Tag: Penn-Trafford

Gateway holds off Penn-Trafford rally to claim WPIAL Class 5A title

November 18, 2017

Derrick Davis said he didn't try to do anything special in the WPIAL Class 5A football championship. Imagine if he had. The Gateway freshman put

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High school notebook: Mt. Pleasant softball players make college commitments

Two players who had pivotal roles in Mt. Pleasant's run to the PIAA Class 4A softball championship last season have made college commitments. Both players

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WPIAL football championship central: The Trib is live at Heinz Field

Welcome to Heinz Field, site of a quartet of 2017 WPIAL football championship games throughout the day Saturday. Follow along for game updates from the

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Twenty years after missing WPIAL title game-tying extra point, Penn-Trafford grad Topper uses experience as teaching point

November 17, 2017

Penn-Trafford is back in the WPIAL football final. That means one name instantly gets resurrected from the Warriors' championship game past. Kevin Topper. He remains

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WPIAL Class 5A championship primer: Penn-Trafford vs. Gateway

November 16, 2017

WPIAL football championship primer Class 5A No. 1 Penn-Trafford (11-1) vs. No. 2 Gateway (11-1) 5 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: Tribhssn.triblive.com; 107.1-FM/ATandamp;T

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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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Longtime rivals Penn-Trafford, Gateway will relish WPIAL Class 5A final matchup

While their decades-old tradition was interrupted by changing times and school mergers, Penn-Trafford and Gateway revived their annual andquot;Victory Bellandquot; custom several years ago, wheeling

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Penn-Trafford coach Ruane endures ‘unique’ week teaching at Gateway

November 15, 2017

You could say Penn-Trafford took Gateway to school when the teams met in Week 5. The Warriors rolled to a 28-0 win, forcing three turnovers

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The Birdie branches out to broadcasting in Westmoreland County

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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Video: WPIAL football championship breakdown for Class 5A

November 14, 2017

Tribune-Review columnist Kevin Gorman and Triblive High School Sports Network broadcaster Don Rebel preview the WPIAL Class 5A championship featuring Gateway and Penn-Trafford on this

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