Tag: Connellsville

Kiski Area takes advantage of Connellsville miscues for 1st victory

September 23, 2017

Through the first half of the high school football season, things have not gone according to plan for Connellsville or Kiski Area. But on Friday

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Week 4’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in A-K Valley

September 20, 2017

Class 5A Allegheny Nine CONFERENCE 4-5A Upper St. Clair (3-1, 3-0) at Fox Chapel (1-3, 1-2) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Upper St. Clair remained

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Hempfield’s Sliwoski-Brose show special connection in Week Zero

August 27, 2017

Hempfield was supposed to have a big-play connection with quarterback Justin Sliwoski and tight end Braden Brose, but the senior tandem's season debut Friday was

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CTK ’17 – 5-A Big East Conference Preview

August 17, 2017

Last season, Big East Conference teams were involved in some of the most dramatic and wild finishes in the entire WPIAL, including multiple involving the McKeesport Tigers. In the regular season, Armstrong edged McKeesport in an overtime classic. Meanwhile in the 5A semifinals, it was the Tigers who pulled off a Hail Mary to win […]

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CTK ’17 – New WPIAL Football Coaches

New Faces – New Places – New Hopes – New Dreams. There are six more coaching changes this off-season then before the 2016 campaign. There are a lot of rookie head coaches getting their first crack, some coaches who are just changing hats and addresses and one who has gone back to the future. Whatever […]

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Area’s new football coaches set to take on first season

August 14, 2017

The Viking Jacks are back. The pre-practice, pregame ritual that began at Mt. Pleasant under venerable coach Bill Elder in the late 1970s might not

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Monday another Sonny day for longtime assistant high school football coach

August 12, 2017

As Sonny Thomas rummages through his mind to retrieve an extensive list of his coaching stops — a list that spans five decades and carries

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Monday another Sonny day for longtime assistant high school football coach

As Sonny Thomas rummages through his mind to retrieve an extensive list of his coaching stops — a list that spans five decades and carries

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2017 Diamond Studs Baseball All-Stars

June 24, 2017

Latrobe was the only team from the WPIAL to win a state championship in baseball this season - and Latrobe is the only team with two players on this year's MSA Diamond Studs all-star team. The Diamond Studs consists of the top 12 players in the entire WPIAL, regardless of position. It is picked by the MSA staff. The team has some players who made big impacts as two-way players - pitchers/position players. The team also includes five players who have committed to Division I colleges, including two who chose Virginia Tech. Seton Hill, a Division II school, has two recruits on the Diamond Studs team. Four of the players on this year's all-star team are juniors and the rest are seniors.

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WPIAL Alum Q&A – Jimmy Leichliter

March 21, 2017

Averaging double figures in scoring for a college basketball season is quite an accomplishment, but averaging double figures in each of the first three seasons of a player's collegiate career is even more impressive. Former Connellsville star Jimmy Leichliter has achieved that feat at Geneva College, as he's become one of the top performers in his conference. Leichliter is the featured athlete for this weeks' installment of the WPIAL Alum Q&A. In high school, Leichliter was a two-year starter for the Falcons, although his team did not taste the postseason in either of those campaigns. In 2012-13, Connellsville compiled a mark of just 7-15. In Leichliter's senior campaign, the team improved to 11-10, as he netted approximately 18 points per game.

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