Tag: McKeesport

WPIAL suspends McKeesport basketball assistant 1 year for recruiting

June 5, 2019

McKeesport pays Troy Blackwell to convince charter school students to return to the school district, but the WPIAL ruled Wednesday that the assistant girls basketball coach’s efforts violated recruiting rules.

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Pennsylvania avenges loss, defeats Maryland in Big 33 game

May 27, 2019

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania defeated Maryland, 21-0, in the Big 33 Football Classic on Monday afternoon at Landis Field, avenging a 9-6 loss last season.

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WPIAL wants to hear from 2 basketball coaches facing recruiting allegations

May 13, 2019

The WPIAL board voted Monday to schedule hearings for two basketball programs facing recruiting allegations.

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Butler’s Ethan Morton latest WPIAL basketball recruit headed out of state

May 9, 2019

The WPIAL doesn’t produce an abundance of major-college men’s basketball recruits, but it has seen its share of three- and four-star prospects in recent years.

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East-West game gives 16 WPIAL football players 1 last go-round

May 4, 2019

May isn’t typical football season in Western Pennsylvania, but it is for 68 seniors from across the state who will gather Sunday in Altoona.

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Highlands’ Crise is WPIAL’s latest multi-sport star to face big decision

April 20, 2019

Johnny Crise already carried a pair of Division I scholarship offers in basketball, coaches noting the Highlands standout’s athleticism and potential while playing on the AAU circuit.

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Hitting, defense come through as defending champion Belle Vernon tops McKeesport

April 4, 2019

The start of the 2019 season for the two-time defending Class 4A WPIAL softball champions has not been one the program is used to.

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McKeesport’s Deamontae Diggs draws 1st FBS offer as Buffalo blankets WPIAL

March 28, 2019

Buffalo had two football players with Western Pennsylvania roots last season, but the Bulls coaches spent this week trying to boost that number.

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WPIAL Class 4A softball preseason breakdown

March 18, 2019

The Belle Vernon softball team has found itself atop the WPIAL Class 4A ladder the past two seasons.

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Norwin boys take 3rd at state team bowling tournament

March 16, 2019

A day after Cedar Crest bowlers won the boys and girls singles titles, the school also captured the boys team state tournament title at 222 Lanes in Ephrata.

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