WPIBL concludes regular season, looks ahead to team and singles championships

February 15, 2021

A regular season far from normal has concluded for the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League, and top teams and individuals now are looking forward to the team and singles championships set for this week and next.

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From BLM to rallying teammates, how McKeesport grad Johnasia Cash found her voice with Penn State women’s basketball

January 1, 2021

Johnasia Cash realized in July that she wanted more out of her experience as a college basketball player.

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Thomas Jefferson trio earns all-state honors in Class 4A

December 23, 2020

The Thomas Jefferson football team added to an already crowded trophy case this season by capturing WPIAL and PIAA championships.

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WPIAL football players sign with Division I FBS, FCS programs

December 16, 2020

Division I FBS

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Pine-Richland’s Miguel Jackson named 2020 Bill Fralic Memorial Award winner

December 5, 2020

Pine-Richland teammates gave Miguel Jackson the nickname, “Smoke,” when he was a sophomore because they often caught him saying, “They don’t want no smoke.”

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7 players named all-conference for both offense, defense on Big 8 football team

December 1, 2020

Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock and McKeesport’s Colin Lyons were among seven players who earned first-team all-conference honors on both sides of the football in the Class 4A Big Eight.

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Finalists announced for Bill Fralic Memorial Award

November 12, 2020

Six finalists, one from each classification, have been selected for the second Bill Fralic Memorial Award, which honors the best senior football lineman in the WPIAL.

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Plum shuts down McKeesport to reach first WPIAL semifinal since 1996

October 30, 2020

The Plum and McKeesport football teams were no strangers to each other when they met Friday at Plum’s Mustangs Stadium for a berth in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals.

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‘Tis the season for playoff football in the A-K Valley and the Birdie is psyched

October 29, 2020

Last week: 10-2 (83%)

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Familiar foes Plum, McKeesport set for marquee opening-round matchup

The playoffs are a time when some teams are meeting for the first time, but when No. 3 Plum and No. 6 McKeesport face off in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A football playoffs Friday, that won’t be the case.

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