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Senior trio set to lead Quaker Valley volleyball
September 4, 2017
The Quaker Valley girls volleyball team has two goals: stay healthy and make the playoffs. The Quakers missed the WPIAL Class AA tournament last season,

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Hudak looks to develop Penn-Trafford tennis players
To say first-year Penn-Trafford girls tennis coach Megan Hudak is personally invested in the program would be an understatement. The 2011 Penn-Trafford grad and four-year

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Penn-Trafford's Kenzie Schropp during volleyball practice on Wednesday Aug. 30, 2017 at Penn-Trafford.
Penn-Trafford volleyball seeks return to WPIAL postseason
The goal for the Penn-Trafford girls volleyball team is simple: survive and advance. Going into the 2016 WPIAL playoffs as the No. 9 seed, the

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Norwin Hall of Fame to induct honorees
The Norwin Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its ninth annual class during homecoming weekend Sept. 21. Tickets are available for $35 each by contacting

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Franklin Regional tennis aims to contend for Section 1 title
The Franklin Regional girls tennis team lost nine graduates from last year's team, but it's familiar territory for coach Howard Fisher to have to replace

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Franklin Regional senior setter Julia Petrucci has been a starter since her freshman season.
Underclassmen set to step into key roles for Franklin Regional girls volleyball
Franklin Regional girls volleyball coach Mike Feorene isn't ready to forecast where his team will end up this season, but one thing he is certain

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Plum volleyball not satisfied with ’16 finish
Carly Bonk saw her Plum varsity girls volleyball team make strides throughout last season, and those improvements culminated in a third-place finish in Section 4

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Derry senior outside hitter Alix Ellis was an all-section and all-WPIAL performer last season.
Derry volleyball relying on new players to contribute after graduation of six seniors
Derry's girls volleyball team bid farewell to six seniors after last season. Most were three-year starters, so their departure left a big void. But the

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From left, Norwin's Eva Frankovic, Maddie Genicola, Alyssa Victor, Sam Wexell, Emily Harrigan and Lexy Kendro pose for a photo Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 at Norwin High School.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin girls soccer team could heed some advice from Hempfield softball team
If the nationally ranked Norwin girls soccer team is looking for advice navigating through this pressure-packed season, it can find it a few miles down

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/04/2017
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten seven in 6-A and top ten football teams in each of the other five classifications. Here are the rankings following Week One of the 2017 high school football season. WPIAL CLASS 6-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP SEVEN: 1.    PINE-RICHLAND […]

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Pine-Richland girls volleyball optimistic about season
September 3, 2017
The Pine-Richland girls volleyball team hasn't played an official contest yet, but the work the group put in during the preseason has coach Amanda Fetter

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Pine-Richland's Raymond Falcone scores against Bethel Park during the WPIAL Class 6A First Round Playoff game at Blackhawk Stadium on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016.
Pine-Richland’s Falcone keeps up production rate
Pine-Richland's Raymond Falcone was one of the WPIAL's most productive wide receivers last season, catching 59 passes for a district-best 1,229 yards with 14 touchdowns

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Plum basketball coach Steve Elsier during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 at Plum High School.
Plum’s Elsier settles in as girls basketball coach
Steve Elsier finds himself in unfamiliar territory as the new Plum girls basketball coach, but he is not unfamiliar to coaching at the high school

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Hampton girls tennis solid at singles but looking for continuity at doubles
For Hampton tennis, the dynamic has changed, but the goal remains the same. Last year, all three singles players were underclassmen. The seniors filled out

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Senior Maddie Ware is a returning starter for the Hampton girls volleyball team.
Hampton volleyball expects to have another strong season despite loss of six seniors
Senior outside hitter Kira Diehm was reflecting on her earlier days with the Hampton volleyball team. There was a time before the WPIAL championship and

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Shaler's cross country team trains for the upcoming season Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Titan Stadium.
Shaler runners eye improvement
Having the boys and girls cross country team stocked with freshmen is an encouraging sign for Shaler coach Justin Eskra. Getting middle school runners into

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Gateway setter Emmie Otterman competes against Norwin Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Norwin.
Randolph hopes to guide Gateway volleyball back to playoffs
In some capacity, Phil Randolph has been involved with the Gateway volleyball program for more than a decade. He has served as an assistant to

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Fox Chapel's Charlotte James
James helps Fox Chapel tennis to 7-0 start
After a successful freshman year that saw Fox Chapel sophomore Charlotte James team up to win the WPIAL and PIAA doubles championships with Amanda Nord,

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Fox Chapel starting goalie Katie Feczko dives for a ball during practice on Aug. 30, 2017, at Fox Chapel.
Fox Chapel girls soccer hoping for return to state playoffs but must replace all-state players
The Fox Chapel girls soccer team finished the 2016 season with an overall record of 16-7 and were section co-champions with a 9-1 record. The

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Shady Side Academy girls soccer preparing for WPIAL title defense
The Shady Side Academy girls soccer team won the WPIAL Class A title and finished second in the state last year. Leah Powers will be

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