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Senior QB Nicholas Gizzo gains yards as he runs ball during game against Hampton on October 6. 2017.
Fox Chapel moves into Allegheny 9 playoff picture
October 8, 2017
Fox Chapel football team, behind 195 rushing yards and five touchdowns from Micah Morris, rolled to a 41-23 win over visiting Hampton (2-5, 2-3) in

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Winless, resilient Shaler football focuses on achievements
Darin Mizgorski led the drive Shaler football coach Jim Ryan was looking for all season. When Canon-McMillan surged ahead by a touchdown with 6 minutes,

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Shaler's Jake Jashinski (8) looks to control the ball against North Hills' Josh Kummer (6) Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at Shaler.
Shaler boys soccer makes adjustments on the fly
Making adjustments has been a recurring theme for the Shaler boys soccer team. Titans senior defender Marc Kwiatkowski had to become a communicator. Following an

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Fox Chapel's Paige Ryan competes during practice Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017.
Fox Chapel field hockey counting on young players as it attempts WPIAL three-peat
Fox Chapel is the two-time defending WPIAL Class AAA field hockey champion. The Foxes knew they would get everyone's top game this season as they

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With small roster, Greensburg Salem hockey counting on conditioning, will to win
Depth might not be an asset for Greensburg Salem's hockey team. But you can count determination as a strength. Nevertheless, with only 13 players on

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Fox Chapel's Gregor Meyer hits his tee shot on Hole 16 during the WPIAL boys Class AAA golf championship Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Nemacolin Country Club in Beallsville.
Alle-Kiski high school notebook: Fox Chapel boys golf readies for WPIAL semis
Fox Chapel came close to a WPIAL championship in boys golf each of the past two seasons — agonizingly so last year. The Foxes will

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Freeport's Conor Selinger look to stiff-arm Apollo-Ridge's Daniel Rametta Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 at Freeport High School.
Alle-Kiski Valley high school look-ahead: Week of Oct. 9, 2017
MONDAY • Apollo-Ridge girls soccer led Shady Side Academy by two goals in their first meeting, only to see the Indians rally for a 3-2

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Belle Vernon lineman Blake Zubovic (facing) committed to Pitt and is one of the top returning players in the Class 4A Big 9 Conference.
Westmoreland high school look-ahead: Week of Oct. 9, 2017
Highlights of the week ahead in Westmoreland high school sports: MONDAY Boys soccer A matchup for first place in Section 2-A will be played in

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A teammate tries to block a kick by Quaker Valley's Colm Lang during a practice at the high school Friday, Sept. 22, 2017.
WPIAL boys soccer rankings for week of Oct. 8
Soccer Boys Class 4A 1. Peters Township 11-0-1 1 2. North Allegheny 13-2-1 2 3. Central Catholic 9-2-2 3 4. Penn-Trafford 9-2-2 5 5. Franklin Regional 11-2 — Out: Canon-McMillan (8-4, 4) Class 3A 1.

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Pine-Richland's Jordan Crawford scores between Central Catholic's Cam Laconi and Chase McCorkle (22) Friday, Sept. 29, 20127 at Pine-Richland High School.
WPIAL football rankings for week of Oct. 8
rankings Football Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland 7-0 1 2. Bethel Park 5-1 3 3. Central Catholic 5-2 4 4. North Allegheny 5-2 5 5. Penn Hills 5-2 2 Out: None Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford 7-0 2 2.

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Norwin’s Emily Harrigan (23) dribbles past Latrobe's Lily Jones (10) en route to a goal during the first half on Monday Sept. 11, 2017 at Latrobe.
WPIAL girls soccer rankings for week of Oct. 8
Soccer Girls Class 4A 1. Norwin 11-1 2 2. Pine-Richland 10-1 4 3. Peters Township 11-2 2 4. Penn-Trafford 11-2 5 5. Fox Chapel 9-3-1 — Out: Canon-McMillan (7-3-2, 3) Class 3A 1. Moon 13-0 1 2.

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WPIAL Football Standings After Week Six
Here are the latest WPIAL football standings through Week Six of the 2017 high school football season. Once again this year, we have added points for and points against as well as the updated WPIAL tiebreaker points for all 121 WPIAL teams. Standings are updated after Friday and Saturday’s scholastic gridiron action each week. Click […]

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Saturdays Scholastic Starz – Week Six
Mother nature has been confused. In Week One and Two in early September, there was a chill in the air and the heat acclamation week from August looked like it would go to waste. But on the first Saturday of October, most of the action kicked off with temps in the 80’s. The heat index […]

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Valley's Alex Ward raises the ball as he scores past Shady Side Academy's Skyy Moore Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 at Shady Side Academy.
Shady Side Academy thumps Valley behind stellar performance from Skyy Moore
October 7, 2017
Under a brilliant blue sky Saturday afternoon at Shady Side Academy, Skyy Moore was brilliant for the Indians. The junior quarterback ran for 173 yards

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Friday Night HighLights – Week Six
The second half of the regular season began with the feel of the start of the first half of the season. Unseasonably warm temps was music to the ears of the many fans who headed out to a local high school football contest. what also was surprising was the number of first wins registered on […]

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Jeannette and Springdale wore helmet decals during their game Oct. 6, 2017, in memory of Chuck Wagner, the former Springdale coach who died in late September.
Alle-Kiski Valley high school football notebook: Jeannette honors Chuck Wagner
Springdale planned to honor Chuck Wagner before its game against Jeannette on Friday at Veterans Memorial Field, but the Dynamos received a surprise when the

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Greensburg Salem boys win Class AA title at Tri-State cross country meet
It was a big day for runners from smaller schools at the annual Tri-State Track Coaches Association cross country meet Saturday at Cal (Pa). Despite

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Penn-Trafford's Cam Laffoon (9) hands the ball off to John Gay (46) during their game against Franklin Regional in Murraysville on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.
Five things we learned from Week 6 of WPIAL football season
There's a new WPIAL favorite in Class 5A, again. Penn-Trafford becomes the third team this season to hold the No. 1 spot in a WPIAL

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VIDEO: Upper St. Clair squeaks past No. 1 West Allegheny 21-20 in OT
Upper St. Clair upset No. 1 West Allegheny in dramatic fashion on Friday thanks to an interception by senior Tom Kyle during a 2-point conversion

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WPIAL Week Six Saturday Football Scores 2017
Two host teams that regularly play on Saturday afternoon were joined in Week Six by two Homecoming specials and a trip south that was a late addition to the schedule, making for a busy Saturday slate. Four conference games, all of which carried some sort of playoff implication along with Serra Catholic’s non-conference trip to […]

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