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Quaker Valley's Nolan Carver participates in drills during soccer practice Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at the high school.
Quaker Valley boys soccer reloads for another championship run
August 25, 2018
After reaching the WPIAL and PIAA Class 2A championship games the past two seasons, expectations remain high for Quaker Valley's boys soccer team. andquot;Probably the

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Sewickley Academy soccer begins new era with new coach
Sewickley Academy's boys soccer team begins a new era this fall. Nathan Richter takes over as coach from James Boone, who stepped down after six

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Drew Dinunzio Biss, works for extra yardage against Allderdice, Friday August 24, 2018, at the newly named Richard J. Dilts Stadium.
Week Zero football roundup: Mars edges West Mifflin
Garrett Reinke ran for 166 yards as Mars edged past Class 5A No. 4 West Mifflin, 7-6, in a Week Zero nonconference game Friday night.

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A Highlands player is tackled under the setting sun during a game against Plum on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Plum.
Linhart, Plum offense shine in Week Zero win over Highlands
Turnover chain, touchdown chain or just call it the andquot;big game chain,andquot; nevertheless, Plum's Hunter Linhart walked off the field Friday night with a huge

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Kiski Area Jack Colecchi is brought down by Allderdice defenders during a kick off return in the third quarter.
Kiski Area football christens stadium with win over Allderdice
Kiski Area opened its new stadium in style, with defense and special teams leading the way to a 24-9 victory over Allderdice to christen Richard

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IMG Academy's Josh Verde gets around Pine Richland's Connor Hetzel Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 at Pine Richland Stadium.
Pine-Richland shut out by national power IMG Academy
Coming off of a perfect season and a PIAA championship, Pine-Richland got a quick return to reality to start the 2018 campaign. A game against

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Baldwin runs over Fox Chapel in season opener
Baldwin has not had a winning football season in 15 years, but it opened in impressive fashion Friday, rolling past visiting Fox Chapel, 34-7, in

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Leechburg defeats rival Apollo-Ridge for 1st time since 2003, ends 10-game skid
Leechburg's Bret Kardos couldn't contain his smile. andquot;This wasn't supposed to happen,andquot; he said through his grin. The postgame sentiments from the senior linebacker/fullback were

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NA uses flash, power to knock off COF Academy
Joey Porter Jr. dazzled thousands at Newman Stadium on a play that took an eternity in football time. North Allegheny's star two-way player spun off

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Running game propels Gateway past Mt. Lebanon
The Gateway offense picked up from where it left off during its dominant run to a WPIAL Class 5A title in 2017. Derrick Davis kicked

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Render gets win No. 399 as USC tops South Fayette, ending the Lions 57-game regular season win streak
Upper St. Clair coach Jim Render moved one game closer to 400 career wins. But it wasn't easy. The Class 5A No. 5 Panthers built

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Top passers, rushers, receivers for Week Zero
Top performers for Week Zero high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 375, Zack Swartz, Washington (16 of 20) 352, Jamie Diven, South Fayette (22

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Valley football players prepare to take the field prior to their game against Burrell on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.
Valley holds off rival Burrell, wins 6th straight in series
August 24, 2018
Valley's control of its rivalry with Burrell looked in jeopardy late Friday night, the Bucs driving with the game on the line and an opportunity

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Motivated Ligonier Valley thumps Homer-Center
It's not that the Ligonier Valley football team needed any more motivation to play a game and honor a fallen teammate. But what some of

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Norwin’s Gianni Rizzo catches a 78-yard touchdown pass in front of Penn-Trafford’s Nate Frye during the first quarter.
Norwin football snaps losing streak vs. Penn-Trafford
The Norwin football team had lost seven straight in the series with rival Penn-Trafford dating to 2011. On Friday, the Knights, No. 5 in the

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Kickoff return helps Derry pull away from Latrobe
Derry won 20 games the past two years by keeping things simple, executing and coming up with big plays when needed. In Friday's season opener

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Southmoreland takes down rival Mt. Pleasant for 1st time since ’95
Horns and sirens pierced the summer air far and near following Southmoreland's 18-14 football victory over visiting Mt. Pleasant on Friday night, the Scotties' first

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Defending state champ Jeannette overcomes sluggish start, beats East Allegheny
Heading into the season, Jeannette had concerns on the type of team it had with several key pieces gone from their WPIAL and PIAA championship

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Hempfield's Randy Nelson runs the ball as Greensburg Salem's Tyler Williams grabs the tackle during WPIAL football at Greensburg Salem's Offutt Field on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.
Hempfield holds off rival Greensburg Salem in season opener
Junior Nathan Roby's eyes lit up as the ball floated his way and landed squarely in his bread basket. Roby took his second interception of

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Kiski Area’s Christa Palla plays during a scrimmage with Freeport Area girls Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 at Freeport High School.
Kiski Area girls soccer to face unfamiliar opponents in Class 3A
The first half of the 2018 girls soccer season might turn into one big getting-to-know-you session for Kiski Area. After calling Class 4A home in

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