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Thomas Jefferson's Garret Gairman competes during an early-season game in 2017.
Fairman’s fast start fuels Thomas Jefferson football
September 15, 2017
Garret Fairman quickly has displayed he is a home-run threat on the Thomas Jefferson football team. In the Jaguars' first two games, Fairman, a 6-foot-2,

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Norwin's Zach Begg drags Bethel Park's Aaron Beatty along Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 at Black Hawk Stadium.
No. 3 Bethel Park manhandles mistake-prone Norwin
Bethel Park senior Tanner Volpatti plays bigger than his size. The 5-foot-10, 190-pound running back-safety rushed for three touchdowns and 141 yards and recovered a

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Westmoreland high school roundup: Penn-Trafford rolls past Woodland Hills
John Gay ran for 166 yards and two touchdown and Caleb Lisbon added 147 rushing yards and a TD to lead Class 5A No. 2

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Derry football tears through Southmoreland
Derry scored two touchdowns in a 10-second span early in the second quarter Friday en route to a 48-7 defeat of host Southmoreland. Few would

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Greensburg Salem's Jacob Hoyle (2) is slow to rise after fumbling and turning over the ball against Thomas Jefferson during the first quarter on Friday Sept. 15, 2017 at Offutt Field.
Thomas Jefferson starts quickly, overwhelms Greensburg Salem
In pregame Friday night, Greensburg Salem coach Dave Keefer likened Thomas Jefferson and its perennially strong program to a Star Wars movie. andquot;It's like 'Attack

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Central Catholic’s Fisher leads way against Hempfield
Central Catholic was forced to punt on its first two possessions before its offense scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter in a 42-14

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Aliquippa routs Freeport behind passing game
Aliquippa's vaunted defense and running game were there as usual Friday night, but the Quips added another element to the mix: the pass. Freeport felt

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MSA Sports Week Three Video Stream Game of the Week
Tune in tonight or anytime after to watch the WPIAL Class 6-A Southeastern Conference football contest from Big Macs Stadium in Canonsburg as the Canon-McMillan Big Macs host the Mount Lebanon Blue Devils in an early season battle for first place. It is this weeks MSA Sports Video Stream Game of the Week.

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WPIAL/City League Week Three Friday Scores
Back in the not so distant past, Week Three was THEE week in high school football. The first two weeks were always non-conference tune-ups leading up to the start of conference play and the chase for the postseason in Week Three. Ah yes, those were the good old days. Now get off my lawn kids! […]

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Chicks Picks – Week Three – 2017
Welcome to Week 3 of the high school football season. When Chick’s Picks received a call from The Boss late last week, her first thought was – Uh oh!  The Boss never summons her this early in the season, unless there is a problem.  Chick’s Picks packed up her trusty crystal ball and headed to […]

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Fox Chapel's Chloe Yofan (#16) sets up Katherine Chomko (#18) for a play during their game on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Armstrong.
Fox Chapel coach O’Keeffe brings new style to girls volleyball team
September 14, 2017
Phil O'Keeffe learns something new at every Fox Chapel girls volleyball practice or when he sits on the bench for a match. That may sound

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High school roundup: Upper St. Clair boys edge Bethel Park in overtime
Zach Shoemaker scored off a free kick from near midfield to lead Upper St. Clair to a 3-2 overtime victory over rival Bethel Park in

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Latrobe's Brady Pevarnik takes a practice swing on the fourth hole during the WCCA golf tournament Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at Latrobe Elks Golf Course, in Latrobe.
Latrobe’s Pevarnik edges FR’s Jackson to claim WCCA title
When Brady Pevarnik sank a tricky downhill 15-foot putt on the 18th hole at the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association golf tournament Thursday at Latrobe Elks

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Apollo-Ridge's Keighton Reese carries through the Leechburg defense during their game on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Leechburg. Apollo-Ridge won 34-7.
A-K Valley football notebook: Underclassmen adapt quickly for Apollo-Ridge
At Apollo-Ridge, the kids are all right — or perhaps even better than that. The Vikings, who start four freshmen in Jacob Fello, Klay Fitzroy,

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Plum's Larry Scafuri (35) is brought down by several Penn-Trafford players on a kick off return in the second quarter of a WPIAL 5A conference game on Friday Sept. 08, 2017 at Penn-Trafford.
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Penn-Trafford defense boasts stingy front 7
Penn-Trafford had a big box of bananas in the locker room after last week's home win over Plum. It's a regular pregame and postgame snack

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Big Game Hunting – Week Three
After Friday a third of the 2017 season will be in the books. For some teams they will have played four games. Some teams are still sorting things out, others are dealing with devastating injuries to key players, while still others are figuring things out and kicking it into high gear. Hope remains strong for […]

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Soccer – 09/14/2017
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys soccer rankings in all four classifications for the week of September 11th. You can check out the new rankings every Wednesday through the regular season with weekly matches heard live and archived. You can also listen to exclusive coverage of the 2017 WPIAL Soccer Playoffs in […]

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Hempfield's Ben Midlik
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Ben Midlik, Yough’s Justine Appolonia
September 13, 2017
Ben Midlik School: Hempfield Sport: Soccer Class: Senior Claim to fame: Midlik, who had five goals last season, scored a pair of penalty kicks to

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High school roundup: South Fayette girls edge West Allegheny in overtime
Brenna McGuire scored 4 minutes, 40 seconds into overtime to lift South Fayette to a 3-2 victory over West Allegheny in a Section 4-AAA girls

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Riverview's Ben Barnes
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Riverview’s Ben Barnes, Apollo-Ridge’s Emily Bonelli
Ben Barnes School: Riverview Class: Senior Sport: Cross country Report card: Barnes crossed the finish line first earlier this month at the Gateway Invitational with

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