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Norwin's Jayvon Thrift (5) scores from 9-yards out to give the Knights a 17-14 lead over Hempfield at 6:37 of the fourth quarter in a WPIAL Class 6A Southeastern Conference game Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at Hempfield's Spartan Stadium. Norwin won 24-14.
Senior linebacker’s interception return for TD seals Norwin’s victory over Hempfield
October 27, 2017
John Piekut was the hero Friday night for Norwin. Or is it, Pick-it The Knights senior middle linebacker made a lunging, one-handed interception and fell

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High school football roundup: Woodland Hills edges No. 4 Upper St. Clair in Allegheny 9
Charles Hanchett's 20-yard field goal in the fourth quarter gave Woodland Hills a 9-7 win at No. 4 Upper St. Clair (7-3, 7-1) in a

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North Hills volleyball finishes season 3-13
Entering the season, Anna Sondergard knew it was going to be a rebuilding season for the North Hills girls volleyball team. Not only was she

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No. 3 McKeesport uses late TD to hand No. 1 Penn-Trafford 1st loss
McKeesport gave the WPIAL's playoff committee plenty to think about on the final night of the regular season. Quarterback J.J. Harper scored on an 8-yard

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Jeannette's Isaiah Winters (1) celebrates a defensive stop against Clairton in the first quarter on Friday Oct. 27, 2017 at Clairton.
Jeannette still can’t solve Clairton as Bears roll to 40-6 victory
Clairton football coach Wayne Wade said he didn't think his team sent a message Friday night. But the No. 5 Bears' 40-6 win against No.

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Solomon scores four TDs as Deer Lakes beats Burrell
Friday was about escaping the Allegheny Conference cellar, and Deer Lakes came up big in that regard. The Lancers scored three touchdowns in the space

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Franklin Regional's Jacob Shedd gets taken down by a Gateway player when Franklin Regional hosted Gateway, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017.
Franklin Regional slowed by Gateway defense in Big East loss
Throughout most of the regular season, Gateway chewed through Class 5A Big East Conference on the backs of their high-powered offense. But Friday night at

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Clairton huddle up before the kickoff between Jeannette and Clairton on Friday Oct. 27, 2017 at Clairton.
WPIAL football playoff field set as teams await pairings
In Class 6A, 5A and 4A, the top four football teams from each conference qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. In Class 3A, the top two

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Springdale quarterback Josh Jones eludes Greensburg Central Catholic's Bruce Leonard during their game Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in Springdale.
Playoff-bound Springdale wears down Greensburg Central Catholic
Two major components comprise the backbone of Springdale's football tradition: a powerful running game and frequent trips to the WPIAL playoffs. With a postseason berth

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Interscholastic Pennsylvania Cycling League to hold finals in Boyce Park
The Interscholastic Pennsylvania Cycling League will hold its fifth and final event of the season at Boyce Park on Saturday and Sunday. The league consists

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Ligonier Valley's Jackson Daugherty (12) takes a hard hit from Homer-Center's Jesse Lee (34) as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown in the first quarter on Friday Oct. 06, 2017 at Homer-Central.
Top-10 teams collide as Ligonier Valley faces Berlin Brothersvalley in Appalachian Bowl
In the last Appalachian Bowl — the recently revived high school football game pitting regular-season champions from the Heritage and Western Pennsylvania Athletic conferences —

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FINAL WPIAL Football Playoff Qualifiers
All 64 teams are now set for a postseason cruise on the Highway to Heinz or the Road to Robert Morris heading into the final day of the regular season. Here is the final WPIAL football playoff picture with the order of the postseason teams from each conference. 6-A, 5-A and 4-A – Top 4 […]

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WPIAL/City League Week Nine Friday Football Scores
Here are the Week Nine final scores. The curtain has closed on the 2017 WPIAL regular season for all but 8 teams, who are still waiting for their Saturday gridiron action. 6-A Northern Seven Conference: Pine-Richland Rams  48  –  North Allegheny Tigers  28  (F) Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings  21  –  Penn Hills Indians  0  (F) […]

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WPIAL Girls X-Country – Oakland, S.Fayette & Vincentian Win Gold
Vincentian Academy girls’ cross-country team captured its third-straight WPIAL title on Thursday, while Oakland Catholic won for the second-consecutive year, and South Fayette secured gold for the first time in program history. Meanwhile, three new individual champions were crowned. The action unfolded on a slightly-chilly but overall pleasant afternoon at Coopers Lake Campground in Slippery […]

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WPIAL Boys X-Country – Seneca Valley, Indiana & Winchester Champs
Winchester-Thurston and Seneca Valley both repeated as boys’ cross-country team champions on Thursday, while Indiana also claimed gold. Meanwhile, the three individual winners were first-time champions, all of whom finished in the top five in their respective classifications last year. In the annual event held at Coopers Lake Campground in Slippery Rock, Winchester-Thurston displayed complete […]

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Yough's Justine Appolonia (3) charges toward the Burrell goal in overtime on Thursday Oct. 26, 2017 at Norwin.
Video: Reactions from Yough’s overtime girls soccer win against Burrell in the WPIAL playoffs
The Yough girls soccer team topped Burrell in the WPIAL playoffs Friday. Justine Appolonia scored twice, including the winner in overtime; here she discusses the

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Penn-Trafford's Kiley Dugan (38) celebrates a goal against Fox Chapel in the second half on Thursday Oct. 26, 2017 at Norwin.
Video: Reactions from Penn-Trafford’s win over Fox Chapel in girls soccer
The Penn-Trafford girls soccer team defeated nemesis Fox Chapel in the WPIAL playoffs Friday.

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Video: Norwin girls advance to WPIAL semifinals
October 26, 2017
The Norwin girls soccer team held off Kiski Area, 3-1, in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals at Penn-Trafford. Norwin is on to the semifinals for

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Video: GCC girls shut out Vincentian
Greensburg Central Catholic blanks Vincentian, 1-0, in WPIAL Class A girls soccer quarterfinals at Penn-Trafford.

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Pittsburgh roundup: North Allegheny girls upset No. 1 Pine-Richland
Junior midfielder Alex Adams scored twice as No. 9-seeded North Allegheny upset top-seeded rival Pine-Richland, 2-0, in a WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer quarterfinal-round game

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