Tag: Jeannette

Big Game Hunting – Week Fourteen 2017

November 30, 2017

To the State Semifinals we go still with just five games to cover, this time it is not a bye but rather a loss for WPIAL 4-A champions Thomas Jefferson that chops down our normal six-pack to five. The Jags fell victim to Erie Cathedral Prep last week. We here at BGH salute Coach Cherp […]

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Play of patchwork offensive line key for Jeannette in run to PIAA semifinals

November 29, 2017

Jeannette's offensive line of senior left tackle Jalen Jones, junior left guard Drake Petrillo, sophomore center Cam Felbaum, junior right guard Dom Myers and senior

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The Birdie sees the ‘Hawks in Hershey

Contrary to popular belief, the Birdie is objective because he is a working member of the media. andquot;Workingandquot; a part-timer yells from across the newsroom.

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Plays of the Week – Week Thirteen

November 28, 2017

While the 3A through 6A Championship games took center stage last week at Heinz Field, this week, it was the 1A and 2A title bouts at Robert Morris University that were in the spotlight. Meanwhile, a pair of WPIAL teams, Gateway and Pine-Richland, advanced in the PIAA postseason. 1. Jeannette 35, Imani Christian 34 The […]

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Jeannette girls to rely on group effort to navigate Section 3-2A schedule

November 27, 2017

When the Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1979 World Series, they adopted the Sister Sledge song andquot;We Are Familyandquot; as a motto. The 2017-18 Jeannette girls

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Jeannette boys prepare for season while waiting for reinforcements

The Jeannette boys basketball season is currently on hold, and that's OK with coach Adrian Batts. Like most fans who follow Jeannette athletics, Batts is

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2017 PIAA Football Playoffs: Road to Hershey Sites & Times

November 26, 2017

The Road to Hershey is headed to the Final Four and five WPIAL champions are still alive in search of state gold. Pine-Richland and Gateway head east for their second state playoff game while Quaker Valley, Washington and Jeannette make their Road to Hershey debuts. Here are ALL of the results through the Quarterfinals, plus the […]

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2017 WPIAL Football Playoffs: P-R, Gate, TJ, QV, Wash, Jean Win Gold

It took a pair of Championship Saturday’s, but the district football postseason is now in the books. Thomas Jefferson was the only repeat champion from a year ago as the Jaguars claimed a third straight WPIAL championship. The flip side of that was Quaker Valley winning gridiron gold for the first time in school history. […]

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Jeannette showing no let-up in WPIAL, PIAA playoff run

With the score tied 28-28 and a little more than five minutes remaining on a windy Saturday afternoon in Moon Township, Jeannette turned to a

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Jeannette Edges Imani Christian to Claim Ninth WPIAL Championship

November 25, 2017

By Bill Beckner for TribLive.com   Lineman Drake Petrillo leapt into the air, his arms out like airplane wings. Another lineman, Cameron Felbaum, bounced his helmet off the turf like a beach ball. Running back Zack Berginc did a backflip — and stuck the landing. Translation? Jeannette is a WPIAL football champion once again. For […]

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