Tag: Jeannette

Big Game Hunting – Week Thirteen 2017

November 23, 2017

We are a game short for Week Thirteen as the 3 A Champion Quaker Valley Quakers enjoy a bye week and will next play either Forest Hills or Sharon in the PIAA Semifinals next Friday or Saturday. There are just five games involving WPIAL football teams this weekend. With a pair of WPIAL Titles still […]

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Jeannette chasing WPIAL-record 734th victory

November 22, 2017

Jeannette has been nipping at New Castle's heels since the season kicked off in August. Now the Jayhawks finally can pull even with the school

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The Birdie opines for more games at Heinz Field

Finally dried out after an all-day drenching last weekend at Heinz Field, the Birdie is ready to follow Jeannette to Robert Morris on Saturday for

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WPIAL Football Semifinals Playoff Recaps

November 18, 2017

In 24 WPIAL Class 2-A and Class 1-A First Round and Quarterfinals Playoff games, only two games were decided by six points or less. But on a thrilling night of Semifinals action, three were decided by six points or less with the other one a five point game until a late score, plus the first […]

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Jeannette tops rival Clairton to reach 3rd straight WPIAL title game

November 17, 2017

When Clairton trounced Jeannette in the final game of the regular season three weeks ago, Bears coach Wayne Wade felt his team took it to

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Chicks Picks – Week Twelve – 2017

November 16, 2017

Welcome to Week 12 of the high school football season. Chick’s Picks caught wind that there would be a special guest in the TV broadcast booth this Saturday at Heinz Field.  Neil Walker, a 2004 Pine-Richland grad and current MLB star, is said to be one of the commentators in the Class 6A championship when […]

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High school football notebook: Jeannette to ‘let the pads do the talking’

Jeannette football coach Roy Hall admits his team's lack of success against Clairton is just as much mental as it is physical. Maybe moreso. He

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The Birdie branches out to broadcasting in Westmoreland County

November 15, 2017

The Birdie tried to help some colleagues live stream a WPIAL football semifinal last week but things did not go as planned. Far from it,

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Jeannette aims to match Clairton’s swag in rematch

November 14, 2017

When Clairton defeated Jeannette on Oct. 27, the game turned sour for the Jayhawks when they had a 29-yard field-goal attempt blocked and returned for

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Plays of the Week – Week Eleven

Last Friday, the 1A and 2A classifications featured quarterfinals games, while 3A – 6A teams played in semifinals tilts. When the final whistle sounded, eight teams punched their tickets to Heinz Field for WPIAL championship contests, while another eight took a step closer on the road to RMU. Among the matchups, a battle between historic […]

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