Tag: Aliquippa

Aliquippa forced to move to Class 5A football after PIAA rejects appeal

January 24, 2024

MECHANICSBURG — If the PIAA believes five transfers gave the Aliquippa football team a competitive advantage, Quips coach Mike Warfield wants to know how.

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Aliquippa football still ticketed for 5A after unsuccessful initial appeal to PIAA

January 17, 2024

Aliquippa’s initial appeal to the PIAA was unsuccessful, so the football team remains headed to a higher classification under the competitive-balance rule.

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Former Clairton football star Tyler Boyd headlines 2024 WPIAL Hall of Fame class

Nobody in WPIAL history won more consistently than Clairton’s Tyler Boyd, whose football teams were part of a state-record winning streak that eventually reached 66 games.

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Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 14, 2024

January 14, 2024

Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Aliquippa Quips

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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 8, 2024: Top girls teams in Section 3-5A face off

January 7, 2024

Monday begins a new week of district high school basketball with another busy night of girls hoops around the WPIAL.

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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 6, 2024: WPIAL to crown spirit champions

January 6, 2024

The first championships of the new year will be determined Saturday with the 2024 WPIAL competitive spirit championships at Chartiers Valley.

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PIAA policy won’t let Aliquippa argue health and safety in rejecting move to Class 5A

January 5, 2024

Two years ago, Aliquippa argued relentlessly that it was too dangerous to force the small-school Quips to play Class 5A football and ultimately the school won its PIAA appeal.

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State representative asks whether PIAA needs ‘overhaul,’ proposes legislation to investigate

A Western Pennsylvania legislator and longtime member of the state Athletic Oversight Committee is asking whether the PIAA needs an overhaul.

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PIAA plans to move Aliquippa football to Class 5A under competitive-balance rule

January 4, 2024

In a move coach Mike Warfield called déjà vu, the PIAA has notified Aliquippa that its football team will be forced up another classification before next season.

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Trib 10: Lincoln Park boys, Norwin girls top 2023-24 season’s 1st power rankings

January 3, 2024

Last year, WPIAL teams brought their ‘A’ game in the PIAA basketball championships.

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