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Mike Rettger tournament to feature top matchups in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

December 10, 2018

The format is the same for most WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams. Open the season in a tip-off tournament, play a nonsection tune-up or two and then jump into section play for three or four games before the holidays. However, for four boys hoops teams, it has become a

PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — South Park strikes gold in ’97

November 17, 2018

The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't

PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — USC, Perry claim titles in ’89

November 8, 2018

Pride becoming contagious at Perry Traditional Academy

August 19, 2018

The pride Rod Rutherford has in his alma mater, Perry Traditional Academy, is evident. Now, in his second season as head coach at Perry --

WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 22: Brownsville upsets No. 1 Riverside

May 22, 2018

The Brownsville baseball team is ready to party like its 1999. Rocco Frisco had two RBIs, and Brody Bagwell, DJ Zimcosky and Colton Dellarose all

WPIAL softball playoffs roundup for May 21: West Allegheny tops Trinity on walk-off single

May 21, 2018

Ashley Seamon hit a walk-off single to give No. 1 West Allegheny a 4-3 victory over Trinity in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal playoff game

WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 21: Greensburg Salem upsets No. 1 Blackhawk

The Blackhawk baseball team averaged 9.2 runs en route to earning the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. On Monday, Matt Wicker

High school roundup for May 16, 2018: Cornell wins 1st playoff game in program history

May 16, 2018

The Cornell baseball team made history Wednesday, and Hayden Hoffman played a key role. The junior pitcher struck out 16 batters as the Raiders defeated

Jeannette pitcher Tre Cunningham (right) and catcher Zander Malik congratulate each other after beating Leechburg in a WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Fox Chapel.

High school roundup for May 15, 2018: Bednar leads Mars to first-round win

May 15, 2018

Will Bednar wasn't unhittable Tuesday afternoon, but he came pretty close. The junior Ohio State recruit tossed a six-hit complete game with 16 strikeouts to

Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL baseball playoffs

May 11, 2018

Here's a breakdown of the 2018 WPIAL baseball playoffs. Class 6A Favorite: Winning Section 1 makes Central Catholic a title favorite. The teams in that