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Freeport senior Jacksen Reiser helps instruct during practice Aug. 30, 2022, at Freeport High School.
Freeport senior Reiser vows to help team after injury
September 1, 2022
Jacksen Reiser was hoping to have a big senior season with the Freeport football team.

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North Allegheny quarterback Logan Kushner works out during a preseason practice.
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 1
Welcome to Week 1 of the 2022 WPIAL football season.

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OLSH quarterback Nehemiah Azeem works out on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at Youthtowne.
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 1
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 1:

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The sun comes up at New Kensington Memorial Stadium as the facility is set to open on Sept. 6, 1947. Note the minute and second hands on the scoreboard clock in the days before digital timing.
Through the Years: Ken High Memorial Stadium opened to great fanfare 75 years ago
Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.

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Hempfield senior football player Zach Persinger
Westmoreland football notebook: Hempfield senior perseveres after 3 ACL tears
Arthritis at age 25? A knee replacement at 35?

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 31, 2022
High schools

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Bethel Park’s Eva Blatz
High school roundup for Aug. 31, 2022: Bethel Park girls soccer goes to 2-0
August 31, 2022
Eva Blatz scored the lone goal on a first-half penalty kick to lead Bethel Park (2-0, 2-0) to a 1-0 girls soccer victory over Peters Township (1-1-1, 1-1) in Section 2-4A on Wednesday.

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Sewickley Academy goalkeeper Cooper Wentz makes a save against Beaver County Christian last season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 1, 2022: Top teams meet on busy night of boys soccer
Welcome to September, where the thought of fall colors and cooler temperatures down the road may help deal with another summer-like day around the various district athletic fields.

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Franklin Regional girls soccer players warm up before Wednesday night’s game at Penn-Trafford in Harrison City.
Franklin Regional buckles down, makes early goal stand up in win over Penn-Trafford
Get a goal on the board early, possess the ball and make defensive stops.

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Franklin Regional’s Colton Hudson (10) celebrates with Samuel Dawson after scoring his first goal against Kiski Area during a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal last season.
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: New coach putting stamp on Franklin Regional program
Hired very late in the process, Lukas Petersen is still getting to know his players, implement the basics of his system and make the Franklin Regional boys soccer program his own.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Carlo Denis works against Winchester Thurston’s Michael Miller during the WPIAL Class A boys championship game last season.
With shackles off, expect big goal totals from Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer
One of the first directives Rob Fabean put into place when he took over the Greensburg Central Catholic boys soccer team last season was his three-goal rule.

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Aliquippa coach Mike Warfield works with his team during a preseason practice.
Trib 10: Aliquippa tops season’s 1st power rankings
With Zero results in the books, so to speak, which district teams are feeling enough power to earn a spot in the first Trib 10 of the 2022 season?

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Burrell running back Mason Jones (3) looks to block Jeannette’s Lonnie Greene (18) to open a hole for Devin Beattie (11) last Friday.
Burrell turns back the clock, brings old-school offense into matchup with Deer Lakes
Burrell High School wasn’t even around in the 1950s.

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Apollo-Ridge coach John Skiba works with his team during a preseason practice.
Before A-K Valley teams kick off Week 1, The Birdie breaks out his hot air detector
Last week: 10-1

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Montour readies to take the field against Mars Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 at Montour High School.
2022 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 1
Friday

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Penn-Trafford’s Jake Otto is a member of the 2022 football team.
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2022 Week 1
Robert Fulton

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Franklin Regional’s Zach Bewszka works out under a rainbow during a preseason practice.
Latrobe-FR matchup to answer questions about game-scrimmage debate
Which is more beneficial for a high school football team in Week Zero: playing an actual game or participating in a scrimmage?

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Hempfield’s Keiran Lippman celebrates a touchdown with Daniel Katonka (right) after scoring against Greensburg Salem last Friday.
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 1
Nonconference

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Hempfield’s Jake Phillips (11), Tyson Gregory (7) and Gino Ceasar (2) take to the field to play against Greensburg Salem on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, at Offutt Field in Greensburg.
The Birdie has some pet peeves with Westmoreland County football
Last week: 10-0 (100%)

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Kiski Area’s Domanick Simmons makes a catch against Plum last week.
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 1
Nonconference

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