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Greensburg Central Catholic's Samantha Felder (right) celebrates her winning goal against Shady Side Academy with Leah Jacobson and Alexa Gill during their game Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, in Carbon. Felder scored both goals in GCC's 2-1 victory.
GCC girls maintain dominance in Section 1-A with win over Shady Side Academy
September 13, 2017
Greensburg Central Catholic's Samantha Felder was in a hurry to leave after Wednesday night's soccer game in Carbon. Her coach yelled across the field for

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Plum's, Matt Morgan, works with his varsity Mustangs during a recent practice.Friday August 11, 201
Week 3’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in Westmoreland County
Class 5A Big East Conference 4-5A Franklin Regional (2-0, 2-0) at Plum (1-2, 1-1) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Franklin Regional topped Kiski Area, 19-14,

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Winchester Thurston's Tristan Forsythe
Pittsburgh athletes of the week: Winchester Thurston’s Tristan Forsythe, USC’s Savannah Shaw
Tristan Forsythe School: Winchester Thurston Class: Senior Sport: Cross country Claim to fame: Forsythe crossed the finish line first for the second consecutive season in

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Seth Cohen throws a pass during a recent practice at Highlands High SchoolWednesday Sept 13, 2017.
A-K Valley football Q&A with Highlands QB Seth Cohen
Highlands football historians still are thumbing through 50 years of football records to identify the mark junior quarterback Seth Cohen might have set in Friday's

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Apollo-Ridge Vikings Kyle Fitzroy hands off to Logan Harmon during a recent practice at Owens Field in Apollo.Thursday July 27, 2017.
A-K Valley players to watch for Week 3
Logan Harmon Apollo-Ridge, fr., RB The Vikings are 3-0, and a number of newcomers have helped the cause. Harmon (5-foot-7, 190) tallied 82 rushing yards

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Kevin Gorman, Chris Harlan preview Week 3 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 3 on the TribLIVE

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North Hills Melvin Blanks, who will play running back and defensive back, practices Aug. 15, 2017.
Harlan on recruiting: Central Catholic’s Dallas, North Hills’ Blanks put their skills on tape
If college recruiters were waiting for more game film, Central Catholic's Brian Dallas and North Hills' Melvin Blanks will have scholarship offers soon. Now three

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Belle Vernon senior Derek Thomas, left, and sophomore Jared Hartman practice drills at Belle Vernon High School on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017.
Westmoreland County players to watch for Week 3
Jared Hartman Belle Vernon, so., QB The 6-foot-1, 200-pound sophomore quarterback rushed for two touchdowns and completed 4 of 7 passes for 71 yards and

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Norwin's Jayvon Thrift, during the WCCA 7 on 7 football games, at Latrobe Area Senior High School, in Unity Township, on Thursday, July 20, 2017.
Westmoreland County football Q&A with Norwin’s Jayvon Thrift
Norwin opponents who get careless with the football can end up making unintentional donations to the Thrift store. Junior safety Jayvon Thrift has two forced

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The Birdie has ‘IT’ factor in Westmoreland County
The Birdie saw the andquot;ITandquot; remake over the weekend and the horror movie nearly freaked him out of his feathers. andquot;Had nightmares,andquot; he said. andquot;Like

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Highlands Coach Dom Girardi, works with his offense during a recent practice at Highlands High School.Wednesday Sept 13, 2017.
Northwest Nine matchup carries weight for Highlands, Knoch
During Dom Girardi's days as an assistant at Knoch, he noticed a different mentality in the players leading up to games against Highlands. More excitement.

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Norwin quarterback Jack Salopek eludes Penn-Trafford's Mitch Nedley during the first quarter Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at Norwin.
Bethel Park linemen to pose challenge for Norwin defense
Norwin football coach Dave Brozeski told his players if they did a particular drill perfectly Monday, he would do a andquot;Bear Crawlandquot; across the field

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Picks for The Birdie unrivaled in A-K Valley
The Birdie likes nothing better than some good, old-fashioned chirping. In fact, he's usually the one doing it. andquot;Nothing brings out the trash talk quite

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Fox Chapel QB Nicholas Gizzo breaks through West Allegheny’s defense, scoring a touchdown for the Foxes during their first home game on Friday night, Sept. 1st 2017.
Week 3’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in the A-K Valley
Class 5A Allegheny Nine CONFERENCE North Hills (1-2, 0-2) at Fox Chapel (1-2, 1-1) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: North Hills fell to West Allegheny,

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Imani Christian Academy's Asante Watkins eludes the Riverview defense during their game Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Riverside Park. Imani Christian Academy led 38-6 at halftime.
High school football notebook: WPIAL’s highest-scoring teams set to square off
If California averages 67 points and Imani Christian Academy averages 62, what will be the combined score when they face each other Saturday Maybe more

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Valerie Krstonich controls the ball during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 at Springdale High School.
After missing ’16 playoffs, Springdale girls now ‘cooking with gas’
September 12, 2017
One by one, Springdale girls soccer players took in a pass down the left and right sidelines and sent a cross toward the front of

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High school roundup: Canon-McMillan boys soccer edges Upper St. Clair in double overtime
Chris Viveros' goal in double overtime lifted Canon-McMillan to a 2-1 victory over rival Upper St. Clair in a Section 2-AAAA boys soccer matchup Tuesday

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Norwin’s Jared Crowley (8) challenges Franklin Regional’s Shane Popko (10) during the first half on Tuesday Sept. 12, 2017 at Franklin-Regional.
Krotec makes 10 saves, Breen nets winner as Norwin tops No. 2 Franklin Regional
Having Norwin's boys soccer team spend the 20 minutes before halftime in a daze wasn't something Knights forward Carter Breen was pleased with. No. 2-ranked

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Soccer – 09/12/2017
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls soccer rankings in all four classifications for the week of September 11th. You can check out the new rankings every Tuesday 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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Guido: Highlands football set to celebrate 50th season
Highlands will mark its 50th football season with a celebration Friday as part of its home game against Knoch. All football alumni are invited, but

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