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WPIAL high school football rankings: Week ending Oct. 20, 2024
Oct. 19—Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 7-2, 1 2. North Allegheny, 8-1, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 3-5, 3 4. Canon-McMillan, 3-6, 5 5. Mt. Lebanon, 2-7, NR Out: Hempfield (3-6, 4) Class 5A 1. Upper St. Clair, 9-0, 2 2. Pine-Richland, 7-1, 1 3. Peters Township, 8-1, 3 4. Bethel Park, 8-1, 4 5. Woodland Hills, 7-2, 5 Out: none Class 4A 1. Montour, 8-0, 2 2. Thomas Jefferson, 8-0, 3 ...
Scirotto says he was prepared to step down if he couldn't officiate games
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirottio said he was prepared to step down if he could not return to officiating college basketball games. On Thursday, Scirotto said he is returning to refereeing NCAA basketball games despite telling Mayor Ed Gainey when he took the job that he would no longer pursue the side job. "I have two passions in law enforcement and officiating that I love doing," Scirotto told KDKA-TV on Friday in a phone interview. "And they've always co-existed with each other. And I don't think it's fair for someone to arbitrarily make me decide between the two."In a joint statement...
Several players from Westinghouse and University Prep suspended for City League semifinals
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A large portion of the Westinghouse and University Prep football teams are suspended for the City League semifinals this week.The PIAA has suspended multiple players from both teams after they got into a fight when the two teams played each other last week.Westinghouse was leading the game 43-6 when the fight happened and the game was called in the third quarter. A Pittsburgh Public Schools spokesperson says that Westinghouse will play this week with 'a significantly reduced roster' and that ten University Prep players have also been suspended.Westinghouse is appealing the PIAA's decision to suspend its players.A rematch between the two teams could be possible in the City League championship game if each team wins this week.University Prep plays Allderdice and Westinghouse plays Perry. The winners of the two games will play for the championship next week.
In the midst of many new faces at Pitt, returning players find way to uphold culture coach Jeff Capel is building
Oct. 19—Those players returning to Pitt's basketball team for the 2024-25 season were not surprised that Bub Carrington left for the NBA after one season. Especially when it became almost immediately apparent that Carrington was destined to be a first-round choice. No one panicked, either, even as Carrington left while Blake Hinson also was headed toward a professional career. The team's two ...
Allen Greene hired as AD at Pitt
Pitt is hiring Allen Greene as its next athletic director. "Pitt Athletics is the front porch of the University of Pittsburgh, serving as a crucial access point for so many across our campus, our region, our nation and the world," chancellor Joan Gabel said in a statement Friday. "In Allen Greene, we have a proven national leader who exemplifies the Pitt way, and who has all of the experience and intangibles to elevate our athletics program in competition and in the classroom. In my conversations with Allen and with many others who know him well, it is clear that he...
'We gotta win to get in:' Oakmont football treating rest of regular schedule like playoffs
Football teams are focused on these last few weeks of regular season to help boost their seeding going into the playoffs. The Oakmont Regional football team, however, is treating every game like it's a playoff contest. The mindset of playing each game like it's their last is what is rallying the Spartans, especially in a bounce-back 47-8 victory against Groton-Dunstable Friday night. ...
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