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Aliquippa head coach Mike Zmijanac brings his team together before playing Derry during the WPIAL Class AAA semifinal on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 at Fox Chapel High School. Aliquippa won 46-20.
Aliquippa school board to consider replacing football coach Mike Zmijanac
February 20, 2018
The Aliquippa school board could vote Wednesday to replace football coach Mike Zmijanac after 21 seasons and 13 trips to the WPIAL finals. Zmijanac led

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Kiski Area hockey clinches playoffs by eliminating Deer Lakes
February 19, 2018
The Penguins Cup playoff fates of the Deer Lakes and Kiski Area hockey teams came down to Monday's head-to-head Class A matchup at Frozen Pond

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Springdale's Nick Taliani (22) goes up for a shot during their game against Leechburg on Fri. Feb 2, 2018 at Leechburg. Leechburg won 61-44.
A-K Valley basketball teams seek elusive playoff wins
Shortly after taking over as Deer Lakes boys basketball coach in 2015, Terence Parham learned how much time had elapsed since the Lancers last tasted

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Conner Redinger of Quaker Valley gains positioning on South Park's Joseph Fischer in the 106 lbs. championship bout during the WPIAL Class 2A wrestling championships Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Canon-McMillan High School.
Redinger claims Quaker Valley’s 1st WPIAL title
For a program in just its second year of existence, Quaker Valley sending six wrestlers to the WPIAL Class AA tournament was impressive in itself.

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Sewickley Academy hockey surges to reach postseason once again
Reaching the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup playoffs was a breakthrough for Sewickley Academy's hockey team last season. Getting back to the postseason proved to

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Seven Plum seniors celebrated their college recruiting decisions Feb. 7 at the high school. Seated, from left, are Jackson Gildea (Slippery Rock, football), Jamie Denzer (Marietta, women's lacrosse), Sidney Young (Geneva, softball) and Dylan Tomko (Muskingum, football). In back are Kole Lisovich (Penn State-Behrend, men's soccer), Callan Scharba (Point Park, men's soccer) and Jacob George (Slippery Rock, football).
Gildea to join former Plum athletes on Slippery Rock football team
Jackson Gildea began his high school athletic career at Plum as a goalkeeper on the boys soccer team. He added kicking for football his sophomore

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Shady Side Academy's Grady Munroe defends on Avonworth's Jacob Harper Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 during boys 3-A WPIAL action at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High.
High school scores, summaries and schedules: Feb. 19, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday's schedule Times, sites TBD Mt. Lebanon (19-3) vs. Latrobe (16-7); Central Catholic (14-8) vs. Penn

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Shady Side Academy's Skyy Moore fights for a rebound with Avonworth's Tyreek Davis Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 during boys 3-A WPIAL action at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High.
Moore’s late surge guide Shady Side Academy past Avonworth
Skyy Moore spent most of Monday night dealing with foul trouble, but he didn't dwell on the frustration of the situation. He patiently waited for

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High school roundup for Feb. 19, 2018: Melonja’s 35 points leads Lincoln Park past Carlynton
Thomas Melonja had 35 points and Keeno Holmes scored 14, including the 1,000th of his career, as No. 1 Lincoln Park defeated No. 16 Carlynton,

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Franklin Regional's Nate Smith attempts to maintain control over Greensburg Salem's Ian Ewing in the 145 weight class bout Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 during WPIAL wrestling at Franklin Regional High School.
WPIAL wrestling teams learn new section opponents for next 2-year cycle
The WPIAL board of directors approved the new realignment in wrestling for the next two seasons. There are 46 teams in Class AAA, down two

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Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional, Hempfield earn late-season victories
Gavin Patrick had two goals and two assists, and Jack Hughes added a goal and three assists to lead Penn-Trafford to an 8-5 win over

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Leechburg's Tyler Leech (42) goes to the net during their game against Springdale on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at Leechburg. Leechburg won 61-44.
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff preview capsules for Tuesday’s games
Boys basketball Class 2A First round No. 8 Leechburg (14-7) vs. No. 9 Fort Cherry (9-13) 8 p.m. Tuesday at North Hills On air: TribHSSN.triblive.com

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Class 6A girls step into spotlight in 3 WPIAL basketball playoff games to watch Tuesday
It will be a somewhat quiet night Tuesday as the opening round of the WPIAL girls basketball postseason continues with only one classification on the

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WPIAL Class 5A, 2A boys set to open playoffs in 3 games to watch Tuesday
The next to the last day of the first round continues with nine WPIAL boys basketball playoff games Tuesday. There are five Class 5A opening-round

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Ligonier Valley's Michael Marinchak drives past West Shamokin's Tyler Lightcap during their Heritage Conference semifinal Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Ligonier.
District 6 playoff preview capsule: Ligonier Valley boys to host Penns Valley
Wednesday's game Boys District 6 first round Class 3A No. 2 Ligonier Valley (17-4) vs. N o. 7 Penns Valley (10- 11) 7 p.m. at

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Norwin's Jessica Kolesar looks for an opening on net as Latrobe's Laura Graytok follows up on defense during girls' basketball Thursday Jan. 25, 2018 at Greater Latrobe High School.
Competition in Section 2-6A has girls basketball teams prepped for playoffs
When the WPIAL basketball playoff pairings were released last week on an overhead projector in a crowded hotel ballroom in Green Tree, the eyes of

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All-time WPIAL boys basketball championship games No. 9: 2007 Leechburg team edges California
The TribLive High School Sports Network will be counting down the Top 10 boys and girls WPIAL basketball championship games leading up to the 2018

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All-time WPIAL girls basketball championship games No. 9: 1991 St. Francis Academy tops Geibel Catholic
The TribLive High School Sports Network will be counting down the Top 10 boys and girls WPIAL basketball championship games leading up to the 2018

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Countdown to WPIALs: North Allegheny’s Mason Gonzalez has 4 titles to defend
Tribune-Review sports reporter Michael Love and the TribLive High School Sports Network will be profiling 10 swimmers to watch leading up to the 2018 WPIAL

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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.
WPIAL releases winter sports alignment for next 2-year cycle
With six classifications, it's almost impossible to keep all the sections similarly sized and still create geographically friendly sections. andquot;It's awful, it's terrible,andquot; WPIAL executive

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