinals at Baldwin High School.
WPIAL Class 4A championship primer: Thomas Jefferson vs. Montour
WPIAL football championship primer Class 4A No. 3 Thomas Jefferson (10-1) vs. No. 4 Montour (9-2) 8 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: Tribhssn.triblive.com;

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Penn-Trafford's Caleb Lisbon (10) is tripped up by Upper St. Clair's Matt Kissinger (20) but not before scoring a touchdown during a WPIAL playoff game on Friday Nov. 10, 2017 at West Mifflin.
WPIAL Class 5A championship primer: Penn-Trafford vs. Gateway
WPIAL football championship primer Class 5A No. 1 Penn-Trafford (11-1) vs. No. 2 Gateway (11-1) 5 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: Tribhssn.triblive.com; 107.1-FM/ATandamp;T

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Brentwood's Tanner Wells earned all-conference honors during the 2017 season.
Trent, Veatch guided Brentwood to .500 record
Brentwood seniors Michael Trent and Austin Veatch proved to be one of the more daunting offensive combinations in the WPIAL this season. Trent, a 6-foot-2,

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North Allegheny cross country squads wrap season at PIAAs
The North Allegheny girls cross country team ended the season on a higher note than the boys. The girls placed fourth and the boys 12th

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North Allegheny's John Varzdell with a first-quarter run agianst Pine-Richland Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Wright Field at Newman Stadium.
Improved offensive line play helped North Allegheny succeed
North Allegheny senior center Ian Truesdell could point to several examples of what all Tigers linemen work toward. Fellow senior offensive lineman Derek Devine earned

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Penn Hills' Hollis Mathis looks to pass during the Indians' game against Plum on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at Newman Stadium in McCandless. Penn Hills won 26-0.
Penn Hills makes waves in coach Jon LeDonne’s 1st season
Heading into the first season under coach Jon LeDonne, many didn't know what to expect out of the Penn Hills football team. However, when the

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Chartiers Valley's Josh DiMatteo
Chartiers Valley players honored after special soccer season
The resurgence of Chartiers Valley as a WPIAL boys soccer power continued this season. While the Colts were unable to capture a second straight WPIAL

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North Allegheny, North Hills athletes earn postseason honors
North Allegheny and North Hills athletes were well-represented on postseason awards lists for fall sports seasons. Here's a look at some of the honors: Field

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Brentwood senior soccer players in 2017 include, from left, Rihn Irving, Dylan Brown, Ryan Kelly and Mason Woods.
South Hills notes: Brentwood soccer players earn all-section honors
Notebook items from around the South Hills: • The Brentwood boys soccer team ended its season with a 4-2 win against South Side on

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Baldwin hockey relying on experienced defense
With the graduation of its top three scorers from last year, Baldwin's hockey team knew it would take a while for the offense to get

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Thomas Jefferson's Matt Krieger competes against Chartiers Valley's Luke Thompson on Oct. 2, 2017, at Mt. Lebanon Ice Arena.
Despite injuries, Thomas Jefferson hockey off to strong start
Thomas Jefferson is off to a 5-0 start in PIHL Class A. Yet the Jaguars think they can play even better once they have a

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Pine-Richland's Phil Jurkovec (15) eyes a pass downfield during their WPIAL playoff game against North Allegheny in Ambridge on Nov. 10, 2017.
WPIAL Class 6A championship primer: Pine-Richland vs. Central Catholic
WPIAL football championship primer Class 6A No. 1 Pine-Richland (12-0) vs. No. 2 Central Catholic (10-2) 2 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: Tribhssn.triblive.com;

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Chicks Picks – Week Twelve – 2017
Welcome to Week 12 of the high school football season. Chick’s Picks caught wind that there would be a special guest in the TV broadcast booth this Saturday at Heinz Field.  Neil Walker, a 2004 Pine-Richland grad and current MLB star, is said to be one of the commentators in the Class 6A championship when […]

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2017-2018 PIHL High School Hockey Standings – 11/16/2017
Here are the latest 2017-2018 standings in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League through Thursday, November 16th. You can follow the PIHL high school hockey season with video stream broadcasts, PIHL News and Notes every Friday starting in December and the PIHL Power Play Show on Wednesday nights at 8:00pm starting in December right here on the […]

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Big Game Hunting – Week Twelve
We take the off-ramp to Heinz Field here in Week 12 for the four WPIAL Championships to be decided in the mustard bowl, three of which are rematches as we continue with the déjà vu post season. We have the Semifinals in the two smallest classifications in the WPIAL as well. We also have a […]

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Jeannette's Justin Cramer returns a fumble for a touchdown during the first half against Riverview Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Oakmont.
High school football notebook: Jeannette to ‘let the pads do the talking’
Jeannette football coach Roy Hall admits his team's lack of success against Clairton is just as much mental as it is physical. Maybe moreso. He

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