Tag: Freedom

Breaking down the 2017 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs

October 18, 2017

Class 4A Favorite: Norwin, despite drawing the No. 4 seed, has won back-to-back WPIAL championships and has more than enough talent to three-peat. The Knights

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Breaking down the 2017 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs

CLASS 4A Favorite: Peters Township is the only unbeaten team in Class 4A and for good reason; the Indians are loaded with talent. They have

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WPIAL releases boys, girls soccer playoff pairings

The Highway to Highmark is about to be well-traveled. The WPIAL released pairings for the postseason boys and girls soccer tournaments on Wednesday afternoon. Peters

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Freedom coach Tom Liberty resigns

October 17, 2017

A WPIAL football coach resigned midseason for the second time this week. Freedom's Tom Liberty, whose team is in playoff position, resigned with two weeks

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Saturdays Scholastic Starz – Week Six

October 8, 2017

Mother nature has been confused. In Week One and Two in early September, there was a chill in the air and the heat acclamation week from August looked like it would go to waste. But on the first Saturday of October, most of the action kicked off with temps in the 80’s. The heat index […]

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Chicks Pick – Week Five

September 28, 2017

Welcome to Week 5 of the high school football season.  This week brought several straight days of unseasonably warm temperatures.  Wondering where these temperatures were during the summer, Chick’s Picks did her best to keep cool.  A few days into the heatwave, however, was concerned that delirium was setting in.  So, she tried her best […]

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Five things to watch in Week 5: Teams jockey for position in Big East Conference

That will become a little more clear after No. 3-ranked Gateway visits No. 2 Penn-Trafford on Friday night for a first-place matchup of undefeated teams.

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Big Game Hunting – Week Five

Playoff picture taking shape now with some new names getting into the mix. Joe Rossi and the South Fayette Lions keep rolling through another regular season. Joey Koroly at my alma mater etching his name into the record books. The real attention-getter last weekend was Pine-Richland. Sure no surprise that they won against then number […]

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Chicks Picks – Week Three – 2017

September 15, 2017

Welcome to Week 3 of the high school football season. When Chick’s Picks received a call from The Boss late last week, her first thought was – Uh oh!  The Boss never summons her this early in the season, unless there is a problem.  Chick’s Picks packed up her trusty crystal ball and headed to […]

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Big Game Hunting – Week Three

September 14, 2017

After Friday a third of the 2017 season will be in the books. For some teams they will have played four games. Some teams are still sorting things out, others are dealing with devastating injuries to key players, while still others are figuring things out and kicking it into high gear. Hope remains strong for […]

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