Tag: West Mifflin
Big Game Hunting – Week Eight
October 19, 2017
The penultimate weekend of the regular season is here and there is still so much to decide. There were some big upsets last week and some things got sorted out. Just two playoff spots remain in 6-A entering week eight and a single spot remains unclaimed in 5-A. Meanwhile in the smaller classifications things are […]
Week 8’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in Westmoreland County
October 18, 2017
Class 5A Big East Conference Kiski Area (1-7, 1-5) at 1-5A Penn-Trafford (8-0, 6-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Last week: Kiski Area lost to Gateway, 61-21.
West Mifflin beats Greensburg Salem in Big Nine defensive struggle
September 29, 2017
Greensburg Salem played its 1,100th football game Friday night at Offutt Field. Golden Lions coach Dave Keefer might be able to give you 1,101 reasons
Big Game Hunting – Week Five
September 28, 2017
Playoff picture taking shape now with some new names getting into the mix. Joe Rossi and the South Fayette Lions keep rolling through another regular season. Joey Koroly at my alma mater etching his name into the record books. The real attention-getter last weekend was Pine-Richland. Sure no surprise that they won against then number […]
Chicks Picks – Week Two – 2017
September 7, 2017
Welcome to Week 2 of the high school football season. Chick’s Picks is the proud owner of two beautiful boxer dogs, Ursa and Stella. Like any good dogs, Ursa and Stella really enjoy long walks with their humans. Earlier this week, Chick’s Picks packed up her trusty crystal ball and her dogs, and headed out […]
CTK ’17 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten – Class 4-A
August 29, 2017
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each of the six classifications. With days to go before the 2017 WPIAL football regular season kicks off with Week One, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams…with the Top Ten in Class 4-A. WPIAL […]
CTK ’17 – 4-A Big Nine Conference Preview
August 21, 2017
The Big Nine Conference not only produced the WPIAL champs in 4A last year, but also featured three semifinalists: Thomas Jefferson, West Mifflin and Ringgold. Everyone else is still looking up at TJ, though, as the Jaguars cruised to another district crown. Belle Vernon Area also made the postseason in 2016, while Greensburg Salem and […]
HS football position by position breakdown: Scouting the running backs
August 13, 2017
One running back or two Not all high school coaches use the same approach when it comes to their backfield workloads. While some ride one
WPIAL football conference preview: Class 4A Big 9
The favorite Thomas Jefferson (12-1 overall, 8-0 Big 9 in 2016) Thomas Jefferson has become a regular visitor to Heinz Field, claiming seven WPIAL titles,
Hometown Softball Recap – West Mifflin Titans – 04/05/2017
April 5, 2017
In a true slugfest that featured 29 total hits, a pair of five-run frames keyed the Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles to an 11-8 victory against host West Mifflin on Wednesday. As a result, the Golden Eagles claimed their first win of the campaign, improving to 1-1 in Class 4A Section 2 play, 1-2 overall. Conversely, the setback drops the Titans to 0-4 in section contests, 3-5 overall. It was the Titans who scored the first run of the game, when Jaden Arcuri led off the bottom of the first with a single for West Mifflin. Following a sacrifice, Izzy Farmer plated Arcuri with a single to center field.
