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High expectations for Class 6A Seneca Valley after WPIAL title-game run
August 15, 2019
Seneca Valley used mainly its experience and size to reach last year’s WPIAL Class 6A title game.
Hempfield players vow to change the program’s culture
Hempfield’s football program has produced only two winning seasons over the past 22 years.
Led by Division I QB Salopek, Norwin takes aim at winning season, playoff berth
It has been more than 10 seasons since the Norwin football program had a winning record.
Shaler Area to honor Junker in latest hall of fame class
Brian Junker’s spring was one he won’t easily forget.
Class 6A Butler faces debilitating lack of numbers
After going 0-10 in his first full season as coach at his alma mater, Butler’s Eric Christy knows the real challenge is about to begin.
Pine-Richland football team striving for 3-peat
The Pine-Richland football team will be seeking to accomplish one of the most rare achievements in WPIAL football history, winning three straight championships in the league’s highest classification — a feat that has only been accomplished by one team in the last century, North Allegheny from 2010-12.
North Allegheny football sets sights on elusive WPIAL Class 6A title
North Allegheny has been knocking on the door for three years for a return to the WPIAL championship at Heinz Field since the state expanded to six football classes.
WPIAL football position-by-position breakdown: Scouting the wide receivers
August 14, 2019
Western Pennsylvania was known historically for producing hall of fame quarterbacks, a trend that shifted in recent decades to superstar defensive backs.
Fox Chapel golf ready to take next step
Throughout his nine years of coaching at Fox Chapel, golf coach Bryan Deal has built a strong program that has produced two individual WPIAL champions. But a team title always has eluded Deal.
Westmoreland high school golf preview: Zambrunos (again) lead GCC girls
The name Zambruno in the Greensburg Central Catholic girls golf program is as recognizable as a golf brand emblazoned on a driver, bag, ball or article of apparel.
WPIAL and City League girls basketball players ranked on state Class of 2020 list
PAGirlsHoopsReport.com recently released its list of the top 100 players from the Class of 2020, and a sizeable group from the WPIAL and City League made the cut.
Justin Cramer becomes rare 4th-year starter at Jeannette
Middle linebacker Justin Cramer has driven a stake through the heart of many opposing offensive plays in his time with the Jeannette football team.
WPIAL boys golf preview: Central Catholic, Sewickley Academy set to defend titles
Skyler Fox will be a senior this fall at Riverside. The WPIAL golf wunderkind has done nothing but win since he broke onto the scene as a wiry and wide-eyed freshman.
WPIAL girls golf preview: North Allegheny, GCC chasing 5th straight titles
The usual suspects cornered the championships the last several seasons in WPIAL girls golf.
Freeport linemen ready to benefit from experience together
Elijah Freeman recalled a welcome-to-varsity-football moment early last season as the now-sophomore right guard got comfortable in his spot along the Freeport offensive line.
Heritage Conference football breakdown: Ligonier Valley favored to repeat
It was quite a football season for teams from the District 6 Heritage Conference in 2018.
WPIAL Class A football breakdown: Clairton, Jeannette among ‘wide open’ field of contenders
There isn’t a clear-cut favorite among WPIAL Class A football teams this fall. Ask any coach who the team is, and they can’t tell you.
WPIAL Class 6A football breakdown: Coaches expect competitive year, wide-open field
There was a worry the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs might be boring because every game is a rematch from the regular season.
WPIAL Class 5A football breakdown: Parity expected for ‘deepest classification in the state’
Despite what Penn Hills did last season, the tide of public opinion in Class 5A football is shifting.
WPIAL Class 4A football breakdown: Thomas Jefferson motivated after title-game defeat
The Blackhawk football team engineered one of the biggest turnarounds in the WPIAL last year, going from 2-7 in 2017 to 10-2 last year and making the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals.
