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Five things to watch at the WPIAL cross country championships
October 24, 2018
The annual WPIAL Class AAA, AA and A boys and girls cross country championships will be held Thursday at Cal (Pa.). It is a new venue for the next two years after Cooper's Lake Campground decided it no longer wanted to host the event. The event begins at 12:45 a.m.The Birdie has no plans to retire from picking games in the A-K Valley
Last week: 11-2 (.846) Season: 83-19 (.814) The news last week of Big Bird's retirement took The Birdie by surprise, as he always looked up to the andquot;Sesame Streetandquot; legend, both literally and metaphorically. But what really shocked the Alle-Kiski Valley's picks expert was the revelation that Big Bird himself
Westmoreland County football Q&A with Latrobe’s Reese Mueseler
Reese Mueseler wears his shiny new WWE-style belt with pride and confidence. It looks good on him, especially in the mirror -- just like his fluffy, neatly cropped haircut, which he claims is a close second to lineman Trent Holler's andquot;man bunandquot; for team best. He runs his fingers through
High school football schedule for Week 9
Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Pine-Richland at N.h Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Norwin, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny 8 Baldwin at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m. Chartiers Valley at Woodland Hills, 7 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Bethel
Westmoreland County don’t-miss matchups for Week 9
Class 6A Seneca Valley (6-3, 4-3) at Norwin (3-5, 2-5) 7 p.m. Friday at Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Last week: Pine-Richland 21, Seneca Valley 7; Mt. Lebanon 34, Norwin 28 Coaches: Ron Butschle, Seneca Valley; Dave Broseski, Norwin Top players: Gabe Lawson, Seneca Valley (Jr., 6-2, 190, QB); Jayvon
Westmoreland County football players to watch for Week 9
Justin Cramer Jeannette, Jr., T/LB The 6-foot, 299-pound junior leads the Jayhawks with 101 tackles. He and Drake Petrillo have put a lot of heat on opposing quarterbacks. He's also a good blocker on offense. Dillon Ferretti Hempfield, Jr., TE/LB The 5-foot-11, 225-pound junior is having a fantastic season for
A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 9
Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-7, 1-5) at Shaler (3-6, 2-4) 7 p.m. Friday at Lou Martig Field at Titans Stadium Last week: Armstrong 41, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 21, Shaler 7 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Jim Ryan, Shaler Top players: Korey Simmons, Fox Chapel (Sr., 5-9, 168,The Birdie delves into tiebreakers before picking Westmoreland County games
Last week: 14-1 (.933) Season: 95-23 (.805) On the morning of a rare day off, the Birdie pushed around his scrambled eggs at breakfast, scraping his fork against Mrs. Birdie's fancy plate, causing her to cringe. He then used the fork to flip his pumpkin spiced pancakes and sent them
Franklin Regional, Penn-Trafford to battle for playoff positioning in Big East Conference
It is tough to spot differences between Franklin Regional and Penn-Trafford. Both teams have dual-threat quarterbacks, talented skill-position players, a number of athletic two-way contributors and even proficient kickers. So assuming a number of areas cancel each other out, what will prevent a stalemate; what will be the difference when
Rivals Clairton, Jeannette to again battle for Eastern Conference crown
Does Clairton have a chip on its shoulder If you ask Jeannette coach Roy Hall, he feels the Bears do. And in some ways, so does Clairton coach Wayne Wade. andquot;I guess a lot of people had written us off because we lost three games last year and lost to
A-K Valley football Q&A with Leechburg’s Bret Kardos
Leechburg senior Bret Kardos isn't a running back, a wide receiver, a quarterback or even a linebacker. He's just a football player who has the flexibility to line up in all of those spots and get the job done. Kardos made an impact last week in Leechburg's 28-0 nonconference win
Playoff berth on the line as Valley heads to East Allegheny for Allegheny Conference showdown
Neither East Allegheny nor Valley minced words about the significance of their meeting Friday night in the regular-season finale. Really, there's no reason to. The stakes are clear: The winner earns the fourth and final playoff berth in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference. The loser will stay home during the
North Allegheny, GCC girls, Central Catholic boys all win PIAA golf titles
YORK -- What would provoke girls golfers from Greensburg Central Catholic and the Central Catholic boys to jump in a lake on a blustery Wednesday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort They were celebrating PIAA golf titles. WPIAL teams won three of the four titles at the state tournament. The North
Latrobe football team excited for 1st WPIAL playoff opportunity since ’09
Arnold Palmer. Fred Rogers. The banana split. A number of historical staples, both timeless and recognizable worldwide, have helped put the Greater in Greater Latrobe. Another is Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent College, a summer tradition for more than five decades. While a cornerstone in its history, the Black
WPIAL football players to watch for Week 9
Here's a look at four WPIAL football players to watch in Week 9: Christian Clutter McGuffey, Sr., RB/FS Clutter ran for 194 yards and six touchdowns on just 16 carries in last week's 57-42 victory over Avonworth. Clutter has run for 1,162 yards and 32 touchdowns this season. He will
KDKA, Pittsburgh’s CW to televise WPIAL football championship games
All six WPIAL football championships will be televised next month on WPCW, a sister station of KDKA-TV known as Pittsburgh's CW. KDKA Sports made the announcement Wednesday. The WPIAL had sought a new broadcast partner for its championship after its contract with ATandamp;amp;T SportsNet expired. andquot;We're very pleased,andquot; WPIAL executive
Quaker Valley girls soccer to face No. 3 Deer Lakes
The No. 11 Quaker Valley girls soccer team continues its journey in the WPIAL Class AA playoffs Wednesday evening at 8 when it pays a visit to No. 3 Deer Lakes. The Quakers upended No. 6 Brownsville 1-0 in overtime Saturday in the first round at Belle Vernon. It was
Dylan Moore named Quaker Valley athlete of the week
Dylan Moore School: Quaker Valley Sport: Football Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Dylan Moore scored three touchdowns, each in unique fashion, to help lead Quaker Valley to its second consecutive playoff berth. He scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, a 36-yard interception return and a 59-yard kickoff return against Hopewell
Seeger, Fox Chapel girls have high expectations for WPIAL championship meet
October 23, 2018
Sarena Seeger was satisfied with her first race on the Roadman Park cross country course at Cal (Pa.). The new site of Thursday's WPIAL championships also was the setting for Seeger's win last week in the Class AAA girls race at the Tri-State Coaches Association championships. andquot;It's a really difficult
