Tag: Jeannette

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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Video: WPIAL football semifinals breakdown for Class A

Tribune-Review columnist Kevin Gorman and Triblive High School Sports Network broadcaster Don Rebel preview the WPIAL Class A semifinals featuring California against Imani Christian and

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Change at QB ignites Jeannette offense with Clairton looming

November 12, 2017

There was a time during Friday's WPIAL Class A quarterfinal when things looked bleak for Jeannette. Rochester was in control with its running game, and

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P-T football shoots for trifecta

Penn-Trafford already has put together quite a fall sports season, but it could reach another level if the football team can bring home a WPIAL

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WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Eleven

There was a major chill in the air Friday with game time temps in the upper 20’s. While fans, bands, officials, coaches and players had to bundle up or think toasty thoughts, these players performances were scorching hot in leading their teams either to a title game next Saturday at the last exit on the […]

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