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CTK ’17 – 6-A Southeastern Conference Preview
August 17, 2017
The storylines all throughout the regular season last year in 6A revolved around how the Southeastern Conference lacked any heavyweight teams, while the Northern Seven boasted several title contenders. Unfortunately for fans of the Southeastern Conference, that’s exactly how things played out in the playoffs, too, as all four representatives were bounced in the first […]
CTK ’17 – 6-A Northern Seven Conference Preview
Of the seven teams in the Northern Seven Conference, at least one of them has been in a WPIAL championship game nine times in the past seven years. Two times over the past three years the championship in the WPIAL’s largest class has matched two teams from the Northern Seven. Come late November this year, […]
CTK ’17 – 2017 WPIAL Class 1-A Players to Watch
Countdown to Kickoff 2017 continues with a six-day look at some of the top high school football talent in the WPIAL for this upcoming season. As always, this list just scratches the surface. We ask for your help in building a complete rundown of candidates. You can nominate a top player by clicking on NOMINATE TOP […]
CTK ’17 – 2017 WPIAL Class 2-A Players to Watch
Countdown to Kickoff 2017 continues with a six-day look at some of the top high school football talent in the WPIAL for this upcoming season. As always, this list just scratches the surface. We ask for your help in building a complete rundown of candidates. You can nominate a top player by clicking on NOMINATE TOP […]
Basketball champion Fleming hopes to gain similar success for Monessen football
When it's all said and done, Monessen's Cory Fleming just wants to go down in the history books as a winner. With two WPIAL Class
HS football position by position breakdown: Scouting the defensive line
Thomas Jefferson's defense contains two dominant linemen — a tackle and an end both headed to Pitt — and it certainly showed last season. The
WPIAL football conference preview: Class 2A Three Rivers
The favorite Steel Valley (15-0 overall, 7-0 Three Rivers in 2016) The Steel Valley football team was unbeatable last season and dominating en route to
Cameron set to lead Belle Vernon girls soccer
Tom Cameron is a coach who takes it game-by-game, which is why beating Belle Vernon last year was one of his goals for the Ringgold
Miele takes reins for Belle Vernon boys
In his two seasons as the boys soccer coach at Elizabeth Forward, Rob Miele was making strides. He led the Warriors to their first playoff
High school notebook: Yough’s Bach commits to Pitt for softball
Yough softball player Hannah Bach had interest from a few Ivy League schools and appeared to be close to committing to one of them. But
Highlands senior RB Jermaine Jett poised for big final season
August 16, 2017
For the past three seasons Highlands senior running back Jermaine Jett played the role of groomsman. But after patiently waiting his time behind standouts Elijah
Fox Chapel baseball gets its guy in new coach Hastings
Jim Hastings went without a baseball coaching job for a couple of months when he resigned from Springdale shortly after the Dynamos' season ended in
Deer Lakes, Freeport boys ready to 3-peat
Freeport and Deer Lakes are separated by only 12 miles, but they've been in different sections for golf the last few years. The split allowed
WPIAL football conference preview: Class 3A Interstate
The favorite South Park (5-5 overall, 5-2 Interstate in 2016) The Eagles were a streaky team a season ago, losing four straight early in the
HS football position by position breakdown: Scouting the offensive linemen
Western Pennsylvania's depth at skill positions varies between seasons, with an extra strong running back or quarterback class every couple of years. Yet oversized linemen
Big offensive line looks to pave way for Ligonier Valley
Everyone knows the Ligonier Valley football team has a lot of skilled players returning. Back are wide receivers Aaron Tutino and Jackson Daugherty, who combined
Franklin Regional freshman Harper commits to Virginia Tech
Bryce Harper gets teased about his name all the time. A murmur from the stands usually begins during the starting lineups or during his initial
Arnold Palmer links high school golfers Pevarnik, Jackson
Brady Pevarnik and Palmer Jackson have been friends for years and have played countless rounds of golf together. High school golf season opens Thursday andShady Side Academy’s Lauer looks forward to cross country season
August 15, 2017
Jeanne Lauer has been a successful athlete at Shady Side Academy in track, swimming and cross country for three years. As she enters her senior
Dual-threat Romanchak ready to lead Freeport back to playoffs
Austin Romanchak grew up with a mentor in his backyard. He watched his older brother, Andrew, develop his athletic skills and mold himself into a
