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Mt. Pleasant boys soccer returns experienced group to try and build on last season
August 27, 2017
Mt. Pleasant's boys soccer team averaged five goals in its nine wins last season. The Vikings want to see both numbers increase this fall. With

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Mt. Pleasant's Maddy Petrakovich works out during practice Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at the high school stadium.
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer strikes successful balance
Mt. Pleasant's girls soccer team believes it has balance throughout its lineup. Seniors Ally Bloom (striker), Bri Lazur (midfield) and Christiana Czegan (defense) are proof

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Pine-Richland quarterback Phil Jurkovec carries for a second- quarter touchdown against Wayne on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017.
Phil Jurkovec, Pine-Richland dominate Wayne (Ohio) in nationally televised game
The ESPN cameras showed a national audience what Western Pennsylvania already knew. Phil Jurkovec is pretty good. And his Pine-Richland Rams could be the best

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Hempfield's Braden Brose (7) celebrates a touchdown with Hempfield's Justin Sliwoski (11) against Greensburg Salem in the first quarter of a non conference football game on Friday Aug. 25, 2017 at Hempfield.
Hempfield’s Sliwoski-Brose show special connection in Week Zero
Hempfield was supposed to have a big-play connection with quarterback Justin Sliwoski and tight end Braden Brose, but the senior tandem's season debut Friday was

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Penn Hills' Richard Martin strides into the end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Indians' game against Plum on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at Newman Stadium in McCandless. Penn Hills won 26-0.
Penn Hills shuts down Plum in Week Zero opener
August 26, 2017
Jon LeDonne came up a winner in his debut as the Penn Hills football coach as the Indians rolled to a 26-0 victory over Plum

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High school roundup: McGuffey tops Frazier in Legends Classic
Marshall Whipkey threw a pair of second-half touchdowns passes and Adam Townsend ran for two scores to lift McGuffey to a 28-13 victory over Frazier

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Greensburg Central Catholic wins opener in Ohio
Tuscarawas Central Catholic played well for a half, but a 10-point third-quarter spurt helped visiting Greensburg Central Catholic pull away for a 26-13 win in

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Kiski's Sid Palla runs drills during practice on Thursday, Aug. 24 at Kiski High School.
Kiski Area girls soccer puts last year’s playoff loss behind them
The climb to the top is a brutal one and is often paved with tears and heartbreak. Last October's bus ride from Gibsonia following Kiski

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Family matters: Kiski Area boys soccer on a mission
Kiski Area boys soccer coach Sean Arnold wants to start a family. The 2015 Cavaliers, who as a No. 14 seed upset No. 3 North

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WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Zero
It felt like late September instead of late August Friday evening as more teams than last year decided to turn on the lights, charge admission and strike up the band for a football game rather than a second scrimmage. In the lone true tune-up for a lot of teams before conference play begins out of […]

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Monessen's Mattie Telegraphis, left, during practice on Thursday Aug. 24, 2017 at Monessen.
Monessen girls soccer making important strides
At first glance, a 4-12 record might not have given the Monessen girls soccer team reason to celebrate last season. Considering the Greyhounds went 1-67-1

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Monessen's Cory Flemming during practice on Thursday Aug. 24, 2017 at Monessen.
Monessen boys soccer ready for more growth
The Monessen boys soccer team was a young group that was short on experience last season. As a result, the Greyhounds experienced growing pains. They

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Rybacki’s return provides boost for Carlynton girls soccer
All three Carnegie-area girls soccer teams advanced to the WPIAL playoffs last season. But the other trait the three shared was an early exit. Chartiers

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North Allegheny senior forward Josh Luchini competes during practice Aug. 24, 2017, at North Allegheny.
Chartiers Valley boys ready to defend WPIAL title
It will be hard for the Chartiers Valley boys soccer team to match last season's success. But the Colts are ready to give it a

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Penn Hills girls aim for consistent play under 3rd-year coach DeVito
After qualifying for the WPIAL playoffs for the first time since 2007, members of the Penn Hills girls soccer team believe they can make back-to-back

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Penn-Trafford's Austin Kreutzberger (7) against Penn Hills' Jesse Ternent (14) during a preseason scrimmage on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, at Penn-Trafford.
Penn Hills boys soccer seniors hope to take next step
After only one season under coach Ryan Hankey, the Penn Hills boys soccer team has approached this season with a new, positive attitude. The Indians,

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Burrell quarterback Seth Tatrn avoids Springdale's Joey Gedraitis and Dylan Hargenrader in the first quarter Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at Burrell High School.
Converted tailback Tatrn stars in debut at QB in Burrell victory
Burrell welcomed home an old quarterback named Seth on Friday night, and a first-year signal-caller by the same name announced his arrival. Senior Seth Tatrn,

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Leechburg quarterback Bret Kardos leads the team onto the field before their game against Apollo-Ridge on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Leechburg. Apollo-Ridge won 34-7.
Fitzroy leads Apollo-Ridge in rout of Leechburg
Apollo-Ridge's Kyle Fitzroy connected with younger brother Klay on an 11-yard touchdown pass with 8 minutes, 42 seconds left in the first quarter of Friday's

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Fox Chapel can’t hold lead late against Mt. Lebanon
August 25, 2017
Fox Chapel had the No. 4 ranked team in WPIAL Class 6A on the ropes, and then Mt. Lebanon did what it does best: move

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North Allegheny, Trueman take control against Morgantown
North Allegheny won the opening coin toss, elected to receive and then proceeded to start off its season with a strong and steady drive that

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