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Freeport's Austin Romanchak rushes past Keystone Oaks defenders on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at Freeport Area Stadium.
Swarming defense helps Freeport beat Keystone Oaks, clinch playoff spot
October 20, 2017
Freeport knows the pitfalls of youth. The Yellowjackets now are learning the benefits of experience. A season after a four-game losing streak wiped away its

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Wesley shines as Imani Christian routs Springdale
Tawan Wesley only threw 12 passes in Friday night's Eastern Conference battle between Imani Christian and Springdale, but 11 of them were completed. The Saints

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Trinity's Jared Embert puts a hit on Greensburg Salem's Aaren Putt in the first quarter Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at Offutt Field.
Trinity tops Greensburg Salem, gains leverage toward playoff spot
One team played like it was headed to the WPIAL playoffs and the other must wait at least another year. Trinity virtually clinched a berth

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Short-handed Riverview no match for Clairton
Clairton got little resistance against Riverview on Friday night, winning 56-0 at Neil C. Brown Stadium in a Class A Eastern Conference game. Riverview coach

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High school roundup: No. 5 West Allegheny shuts out Woodland Hills
Tyler Gallant scored the game's only touchdown on a 4-yard run in the second quarter as No. 5 West Allegheny shut out Woodland Hills, 7-0,

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Westmoreland roundup: Belle Vernon moves to 8-0 in Big 9 Conference
Logan Pfrogner scored on a 50-yard punt return and a 12-yard reception from Jared Hartman as No. 2 Belle Vernon beat West Mifflin, 35-7, in

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Trusky runs Bishop Canevin into WPIAL playoffs with win at GCC
Bishop Canevin came to Greensburg Central Catholic hoping to play well enough to earn a trip to the WPIAL playoffs. The Crusaders did more than

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Yough’s Dustin Shoaf sets school record with 428 yards rushing in win vs. Southmoreland
There was no WPIAL postseason playoff berth at stake at Southmoreland's Russ Grimm Field on Friday night, but someone neglected to tell the participants, as

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Penn-Trafford’s John Gay (46) rushes the ball downfield during their game against Kiski Area in Harrison City on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.
Penn-Trafford clinches share of conference title after win over Kiski Area
For as uneventful as some blowouts can go, a lot happened during the latest one for top-ranked Penn-Trafford on Friday night in Harrison City. A

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South Fayette celebrates after scoring against Norwin Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at Center Ice Arena.
South Fayette hockey enjoying luxury of experience
The South Fayette hockey team is skating into a season of potential that doesn't come around often. The Lions are receiving a boost from a

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Penn Hills girls soccer continues to climb
Under Ashley DeVito's direction, the Penn Hills girls soccer team not only has qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for consecutive seasons but has shown improvement

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Talented linemen pave the way for North Hills running game
In a 52-14 win against Chartiers Valley in Week 7, North Hills senior Melvin Blanks became the first rusher in Class 5A to eclipse 1,000

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Senior twins (l-r) Angelina Campano (6) and Angelica Campano (7) are four-year starters in the Thomas Jefferson girls soccer program.
Campano twins help Thomas Jefferson girls soccer team advance to WPIAL playoffs
Angelina and Angelica Campano are avid soccer athletes. Both have been playing since they were 3 years old. Both are four-year starters at Thomas Jefferson,

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Chartiers Valley runner Tarr ready for WPIALs
Chartiers Valley's Czar Tarr has been a PIAA cross country qualifier the past two seasons. But the senior wanted to be among the WPIAL's elite

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North Allegheny’s Luchini tabbed for All-American Game
North Allegheny boys soccer player Josh Luchini has earned another impressive honor. Luchini, a senior forward, was one of 38 boys selected for the Boys

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The 2017 Baldwin girls volleyball team
Baldwin volleyball clinches section title
Notes and quotes from around the Baldwin athletic landscape: • The girls volleyball team clinched first place in Section 2-AAAA earlier this week with its

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Greater Latrobe quarterback Jason Armstrong hurdles Plum's Nicolas Sluka during the first quarter Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
Latrobe knocks off Plum behind running attack
Nearly every time Plum's defense appeared as though it was going to make a tackle Friday night, Latrobe's Ivan Etienne and Jason Armstrong seemed to

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Franklin Regional slows down Blanks, escapes North Hills with win
It wasn't pretty game, but thanks to some staunch defensive play, a steady rushing game and one big play in the passing game, Franklin Regional

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Shady Side Academy QB Moore too much for Deer Lakes
Coming off a win over Laurel last week, Deer Lakes strutted into Shady Side Academy's Michael J. Farrell Stadium on Friday night looking to upset

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WPIAL/City League Week Eight Friday Football Scores
The middle week of ‘The Stretch Run’ means time is running out. Tick, Tick, Tick for teams fighting for a conference title, for home field or for a playoff spot. Many are already in and other will join the postseason parade this evening. And while the weather may say Mid-September, the action on the gridiron […]

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