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Aliquippa's Week 1 contest against Belle Vernon cancelled due to excessive lightning
ALIQUIPPA — Friday night’s football game between Aliquippa and Belle Vernon has been called due to excessive lightning in the area. With 7:03 remaining in the first quarter, officials called a lightning delay due to strikes in the area. After over an hour delay, play resumed for five more minutes before the game...
Yough comes alive in 2nd half to beat Charleroi, improve to 2-0
Some football experts say that the most important drives in a football game are the ones right after halftime. That proved to be the case for Yough on Friday night in its Week 1 matchup versus Charleroi at Myron Pottios Stadium. After being shut out in the first half, the...
Frazier out to prove 1-win seasons are thing of the past
Entering the 2024 season, the Frazier football team has plenty to prove. The Commodores want to prove to themselves and their fans that they are a much better team than the last few years’ records have indicated. They also want to prove that they are capable of establishing a winning foundation, which will be built upon in the years to come.
High school football roundup for Aug. 30, 2024: Bethel Park rolls past Mars
Ja Vaughn Moore rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns to lead Class 5A Bethel Park to a 49-13 nonconference victory at Class 4A No. 3 Mars (1-1) on Friday night. David Dennison added 142 rushing yards and two touchdowns for Bethel Park (2-0) while teammate Tanner Pfeuffer threw for 120 yards and one TD.
Monster Truck Racing at Fayette County Fairgrounds
The Monster Trucks invaded Fayette County Fairgrounds in Dunbar, Pennsylvania, on July 31, 2024, featuring the skills competition, racing, and freestyle. The trucks that competed on the show were Spike, Avenger, Axe, Virginia Giant, and Brutus. Avengers Racing filmed this event. Subscribe to their YouTube Channel today.
2024 WPIAL Week 1 Games of the Week
The 2024 WPIAL football season kicked off last week with teams playing self-scheduled Week 0 games. This week, the season gets into full swing as we enter the 9-week regular season where all games are scheduled by the WPIAL. Conference play will kick off in Week 3, but these games could matter for playoff qualification. One of the biggest changes this year is that the WPIAL Committee will select the last few wild card spots in each classification (except 6A). The Committee has said they will consider performance in non-conference games as part of their analysis for Wild Card selection. This means the race for the playoffs starts now.
Peters Township punishes McKeesport with defense, running game
Aug. 31—Peters Township knows a little about running the football, too. Hosting a McKeesport team that usually thrives on the ground, Peters Township ran the ball close to 50 times and mixed in some quarterback draws Friday night in a 42-7 nonconference win that ended with a running clock. The Indians, who led the WPIAL in passing yards last year, scored four rushing touchdowns. Junior running ...
PUP Friday Night Rewind (Week 1): High-scoring Highlands tops Elizabeth Forward in 3OT; Pine-Richland rallies past Central Catholic; Peters Township pounds McKeesport
One of the highest-scoring local high school football games in recent memory had to end one way or another, so Highlands coach Matt Bonislawski decided enough was enough. “I don’t second guess. I went for two last week [in an overtime loss against Armstrong], and I would do it again,” Bonislawski said. “To be honest, if there was no kicking involved and 2-point conversions involved, we probably would still be playing. It was just score after score after score.”
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Hempfield’s Dom Detruf shines in return
Hempfield took the field Friday night in its home opener with a surprise starter at quarterback. Junior Dom Detruf, who tried to keep his medical clearance Wednesday under wraps, returned after limited practice time this summer because of myocarditis — an inflamed heart. “We tried to keep it quiet,”...
Uniontown enjoying some success as independent program
The Uniontown football team can divide its recent history into two eras: pre-covid and post-covid. In the seasons just before the pandemic hit, the Red Raiders were struggling. The team was finding it tough to build its roster and even tougher to come up with wins in its WPIAL conference.
Laurel Highlands expecting to return to form after down year
Entering his sixth year as head coach at Laurel Highlands, Rich Kolesar can usually assess the coming fortunes of his Mustangs by the way offseason workouts progress. Kolesar said the years that the offseason work has gone well, Laurel Highlands has had successful seasons. Coming off consecutive eight-win campaigns last...
D10 Recaps: Meadville Wins Four Overtime Thriller; Prep Swarms Sharon; Oil City, GM Earn Convincing Wins Powered by Generational Wealth Management
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. – Trailing 21-6 at halftime, Meadville rallied for a thrilling 48-41 win in four overtimes at Connellsville. • Eisenhower Edges Saegertown • Union/ACV Stymies Ridgway • D9 Big School Recaps • D9 Small School Recaps. Jordan Lawrence had an interception for Meadville in the...
Connellsville goes independent with momentum after .500 season
For a number of years, one of the main goals for the Connellsville football team has been to reestablish a winning culture that can be sustained long term. That’s proven to be a difficult task, but last year, the Falcons seemed to take a legitimate step forward by posting a 5-5 record. It was only the third time in the past 20 years in which Connellsville has been able to finish with a non-losing season.
Thomas Jefferson’s Running Game Excels in 27-13 Win Over Central Valley
CENTER TWP., Pa. — Thomas Jefferson Jaguars head coach Bill Cherpak and Central Valley Warriors head coach Mark Lyons are arguably two of the most successful football coaches in WPIAL history. Both coaches have the reputation of winning football games in their careers combining to win 14 WPIAL championships and seven PIAA championships. However, as the Jaguars traveled to take on the Warriors in tonight’s non-conference matchup, Cherpak and Lyons realized that one of them was going to lose.
Mt. Pleasant wins high-scoring, OT affair against Greensburg Central Catholic
It was another high-scoring affair between Mt. Pleasant and Greensburg Central Catholic, and this year’s iteration took double overtime. Vikings quarterback Cole Chatfield found sophomore running back Stephen Predajna wide open in the right flat for a touchdown, and Predajna punched in the 2-point conversion for a 36-35 Mt. Pleasant victory Friday.
Soccer Recap: Elizabeth Forward Finds Home Pitch Redemption Against South Allegheny
There's no place like home for Elizabeth Forward, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the South Allegheny Gladiators a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Warriors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head. Elizabeth Forward's...
Zier Williams, Deer Lakes take down Class 2A No. 3 South Park
Deer Lakes rode the legs of Zier Williams to outlast Class 2A No. 3 ranked South Park, 35-22, in a nonconference football game Friday night. In a game with many twists and turns, the Class 3A Lancers moved to 2-0 on the season. Williams, the senior running back, scored three...
Norwin uses strong ground game to defeat Kiski Area
For the second straight week, Kiski Area played out of conference, hosting Class 6A Norwin on Friday night to open a four game homestand. The Cavaliers, who jumped in front 7-0, trailed 20-7 at halftime. Kiski Area went back in the lead 21-20 before the Knights scored the game’s final 13 points for a 33-21 win at Richard A. Diltz field.
Highlands bounces back to defeat Elizabeth Forward in triple-OT thriller
The Highlands and Elizabeth Forward football teams both experienced heartbreak in Week Zero. The Golden Rams lost to Armstrong by one in overtime, and the Warriors came up short by one against West Mifflin as a conversion attempt was unsuccessful with no time left in regulation. But Friday night at...
Women's XC is Back at Wolfpack Invitational
YOUNGWOOD: The Pitt-Greensburg women's cross-country team is back at it as the team competed in the Wolpack Invitational 5k, hosted by Westmoreland County Community College. Bobcat junior Trinity Lockwood-Morris was the team's top finisher with the No. 13 team in the event. Lockwood-Morris finished the 5k in 25:34.80. Senior captain...
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