Sports

Pine-Richland’s Schieder commits to play volleyball at Villanova
August 10, 2018
Once Maddie Schieder saw the campus at Villanova, she said she started to get a feeling she couldn't shake. She was looking at the place

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Quaker Valley’s Landon Grant (10) pushes up field against Beaver Area during their WPIAL 3A semifinal game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Moon High.
Quaker Valley’s Landon Grant to play soccer in England
Quaker Valley graduate Landon Grant is crossing the Atlantic to continue his soccer career. Grant, who will be a freshman, will attend the Richmond International

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Hall of Fame inductee Crable helped build foundation for Quaker Valley youth sports
Jim Crable's goal was to bring people together. Now it's his turn to get recognized as he joins the Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame

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Baldwin volleyball team excels during summer league play
A popular question at the beginning of every school year is, andquot;What did you do on your summer vacationandquot; Members of the Baldwin girls volleyball

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Kiski Area using wrestling championship belt as football motivator
Kiski Area football assistant Aaron Albert won many a belt during his professional wrestling career, and the Cavaliers now are incorporating the same mindset into

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Knoch announces 2018 Hall of Fame class
Knoch's 1978 WPIAL football championship team, the only one in school history, headlines the fourth annual Knoch Sports Hall of Fame Class. The class, announced

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Senior 3-sport standout DeLuca ready to lead Derry football team
Derry football coach Tim Sweeney played for legendary coach Joe Paterno at Penn State. He knows what type of athlete can play at the NCAA

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A-K Valley athletes benefit from off-season work for individual sports
Izzy Komaniak is enjoying a relaxing vacation with family in Puerto Vallara, Mexico this week, and since she's been there, the Riverview senior has devoted

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Penn-Trafford set to begin training camp without a Laffoon in uniform
Names come and go through high school football programs. They populate teams one at a time or in clusters of two, three or more. They

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Three WPIAL teams make Top Drawer national preseason soccer rankings
Norwin won't start the season as the No. 1 ranked girls soccer team team in the nation like it did a year ago, but the

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Bisignani returns as Greensburg Central Catholic boys basketball coach
Dr. Greg Bisignani is returning as Greensburg Central Catholic's boys basketball coach. The announcement was made by the Diocese of Greensburg on Friday. Bisignani stepped

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New Leechburg girls basketball coach Carter preaches that ‘little victories equal big wins’
August 9, 2018
Andre Carter can dribble with his left hand, but he never developed the same confidence as using his right. He could get around that in

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North Allegheny senior Mason Gonzalez
North Allegheny swimmers earn All-America honors
The season is long over, but the North Allegheny boys swimming team still dominates, with a Stanford recruit leading the way. The Tigers, the WPIAL

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Quigley one of 1st softball players named to Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame
Kelly Quigley may reside halfway around the world, but her sporting achievements won't leave the halls of Hampton High School. She earns the honor this

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Fedell-Willard’s mound repertoire led to selection to Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame
A young Nicole Fedell-Willard sat in her kitchen as her parents were debating her future. Her dad asked a question. andquot;Nic, do you want to

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New coach Wilkins brings energy to Shaler girls soccer program
Employing a new strategy -- combined with an improved attitude -- has Shaler forward Olivia Deleonibus hoping this season might be different for the Titans

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Bishop Canevin, Carlynton, Chartiers Valley girls soccer team all chasing playoff success
As girls soccer season opens, Bishop Canevin and Chartiers Valley will be looking to get back to the WPIAL playoffs - and stay longer. Carlynton,

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Shaler boys soccer not backing down from competition in loaded Section 1-4A
Legislating competitive balance isn't something the WPIAL can consider when creating sections as it realigns every two years based on enrollment. Typically, schools are placed

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Culture, education drew Tank Smith to Howard
Since he began playing flag football as a 4-year-old, Penn Hills senior running back and linebacker Terry andquot;Tankandquot; Smith dreamed about being a football player.

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Penn Hills swimmer Kimani Gregory earns All-American status in 3 events
Penn Hills swimming standout Kimani Gregory had two huge accomplishments recently. Gregory, who will be a senior, was named 2017-18 All-America in three events by

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