Tag: Laurel

Laurel defeats Sto-Rox to keep playoff hopes alive

October 20, 2018

Friday's Class A Big Seven Conference game between Laurel and Sto-Rox had the look of a political battle. Laurel ran a conservative, between-the-tackles offense, while Sto-Rox was more liberal with its offensive sets, spreading four, and sometimes five, receivers in its pass-first attack. On this night, the conservative philosophy proved

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5 things to watch for in Week 8: Class 6A playoff field still wide open

October 18, 2018

One or two upsets could turn the WPIAL's largest classification upside down. For instance, win out and Seneca Valley might earn the No. 2 seed, a first-round bye and a home game in the semifinals. Lose both Well, if that happens, then the Raiders could be sitting home when the

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Chick’s Picks learns breaking down the WPIAL playoff picture no easy task

Welcome to Week 8 of the high school football season. At this point in the season, Chick's Picks often seeks the help of experts. That is, experts in the field of the WPIAL football playoff picture. This can become quite a complicated matter in some conferences, so Chick's Picks likes

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A-K Valley high school roundup: Apollo-Ridge girls soccer tops East Allegheny

October 6, 2018

Having snapped a four-game losing streak earlier in the week, the Apollo-Ridge girls soccer team is streaking in the other direction as it enters the stretch run of the regular season. Adeline Baustert scored what proved to be the winner, and Mayce Anthony tallied three assists to lead Apollo-Ridge (4-4-1,

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Pine-Richland’s Luke Meckler named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week

September 30, 2018

Every football coach preaches all week about starting fast and scoring first. There's fast, and then there is what Pine-Richland and running back Luke Meckler

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OLSH rolls past Laurel after slow start

September 29, 2018

Things didn't start the way Our Lady of Sacred Heart had hoped on homecoming Saturday against Laurel. One of Class A's top teams trailed 7-6

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A-K Valley high school roundup: Freeport girls soccer edges Highlands

September 26, 2018

The Freeport and Highlands girls soccer rivalry produced another thriller. Abby Bastaja scored in overtime, giving Freeport a 2-1 victory in a Class 2-AA game

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WPIAL Class 3A boys golf semifinals part of Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

September 24, 2018

For the second time in three years, the WPIAL Class AAA boys individual golf championships will be held at the prestigious Oakmont Country Club. The

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Laurel football player Hayden Hamilton says spinal injury slowly improving

September 6, 2018

The outpouring of support continues for Laurel football player Hayden Hamilton, who said Wednesday that his spinal injury is slowly improving. andquot;Everything's getting a little

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A-K Valley high school roundup for Sept. 3, 2018

September 2, 2018

Jaci Bowser and Ariana Kovach helped give new Highlands girls soccer coach Jenna Plummer her first win. Bowser and Kovach each scored a pair of

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