Tag: Gateway
Big Game Hunting – Week Twelve
November 16, 2017
We take the off-ramp to Heinz Field here in Week 12 for the four WPIAL Championships to be decided in the mustard bowl, three of which are rematches as we continue with the déjà vu post season. We have the Semifinals in the two smallest classifications in the WPIAL as well. We also have a […]
Longtime rivals Penn-Trafford, Gateway will relish WPIAL Class 5A final matchup
While their decades-old tradition was interrupted by changing times and school mergers, Penn-Trafford and Gateway revived their annual andquot;Victory Bellandquot; custom several years ago, wheeling
Penn-Trafford coach Ruane endures ‘unique’ week teaching at Gateway
November 15, 2017
You could say Penn-Trafford took Gateway to school when the teams met in Week 5. The Warriors rolled to a 28-0 win, forcing three turnovers
Plays of the Week – Week Eleven
November 14, 2017
Last Friday, the 1A and 2A classifications featured quarterfinals games, while 3A – 6A teams played in semifinals tilts. When the final whistle sounded, eight teams punched their tickets to Heinz Field for WPIAL championship contests, while another eight took a step closer on the road to RMU. Among the matchups, a battle between historic […]
Video: WPIAL football championship breakdown for Class 5A
Tribune-Review columnist Kevin Gorman and Triblive High School Sports Network broadcaster Don Rebel preview the WPIAL Class 5A championship featuring Gateway and Penn-Trafford on this
Gateway’s Jordan Edwards, Olivia Miller finalize college decisions
November 12, 2017
Jordan Edwards saw Gateway athletes celebrate their college choices on signing day year after year, and she knew some day, her time would come. That
WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Eleven
There was a major chill in the air Friday with game time temps in the upper 20’s. While fans, bands, officials, coaches and players had to bundle up or think toasty thoughts, these players performances were scorching hot in leading their teams either to a title game next Saturday at the last exit on the […]Gateway survives McKeesport, advances to WPIAL final
November 10, 2017
Don Holl said he suffered no flashbacks to last season's WPIAL semifinal against McKeesport as the Tigers converted a hook-and-lateral on a last-gasp drive. His
Gateway hoping to avenge last-second loss in ’16 semifinals
November 5, 2017
Last year's Class 5A football semifinal game between McKeesport and Gateway will go down as a WPIAL classic. With 5 seconds left, only something unusual
WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Ten
The lights are always brighter in November. The nerves are always higher on The Highway to Heinz. The stakes are always bigger on The Road to Robert Morris. With those things all coming into play, the WPIAL raised the curtain on the 2017 WPIAL Football Playoffs on Friday with 31 of 32 Quarterfinals and First […]
