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Loaded Beaver Area roster looks to make noise during 2024 season
BEAVER — It’s not every day you are put in the position that Beaver Area head coach Cort Rowse finds himself entering the 2024 season. After putting together a strong season in his third season at the helm of the Bobcats program, Rowse’s Beaver squad returns almost all of its starters from a year ago. ...
Beaver County Times' 2024 High School football preview
With the 2024 high school football season right around the corner, the Beaver County Times will be hitting the road to cover several training camps over the next week to provide you all of the information for the upcoming season from all 19 teams across the Beaver Valley. There will be a...
Loaded Central Valley roster poised to return to championship form
Editor’s note: Trib HSSN will publish team-by-team previews for one conference per day until the start of the high school football season Aug. 23. Mark Lyons isn’t exactly a big believer in silver linings or excuse making. Lyons, entering his 15th campaign as Central Valley’s coach, is coming...
Beaver has pieces in place to add to program’s storied history
The Beaver Bobcats went 9-3 last year, adding to one of the largest win totals in Pennsylvania high school football history. They’re got 675 victories, good for 25th all-time. Beaver racked up that record last season despite playing a lineup filled with first-year starters after a mass exodus of...
Beaver Falls begins a new era in 2024 season after recent championship success
BEAVER FALLS — A new era has begun within the Beaver Falls program as Jim Mooney takes over as the Tiger's next head coach after Nick Nardone stepped down in January to spend time with his family. Over the past four seasons, this Beaver Falls program has enjoyed bundles of success making the...
Central Valley looking to return to championship form in 2024
MONACA – After spending the past two seasons playing up in Class 4A in the Parkway Conference, Central Valley enters into the 2024 season back in Class 3A where it found a plethora of postseason success both at the district and state levels. Even though the team is moving back down a classification...
McKeesport eager to get over the Aliquippa hump this year
McKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) -- With training camps in full swing all across the WPIAL, McKeesport's team is full of hungry players who are eager to get over the Aliquippa hump this year. After a week of heat acclimation workouts, teams began their training camps Monday with full contact practices."You get tired of all the t-shirts and shorts and all the running around," said McKeesport head coach Matt Miller. "It's finally good to have actual football going on.""This is the day we've been waiting for," said running back Anthony Boyd. "A lot of contact. Hitting. Full speed. Sweat. Blood. That's what I...
Hopewell counting on mix of youth, experience to get back on track
Hopewell is no stranger to elite football. Tony Dorsett, Paul Posluszny and WPIAL all-time leading rusher Rushel Shell all roamed the halls of the high school. Senior Hank Berner understands the tradition of Hopewell football, and he can’t wait to run out of the tunnel with his teammates one last season.
New Blackhawk head coach Jake Wickline excited to begin first season with program
CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP — As the sun began to set Thursday night at Blackhawk High School, there was a different feeling around this Cougars program under first-year head coach Jake Wickline, who takes over after a year filled with uncertainty. Throughout Thursday’s practice, Wickline sprinted up and down the field encouraging and coaching his...
Aliquippa looks to continue postseason success under new head coach Vashawn Patrick
CLARION — Aliquippa’s offseason has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride for the program from lawsuits that looked to force the program to play up yet another classification, to its program’s longtime head coach taking a leave of absence. Now with all the dust settled, the Quips can focus on its...
Ambridge looks to use experience to create continuity within program
AMBRIDGE — Player retention is always an important aspect of growth from within a program. As Ambridge head coach Sherman McBride enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bridgers program, he has retained 17 seniors who look to play a key role during the 2024 season. “I am more at ease...
Ellwood City looks to continue its momentum after first playoff birth in 13 years
ELLWOOD CITY — For the past several seasons before Ellwood City head coach Dan Bradley took over the program, the Wolverines struggled mightily finishing near or at the bottom of their conference year after year. Two years ago, seniors on this Ellwood City squad were planning on how it could potentially win a...
2024 HSSN football position-by-position breakdown: Scouting the running backs
Aug. 14—TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here is a look at the top running backs for the 2024 season. 1. Tiqwai "Tikey" Hayes Aliquippa Senior, 6-1, 198 Soon to be a four-year starter, Hayes already ranks among the top 10 rushers in WPIAL history and is closing in 6,000 career yards. The Penn State commit has won three WPIAL titles, two ...
Cornell looks to get over hump in the 2024 season
CORAOPOLIS — It was a roller coaster ride of a season for Cornell in 2023 and as Ed Dawson enters into his 10th season at the helm, he looks to get his Raiders squad over the hump for a deep run into the playoffs after a disappointing end to the season last year. ...
Seneca Valley football’s Jayden Price, a Toledo commit, back to anchor Raiders’ secondary
The season Jayden Price turned in on the gridiron last year was even more impressive considering he played the entire season with an injury. In the first game against Penn Hills, the Seneca Valley cornerback fell hard to the turf while making a tackle and immediately felt discomfort in his shoulder.
After gaining experience, Quaker Valley looks to take step forward
The 2023 season was a tough grind on a young Quaker Valley football team, much like 2022. After finishing 1-8 two years ago, the Quakers ended up 1-9 last season. They were 1-5 both years in the Class 3A Western Hills Conference. The aim now is to utilize the Quakers’...
Rare losing season jolts North Catholic
The drop to Class 3A could have prompted North Catholic to conclude winning will come easier this season. But it has done exactly the opposite. “Our mindset is that it’s going to be harder,” Penn State-bound senior tight end Brady O’Hara said. “We’ve got to push ourselves even more to excel, and how we want the end of the season to go for us.”
Keller Crowned Champion Of 64th Annual Delmar Golf Course Club Championship
The 64th Annual Delmar Golf Course Club Championship was held August 10th and August 11th, 2024. This season’s championship field was comprised of 62 members of Delmar Golf Course. Ellwood City golf team junior and co-captain, Jordan Keller outlasted the field to be crowned the champion golfer of the...
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