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Players from Clairton and Riverview take part in the coin toss before their game Sept. 17, 2022, at Riverside Park.
Clairton runs past Riverview for first win
September 17, 2022
Clairton, with its first 0-3 start in more than 40 years, finally entered the victory column Saturday in a big way.

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Tight end Jake Cummings and his Leechburg teammates scored 77 points Friday against Springdale.
George Guido: Dominant Leechburg proving well-rounded
Leechburg’s offense is certainly prolific, but the Blue Devils have been playing some stellar “D.”

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Kiski Area’s Anders Bordoy is a member of the 2022 boys soccer team.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller, Anders Bordoy
Eliza Miller

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Franklin Regional’s Joey Bayne, shown tying the score against Latrobe earlier this month, kicked three field goals in Friday’s upset of Gateway.
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Franklin Regional gets physical
Lance Getsy channeled his inner Greg Botta on Friday night.

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Norwin’s Kate Botti (25) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Kiski Area during their match on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at Kiski Area High School.
Norwin girls volleyball to rely on deep senior class entering Section 3-4A play
Norwin girls volleyball returns most of its rotation from last season’s WPIAL Class 4A playoff team.

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Franklin Regional junior Ellen Liu returns a shot in the section singles semifinals on Sept. 14, 2022 at Franklin Regional.
Franklin Regional girls tennis players eye section title
The Franklin Regional girls tennis team finds itself in a familiar spot as the regular season nears its midway point — atop Section 1-3A.

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Franklin Regional won its second consecutive Westmoreland County Coaches Association Girls Golf Championship Friday at Champion Lakes Golf Course in Bolivar.
Franklin Regional notebook: Girls golf team celebrates WCCA championship
With four top-10 finishers and a little determination to repeat as champion, the Franklin Regional girls golf team defended its Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championship on Sept. 9 at Champion Lakes Golf Course in Bolivar.

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North Allegheny’s Carissa Treser spikes against Freeport volleyball match Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 at North Allegheny High School.
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers shut out Pine-Richland in section volleyball opener
North Allegheny girls volleyball came away victorious over host Pine-Richland last week at a “Spike Out Cancer” event.

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North Allegheny’s Abigail Stager, Allison Burns and Sophia Palermo celebrate with Lucia Wells after a Wells goal against Fox Chapel Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 at North Allegheny High School.
Despite revamped roster, North Allegheny girls soccer again off to strong start
The North Allegheny girls soccer team had six starting spots open this season, more than half of the lineup, but what the Tigers also had was depth.

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Aquinas Academy all-section senior midfielder Isabella Hite looks to play the ball in a game against Mohawk.
Confidence growing for Aquinas Academy girls soccer
The smallest school in WPIAL girls soccer is starting to think big.

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Tough breaks test Aquinas Academy boys soccer team
Aquinas Academy left the field following last season’s WPIAL Class A boys soccer playoff loss to Sewickley Academy with bright hopes for 2022.

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Shady Side Academy field hockey coach Betsy Gorse talks to her team after a 2018 practice.
Young Shady Side Academy field hockey team in midst of rebuilding year
Four-time defending WPIAL Class A field hockey champion Shady Side Academy finds itself looking for some offensive punch.

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Fox Chapel’s Clara Kelley competes at the Gateway Invitational on Sept. 3, 2022, at Boyce Park.
Fox Chapel cross country teams surprise with early success
Fox Chapel’s route to a fourth consecutive boys cross country section title won’t be an easy one with five of the top seven runners graduated.

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Peters Township’s Richie Woods scores past South Fayette’s Cameron Rosinsky during the first quarter on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at Peters.
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 3
Top performers for Week 3 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 16, 2022
High schools

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Canevin quarterback Thomas Kole Olszewski throws during the Willie Thrower quarterbacks camp Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Valley High School.
WPIAL Class A football roundup: No. 1 Bishop Canevin rolls past Burgettstown
Kole Olszewski threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns to lead top-ranked Bishop Canevin to a 38-17 triumph over Burgettstown (1-2, 0-1) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night.

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Riverside’s Sam Hughes works out on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in North Sewickley.
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Riverside rallies past Mohawk in MAC showdown
In the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference, Sam Hughes hit Noah George with a 23-yard touchdown pass with 1 minute, 30 seconds left in the game to give Riverside a 32-28 comeback win over Mohawk (0-2, 0-1) on Friday night.

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Quaker Valley’s Jakub Pickett catches a pass on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at Chuck Knox Stadium.
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Jakub Pickett’s record-setting effort lifts Quaker Valley to victory
Jakub Pickett caught five passes for a school-record 163 yards and two touchdowns as Quaker Valley earned a 40-22 victory over Seton LaSalle (0-4, 0-1) in the Class 3A Western Hills Conference on Friday night.

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Thomas Jefferson quarterback Brody Evans threw three touchdown passes Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Thomas Jefferson topples Latrobe
Brody Evans threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Thomas Jefferson to a 31-21 victory over Latrobe (2-2, 0-1) in the Class 4A Big Seven Conference opener Friday night.

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Elizabeth Forward’s Zachary Boyd outruns Shady Side Academy’s Noah Yeh (left) on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022.
Boyd, White lead Elizabeth Forward past Shady Side Academy
September 16, 2022
Zach Boyd and Zion White continue to torch opposing secondaries, and Elizabeth Forward continues to win because of it.

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