Tag: Gateway

The Birdie delivers Week 4 A-K Valley football picks with a hard candy shell

September 21, 2022

Last week: 10-2

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Athleticism, instinctiveness help Dallas Harper make impact for Gateway defense

September 18, 2022

Gateway needed a play early in the fourth quarter at North Hills on Sept. 9.

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Franklin Regional controls ground game, stuns top-ranked Gateway

September 16, 2022

Franklin Regional already had momentum from a strong start. But when the Panthers added a purpose — to play for an injured teammate — nobody was stopping them.

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WPIAL section singles tennis: Penn-Trafford freshman steamrolls to title

September 15, 2022

Penn-Trafford freshman Mia Williams celebrated the retirement of her favorite tennis player Roger Federer on Thursday by winning the Section 1-3A singles title.

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The Birdie has kind words for the WPIAL before picking Week 3 Westmoreland County slate

September 14, 2022

Last week: 8-4 (66.7%)

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New website displays history of Gateway Sports Hall of Fame

September 11, 2022

The journey to the formation and implementation of the new Gateway Sports Hall of Fame website — gshof.com — had its genesis more than two decade ago when the first class of Gators greats — the 1969 championship football team, the late Curtis Bray, Michelle Chow, Richard Adipotti, Mel Nash, Cliff Parsons, Henry J. Furrie and Walter “Pete” Antimarino — was inducted.

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Kefimba Cisse claims title at host Gateway Invitational

Kefimba Cisse finished second to the now-graduate Brady Sundin in Gateway cross country races last year.

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Five things we learned in Week 2: WPIAL’s longest losing streak is over

September 10, 2022

Team captains Aaron Hobel and Brighton Mariacher are fourth-year players on Ellwood City’s football team, yet their senior class never had celebrated a win.

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Gateway survives scare, beats North Hills on late field goal

Gateway is the top-ranked team in 5A and considered one of the favorites in the hunt for a third WPIAL title in 6 years. The Gators started the season 2-0, while their opponent, North Hills, had yet to pick up a win in two tries. None of that seemed to matter as the Indians gave Gateway all it could handle before a field goal by senior Cole Plaskon with 30 seconds remaining gave Gateway a hard-fought 20-17 win.

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Aliquippa remains atop Trib 10 power rankings while 3 new teams enter

September 7, 2022

A competitive Week 1 led to three changes from the debut Trib 10 of the 2022 season last week.

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