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Rochester varsity football player suffered seizure during game, family says
ROCHESTER, Pa. (KDKA) -- A Rochester High School football player is in the hospital tonight after collapsing during a game against Shenango on Friday.Carter Mason took a hit in the fourth quarter of the game, walked off the field on his power, and then collapsed on the sidelines.Medical staff quickly came to his aid, and the game was paused.Carter's family told KDKA-TV that he had a seizure."Apparently, he must have bumped in with another player and was hit on the left side of his head, and he had collapsed, they said it looked like seizures, and they got an ambulance for him and took him up to Children's Hospital. They [flew] him to Children's Hospital," Dorothy Mason, Carter's grandmother, said.His grandmother says Carter has had concussions in the past from playing football.They say he remains unconscious in the hospital.The Rochester Area School District released a statement on social media, saying in part: "The school district, including families, students, and staff send their thoughts and prayers to the student, his family, our coaches and team, along with the Rochester school community."
Oak Glen High School students come together to help Hurricane Helene victims
HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – Clean up continues almost two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of North Carolina. Strong winds and deadly floods have left regions of the Appalachian Mountains almost unrecognizable and the people who live there have lost everything. One local high school at the very top of West Virgnia is doing […]
Times' high school football top performances: Week 6
The Beaver County Times will recognize high school football players across the Beaver Valley for their impressive performances each week. Here are the standout efforts for Week 6. More: Beaver Valley high school football Week 6 roundup: Central Valley running back puts together career night Stephen Knallay, Blackhawk ...
Select the Times' boy's and girl's high school athletes of the week for Sept. 29 through Oct. 5
It's time to select the boys and girls high school athletes of the week! Every Monday, the Beaver County Times will post two new polls featuring student-athletes who had strong performances during the past week. The Times will pull nominees based on input from our staff and contributors. You can also nominate an athlete...
Jewish student attacked near Pitt's campus recounts incident
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Jewish student who was attacked in late September near Pitt's campus in Oakland while wearing a Star of David necklace shared his story for the first time, saying that he has no plans to hide his religious identity. Brandon Bowman told KDKA-TV he was walking home late at night when a man walking with a group of about seven others made eye contact with him and his necklace. "They identified me as a Jew, and then they said things about Israel [and] my religion," Bowman said. They included defamatory insults, slurs about Jews, and other "vile" inflammatory language, he said....
Past PPS closures still haunt district parents. Families worry they’ll go through it again.
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ last round of school consolidations hit the West Side hard, with three of the seven total closures taking place in Sheraden, Crafton Heights and Elliott in 2012. Parents like Shayla Penn, of Sheraden, endured those closures just over a decade ago. She now worries her family...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 4, 2024
Oct. 5—High school Football Friday's results WPIAL Class 6A Hempfield 34, Norwin 28 Seneca Valley 31, Canon-McMillan 30 North Allegheny 28, Mt. Lebanon 21 Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park 56, Baldwin 6 Peters Township 23, Moon 14 Upper St. Clair 17, South Fayette 7 Big East Kiski Area 36, Latrobe 13 Penn-Trafford 32, Gateway 13 Woodland Hills 36, Armstrong 6 Northeast North Hills 21, Plum 14 ...
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