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Fox Chapel High School defense tries to hold back West Allegheny on Friday night, Sept. 1, 2017, during their first home game.
West Allegheny too much for Fox Chapel
September 2, 2017
Heading into Friday's game, West Allegheny coach Bob Palko said his team was young, inexperienced and he wasn't sure how his players would perform. But

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Springdale runs past Jefferson-Morgan for coach’s 1st win
September 1, 2017
It was a welcomed feeling for first-year Springdale coach Seth Napierkowski. He recorded his first win as a head coach, and did it in convincing

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Riverview grinds out victory over Leechburg
Riverview got the start and the finish it was looking for. What came in between fell a bit short. The Raiders scored points on their

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Keystone Oaks scores twice in 4th quarter to rally past Valley
Through three quarters of Friday's season-opening Allegheny Conference clash with Valley at Dormont Stadium, Keystone Oaks had just three points on its side of the

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Highlands gets victory in coach Dom Girardi’s debut
It was a golden start for the Dom Girardi era of Highlands football. In his first game as the Golden Rams' coach, Girardi's squad topped

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Hopewell denies Burrell on late touchdown run
After a spectacular 86-yard run by Burrell's Logan Bitar with 3 minutes, 58 seconds left in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Bucs and

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Norwin bounces back, pulls away from Altoona
Norwin was blanked in its opener and came back a week later to register a shutout of its own. Only this time, the outcome resulted

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Plum's Corey Thomas reaches out to stiff-arm Kiski Area's Tracey Moore in the first quarter Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 at Plum Senior High School.
Plum kicker Jackson Gildea boots winning field goal in waning seconds to beat Kiski Area
Jackson Gildea faced some self-doubt before attempting the biggest kick of his high school football career, and Kiski Area tried to get in his head

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Franklin Regional's Justin Johns celebrates after the Panthers recovered a fumble late in the fourth quarter against McKeesport Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Murrysville.
Franklin Regional upsets Class 5A No. 1 McKeesport
Franklin Regional football coach Greg Botta conditioned his players a little harder the week prior to Friday's game against No. 1 McKeesport. Conditioning along with

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Westmoreland County roundup: Hoyle leads Greensburg Salem to Big Nine conference win
Greensburg Salem got off to a strong start in the Class 4A Big Nine Conference with a 48-7 victory at Ringgold on Friday night. Senior

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Max Pisula (15) is brought down by Imani Christian’s Asante Watkins (3) in the first quarter during a WPIAL Class 1A Interstate Conference football game on Friday Sept. 01, 2017 at Greensburg Central Catholic.
Imani races to big early lead, sends Greensburg CC to loss in conference opener
For the second consecutive week, Greensburg Central Catholic faced the Saints. Last week to open the season, the Centurions defeated the Saints of Tuscarawas (Ohio)

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EF’s Benedek-Martik connection snaps Derry’s regular-season win streak
Elizabeth Forward did not play a Week Zero game, but the Warriors came out for Week 1 in midseason form. Warriors quarterback Zachary Benedek threw

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Jeannette's Marcus Barnes reaches up to catch a 41-yard pass and score as Chartiers-Houston's Tyler Blumen tries to defend during the non-conference WPIAL football game Friday night, Sept. 1, 2017 at Jeannette.
Jeannette passing attack shines in blowout win
Jeannette football coach Roy Hall joked during training camp that with his team's size and depth at receiver, the Jayhawks could revert back to the

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WPIAL/City League Week One Friday Football Finals
While some teams debuted last week with non-conference Week Zero contests, the curtain rose for all but two teams in the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League in Week One.  Here is a rundown of all the final results from the district football games for the first Friday of September and of the regular serason. 6-A […]

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More experienced Penn Hills volleyball team eyes improvement
The Penn Hills girls volleyball team was a young and inexperienced team last season and managed only one victory. Now more experienced, the Indians look

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Chartiers Valley runner LaQuatra motivated by photo finish
In the final desperate yards of the 2016 WPIAL cross country championship, Elise LaQuatra knew she had to make a move. LaQuatra, then a junior

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Chartiers Valley runner LaQuatra motivated by photo finish
In the final desperate yards of the 2016 WPIAL cross country championship, Elise LaQuatra knew she had to make a move. LaQuatra, then a junior

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Valley's Savien Smith moves the ball during a scrimmage against Highlands on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at Highlands Middle School.
Valley boys chasing 1st playoff berth since ’12
August 31, 2017
Jared Buzzell and Dom Bayne were pretty direct when stating this season's goal for the Valley boys soccer team. andquot;I just want to make playoffs,andquot;

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Chicks Picks – Week One – 2017
Welcome to Week 1 of the high school football season. As many of you know, the MSA Sports Network had a rough off-season. Earlier this summer, we lost our beloved friend and long-time broadcaster, Mark Schaas.  Then, just as we began to regroup from the loss, we caught word that the future of the Network […]

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Big Game Hunting – Week One
We know how fast this goes from previous experience, so we won’t be surprised when the playoff pairings show jumps on us real fast. How many week one games will be the difference between teams being part of that show and teams being on the outside looking in? Only time will tell and it is […]

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