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Vincentian Academy captains Mark Yakim, Kyler Fedko and Aidan Thomson hoist the championship trophy after the Royals defeated Southern Fulton, 5-3, in the PIAA Class A state final Friday, June 15, 2018, at Penn State University.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives recognizes Vincentian baseball team
June 21, 2018
The state House of Representatives recognized Vincentian Academy's baseball team for its PIAA championship during a ceremony Thursday in Harrisburg. Speaker of the House Mike

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Leechburg head coach Joel Ceraso coaches his team against Chartiers-Houston during their WPIAL Class 2-A Girl Basketball quarterfinal on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 at Northgate High School. Chartiers-Houston defeated Leechburg 60-44.
Burrell hires Leechburg’s Joel Ceraso as girls basketball coach
Joel Ceraso sees similarities to his most recent coaching job when assessing his new one. A team needing a boost after missing the playoffs Check.

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Navari talks with teammates during a game.
Penn Hills grad Navari snags football coaching job
When Joe Navari was playing high school football for the Penn Hills Indians, he knew he would pick up coaching when his playing days were

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Plum's Markus Cestra steals second base under Canon-McMillan's Cam Walker during the first inning of their WPIAL semifinal Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at North Allegheny High School.
Plum athletes awarded postseason recognition
The Plum baseball team featured three players who earned first-team all-section honors this season after helping the Mustangs to a 16-5 finish. Senior infielder Marcus

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Belle Vernon head coach Lisa Fairman talks to an official during a game against Keystone Oaks Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017, at Belle Vernon Area High School in Rostraver.
Fairman has high expectations for Thomas Jefferson girls basketball
The Fairman family roots are entrenched firmly at Thomas Jefferson High School, including Lisa Fairman, hired recently to take over as head coach of the

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Baldwin's Eric Falcione
Baldwin’s Falcione recalls fond memories from past 20 seasons
He is wrapping up a long and illustrious career coaching the Baldwin boys volleyball team. Eric Falcione is retiring after 20-plus seasons in the program.

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Baldwin's Eric Falcione
Longtime Baldwin volleyball coach Falcione retires
Eric Falcione has been the face of the Baldwin boys volleyball program for two-and-a-half decades. He was a volunteer assistant from 1993-95, served as a

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The 2018 Thomas Jefferson boys tennis team.
Thomas Jefferson boys tennis expects another solid season in ’19
Chuck Correll is looking forward to a possible banner season in 2019 for the Thomas Jefferson boys tennis team. It will be his 40th year

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Kiski Area hires Aaron Albert as baseball coach
A second Coach Albert is taking the reins of a Kiski Area sports team. Aaron Albert, the son of Cavaliers football coach Sam Albert, was

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Farrell linebacker Kyi Wright lists Pitt among 3 finalists
June 20, 2018
Farrell linebacker Kyi Wright, who lists more than a dozen scholarship offers, has Pitt among his three finalists. Wright announced Wednesday on Twitter that he's

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Mohawk's Trinity Voss
Trib HSSN athletes of the week: Canon-McMillan’s Zach Rohaley, Mohawk’s Trinity Voss
ZACH ROHALEY School: Canon-McMillan Sport: Baseball Class: Senior Claim to Fame: What a career, what a season and what a week for Zach Rohaley. With

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Abbie Pierson
St. Joseph student fares well at state, regional and national gymnastic meets
Abbie Pierson, a rising senior at St. Joseph High School and a New Kensington resident, fared well in several gymnastics competitions this spring. Pierson, who

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Central Catholic linebacker David Adams.
Former Central Catholic football star David Adams takes medical exemption at Notre Dame
Former Central Catholic linebacker David Adams, now a sophomore at Notre Dame, announced Tuesday on Twitter that he's stepping away from college football to recover

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Lincoln Park head coach Mike Bariski hugs Keeno Holmes (left) and Thomas Melonja after beating Seton LaSalle in the WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball final March 1, 2018, at Petersen Events Center.
Lincoln Park AD Bariski talks transfer rules with state legislators
Lincoln Park athletic director Mike Bariski supports the competitive balance formula proposed by the PIAA, but told state legislators he disagrees with a rule that

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At left is the interior of the current high school softball, the Dudley Thunder Heat, made of Polyurethane as opposed to the one on the right with the old-fashioned cork centers.
George Guido: What’s behind the HR surge in high school softball?
June 19, 2018
Softballs are flying out of the high school ballparks these days. Home runs are being hit at a sometimes-dizzying pace, a far cry from the

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Norwin quarterback Jack Salopek throws a pass against Canon-McMillan on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at Norwin High School.
Norwin QB Salopek nabs offer from Pitt
Norwin's Jack Salopek earned the starting quarterback job last season as a sophomore. He has found his way onto college coaches radars with similar swiftness.

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Basketball star Darrius Davis leaving Propel Andrew Street
Another all-section basketball player is switching schools this summer, but Darrius Davis is leaving the WPIAL altogether. Davis announced Monday night on Twitter that he's

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Butler's Ethan Morton (25) moves the ball up the court during their WPIAL playoff game against Latrobe on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 at Fox Chapel Area High School. Latrobe won 73-66.
Butler’s Ethan Morton adds Marquette offer
Butler basketball star Ethan Morton, the WPIAL's top recruit in the 2020 class, is quickly approaching 20 scholarship offers. The rising junior added an offer

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Monessen picks Bosnic as boys basketball coach
June 18, 2018
The search for a new boys basketball coach has come to an end in Monessen. With a vote Monday, the Monessen school board hired Dan

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Southmorland no. 2 Cali Konek is greeted by her teammates on the bench as the clock winds down in the last quarter of the game against Belle Vernon on Monday, December 18, 2017.
WPIAL notebook: Girls basketball star Cali Konek leaving Southmoreland for Franklin Regional
Girls basketball player Cali Konek, who averaged 45 points as a star freshman, has transferred schools again. Franklin Regional submitted transfer paperwork to the WPIAL

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