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Fox Chapel’s Scott Bitar watches his tee shot on Hole 16 during the WPIAL Class AAA boys golf championship Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, at Fox Chapel Golf Club.
Fox Chapel’s Bitar named to AJGA Scholastic Junior All-America Team
October 12, 2019
It has been quite the season for Fox Chapel senior golfer Scott Bitar.

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Jeannette’s Imani Sanders (3) celebrates his third rushing touchdown of the game late in the first half against Greensburg Central Catholic on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 in Carbon.
Week 7 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 7 high school football in Western Pennsylvania.

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Upper St. Clair’s Jaden Keating is tackled for a loss by Moon’s Dalton Dobyns during the second quarter Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Moon.
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Fox Chapel takes down Mars in Northern Conference
Shane Susnak completed 21 of 29 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns as Fox Chapel slipped past Mars, 30-28, in a Class 5A Northern Conference football game Friday night.

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Belle Vernon’s Larry Callaway carries the ball past West Mifflin’s Cartrelle Sullivan on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Belle Vernon.
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: No. 2 South Fayette holds off Highlands in Northwest 8
Naman Alemada threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns as No. 2 South Fayette held on to defeat Highlands, 21-18, in the Class 4A Northwest 8 Conference on Friday night.

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Freeport’s Ricky Hunter attempts to break the tackle of Burrell’s Trent Volochik during the second half at Burrell High School Friday, Oct 11, 2019.
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Aliquippa blanks South Park
Antonio Quinn ran for 156 yards and an 83-yard touchdown as top-ranked Aliquippa scored a 29-0 win over South Park (3-4, 3-2) in Class 3A Tri-County West Conference play Friday night.

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Clairton’s Dontae Sanders celebrates his touchdown during a game against West Greene on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at Clairton.
WPIAL Class A roundup: Ryan leads California to blowout victory
Cochise Ryan ran six times for 201 yards and four touchdowns to lead California to a 67-34 victory over Bentworth (2-6, 2-4) in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.

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A goalpost is seen before an NCAA college football game between Indiana and Ohio State, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: McGuffey tops Charleroi to stay unbeaten
McKinley Whipkey ran for 109 yards and one touchdown as No. 3 McGuffey doubled-up Charleroi, 28-14, in a Class 2A Century Conference football game Friday night.

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Baldwin’s Joe Moller kicks the winning field goal in double overtime to lift the Fighting Highlanders past Bethel Park on Oct. 11, 2019, at Baldwin. Colton Brain (10) is the holder.
Baldwin’s breakthrough season continues with double OT win over Bethel Park
October 11, 2019
During pregame homecoming ceremonies Friday night, the 1999 Baldwin Highlanders football team was recognized on the 20th anniversary of the program’s last conference championship.

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Hughes-Sciarro connection leads Riverside past rival Ellwood City
Riverside quarterback Ben Hughes and wide receiver Nathan Sciarro started working on their connection in May, going down to the football field after school and running routes with the goal of getting better timing.

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Jeannette’s Imani Sanders (3) picks up 7 yards early in the first quarter against Greensburg Central Catholic on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 in Carbon.
Imani Sanders, Jeannette run over GCC
Imani Sanders had one of those games players dreams of.

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Springdale’s Cavin Kidler (1) looks for some running room against Riverview October 11, 2019 at Riverside Park.
Springdale dominates Eastern Conference rival Riverview
The Riverview football team turned on the lights Friday at Riverside Park for its annual night game.

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Freeportճ Brodey Woods attempts to cover Burrellճ Seth Fischbach as toys to pull in a pass in the second half at Burrell High School Friday. Oct 11, 2019.
Burrell football team defeats Freeport in overtime thriller
Burrell coach Shawn Liotta has coached a lot of games in his career, but he said he has never coached one like Friday’s 36-35 overtime victory over Freeport.

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Huss paces Derry in rout of Yough
Following a year in which Derry played for a WPIAL championship, anything less might feel like a bust.

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Cornell rallies past Laurel as QB Harrison surpasses 5,000-yard mark
After a slow start, Cornell caught fire late in the first half and went on to defeat Laurel in a pivotal Big Seven game, 33-21, on Friday night.

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North Allegheny outscores Hempfield in 6A shootout
Hempfield showed that North Allegheny’s defense can be vulnerable, but it couldn’t keep up with the Tigers playmakers.

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Spencer, Pine-Richland roll over Mt. Lebanon
Pine-Richland is a top-flight Western Pennsylvania football program.

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Elizabeth Forward’s Nicholas Hunnell (32) runs the ball past a Mt. Pleasant defender on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019.
Elizabeth Forward locks in with shutout of Mt. Pleasant
Mike Collodi has preached a fast, physical style of play since he began his coaching tenure at Elizabeth Forward in 2015.

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Latrobe makes goal-line stand to defeat Plum, claim playoff spot
As momentum swayed, it was one of those games that seemed destined to produce good news and bad news for the Latrobe football team.

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Steel Valley upsets Apollo-Ridge to keep playoff hopes alive
Steel Valley isn’t ready to relinquish its WPIAL crown just yet.

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Class 2A No. 5 Avonworth remains unbeaten with victory over East Allegheny
The Class 2A Allegheny Conference game between No. 5 Avonworth and East Allegheny was expected to be competitive.

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