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High school football roundup: Moore leads Shady Side Academy past Keystone Oaks
September 29, 2017
Skyy Moore threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns, rushed for a score and returned an interception 54 yards for another TD to lead Shady

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Late interception preserves Peters Township’s win over Norwin
Peters Township sophomores Ryan Magiske and Adrian Williams stole the show Friday night at Norwin Stadium, leading the Indians to a 13-7 nailbiter over the

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Southmoreland remains winless as Waynesburg snaps 17-game skid
Waynesburg and Southmoreland entered Friday night 0-4 and seventh and eighth, respectively, in the Interstate Conference. Waynesburg prevailed 36-14 to snap its 17-game skid. andquot;We're

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West Mifflin quarterback Dontae Braxton carries past Greensburg Salem's Jalen Page during their game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Offut Field in Greensburg.
West Mifflin beats Greensburg Salem in Big Nine defensive struggle
Greensburg Salem played its 1,100th football game Friday night at Offutt Field. Golden Lions coach Dave Keefer might be able to give you 1,101 reasons

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Former Little Jaguars champions bolster TJ football team
The Thomas Jefferson Little Jaguars won the Big Dog Bowl in the winter of 2010. The local 10U youth football squad, which traveled across the

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Thomas Jefferson's Abby Chalovich competes in an early-season match in 2017, at Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson volleyball looks to keep hold of section title
One of the goals of the Thomas Jefferson girls volleyball team is to win the section championship. After all, the Jaguars have captured five section

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Baldwin volleyball unbeaten in 1st half of section play
Baldwin girls volleyball coach Chris Kelly anticipated there would be a learning curve for players on this year's team. Kelly noted there were more question

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Westmoreland high school roundup: No. 2 Jeannette cruises past Bishop Canevin
Robert Kennedy ran for 142 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 2 Jeannette to a convincing 51-7 victory over Bishop Canevin (2-3, 2-2) in

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Seton LaSalle’s Lionel Deanes (30) breaks the tackle of Apollo-Ridge’s Daniel Dametta during the first half of a game Friday, Sept., 29, 2017, at Apollo-Ridge.
Seton LaSalle’s Deanes leads Rebels past Apollo-Ridge
Apollo-Ridge gave opposing defenses fits in recent years with playmakers like Tre Tipton and Duane Brown. On Friday, the Vikings experienced life on the other

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Greensburg Central Catholic pulls away from Leechburg with big second half
After a closely contested first half between Class A Eastern Conference foes, Greensburg Central Catholic (2-4, 1-2) turned a 20-13 halftime lead into a 36-13

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Pine-Richland quarterback Philip Jurkovec throws against Central Catholic Friday, Sept. 29, 20127 at Pine-Richland High School.
Crawford’s 7 touchdowns lead Pine-Richland to rout over Central Catholic
Jordan Crawford didn't pout this summer, a decision that ultimately had him smiling Friday. The senior running back scored seven first-half touchdowns for No. 1-ranked

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WPIAL/City League Week Five Friday Scores
We hit the midway point of the 2017 high school football regular season. No more mistakes can be blamed on the start of a new campaign. While the ‘Stretch Run’ is just around the corner, its time now for the divide between the postseason contenders and the playoff pretenders. Here is the full results from […]

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Seton LaSalle's Marissa Schucknam competes against Bishop Canevin in a girls soccer match Sept. 25, 2017, at Seton LaSalle.
Seton LaSalle girls riding high after 7 straight victories
Seton LaSalle's girls soccer team started the season with back-to-back losses. The Rebels quickly turned things around, however, reeling off seven consecutive victories in impressive

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Thomas Jefferson's Shane Stump competes against Uniontown on Sept. 1, 2017, at Thomas Jefferson.
Vigna, Stump guiding Thomas Jefferson offense
Justin Vigna bided his time; now he is the leading rusher on the powerhouse Thomas Jefferson football team. Vigna, a 5-foot-9, 165-pound senior in his

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Thomas Jefferson girls soccer player Lia Manning competes in an early-season game in 2017.
Thomas Jefferson girls in hunt for section championship
The Thomas Jefferson girls soccer team started the season with four consecutive wins before suffering its first loss. The Jaguars' reaction They answered with four

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Seton LaSalle's Tyler Stack competes against Brentwood on Sept. 21, 2017, at Seton LaSalle.
Seton LaSalle boys succeed despite injuries in season’s 1st half
Kellen and Kaleb Krebs accounted for the game's only goal in an important Section 4-A soccer matchup last week. The Seton LaSalle boys soccer team

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Plum's Jordan Floyd battles Fox Chapel's Karsten Lagerquist for a header during their game Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, at Fox Chapel. Plum won, 2-1.
Plum boys soccer gets 1st sweep of Fox Chapel since 2004
September 28, 2017
A Plum regular-season sweep of its cross-river rival A measure of revenge for Fox Chapel after a tough double-overtime loss to the Mustangs three weeks

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High school roundup: Central Catholic boys win 6th straight game
The Central Catholic boys soccer team continued to roll through Section 3-AAAA play, earning a 1-0 win over Allderdice (6-5-1, 5-3-1) on Monday night in

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Chicks Pick – Week Five
Welcome to Week 5 of the high school football season.  This week brought several straight days of unseasonably warm temperatures.  Wondering where these temperatures were during the summer, Chick’s Picks did her best to keep cool.  A few days into the heatwave, however, was concerned that delirium was setting in.  So, she tried her best […]

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Penn-Trafford's Anthony Deangellis kisses the championship trophy Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 after his team defeated West Allegheny in the Greensburg Central Catholic varsity hockey tournament championship at Kirk Nevin Arena in Greensburg.
Penn-Trafford tops West Allegheny to win GCC preseason tournament
Describing what was gained from the preseason is something Penn-Trafford goalie Reno Patrick easily put his finger on. Beating West Allegheny, 5-1, to win the

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