Tag: Clairton

2011 PIAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS – 12/4

December 4, 2011

All sixteen games are in the books from Quarterfinals Weekend and all four WPIAL champions are now headed to the state Semifinals. North Allegheny beat State College for the fourth time in just over 14 months on Saturday afternoon while Montour needed a big comeback to advance as both Aliquippa and Clairton cruised to victories, including the 45th consecutive win for the Bears.

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PIAA Football Quarterfinals Recaps 2011

December 3, 2011

So far so good for the District 7 champions in the PIAA Football Playoffs as all four teams swept their way through to the Final Four. Montour in AAA had to come way back from a big early deficit but survived to move on Friday, while North Allegheny in AAAA, Aliquippa in AA and Clairton in A enjoyed e

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Scholastic Notebook – 12/02/2011

December 2, 2011

If you look back at what made this a WPIAL championship season for the Montour football team, there were a number of factors. Having talented offensive players might be the primary reason.But another big reason might have been a change in personnel late in the season.

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Big Game Hunting – WPIAL Football Four-Pack – 11/30/2011

November 30, 2011

The District-Seven banner is in the hands of four very good football teams as we head to the PIAA quarter finals, is there a chance for the WPIAL to win all four state titles? I say yes, though it will certainly be very  tough.

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North Allegheny, Montour, Aliquippa & Clairton Win 2011 WPIAL Football Crowns

November 27, 2011

After four weeks of somewhat predictable and at times thrilling football, the Highway to Heinz has officially been shut down to allow four teams to celebrate and parade around with their new golden crowns. Two teams defended their titles from a year ago (with one of them successfully defending for a third straight year) while one team celebrated their first title since 2008 and the ot

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Chicks Picks – 11/24/2011

November 24, 2011

Welcome to Championship Saturday. The NFL will feature an interesting Thanksgiving Day matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens.  After listening to the hype surrounding the game, which pits brother against brother in 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh and Ravens Coach John Harbaugh, Chick’s Picks reflected upon her own coaching days. 

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WPIAL Big Game Hunting – The Football Four-Pack – 11/23/2011

November 23, 2011

Ahhh my favorite week of the year, no one will send me an e-mail claiming I chose the wrong game for Big Game Hunting. What an incredible night last Friday was huh? No one will soon forget all the thrilling football games during the semis in 2011. Plus they are all archived on the Network, you can go back and listen anytime!

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WPIAL Football Championship Saturday Factoids

November 22, 2011

The North Allegheny Tigers - The Upper St. Clair Panthers - The Montour Spartans - The Knoch Knights - The Aliquippa Quips - The Jeannette Jayhawks - The Clairton Bears - The Sto-Rox Vikings. Eight teams that have navigated their way quite nicely to a game at Heinz Field. Eight teams that have been so impressive during the first 12 weeks of the 2011 high school football season.

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2011 WPIAL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS – 11/22

So three rounds of district playoff football leave us with this: Two defending champions - three #1-seeds - two #2-seeds - two #3-seeds - one #5 seed - four teams returning to the North Shore who played for district gold last year - and SIX undefeated teams sporting perfect 12-0 records.

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2011 PIAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS – 11/21

November 21, 2011

The high school football focus in Southwestern Pennsylvania was on Heinz Field in Pittsburgh Saturday as District 7 held their four championship games in the big house on the North Shore. But the WPIAL football finals were the end of the district playoffs AND the start of the state playoffs.

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