Friday Night Countdown: Week 1 predictions, notes, stories
Tonight's Post-Gazette Game of the Week is Aliquippa at Beaver Falls. I will be there, so follow @mwhiteburgh on Twitter for updates. Follow @PGVarsityXtra for updates on all games. If you have an...
View ArticleFriday night rewind: No Holt barred from scoring at Woodland Hills ........
 Looking back at Week 1 of football season ... When it comes to scoring, there is no Holt barred for Woodland Hills. Saeed Holt is one of only two returning starters for Woodland Hills and he...
View ArticleAnother Woody High alum in NFL ..... Novak goes for 300 ..... Brown to RMU
Woodland Hills coach George Novak has a good chance to reach a milestone this week that only two other WPIAL WPIAL coaches have achieved. Meanwhile, another one of Novak's former players has made the...
View ArticleFriday Night Countdown: Week 2 predictions, video
Tonight's Post-Gazette Game of the Week is North Allegheny vs. Central Catholic at CMU. I will be there, so follow @mwhiteburgh on Twitter for updates. Follow @PGVarsityXtra for updates on all games....
View ArticleFriday Night Rewind: Beaver's historical win, highlights and notes
Looking back at Week 2 of the high school football season. Beaver's 28-14 victory against Aliquippa Friday was dripping with historical significance. It has been well-documented that Beaver's win broke...
View ArticleWade gets 5,000 ..... Two Imani transfers ineligible ... TWIHSS video
It was reported that Armstrong's Zane Dudek surpassed 5,000 career yards rushing Friday night, but it turns out he was one of two WPIAL runners to reach the milestone that night. Clairton's Lamont Wade...
View ArticleKirilloff hurting down stretch ..... Another Fedko to UCONN
Some items that fell off the laptop Alex Kirilloff had a terrific start to his first summer of professional baseball. But he was hurting at the finish. Kirilloff, who played at Plum High School, was a...
View ArticleKeystone Oaks QB Smith picks Duquesne
Duquesne football coach Jerry Schmitt has done well in landing top WPIAL quarterbacks in recent years. The trend continues with Alex Smith. Smith, a senior at Keystone Oaks High School, is one of the...
View ArticleArizona and Kentucky now interested in Mars basketball player Carmody
Robby Carmody already has a number of major-college scholarship offers. But two more college powers are dipping their toes into the Carmody recruiting waters. The University of Arizona and Kentucky are...
View ArticleFriday Night Countdown: Week 3 predictions, notes
Tonight's Post-Gazette Game of the Week is Pine-Richland at Penn Hills. I will be there. Follow @mwhiteburgh on Twitter for updates. For now, here are some notes and predictions for the third week of...
View ArticleWill Notre Dame get another WPIAL player?
Notre Dame already has three recruits from the WPIAL class of 2017 and one from the class of 2018. The Fighting Irish might add to the list tomorrow. Beaver Falls defensive end Donovan Jeter will...
View ArticleDonovan Jeter talks about his Notre Dame choice
 After visiting Notre Dame this weekend, Donovan Jeter came home and decided he’d like to spend more time in South Bend, Ind. Like, his entire college career. Jeter, a heavily-recruited senior...
View ArticleIt's been a long time since Notre Dame has landed so many from WPIAL
With Beaver Falls' Donovan Jeter committing to Notre Dame on Monday, the Fighting Irish now have four recruits from the WPIAL class of 2017, and one from the class of 2018. Recruiting history says this...
View ArticlePitt recruit Carrigan now playing receiver at P-R ...... other notes
Some items that fell off my laptop Grant Carrigan is a tight end recruit for Pitt. In his first season of WPIAL football, he has played offensive tackle and now receiver. Carrigan is a senior at...
View ArticleFriday Night Countdown: Week 4 predictions
Tonight's Post-Gazette Game of the Week is Beaver at Keystone Oaks. Follow @mwhiteburgh for updates. Follow @BrianBatko for updates from Central Valley-Quaker Valley. Follow @PGVarsityXtra for updates...
View ArticleFriday Night Rewind: Surreal statistics - and highlights - from Keystone...
Looking back at Week 4 of the high school football season. I slept in this morning. Was tired and worn out. That Beaver-Keystone Oaks game took a lot out of me. In more than three decades of covering...
View ArticleFriday Night Rewind: Surreal statistics - and highlights - from Key, Oaks-Beaver
Looking back at Week 4 of the high school football season. I slept in this morning. Was tired and worn out. That Beaver-Keystone Oaks game took a lot out of me. In more than three decades of covering...
View ArticleTwo WPIAL girls basketball players ranked in top 100 in country
Two girls basketball players from the WPIAL are ranked among the top 100 players in the country. One already has made a college decision and the other is getting close to a decision. Sam Breen, a...
View ArticleFormer Steeler Aaron Smith to coach hoops at NA ..... more football rankings
You can see former Steeler Aaron Smith on the bench at North Allegheny boys basketball games this year. Smith, who played 13 years for the Steelers, will be part of the staff of new North Allegheny...
View ArticleFriday Night Countdown: Week 5 predictions
The Post-Gazette Game of the Week is Pine-Richland vs. Central Catholic at Highmark Stadium. Follow @mwhiteburgh on Twitter for updates. Follow @BrianBatko for updates on Beaver vs. Central Valley. Can...
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