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North Allegheny and Central Catholic players and coach get spots on PA Sportswriters Class 6A All-State Team

December 29, 2023

Logan Kushner, Peyton Wehner, Pete Gonzalez, Jack Yatchenko, Anthony Speca, Cole Sullivan, and Tyree Alualu  were all the WPIAL players named to the PA Sportswriters Class 6A All-State Team.  All seven WPIAL players that are on the All-State team come from Pittsburgh Central Catholic and North Allegheny. Art Walker the 6A Coach of the Year […]

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Ten WPIAL players named to PA Sportswriters Class 5A All-Sate Team

December 29, 2023

Nolan DiLucia, Julian Dugger, Brad Birch, Luke Denny, Scoop Smith, Ryan Cory, Zach Tomosovich, Clancy Orie, Mickey Vaccarello, and Jackson Pons were all the WPIAL players named to the PA Sportswriters Class 5A All-State Team.  Peters Township had two players make this year’s All-State Team.  DiLucia, in his first season as the starting QB for […]

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Six WPIAL players and coach named to PA Sportswriters Class 4A All-State Team

December 29, 2023

Tiqwai Hayes, Quentin Goode, Jake Wolfe, Courtney Dunn, Cam Lindsey, Alex Tatsch, Arison Walker, all represent the WPIAL in the PA Sportswriters Class 4A All-State Team.  Head Coach Mike Warfield from Aliquippa won 4A Coach of the Year. Warfield improved his all time record to 74-6 while helping the Quips appear in four straight 4A […]

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Five WPIAL players and coach named to PA Sportswriters Class 3A All-State Team

December 28, 2023

Quinton Martin, Rico Steele, Andrew Kuban, Braden Laux, Adam LaCarte were the WPIAL players named to the PA Sportswriters Class 3A All-State Team. Head Coach Matt Humbert for the second straight year was named 3A Coach of the Year. Humbert led the Leopards to a 13-1 season this year and 12-2 last season.  Belle Vernon, […]

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Eight WPIAL players and coach named to 2A PA Sportswriters All-State Team

December 28, 2023

Donald Barksdale, Dorian McGhee, Taymir O’Neal, Mike Crist, Michael Richardson, Dayshaun Burnett, Anthony Bonner, and Ty Abram are the WPIAL players that have all been named to the PA Sportswriters Class 2A All-State Team.  Head Coach Donta Green from Westinghouse was named Coach of the Year. Green led the Bulldogs to back-to-back City League Championships, […]

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Fort Cherry leads way with two of four WPIAL players selected to 1A All-State team

December 28, 2023

Matt Sieg, Braylon Thomas, Lou Ryan, and Jason Cross from the WPIAL have been named to the PA Sportswriters Class 1A All-State Team.  Sieg, QB from Fort Cherry, led the way for the Rangers to win the 1A WPIAL Championship, and just fell short of the State Championship against Steelton-Highspire. This season he passed for […]

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Braden Laux signs his letter of intent to Eastern Michigan

December 20, 2023

Braden Laux, Belle Vernon QB/TE, has written his letter of intent to play at Eastern Michigan University The QB from Pennsylvania is the newest TE at EMU! Let’s welcome Braden Laux!#ETOUGH ⛓️ #24OURS pic.twitter.com/H6YrVR4u70 — Eastern Michigan Football (@EMUFB) December 20, 2023 Laux had also received offers including Western Kentucky, Marshall, and Maine. “They made […]

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North Allegheny’s Sellers and Chmura sign NLI’s

December 20, 2023

The defending 6A WPIAL champions have two players who signed their letters of intent today. Both Daniel Sellers and Cameron Chmura will be playing football in college at the D1 level. Sellers signed to the University of Richmond 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙀𝘿 ✍️🕷️ Daniel Sellers l (@danielsellers26) DE | 6-3 | 220 Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Allegheny#OneRichmond | […]

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Four Central Catholic Vikings sign their letter of intent

December 20, 2023

Cental Catholic’s Payton Wehner, Peter Gonzalez, Ty Yuhas, and Anthony Speca  signed their NLI’s to play D1 College football today.   Wehner signed to Saint Francis University.  Wehner had other offers to play at Cal, The Citidel, and Mercyhurst. Wehner finished the season with a 69% completion percentage, 2,940 passing yards, and 36 TDs.  Wehner […]

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Westinghouse defeats Beaver Falls, heading to second straight state championship

December 2, 2023

The Westinghouse Bulldogs defeated the Beaver Falls Tigers on Friday night with a final score of 28-8.  The Bulldogs were led by their defense only allowing eight points and the five fourth down stops, two of which were inside the 20-yard line.  The game opened up with an almost six-minute drive by Beaver Falls, but […]

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Aliquippa outlasts McKeesport, wins third straight 4A WPIAL title

November 25, 2023

Aliquippa would start the game with the ball and punt away as their first drive only lasted one minute and fifty-eight seconds. McKeesport’s first drive lasted six minutes and fifty-three, but ended in a missed field goal.  The Quips on their second drive was another short one as they only ran four plays before punting […]

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Fort Cherry rolls through South Side, winning first 1A WPIAL title

November 24, 2023

On the first play off the game, South Side would fumble the ball and it would be recovered by Fort Cherry. The Rangers then went on a five plus minute drive resulting in a 2-yard Matt Sieg rushing TD. The extra point was no good and the Rangers led 6-0 with 6:02 remaining in the […]

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5A PIAA Quarterfinal Preview: Peters Township vs Cathedral Prep

November 23, 2023

The race for the state title has begun for Peters Township and Cathedral Prep as these teams will clash on Friday night.  Cathedral Prep 7-3 (2-1) The Ramblers have made the playoffs every year since 2005 (19 straight years) and are on a five game win streak.  This Rambler offense remains explosive as they have […]

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PIAA 6A Quarterfinal Round Preview: North Allegheny vs McDowell

November 22, 2023

The race for the state title has begun for North Allegheny and McDowell as these teams will clash on Friday night.  McDowell 8-4 (3-0) The McDowell Spartans come into this game 8-4 overall and coming off a 47-20 win over State College. The Trojans showed a dominating running game, with a great defensive effort.  RB […]

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North Allegheny defeats Central Catholic, wins second 6A title in two years

November 19, 2023

For the second straight year, both North Allegheny and Central Catholic battled it out for the 6A title and it was as close as expected. Central Catholic’s Xxavier Thomas opened up the game with a 99-yard kickoff return. Unfortunately, The Vikings missed the extra-point, but led 6-0.  XXAVIER THOMAS OPENS THE GAKE WITHA 99 YARD […]

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Peters Township defeats Pine Richland 43-17 for the 5A WPIAL Championship

November 18, 2023

Written by: Dean Shazer Both teams started slow with empty possessions on both sides. The first big play of the game was from #2 of Pine Richland Tanner Cunningham when he picked off Nolan DiLucia. Pine Richland took advantage and kicked a 48-yard field goal with 5:07 left in Q1. Pine Richland strikes first with […]

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District 7: 1A-4A Semi Final Preview

November 17, 2023

After another round of playoff games, 1A through 4A will be holding their semifinal matchups this Friday. With that being said, here is your District 7 playoff preview. Class 1A: South Side (1) – After earning the top seed in the playoffs to their 12-0 overall record in 1A, the South Side Rams shutout the […]

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District 7: Class 6A Championship Preview

November 14, 2023

For the second straight year we will see the Central catholic Vikings face the North Allegheny Tigers in a WPIAL 6A Championship game. The Vikings have gone 10-1 overall this season and currently sit one game away from another WPIAL 6A Championship. However, the team that stands in the way is the team that defeated […]

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District 7: Class 5A Championship Preview

November 13, 2023

The storyline for Saturday’s 5A Championship matchup is something you write about happening. You have Peters Township that last season missed the playoffs and finished 6-4 overall and 3-2 in conference play. On the other side, you have the defending 5A WPIAL and PIAA champions Pine- Richland who started off the last season 1-3. And […]

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District 7: WPIAL Playoff Preview

November 3, 2023

The regular season has ended, however the postseason is just getting started. For most this is another week, but for others this is a turnaround year from the past and look to keep playing another week. Here is your 2023 District 7 Playoff Preview.  Class 1A: South Side (1) – The Rams were one of two […]

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Peters Township defeats Bethel Park, finishing regular season undefeated

October 28, 2023

On Friday night, Peters Township defeated Bethel Park with a final score of 68-28. With this win the Indians complete an undefeated regular season record of 10-0.  The game starts off with a Peters three-and-out. Bethel Park responds with a play action touchdown pass from QB Tanner Pfeuffer to Ryan Petras. TOUCHDOWN @BPHawksfootball BY RYAN […]

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Mt. Lebanon defeats Baldwin 37-6

October 21, 2023

Written by: Kent Peterson On Friday night the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils defeated the Baldwin Fighting Highlanders 37-6. Mount Lebanon came into the game 4-4 looking to get a win after losing three in a row.  Baldwin came into the game 1-6 looking to get an upset win on senior night. The game started out […]

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Peters Township defeats Moon 40-7 and stays undefeated

October 7, 2023

On Friday October sixth, the Peters Township Indians (6-0) took on the visiting Moon Area Tigers (3-3). On the last play of the first quarter, Moon scooped a botched jet sweep attempt from Peters Township and returned it inside of Peters five-yard line. With Moon having great field position and a goal to go, Josh […]

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