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More experienced Penn Hills volleyball team eyes improvement
September 1, 2017
The Penn Hills girls volleyball team was a young and inexperienced team last season and managed only one victory. Now more experienced, the Indians look

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Chartiers Valley runner LaQuatra motivated by photo finish
In the final desperate yards of the 2016 WPIAL cross country championship, Elise LaQuatra knew she had to make a move. LaQuatra, then a junior

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Chartiers Valley runner LaQuatra motivated by photo finish
In the final desperate yards of the 2016 WPIAL cross country championship, Elise LaQuatra knew she had to make a move. LaQuatra, then a junior

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Valley's Savien Smith moves the ball during a scrimmage against Highlands on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at Highlands Middle School.
Valley boys chasing 1st playoff berth since ’12
August 31, 2017
Jared Buzzell and Dom Bayne were pretty direct when stating this season's goal for the Valley boys soccer team. andquot;I just want to make playoffs,andquot;

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Chicks Picks – Week One – 2017
Welcome to Week 1 of the high school football season. As many of you know, the MSA Sports Network had a rough off-season. Earlier this summer, we lost our beloved friend and long-time broadcaster, Mark Schaas.  Then, just as we began to regroup from the loss, we caught word that the future of the Network […]

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Big Game Hunting – Week One
We know how fast this goes from previous experience, so we won’t be surprised when the playoff pairings show jumps on us real fast. How many week one games will be the difference between teams being part of that show and teams being on the outside looking in? Only time will tell and it is […]

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Yough's Justine Appolonia heads the ball during a scrimmage at Greensburg Central Catholic Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Carbon.
Yough girls remain youthful team this season
Even though Yough's girls soccer team relied heavily on freshmen last fall, the squad reached the postseason. The Cougars advanced to the quarterfinals too, as

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Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Freeport’s David Gaspersic and Valley’s Lauren Schrock
August 30, 2017
David Gaspersic School: Freeport Class: Junior Sport: Golf Report card: Gaspersic has gone from missing the cut on last year's Freeport postseason team to being

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TribLive High School Football Show with Chris Harlan and Kevin Gorman
Kevin Gorman, Chris Harlan preview Week 1 during TribLIVE High School Football Show
Tribune-Review columnist Kevin Gorman and high school sports analyst Chris Harlan break down the top games, players and trends for Week 1 on the TribLIVE

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Burrell's Sth Fischbach pulls in a pass from quarterback Sth Tatrn against Springdale in the third quarter Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 at Burrell High School.
A-K Valley football Q&A with Burrell’s Seth Fischbach
Seth Fischbach's performance in Burrell's 39-12 Week Zero win over nonconference foe Springdale shouldn't be a looked upon as a breakout game by any means.

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Riverview's Ben Blacksmith
A-K Valley players to watch for Week 1
Ben Blacksmith Riverview, jr., WR/DB Blacksmith is one of several on a still-young team with returning experience from a playoff squad. Blacksmith (6-foot, 160) should

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Odessa Rohrer runs warm ups during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 at Springdale High School.
Springdale girls aim for improvement in Class AA
After the PIAA's and WPIAL's decision to expand to four classes in girls soccer, Springdale voluntarily made the bold decision to play up in Class

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Springdale's Jared Demore dribbles the ball past Riverview's Tyler Aber during the Dynamos 2-0 win over the Raiders on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at Riverside Park in Oakmont.
Springdale boys return 9 starters from WPIAL playoff team
The butcher's dog has nothing on Springdale boys soccer coach Cesareo Sanchez. Bring up the fact the Dynamos were the only public school in Section

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2017 WPIAL Football Standings – Week 0
Here are the latest WPIAL football standings through Sunday of Week Zero 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 […]

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Southmoreland head coach Aryn Askin instructs her team during a girls' soccer scrimmage against Valley on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at Southmoreland High School.
Former Southmoreland player Askin set to lead Scotties girls soccer
When she was a high school freshman at Geibel Catholic, Aryn Askin played for a time on the boys soccer team. She was just too

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East Allegheny's TJ Banks
Harlan on recruiting: East Allegheny TE Banks sets commitment date
East Allegheny senior TJ Banks decided this week to pick a Wednesday in mid-October as his commitment date, the day he'll announce which Division I

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The Birdie viewed a good fight last week in Westmoreland County
After dishing out $100 from his piggy bank — he had a part-timer roll a big pile of change he dumped in the center of

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Derry quarterback Ryan Polinsky, fakes the handoff to Shawn Broadway, during the WCCA 7 on 7 football games, at Latrobe Area Senior High School, in Unity Township, on Thursday, July 20, 2017.
Westmoreland County players to watch for Week 1
Shawn Broadway Derry, sr., RB/DB The shifty senior scored on runs of 27, 18 and 3 yards and rushed for 137 yards on 20 carries

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Norwin's Tevin Thrift breaks through the line for a long gain during the first quarter against Penn-Trafford Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at Norwin.
Week 1’s don’t miss matchups for Westmoreland County
Class 6A SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ALTOONA (1-0, 0-0) at NORWIN (0-1, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Altoona rallied in the fourth quarter to edge past

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Hempfield's Braden Brose (7) runs the ball against Greensburg Salem in the first quarter of a non conference football game on Friday Aug. 25, 2017 at Hempfield.
Westmoreland County football Q&A with Hempfield’s Braden Brose
Hempfield's Braden Brose didn't even start playing football until three years ago. That's when a growth spurt merged with an equally sprouting interest in the

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