Football

Norwin’s Ty Bilinsky grabs a tipped pass and scores on a point-after-touchdown play during the WCCA 7-on-7 football tournament championship game against Penn-Trafford on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Greater Latrobe High School. Norwin beat Penn-Trafford 24-13.
Football players pine for usual 7-on-7 tournaments
July 25, 2020
Brett Birch is a regular on the 7-on-7 football travel circuit.

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Central Catholic’s Eddy Tillman catches a pass during practice on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Oakland.
Central Catholic running back Eddy Tillman announces 1st Division I offer
July 22, 2020
Central Catholic running back Eddy Tillman, a 2,000-yard rusher last season, received his first Division I college offer this week.

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Captains from Clairton and Riverview meet with the referee before their afternoon game on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at Riverside Park in Oakmont. Riverside Park does not have lights, so the Raiders play home games on Saturday afternoons.
Football refs could be wearing masks, gloves and using hand-held whistles if there is a season
Referees could be wearing masks and gloves and using hand-held whistles in high school football games if proposed guidelines become the norm, and the PIAA moves forward with football season.

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PIAA approves kicking game, scrimmage options for sub-varsity football teams
July 19, 2020
Middle school, junior high and junior varsity football coaches can eliminate kickoffs and punts this season, or turn their games into scrimmages, if they choose.

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Peters Township’s Donovan McMillon knocks the ball away from Woodland Hills’ Eshawn Carter on Sept. 6, 2019 at the Wolvarena.
Heavily recruited Peters Township safety Donovan McMillon commits to Florida
July 18, 2020
At this time last summer, Peters Township safety Donovan McMillon didn’t have a single Division I football offer.

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Riverview football coach Trevor George oversees a workout July 15, 2020, at Riverside Park in Oakmont.
New Riverview football coach Trevor George hopes to build momentum through summer workouts
July 16, 2020
When Trevor George was hired as the head coach of the Riverview football team, he hit the ground running with workout and conditioning sessions that helped him get to know better the players with whom he would be working.

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New Derry football coach Vince Skillings
New Derry coach Vince Skillings committed to program’s trademark ground game
When Woody Hayes spoke, Vince Skillings listened.

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Cornell quarterback Zaier Harrison throws a pass during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Coraopolis.
No petition needed: Players receive Penn-Ohio all-star jerseys after all
July 15, 2020
Each spring, select senior football players from around Western Pennsylvania receive the opportunity to test their mettle against seniors from Ohio in the annual Penn-Ohio Classic.

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Penn Trafford’s Ethan Carr reaches for the end zone and the go a head touchdown against Gateway in the fourth quarter Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 at Penn Trafford High School.
Penn-Trafford football standout Ethan Carr takes his versatility to Villanova
July 14, 2020
Ethan Carr navigated unprecedented times in college football recruiting.

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Chris Chunko was hired as Yough’s football coach on Feb. 4, 2020.
New Yough football coach Chris Chunko tackling unorthodox offseason
July 11, 2020
Unorthodox and fluid, the first few months of Chris Chunko’s rookie year as a head football coach have been a slow but surprisingly steady process.

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Yale’s Zane Dudek (33) rushes against Harvard during an NCAA college football game on Saturday, November 18, 2017 in New Haven, Conn.
Yale’s Zane Dudek, other WPIAL grads react to Ivy League canceling fall sports
July 9, 2020
Zane Dudek has spent the past several months preparing for his final football season at Yale, ready to challenge for a third Ivy League title alongside his teammates.

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The Woodland Hills football team temporarily paused workouts this week while school administrators re-evaluate covid-19 guidelines for athletics.
Woodland Hills halts sports workouts to re-evaluate covid-19 guidelines
July 1, 2020
Woodland Hills was the first WPIAL school to resume summer workouts, but the Wolverines halted those sessions this week to re-evaluate their covid-19 guidelines.

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Shaler uses caution, sends football players home over covid-19 concerns
June 30, 2020
Choosing to take a cautious approach, Shaler coach Jim Ryan sent his football team home early from workouts Tuesday after learning a family friend of a player could have contracted covid-19.

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Norwin lineman Anthony Giansante has attracted the attention of Division I college programs. Norwin lineman Anthony Giasante committed to Western Kentucky, turning down offers from Columbia, Dartmouth, Penn, Fordham, Brown and VMI, among others.
Norwin lineman Giansante commits to Western Kentucky
June 29, 2020
With each video clip he posted on social media, bulked-up Anthony Giansante shared another step on his path to Division I football.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Nate Ward celebrates his goal against Iroquois during the Centurions’ PIAA Class A first round state playoff game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at Hampton High School.
Westmoreland County boys athlete of the year: GCC’s Nate Ward showed will to win in 4 sports
June 27, 2020
Nate Ward scored goals in soccer, kicked extra points and caught passes in football, hit 3-pointers on the basketball court and carried the baton around the track oval. With each sport, he made his mark.

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Sto Rox coach LaRoi Johnson leads practice Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at Sto-Rox.
Sto-Rox hires football coach LaRoi Johnson as AD, opens coaching jobs
June 25, 2020
The Sto-Rox school board hired football coach LaRoi Johnson as athletic director Thursday night and voted to hand him a clean slate of coaches.

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Clairton’s Tyler Boyd vs. Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee
Trib HSSN June Madness finals: Tyler Boyd, Clairton vs. Spencer Lee, Franklin Regional
June 22, 2020
We have finally reached Championship Week in June Madness as we finally determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century.

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Pine-Richland’s Miguel Jackson celebrtaes a sack against Penn Hills on Aug. 23, 2019, in Pine.
Pine-Richland’s Miguel Jackson identifies 9 finalists, wants to visit every campus
Pine-Richland defensive lineman Miguel Jackson set out to pick eight finalists from his list of 30 college offers, but that task proved harder than expected.

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Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee vs. Mt. Lebanon’s Luke Hagy
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinals: Spencer Lee, Franklin Regional vs. Luke Hagy, Mt. Lebanon
June 18, 2020
Over the course of the next week, June Madness will determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century.

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The Woodland Hills football team started offseason workouts in private Monday at the high school but eventually will shift back to the Wolvarena.
Woodland Hills leads WPIAL football back to practice with workouts ‘normal as any other’
June 16, 2020
Woodland Hills football coach Tim Bostard checked every player’s temperature and nobody was allowed to shake hands.

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