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Erie teams pose challenges to WPIAL champs
You have to travel east to get to the PIAA football championships in Hershey. But for two WPIAL champions, the road to Hershey goes north through Erie. The four WPIAL champs play in PIAA quarterfinal...
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Clairton could eventually meet record-setting QB
I'm just sayin' Here is a matchup I would pay to see in the PIAA football semifinals: Clairton vs. Port Allegany. Both teams play in the PIAA Class A quarterfinals this week. If they both win, they...
View ArticleLive Friday night blog - North Allegheny, Clairton, Aliquippa win big .......
Live blog from the North Allegheny-McDowell game in the quarterfinals of the state Class AAAA playoffs. We'll also have score updates and notes from the other three games involving WPIAL teams. Final...
View ArticlePIAA announces semifinal sites
Three WPIAL football teams will play in state semifinal games this weekend. Two games will be Friday and one Saturday. In Class AAAA on Saturday, North Allegheny (14-0) will take on Wilson High School...
View ArticleAnderson to play at Navy prep school ..... preseason Fab 5 picks
New Castle senior Shawn Anderson hopes to play Divisioin I college basketball at the Naval Academy. He plans to make one stop after high school, though. Anderson will attend the Naval Academy...
View ArticleEight WPIAL basketball teams make state rankings
Now this is a great weekend. High school basketball season kicks off around Pennsylvania - and this the weekend of the PIAA football semifinals. I'm saying all three WPIAL football teams left make it...
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NA's Leftwich might end up as a Sean Kugler recruit at UTEP
Steelers offensive line coach Sean Kugler will be the new head coach at UTEP - and one of his recruits might be a quarterback from North Allegheny High School. Mack Leftwich is North Allegheny's star...
View ArticleLeechburg, Winchester Thurston basketball teams will be slapped with penalty
The Leechburg and Winchester Thurston boys basketball teams will be hit with some kind of minor penalty from the WPIAL for playing games against a team this past weekend that isn't from a high school....
View ArticleLeftwich commits to UTEP
By Mike WhitePittsburgh Post-GazetteSteelers offensive line coach Sean Kugler was officially named as the new coach at the University of Texas at El Paso on Monday. Tonight, Kugler got his first...
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Three former female players from Pittsburgh area lead country in steals
Take a lot at the steals leaders in NCAA Division I womens basketball, and you'll see a former WPIAL or City League at No. 1. And No. 2. And No. 3. Yes, it's very unusual. I'd be willing to bet there...
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Live blog - Clairton wins fourth consecutive state championship
Live blog from Friday afternoon's PIAA Class A championship between Clairton and Dunmore. Clairton celebrates after defeating Dunmore, 20-0, in the PIAA Class A championship (photo by Post-Gazette's...
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Live blog - Aliquippa loses to Wyomissing
Live blog from Saturday's Class AA state championship game between Aliquippa and Wyomissing from Hersheypark Stadium. FINAL: Wyomissing 17, Aliquippa 14 Above, Dravon Henry (6) and his teammates try to...
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Live blog - North Allegheny wins state title, 63-28
Live blog from Saturday's Class AAAA state championship game between North Allegheny and Coatesville at Hersheypark Stadium. FINAL SCORE: North Allegheny 63, Coatesville 28 North Allegheny celebrates...
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North Allegheny moves up in national rankings
Some items that fell off my laptop People around the country apparently have taken notice of how strong North Allegheny's football team was this season. North Allegheny finished 16-0 after clubbing...
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Pine-Richland football coach Altemus retires
Clair Altemus retired as Pine-Richland's athletic director in th spring. He liked the retirement so mcuh that he also decided to retire as Pine-Richland's football coach. Altemus told school officials...
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Clairton, Aliquippa well-represented on all-state teams
The all-state football teams for Class AA and A were released today, and Clairton and Aliquippa players show up all over the teams. Clairton, winners of 63 consecutive games, had five players on the...
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North Allegheny places six on all-state team
Whether it was on the field or on the all-state team, the North Allegheny football team was dominant. North Allegheny finished 16-0 this season and placed a half dozen players on the Pennsylvania...
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Will Pitt be it for Foster?
I'm just sayin' Robert Foster, the star receiver at Central Valley High School, will announce his college choice this afternoon. He will choose between Pitt and Alabama. Just a hunch that he won't be...
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Smith's coaching status still uncertain ..... State basketball rankings ........
Varsity Blog was like a bear, going into hibernation for a period of time over the holidays. But Varsity Blog is back and ready to roll again with some items that fell off my laptop:Terry Smith is in...
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About Tyler Boyd and Pitt - and two others
So Clairton's Tyler Boyd announced yesterday that he will play next season at Pitt. It's like Boyd and Pitt got engaged, but Boyd let it be known he still wants to go on a couple dates with a few other...
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