WPIAL quarterfinal predictions
Tomorrow night's live blog will come from the Central Catholic-North Allegheny game in the WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinals. Look to the right of this blog for scores and updates via @PGVarsityXtra on...
View ArticleFootball playoff glance in Western Pa. outside of WPIAL
Thanks to Kenny "The Horse," here is a look at what teams are in district playoffs outside the WPIAL: PIAA DISTRICTS 5-8 CLASS AA PLAYOFFSRegional SemifinalsFriday — Westinghouse (2-7) at Chestnut...
View ArticleLive Friday blog - Central Catholic defeats North Allegheny
Live blog from Friday's WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinal game North Allegheny vs. Central Catholic. For scores and notes of other playoff games, look to the right of this blog for @PGVarsityXtra on...
View ArticleWPIAL semifinal predictions ..... Miles Sanders to visit some schools
Friday's live blog will come from the Penn-Trafford-Pine-Richland game. For scores and reports on other games, look to the right of this blog for @PGVarsityXtra's Twitter account. If you have a score,...
View ArticleLive Friday WPIAL semifinal blog - Penn-Trafford wins thriller, 38-34
Live blog from the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal between Pine-Richland and Penn-Trafford. For scores and notes on other games, look to the right of this blog at the Twitter account of @PGVarsityXtra. If...
View ArticleWhat teams are still left? .... High school football schedule around the state
The WPIAL championships are Saturday. If you are wondering what teams are left around the state, here is the schedule for the playoffs this weekend. PIAA CLASS AAAA PLAYOFFS Western Region Friday —...
View ArticleClairton wins WPIAL Class A again
When Clairton played Jeannette earlier this year, the game was close for three quarters. This one was pretty much over after the opening kickoff. Harrison Dreher returned the opening kickoff 98 yards...
View ArticleComplete PIAA football quarterfinal playoff schedule
All four WPIAL champions will play Friday night in the quarterfinals of the PIAA playoffs. Central Catholic and Aliquippa will play in the WPIAL while Clairton and Thomas Jefferson play outside the...
View ArticleState boys basketball rankings
Heading into the first weekend of the season, here are the state rankings for boys. The rankings are published by the web site City of Basketball Love. Mike Bullock is handling the rankings this year....
View ArticleKnee injury expected to sideline Mars' Carmody for a week or two
One of the top sophomore basketball players in the state will miss some time with a knee injury. But the good news is the injury to Robby Carmody does not appear to be serious. Carmody, a 6-foot-4...
View ArticleState rankings for boys and girls basketball
The latest state rankings for boys and girls are out for this week. Boys rankings These rankings are from www.cityofbasketballlove.com CLASS AAAA No. School Rec Pvs 1. Roman Catholic (12) 4-0 1 2....
View ArticleClairton to stay in Class A football .... Woodland Hills to stay 5A ........
Today is the deadline for schools around Pennsylvania to notify the PIAA if they plan to play "up" in classification in any sport next year. There are some interesting choices of a few schools in WPIAL...
View ArticleOffering a new WPIAL football alignment for six classes
One of the most-talked about subjects in WPIAL sports right now is what will the league look like next year with the adoption of six classifications in some sports. The landscape of WPIAL football is...
View ArticleNew state basketball rankings for boys and girls ....... Allderdice still No. 2
Despite losing its first game of the season, the Allderdice boys retained the No. 2 spot in the state Class AAAA rankings. The rankings are compiled by Mike Bullock and cityofbasketballlove.com...
View ArticleMajority of superintendents in WPIAL prefer to use the six-class system
WPIAL executive director Tim O'Malley and WPIAL board members have made it clear they do not like and do not want the new PIAA six-classification system for a number of sports next year. But the...
View ArticleComplete all-state football teams
Here are the Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State Teams for all four classifications. The teams were released over the past two days. WPIAL and City League players are in bold. CLASS AAAA...
View ArticleCentral Catholic's George decides on Toledo .... Sutton to Iowa State
The University of Toledo football team is doing well with players named Ron from Central Catholic. Ron George announced on Twitter yesterday that he has accepted a scholarship from Toledo. George is a...
View ArticleShowdown of 1 vs. 2 highlight's Monday tournament schedule
The holiday basketball tournaments get into full swing Monday and the best matchup is most certainly a game in the Penn Hills County Challenge. It's a 1 vs. 2 showdown when Latrobe, the Post-Gazette's...
View ArticleLatrobe beats Plum in 1 vs. 2 showdown ...... New state basketball rankings
Although the game got close a few times, Latrobe led from start to finish in today's 1 vs. 2 showdown. Latrobe scored the first four points of the game, took a 10-point lead midway through the first...
View ArticleClairton's Mathews likely to pick Penn State?
Penn State was late to the table in recruiting Clairton's Aaron Mathews. But it looks like Penn State will land Mathews. Mathews "tweeted" earlier today that he will make a commitment to a college...
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