Sports
CTK ’17 – 1-A Tri-County South Conference Preview
August 25, 2017
The Tri-County South Conference has been much maligned over the years for its lack of success in winning WPIAL playoff games. But the Tri-County South this year features a running back with more than 4,000 career yards rushing and a 6-foot-4 quarterback who had nearly 2,000 yards offense last season. Suffice it to say there […]
CTK ’17 – 1-A Big 7 Conference Preview
The new-look Big Seven Conference in 2016 sort of had the feel of a wedding… Something old: The Rochester Rams of old, back on top of the Big Seven. Both they and the Sto-Rox Vikings returning to their old ways with trips to the postseason. Something new: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart with their […]
CTK ’17 – 1-A Eastern Conference Preview
Last season, the 1A Eastern Conference once again reigned supreme, with Clairton edging section foe Jeannette in the finals for the second straight year. Meanwhile, Imani Christian returned to WPIAL play and made the playoffs, while Greensburg Central Catholic uncharacteristically was out of the postseason. Despite the loss of two superstars, the Bears will likely […]
High school football notebook: Salopek to take snaps for Norwin
August 24, 2017
Norwin's Dave Brozeski called it one of the toughest decisions he ever had to make in his coaching career. After an extensive quarterback competition thatSeton-La Salle sets sights on conference title
Rob Carter jumped into the head coaching waters for the first time last year. It was a season-long learning experience for the Seton-La Salle field
Seton-La Salle ready to ride ‘The Train’ into postseason
The Seton-La Salle football team is hoping to ride the train — the andquot;Lionel Expressandquot; — into the WPIAL playoffs this season. Seton-La Salle's Lionel
Baldwin volleyball looks to overcome early question marks
The Baldwin girls volleyball team is facing a formidable challenge this season. andquot;There are more question marks coming into this season than in my previous
Deep senior class leads Baldwin girls soccer into season
The Baldwin girls soccer team is looking for a turnaround season in 2017. After winning their first two games last year, the Highlanders finished withA-K Valley football notebook: Springdale hopes to improve before conference opener with Clairton
Springdale faces an enormous challenge in its Class A Eastern Conference opener: a road date with Clairton, the three-time defending WPIAL Class A champion. By
Freeport boys look to defend section title
Freeport learned the hard way the importance of never letting up in soccer. Leading by two goals and seemingly on their way to a WPIALConfident Freeport girls motivated by WPIAL runner-up finish
As Brittni Grenninger doled out plyometric workouts at the end of three-on-three mini-games at a recent practice, she assigned the longest time interval to the
Freeport football in unique situation without a Week 1 opponent
John Gaillot has nothing on his calendar for the first night of September. It's an odd situation for a high school football coach, to have
Latrobe girls soccer to rely on youth to find success
Last season, the Latrobe girls soccer team was loaded with 14 seniors. Despite that experience in their corner, the Wildcats struggled to a 1-10-2 overall
Latrobe boys have experienced senior class hoping to improve on 5-13 record
Soccer players who cross over to participate in football, specifically to kick on Friday nights, seem to be more common than ever. And in most
High school football teams adjust to NFHS rules changes
High school football season kicks off Friday, and the National Federation of State High School Associations has instructed officials to enforce two new safety rules:
CTK ’17 – 2-A Three Rivers Conference Preview
Surely, Steel Valley can’t be as strong as last season, when the Ironmen won WPIAL and PIAA championships by invoking the mercy rule in every game. Due to the loss of a number of players, Steel Valley can’t expect a repeat of such dominance. But the question is can anybody in the Class 2A Three […]
Springdale 1st-year coach Napierkowski returns to alma mater Burrell for opener
Seth Napierkowski knows his way around Burrell's Buccaneer Stadium, but he still may need some directions finding the visiting locker room Friday night. andquot;I'm going
Week Zero’s don’t miss matchups in the A-K Valley
NonCONFERENCE APOLLO-RIDGE (7-4 in '16) at LEECHBURG (1-9 in '16) 7 p.m. Friday Last year: Apollo-Ridge went 5-2 in the Class 3A Allegheny Conference and
A-K Valley players to watch for Week Zero
Drew DiNunzio-Biss Kiski Area, RB/LB, jr. The Cavaliers' veteran will try to pick up where he left off last season against Canon-McMillan on Friday. DiNunzio-Biss
