Tag: Hopewell

Hopewell’s James Armstrong is fouled by Deer Lakes’ Luca Mangieri during their WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal Wednesday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Deer Lakes tandem leads upset of Hopewell in Class 4A boys quarterfinals
February 18, 2026
No. 13 Deer Lakes drove No. 5 Hopewell out of the playoffs for a second consecutive upset in a 71-59 boys basketball victory to earn a trip to the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals.

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Deer Lakes’ Evan Moore scores past Burrell’s Gavyn Orr on Jan. 20. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
A-K Valley high school basketball preview capsules for Feb. 18, 2026
February 17, 2026
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Hopewell's James "Booboo" Armstrong and Greensburg Salem's Solomon Cain vie for a loose ball in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round game Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Antonio Rossetti | For TribLive)
Behind big night from James ‘Booboo’ Armstrong, Hopewell zips past Greensburg Salem
February 13, 2026
Hopewell used a 22-point third quarter to get past Greensburg Salem for a 74-49 victory Friday in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs.

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Penn Trafford’s Torrie Destefano and Olivia Weishaar defend on Kiski Area’s Gianna DeVito on Feb. 3. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 13, 2026
February 12, 2026
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Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith reacts during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa on Oct. 18, 2025, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP)
10 greats set for enshrinement to Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame
December 20, 2025
Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith, an Aliquippa native, and professional wrestling champion and New Brighton native “The Franchise” Shane Douglas are two of a group of 10 athletic greats who will be celebrated with enshrinement into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame on June 13 at The Club at Shadow Lakes in Aliquippa.

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Avonworth’s Luca Neal scores his third touchdown against Northwestern Lehigh during the PIAA Class 3A state championship game on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at Cumberland Valley. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
2025 WPIAL All-Conference Football Team: Western Hills
December 13, 2025
Western Hills Conference

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Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett is introduced during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Canton, Ohio. (AP)
Tony Dorsett, Andrew Stockey selected to National HS Football Hall of Fame
December 3, 2025
As the story goes, when Tony Dorsett was a sophomore at Hopewell, coaches did not think he was big enough to play running back.

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Blackhawk’s Aubree Hupp scores over Beaver’s Ava Wright on Jan. 16, 2024.
WPIAL girls basketball Class 4A season preview for 2025-26
November 26, 2025
When Oakland Catholic got past Blackhawk in a memorable Class 4A championship game last March, it was the Eagles’ first WPIAL title in almost 20 years.

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Knoch’s Teegan Finucan scores past North Catholic’s Owen Maddalon on Feb. 4.
WPIAL boys basketball Class 4A season preview for 2025-26
There might be a changing of the guard this season in Class 4A with several key players graduated from teams that went deep into the postseason a year ago, including champion Belle Vernon.

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Aliquippa’s Akiva Woods carries for a long gain through the New Castle defense during their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at Helling Stadium in Ellwood City.
Semifinal victory means Aliquippa likely stays in 4A — 5 things we learned in Week 11
November 9, 2025
Aliquippa will compete in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game for the fifth time in six years, an accomplishment that Quips coach Mike Warfield says should always come with a footnote.

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