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Burrell's Tyler Stewart fires a shot during a game against Connellsville Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
A-K Valley players earn PIHL all-star nods
January 18, 2018
The top hockey talent in the PIHL will gather Jan. 28 at Robert Morris' Island Sports Center, and Burrell coach Max Rickard said he's honored

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OLSH's Kennede Mickle scores past Chartiers-Houston's Madison Simpson during their game Thursday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Moon.
Suffocating defense helps No. 3 OLSH girls snap No. 1 Chartiers-Houston’s section winning streak
In a matchup that pitted the top two teams in Section 1-2A, it was team defense that made the difference as Our Lady of the

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Hempfield's Luke Kemerer (top) works Penn-Trafford's Chris Risnear into position for a pin in the 138-lbs. bout on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at Penn-Trafford High School. Penn-Trafford won the match 41-31.
WPIAL wrestling teams earn subsection championships
The WPIAL team wrestling postseason is all but set. More than a dozen teams wrapped up subsection championships Wednesday night, earning first-place seeds for the

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Burrell's Logan Schoepf celebrates his first goal with Tyler Stewart during their game against Connellsville Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
PIHL releases all-star rosters for Jan. 28 games
The four PIHL all-star games will be Jan. 28 at Robert Morris University's Island Sports Center, and the rosters for those contests were released Wednesday

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2017-2018 WPIAL Team Wrestling Standings – 01/18/2018
Here are the latest WPIAL team wrestling standings for the 2017-2018 season through Thursday, January 18th. The top three teams from each sub-section qualify for the Section Championship Tournament. The top team in each sub-section faced the runner-up in the opposing sub-section with the two winners then doing battle for the section championship while the […]

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Jeannette's Seth Howard (8) stiff arms Imani Christian's Rahmon Hart Jr. (11) but fumbles the ball during the WPIAL 1A Championship on Saturday Nov. 25, 2017 at Robert Morris University.
WPIAL won’t force teams to play Week Zero games
Week Zero remains optional. The WPIAL will not schedule football games for that flex week, letting schools once again decide whether to play a second

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Dominic McGriff, Fox Chapel
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Dom McGriff, Deer Lakes’ Emily Mischen
Dom McGriff School: Fox Chapel Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Report card: In just his first season playing varsity basketball, McGriff has been an unexpected surprise

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Burrell's Noah Linderman wrestles Valley's Evan McGinnis during their 138lb. match on Wed. Jan. 17, 2018 at Valley High School.
No. 1 Burrell wrestlers roll past rival Valley, clinch top spot in Section 3B
The expected battle for the Section 3B wrestling title never materialized Wednesday night. With four Valley starters out of the lineup, Class AA No. 1

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Burrell's Grace Omecinski drives past Valley's Anna Walkowiak in the first half Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at Valley High School.
Burrell girls’ WPIAL basketball playoff streak in danger
The Burrell girls basketball team has an active streak of six consecutive WPIAL playoff appearances. The current Bucs players would love to extend that streak,

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High school roundup for Jan. 17: Trinity boys edge No. 2 Moon in top-5 showdown
January 17, 2018
Joey Koroly's layup with 6 seconds left in overtime lifted No. 5 Trinity to a 65-64 win over No. 2 Moon in a Class 5A

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Derry's Jason Baker attempts to put a hold on Mt. Pleasant's Alex Miscovich in the 132 weight class bout on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 during WPIAL wrestling at Mt. Pleasant Area High School.
High school scores and schedules: Jan. 17, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday's results WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Laurel Highlands 57, Thomas Jefferson 51 McKeesport 79, Albert Gallatin 62 Class 4A Section

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Leechburg's Mikayla Lovelace (21) goes to the net during the tip-off tournament against Kiski Area on Sat. Dec. 9, 2017 in Leechburg.
Lovelace keeps setting records at Leechburg
Mikayla Lovelace keeps breaking her own records. Leechburg's star senior set a new school single-game record with 44 points in the Blue Devils' 70-59 win

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Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: Allegheny Conference gets makeover
The Allegheny Conference needs a new name. After being the home to a high number of Alle-Kiski Valley football teams in recent seasons, the league

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Kiski Area's Isaac Reid wrestles Owen J Roberts' Alejandro Acosta in the 285-lb bout during the second round of consolations of PIAA Team Wrestling at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. on Friday Feb. 10, 2017. Kiski beat Owen J Roberts 56-13.
Kiski Area’s Reid: Return from pulmonary embolism ‘worked out perfectly’
Isaac Reid walked to the center of the mat and wrestled for a grand total of zero seconds before getting his arm raised by the

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Members of the South Fayette wrestling team get fired up before a match against Quaker Valley on Jan. 17, 2017, at South Fayette.
No. 3 South Fayette wrestling takes down No. 6 Quaker Valley
A subsection title was on the line when two undefeated wrestling programs — South Fayette and Quaker Valley — squared off on the Lions' senior

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Monessen's Lyndon Henderson
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Monessen’s Lyndon Henderson, Jeannette’s Dymond Crawford
Lyndon Henderson School: Monessen Sport: Basketball Class: Junior Claim to fame: Henderson, who is averaging 20 points, scored 32 to lead Class A No. 5

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Penn-Trafford's Sarah Nguyen dribbles down court against Hempfield on Friday Jan. 12, 2018 during girls' basketball at Penn-Trafford High School.
Injuries force Penn-Trafford girls to adjust to adversity
Penn-Trafford girls basketball coaches and players have to shake their heads and wonder, andquot;What did we do to deserve thisandquot; The team has been decimated

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Derry's Dominic DeLuca battles Mt. Pleasant's Ian Forsano in neutral during the 220 weight class bout Wednesday Jan. 17, 2018 in WPIAL wrestling at Mt. Pleasant Area High School.
Derry wrestling defeats Mt. Pleasant, will host Section 2 tournament
Derry wrestling coach Mike Weinell gave his team a stern talk after Wednesday's Section 2B match against Mt. Pleasant. Even though the Class AA No.

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Belle Vernon's Blake Zubovic plays against Thomas Jefferson on Oct. 13, 2017, in Rostraver.
Belle Vernon’s ‘Big Z’ in ‘Big D’ for all-star game
Blake Zubovic had seen ATandamp;T Stadium, the cavernous home of the Dallas Cowboys, several times before on television. But the Belle Vernon senior will get

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Jeannette varsity football coach Roy Hall poses for a photo with Terrelle Pryor Sr., wide receiver for the Washington Redskins and a Jeannette grad, on Tuesday Jan. 16, 2018 at Jeannette High School. A donation worth $1,000 from Rosenhaus Sports Representation Inc. on behalf of Pryor was given to the Jeannette football program.
Pryor’s agent donates to Jeannette’s championship-ring cause
Jeannette received some help from an old friend in its quest to get its football team championship rings. Former star quarterback Terrelle Pryor presented a

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