Football
North Hills enjoying early returns in girls flag football
April 12, 2026
Chris Booth saw a great opportunity to use his wealth of knowledge to help the North Hills girls flag football team.
Bethel Park’s Will Sabatos commits to Miami (Ohio)
April 10, 2026
Will Sabatos will go from being a Black Hawk to a RedHawk. The Bethel Park junior made a verbal commitment to play football at Miami (Ohio) on Friday.
WPIAL announces playoff format for inaugural flag football championships
April 9, 2026
The WPIAL announced the format for the inaugural girls flag football playoffs and championships.
Pine-Richland’s Aaron ‘Oobi’ Strader commits to Kent State
April 5, 2026
Aaron “Oobi” Strader quarterbacked the highest-scoring offense in WPIAL Class 5A last fall.
Confidence grows for Fox Chapel flag football
April 4, 2026
Gia Mort was nervous about playing flag football for the first time. But the Fox Chapel junior saw the nerves go away quickly. Mort, who also plays basketball, saw a lot of the skills she had were transferable.
Western Pa. players selected to represent Steelers at Big 33 girls flag football tournament
March 31, 2026
Twenty-two girls flag football players from the WPIAL and City League will represent the Steelers at the third annual Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association (PSFCA) Big 33 girls flag football tournament May 23-24 as part of the 69th Big 33 Football Classic.
Central Catholic’s Zachary Gleason commits to Penn State
One of Western Pennsylvania’s top returning cornerbacks plotted his future Tuesday, as Central Catholic junior Zachary Gleason made a verbal commitment to Penn State.
Peters Township QB DiLucia wins Willie Thrower Award
March 28, 2026
Nolan DiLucia’s list of accomplishments as a high school quarterback reads like few others from Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Fox Chapel flag football gets off on right foot with win in 1st game
The Fox Chapel girls flag football team got the boost it needed during its inaugural game against Seneca Valley. The Foxes got through the growing pains associated with a first game with a 21-8 win.
Hoffer steps down after 4 seasons as Yough football coach
March 27, 2026
Some coaches put more into a football program than they get out of it.
With Hall of Fame induction on the horizon, Burrell football great recalls epic rivalry game
Jeff DeSantes’ final game in a Burrell uniform turned out to be the start of one of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s best football rivalries.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: WPIAL football realignment doesn’t favor Foxes
March 21, 2026
The changes to how the WPIAL handles football scheduling didn’t move in the direction Fox Chapel hoped it might. When new conferences were announced last week, things were still set up strictly by classification.
PIAA takes 1st step toward approving fall playoff brackets
March 18, 2026
It is going to be a few more months before the PIAA releases the fall playoff brackets.
High school notebook: Imani Christian basketball coach steps down
March 17, 2026
There are big changes ahead for the Imani Christian Academy boys basketball program.
Fox Chapel girls ready to kick off school’s inaugural flag football season
March 14, 2026
Brandon Rios will look out at the inaugural Fox Chapel girls flag football team and see a bunch of athletes from a variety of backgrounds. Not many of them will be seasoned football players.
Thomas Jefferson’s Emmett Forte earns coveted Breisinger Award
February 22, 2026
His forte on the Thomas Jefferson football team was tackling.
Ellwood City hires new football coach
February 21, 2026
Ellwood City has hired Sean McConahy as its new football coach.
Baldwin elects to play independent football schedule
February 18, 2026
Citing a focus on student safety and development, the Baldwin-Whitehall School District announced Wednesday that its high school football program will compete as an independent for the next two seasons.
4 Fayette County schools returning to WPIAL football
The WPIAL plans to release the new conference alignments for the 2026 and 2027 fall sports season in the next week or two.
Shaler notebook: Titans flag football quarterback to play in college
February 15, 2026
Shaler senior Paige Querio didn’t start out playing flag football with any aspirations beyond seeing if she liked the sport or not. The Titans senior started as a defensive player before moving on to playing quarterback.
