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Keystone Oaks' Gillian Piccolino scores past Belle Vernon's Lindsay Steeber during their game Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017, at Belle Vernon Area High School in Rostraver.
Keystone Oaks senior Gillian Piccolino joins former Pitt coach at Kennesaw State
August 1, 2018
Agnus Berenato left Western Pennsylvania several years ago, but the former Pitt basketball coach maintains strong recruiting ties here. Keystone Oaks senior Gillian Piccolino on

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Seton LaSalle's Jamar Shegog returns a punt against Freeport Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 at Thomas Jefferson High School.
Shegog set to lead Seton LaSalle’s defensive attack
The transition has been smooth. Seton LaSalle senior Jamar Shegog transitioned from safety to outside linebacker last summer. He is expected to step it up

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Gateway's Courtney Jackson.
WPIAL seniors receive their official college football scholarship offers
It's official. August 1 is the date that college football programs can send written scholarship offers to seniors, replacing the verbal offers made by coaches

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GCC hires La Roche’s Salih as girls basketball coach
July 31, 2018
Well traveled and ready to take on another new challenge, Samuel Salih will be the next coach of the Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball team.

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George Guido: New equipment rules for high school football
Starting this season, football players with missing or improperly worn equipment during a play will head to the bench. That's the biggest rules change among

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Mt. Lebanon's Jamey Napoleon (23) dribbles the ball down court against North Allegheny's Madelyn Fischer (55) on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018.
Mt. Lebanon’s Jamey Napoleon commits to Central Connecticut State
Almost 500 miles separate Mt. Lebanon from New Britain, Conn., but basketball has linked the two towns for years. The next to make that trip

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Belle Vernon’s Cameron Guess has drawn attention from a number of larger programs, including Pitt, Syracuse and Ohio University.
Belle Vernon’s Guess could be WPIAL’s most talented kicker
When it comes to kicking and punting a football, Belle Vernon's Guess is not as good as yours -- he's probably a lot better. Cameron

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Hempfield names Dolde wrestling coach
Tommy Dolde led Connellsville to a state title in 2005 and WPIAL titles in '04, '05 and '08. Now the 13-year coach will try to

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Franklin Regional senior Camacho has 2 wrestling offers so far
Franklin Regional senior wrestler Colton Camacho is making his rounds this summer. He's received offers from Pitt and Oklahoma, according to Franklin Regional coach Matt

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Bishop Canevin's Shamyjha Price is pressured by Neumann-Goretti's Diamond Johnson during the PIAA Class 3A girls state championship game Monday, March 26, 2018, at Giant Center in Hershey.
Bishop Canevin’s Shamyjha Price adds first D1 basketball offer
Bishop Canevin's Shamyjha Price, who won her third consecutive WPIAL basketball title last season, announced her first Division 1 offer Monday from UMass Lowell. The

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Krally aims to lead Fox Chapel cross country in title defense
Brooke Krally, a junior on the Fox Chapel cross country team, knows she and her teammates will have a target on their backs this season.

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Deer Lakes promotes former Lancers QB Burk to head coach
July 30, 2018
Deer Lakes didn't have to go far to select its new football coach. The school board hired 1997 graduate Tim Burk as the new Lancers

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WPIAL must replace board member for 3rd time this summer
The WPIAL board of directors must replace one of its members for the third time in two months. The latest is New Castle superintendent John

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High school notebook: New Franklin Regional girls coach brings energy
Anthony Kobus coached varsity football in the past, so he understands the importance of instilling toughness in his players. That frame of mind won't change

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Hempfield's Gavin Mayo
Hempfield’s Gavin Mayo earns All-America honors
Incoming Hempfield senior Gavin Mayo will begin his final high school season as an All-American. Mayo was selected to the All-America prep team by the

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Administrators from WPIAL schools had varying perspectives at PIAA Playoff Equity Summit
July 29, 2018
As a Maryland native, Woodland Hills athletic director Ron Coursey comes from a state where public and private high schools already play in separate leagues

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Latrobe’s Reed Fenton continues to have Division I offers stream in.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Latrobe’s Reed Fenton continues to pile up offers
Scholarship offers are coming at Reed Fenton in bunches, harkening Latrobe fans back to times when his father and uncles also were pursued for their

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Highlands’ Romello Freeman dunks over Carrick’s A.J. Perella during their PIAA Class 5A second round state playoff game Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Gateway High School.
Highlands grad Romello Freeman goes from homeless to earning football scholarship
July 28, 2018
It took just Romello Freeman's presence at a recent Highlands football summer workout to get the atmosphere at Highlands Golden Rams Stadium buzzing. Coach Dom

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North Allegheny's Joey Porter Jr.
North Allegheny’s Joey Porter Jr. narrows recruiting to 5 schools
July 27, 2018
Penn State and Pitt are options if North Allegheny cornerback Joey Porter Jr. decides to stay closer to home. But those two schools have out-of-state

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School officials from across the state attended the PIAA Playoff Equity Summit July 24, 2018, at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center in State College.
Administrators from WPIAL schools had varying perspectives at PIAA Playoff Equity Summit
As a Maryland native, Woodland Hills athletic director Ron Coursey comes from a state where public and private high schools already play in separate leagues

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