Tag: Penn Hills

Multi-sport athlete holds her own at No. 1 singles on Penn Hills tennis team

September 18, 2022

Talia Russell knows when she glances across the net at her opponent on the tennis court, every match will be a challenge. Russell, who is a senior and the Penn Hills girls tennis team’s No. 1 singles player, doesn’t have nearly as much experience as many of her opponents.

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Penn Hills notebook: Girls soccer team learning on job

Inexperience has made the early season difficult for the Penn Hills girls soccer team. The Indians had to drop right into the snakepit that is WPIAL Section 3-3A play without any nonsection games to warm up.

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WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Mt. Lebanon upsets No. 1 Central Catholic on last-second field goal

September 16, 2022

Ben McAuley’s 18-yard field goal in the final seconds capped No. 4 Mt. Lebanon’s 17-16 comeback win over top-ranked Central Catholic (2-2, 0-1) in a Class 6A Conference football game Friday night.

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Penn Hills girls tennis team welcomes tough competition

September 11, 2022

Life isn’t easy for any Penn Hills girls tennis player taking over the No. 1 singles spot. With a team often as inexperienced as the Indians tend to be, there are a lot of potential pitfalls in a section with several deep teams.

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Penn Hills boys soccer looking to stay on even keel

Entering a season with high expectations has the Penn Hills boys soccer team trying to reign in its emotions in the early going.

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Penn Hills’ Amir Key scores 3 times in victory over Pine-Richland and his former coach

September 9, 2022

Jon LeDonne spent five seasons building Penn Hills into a big-play dynamo and saw that explosive energy work against his new team Friday night.

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Chick’s Picks makes solemn vow: No more clerical errors in Week 2 of WPIAL football

September 8, 2022

To say that Chick’s Picks got off to a rough start this season is putting it mildly. Needless to say, her career-worst 33-30 (52%) record landed her in The Boss’s office first thing Tuesday morning.

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Conference opener takes Pine-Richland coach Jon LeDonne back to Penn Hills

September 7, 2022

Yuhas-McGinley Stadium holds fond memories for Jon LeDonne, but what kind of welcome will he receive there Friday night when he’s wearing green instead of the home team’s red and gold?

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Penn Hills notebook: Te’Shan Campbell joins coaching staff at Michigan State

September 4, 2022

Former Penn Hills wrestler Te’Shan Campbell will once again be involved with collegiate wrestling. Campbell, a 2015 PIAA champion at 170 pounds with the Indians, will join Michigan State’s coaching staff as a volunteer assistant.

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Penn Hills working out kinks in early part of season

Penn Hills kicker Owen Williams did what he had to do when a snap went sailing over his head during the Indians’ season opener Aug. 26 at NexTier Stadium. With less than 10 seconds left before halftime, Williams booted the football off the ground and through the back of the end zone for a safety.

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