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WPIAL basketball, wrestling begin in 3 things to watch Friday in high school sports

December 6, 2018

While you hear a lot about this being 'The most wonderful time of the year,andquot; this weekend is the busiest time of the year for district high school basketball. The 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season begins this weekend with plenty of boys' and girls' tip-off tournaments. During the regular season, most

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Future bright for Baldwin girls volleyball

November 16, 2018

Baldwin's junior varsity girls volleyball team didn't take a back seat to many opponents this season, as the Highlanders finished with a 9-3 overall record. andquot;The JV girls this year did exactly what was expected of them,andquot; said Jenna Snyder, Baldwin's fourth-year junior varsity coach. andquot;They learned what it means

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Coaches, players preach mental toughness during 5-set volleyball matches

A fifth game in a volleyball match is one of the most tense, exciting experiences in sports. Every serve, hit and point is magnified five-fold. And momentum, already important in a match, is amplified. By the end of a fifth game, the athletes usually are exhausted. One team is ecstatic.

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Peters Township, West Allegheny lead Allegheny Eight all-conference honors

November 12, 2018

Co-champions Peters Township and West Allegheny combined for 12 first-team all-Allegheny Eight players when conference honors were announced Monday. Peters Township, celebrating its first title since 1975, led with seven players and the Indians' T.J. Plack was named the conference's top coach. West A had five first-team players. Chartiers Valley

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Baldwin girls volleyball settles for 2nd in WPIAL

November 9, 2018

North Allegheny was a team on a mission. The top-seeded Tigers stormed past the Baldwin girls volleyball team, 3-0, to win the WPIAL Class AAAA girls volleyball championship and remain undefeated on the season. The NA girls won 25-9, 25-15, 26-24 to claim their second WPIAL title in a row

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WPIAL girls volleyball teams ready to begin PIAA playoffs

November 4, 2018

The WPIAL girls volleyball playoff tournaments have concluded, and the teams that remain alive are gearing up for what they hope are successful runs in the PIAA playoffs that begin Tuesday at sites all throughout the state. Sixteen teams are set for first-round matchups in each of the four classifications.

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North Allegheny earns revenge, beats Baldwin for WPIAL 4A volleyball title

November 3, 2018

There was recent history that couldn't be ignored when top-seeded North Allegheny and No. 2 Baldwin took the court for the WPIAL Class AAAA girls volleyball title game Saturday afternoon. Two years ago, the Highlanders entered the postseason as a No. 8 seed and busted everyone's bracket with an upset

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WPIAL soccer, volleyball championships on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

November 2, 2018

If you can't make it to Highmark Stadium or Fox Chapel High School, you can watch all-day action of the WPIAL soccer and volleyball finals on Solid Gold Saturday on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The lineup for the four remaining soccer championships: Girls A -- Freedom vs. Bentworth

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Baldwin football looks to build off competitive campaign

A WPIAL playoff berth was a realistic goal for the Baldwin football team this season. Secure a ticket to the postseason and anything can happen. Baldwin went from a one-win season in 2017 to a 3-1 start this year. The Fighting Highlanders averaged a lofty 40.3 ppg through four games.

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WPIAL singles, doubles champions advance in PIAA tournament

It was a good day to be a WPIAL champion Friday at the PIAA singles and doubles tournaments at Hershey Racquet Club. Both district singles champions and the two doubles teams that claimed WPIAL gold were victorious in the first round and quarterfinals. North Allegheny's Ashley Huang earned two straight-set

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