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Hempfield’s Luke Kemerer (right) wrestles Kiski Area’s Cam Connor during the finals at the WCCA tournament Saturday Jan. 7, 2017, at Franklin Regional.
Hempfield senior wrestler Luke Kemerer: ‘I always felt comfortable at Pitt’
September 19, 2017
Hempfield senior Luke Kemerer knew where he wanted to wrestle in college for a while: Pitt. Kemerer, along with Seneca Valley senior Louis Newell and

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Schwerha nets lone goal as Greensburg Central Catholic boys edge Serra Catholic
Not scoring at the breakneck pace the Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer team started the season with didn't discourage Centurions forward JoJo Schwerha. A bouncing

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Guido: Big plans for facility upgrades at Leechburg
Athletics facilities improvements could be on the way for Leechburg High School. The school board last week voted to register RBC Capital Markets to acquire

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WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Three 2017
With the completion of the third week of play, the WPIAL football regular season has already seen some of the top teams create separation, while teams off to a slow start face an uphill climb. The four plays that made the cut this week include an overtime bout in 3A, a dramatic comeback to extend […]

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Clairton head coach Wayne Wade talks to the official on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 at Jeannette's McKee Stadium. Clairton beat Jeannette 32-13.
WPIAL to institute cool-down period for coaches
The WPIAL Board of Directors voted to create a cool-down period after all games before coaches can conduct media interviews. The idea was to allow

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Highlands boys soccer coach Brad Walker instructs youths during a practice at Highlands Middle School in Harrison on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.
High school notebook: WPIAL wants Highlands boys soccer coach suspended
Highlands must suspend boys soccer coach Brad Walker for three games or the WPIAL will ban the team from the postseason. The discipline comes after

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Sewickley Academy's Ella Balet battles for the ball during a match against Winchester Thurston on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.
Sewickley Academy field hockey aims for successful season
September 18, 2017
The Sewickley Academy field hockey team is a study in contrasts. The Panthers have one player so advanced, she spent a week this summer playing

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Quaker Valley set to honor ’67 football team in Hall of Fame
Fifty years later, the memories remain strong for the 1967 Quaker Valley football team. One of the best teams in the school's history and champions

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Quaker Valley's Ricky Guss blocks a Beaver player as he carries the ball during a game Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Quaker Valley.
Guss carries Quaker Valley football to 4-0 start after win over Beaver
To understand how much one player means to a team, all you had to do was watch Ricky Guss' performance in the fourth quarter Friday

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Youth movement bolsters Penn-Trafford cross country
When it come to good healthy competition, the Penn-Trafford boys and girls cross country team need not look very far. With the influx of young

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Franklin Regional boys battle early-season injuries
Jeremy Lucas received a standing ovation coming out of Franklin Regional boys soccer team's 2-1 road win Tuesday night over Hempfield. Panthers coach Rand Hudson

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Plum cross country runners Chris Izydore and Steve Leone compete against Allderdice Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Boyce Park.
Plum runners continue to lower times
The Plum boys and girls cross country teams were young at last year's WPIAL championships. The Mustangs boys took 18th, and the girls were 25th.

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Highlands' Cris White battles for posession against Valley's Dan Antonacci during a scrimmage Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at Highlands Middle School.
Highlands boys soccer shows marked improvement, eyes postseason berth
A 4-2 home nonsection win last Thursday was the fourth of the season for the Highlands boys soccer team. The Golden Rams, 4-4, won just

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Burrell cross country coach Chris Legters (right) organized a 'color run' for Oct. 22 at Kotecki Memorial Park.
A-K Valley local sports notebook: Burrell cross country coach plans Color Run to benefit team, girls tennis
After Chris Legters participated in a Kiski Area-hosted Color Run with his daughters last year, a thought struck the Burrell cross country coach: Why not

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High school roundup: Pine-Richland girls take down No. 4 North Allegheny
Megan Donnley had two goals and Ally Malovicky had a goal and two assists to lift No. 5 Pine-Richland to a 4-2 victory over North

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Freeport's Piper Claypool celebrates her first goal with Kaylee Comperatore during the first half of their game against Springdale Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, at Freeport High School.
Claypool lifts No. 2 Freeport girls soccer past Springdale
For all the cross-field passes and pinpoint shots required at times to score goals in soccer, sometimes it takes much less than that. Sometimes, as

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Kendro’s hat trick helps Norwin girls soccer defeat Hempfield
Norwin was not fit to be tied this time. The mighty Knights are TopDrawer's No. 1 girls soccer team in the nation, and they looked

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Pine-Richland's Jason DeFrancisis catches a long pass in front of Wayne's Jordan Hardwick during the second quarter Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Pine.
Clairton, Steel Valley, Pine-Richland slotted 2nd in Week 4 state football rankings
Here's a look at the Pennlive.com Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Week 4. Class 6A Team Record Previous rank 1. St. Joseph's Prep (12) 3-0 1 2. Pine-Richland

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Hempfield's Luke Kemerer wrestles Garden Spot's Gary Clark in the 138-lb bout during the consolations of the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championship tournament at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. on Friday March 10, 2017.
Hempfield wrestler Kemerer commits to Pitt
Hempfield senior wrestler Luke Kemerer, a 2017 WPIAL champion, made a verbal commitment to attend Pitt on Sunday. Kemerer has a 107-20 career record. He

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Brentwood's Brooke McQuillan competes in an early-season match in 2017, at Brentwood.
Brentwood volleyball off to 4-0 start in section play
The Brentwood girls volleyball team is athletic and talented. And 4-0 in section play. Brentwood won twice by 3-0 scores last week, blanking Fort Cherry

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