Tag: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

Dynamic offenses to be on display when OLSH meets Farrell in PIAA Class A semifinals

November 28, 2018

The temperatures in Western Pennsylvania on Friday night should be commensurate with the Christmas season, which means they'll most likely be hovering near the freezing mark. But for folks making their way to Slippery Rock University for the PIAA Class A semifinal, Friday may feel like the Fourth of July.

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PIAA football semifinals schedule: Penn Hills, Pine-Richland head east

November 25, 2018

Penn Hills and Pine-Richland have long bus rides ahead next weekend, while three other WPIAL football champions can stay closer to home. The PIAA announced semifinal sites and times Sunday. Penn Hills will travel to Chambersburg for a matchup with Archbishop Wood at 7 p.m., Friday. Pine-Richland returns to Altoona's

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PIAA football playoffs continue this weekend

November 21, 2018

While the WPIAL has crowned four champions, two more titles are up for grabs this weekend as both the andquot;Route to Norwinandquot; in Class 5A and andquot;The Road to RMUandquot; in Class 2A conclude Friday and Saturday, respectively. This weekend also is the quarterfinal round of the 2018 PIAA football

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Is bye week benefit or burden for WPIAL champions?

November 20, 2018

Is a bye week in late November a benefit or a burden andquot;Never had one before, so I don't know,andquot; Our Lady of the Sacred Heart coach Dan Bradley said. andquot;If we win, it's an advantage, I guess. If we lose, we were rusty.andquot; That's the dilemma facing OLSH and

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WPIAL Class A final notebook: OLSH’s Bradley moves up to No. 4 on career passing list

November 17, 2018

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart quarterback Tyler Bradley's 169 passing yards in Saturday's WPIAL Class A championship game victory over Rochester gave him 8,328 yards for his career, good enough for fourth place on the all-time WPIAL list. Bradley passed Pine-Richland's Phil Jurkovec, who accumulated 8,205 yards for the

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OLSH defeats Rochester to capture 1st WPIAL Class A football championship

The WPIAL Class A championship game was a dichotomy of histories. On one sideline was Rochester, one of the WPIAL's more storied programs with its eight WPIAL championships and three state titles. Across the field was Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, a team that has only been in existence

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Highway to Heinz culminates in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

November 16, 2018

Eight teams are headed to the big house hoping to strike gold on the North Shore of Pittsburgh. For the 18th year in a row, the WPIAL will be holding four of its football championship games at Heinz Field. There are a couple of rookie teams tasting the title game

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Five things to watch in Saturday’s WPIAL football championships

Saturday could be a historic night at Heinz Field for the WPIAL, Thomas Jefferson and coach Bill Cherpak. If his Jaguars win the WPIAL Class 4A title, Cherpak would tie West Allegheny coach Bob Palko for the most titles in WPIAL history and TJ would become only the third team

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WPIAL Class A football final capsule: Rochester vs. OLSH

WPIAL Class A championship No. 5 Rochester (11-1) vs. No. 3 OLSH (11-1) 11 a.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh the CW-TV; 1230 AM, 1460 AM; TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Gene Matsook, Rochester; Dan Bradley, OLSH Winner plays: The winner gets a bye in the PIAA quarterfinals and will

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Chick’s Picks reaches out to The Boss for advice on Week 12 predictions

November 15, 2018

Welcome to Week 12 of the high school football season. After struggling with last week's predictions, Chick's Picks decided to call a meeting with The Boss in hopes of salvaging her stellar overall season record. The Boss reluctantly agreed, and the two met for lunch. Chick's Picks did not want

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