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Chicks Picks – Week Twelve – 2017
November 16, 2017
Welcome to Week 12 of the high school football season. Chick’s Picks caught wind that there would be a special guest in the TV broadcast booth this Saturday at Heinz Field. Neil Walker, a 2004 Pine-Richland grad and current MLB star, is said to be one of the commentators in the Class 6A championship when […]
Big Game Hunting – Week Twelve
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 […]
Video: WPIAL football semifinals breakdown for Class 2A
November 14, 2017
Tribune-Review columnist Kevin Gorman and Triblive High School Sports Network broadcaster Don Rebel preview the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals featuring Steel Valley against Riverside and
WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Eleven
November 12, 2017
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 […]
WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Nine 2017
October 28, 2017
Mother Nature must love her high school football. After a chilly and wet week of weather, it was another glorious Friday from the scholastic gridirons weather wise. There were only nine WPIAL football playoff spots up for grabs heading into Friday of Week Nine, but there were plenty of playoff positions, some home field advantage […]
Chicks Picks – Week Nine – 2017
October 26, 2017
Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season. It’s that time of year again when the fall colors abound. At a quick glance, we can see the many shades of orange, red, yellow, and yes, pink. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Once upon a time, the color pink signified delicacy and femininity. For […]
Big Game Hunting – Week Nine
October 25, 2017
I often think how funny it is to see all the work that goes into figuring out playoff scenarios, especially some of the deep-down tiebreaker stuff. The procrastinator in me just says, “week nine is coming, it will all be sorted right out there, so why bother doing the actual math?” Once again, as it […]
High school football notebook: WPIAL sets date, site for Class 2A, A championships
Jeannette, Steel Valley, Clairton, Washington and any other small schools with WPIAL title hopes should clear their schedules the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The WPIAL football
Chicks Picks – Week Eight – 2017
October 19, 2017
Welcome to Week 8 of the high school football season. Late Wednesday night, Chick’s Picks was sitting back, relaxing, and enjoying some TV. Suddenly, out of the blue, a Twitter war broke out among local prognosticators. Although Chick’s Picks had done nothing but mind her own business, one of her rivals called her out – […]
Harlan on recruiting: Washington’s Walker set for debut
September 20, 2017
Washington junior Daniel Walker is a major-college football recruit nobody in the WPIAL has seen play yet. That will change Friday. The standout safety and
