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Yough girls remain youthful team this season
August 31, 2017
Even though Yough's girls soccer team relied heavily on freshmen last fall, the squad reached the postseason. The Cougars advanced to the quarterfinals too, as
Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Freeport’s David Gaspersic and Valley’s Lauren Schrock
August 30, 2017
David Gaspersic School: Freeport Class: Junior Sport: Golf Report card: Gaspersic has gone from missing the cut on last year's Freeport postseason team to being
Kevin Gorman, Chris Harlan preview Week 1 during TribLIVE High School Football Show
Tribune-Review columnist Kevin Gorman and high school sports analyst Chris Harlan break down the top games, players and trends for Week 1 on the TribLIVE
A-K Valley football Q&A with Burrell’s Seth Fischbach
Seth Fischbach's performance in Burrell's 39-12 Week Zero win over nonconference foe Springdale shouldn't be a looked upon as a breakout game by any means.
A-K Valley players to watch for Week 1
Ben Blacksmith Riverview, jr., WR/DB Blacksmith is one of several on a still-young team with returning experience from a playoff squad. Blacksmith (6-foot, 160) should
Springdale girls aim for improvement in Class AA
After the PIAA's and WPIAL's decision to expand to four classes in girls soccer, Springdale voluntarily made the bold decision to play up in Class
Springdale boys return 9 starters from WPIAL playoff team
The butcher's dog has nothing on Springdale boys soccer coach Cesareo Sanchez. Bring up the fact the Dynamos were the only public school in Section
2017 WPIAL Football Standings – Week 0
Here are the latest WPIAL football standings through Sunday of Week Zero of the 2017 high school football season. Once again this year, we have added points for and points against as well as the updated WPIAL tiebreaker points for all 121 WPIAL teams. Standings are updated after Friday and Saturday’s scholastic gridiron action each […]
Former Southmoreland player Askin set to lead Scotties girls soccer
When she was a high school freshman at Geibel Catholic, Aryn Askin played for a time on the boys soccer team. She was just too
Harlan on recruiting: East Allegheny TE Banks sets commitment date
East Allegheny senior TJ Banks decided this week to pick a Wednesday in mid-October as his commitment date, the day he'll announce which Division IThe Birdie viewed a good fight last week in Westmoreland County
After dishing out $100 from his piggy bank — he had a part-timer roll a big pile of change he dumped in the center of
Westmoreland County players to watch for Week 1
Shawn Broadway Derry, sr., RB/DB The shifty senior scored on runs of 27, 18 and 3 yards and rushed for 137 yards on 20 carries
Week 1’s don’t miss matchups for Westmoreland County
Class 6A SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ALTOONA (1-0, 0-0) at NORWIN (0-1, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Altoona rallied in the fourth quarter to edge past
Westmoreland County football Q&A with Hempfield’s Braden Brose
Hempfield's Braden Brose didn't even start playing football until three years ago. That's when a growth spurt merged with an equally sprouting interest in the
Recent rivalry game results motivate Plum, Kiski Area
Ross Greece recalled the last time Kiski Area visited Plum's Mustangs Stadium, in 2014, one of the low points in the Cavaliers' recent history. In
Big East Conference heavyweights McKeesport, FR set to square off
Franklin Regional coach Greg Botta spent most of Tuesday watching the McKeesport offense on video. Then he sat his defense down in front of aTake The Birdie’s picks to the bank in the A-K Valley
The Birdie usually doesn't play the lottery — andquot;I like sure things, like my predictions,andquot; he explains — but even he made an exception for
Week 1’s don’t miss matchups in the A-K Valley
Class 5A Allegheny 9 CONFERENCE 2-5A WEST ALLEGHENY (0-0, 0-0) at FOX CHAPEL (0-1, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: West Allegheny geared up for
High school notebook: Ex-NFL players bolster coaching staffs
Aaron Smith and Jerame Tuman, former Steelers teammates, are roaming football fields in familiar black and gold. The two, now North Allegheny assistants for coach
Bolstered by underclassmen, Southmoreland boys soccer aims to gain experience quickly
It may be a group full of youth at Southmoreland, but don't expect boys soccer coach Chris Hixson to cave for that reason. He's hoping
