Tag: Rochester

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

November 17, 2018

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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PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Aliquippa claims ’91 state title

The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't

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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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WPIAL Class A final preview: Rochester chasing 9th district title, while OLSH is making 1st appearance

November 13, 2018

Author Thomas Wolfe once wrote, andquot;You can't go home again.andquot; Gene Matsook is hoping Wolfe's turn of a phrase has nothing to do with football. Well, it isn't exactly home that Matsook will be returning to Saturday when he takes his Rochester football team on a bus ride along Ohio

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Rochester blanks No. 1 Jeannette to reach WPIAL title game

November 9, 2018

Rochester was determined not to lose to Jeannette for a third straight season in the WPIAL Class A playoffs. A dominating performance by both lines and a stellar backfield duo paced the Rams to a 27-0 victory over top-seeded Jeannette on Friday night at Canonsburg Stadium. Darius Goosby ran for

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Five things to watch in Week 11 of high school football

November 8, 2018

Washington and Steel Valley are powerhouse programs that rank among the WPIAL elite. But the rest of this year's Class 2A quarterfinal field should provide hope to any struggling football team that dreams of someday finding success. Consider that Burgettstown, Charleroi, Freedom, Mohawk, Shady Side Academy and South Side

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WPIAL top 10: Playoff streaks

November 7, 2018

THE TOP 10 Playoff streaks Does it seem like a number of schools always make the playoffs Here is a list of the 10 longest playoff appearance streaks in WPIAL history: Schoolandamp;#0010;Number, Yrs. qualified 1t. Aliquippaandamp;#0010;24, 1995-2018 1t. Thomas Jeffersonandamp;#0010;24, 1995-2018 3. Woodland Hillsandamp;#0010;23, 1996-2018 4. McKeesportandamp;#0010;21, 1998-2018 5. Upper

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