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A-K Valley football notebook: Deer Lakes snaps string of Week Zero losses
Deer Lakes defeated Apollo-Ridge, 35-14, in its first Week Zero game in 2016. Taking the 2020 covid year out of the equation, the Lancers hadn’t fared well in Week Zero contests since with six straight season-opening setbacks. That changed Friday as Deer Lakes took control in the first half...
Southmoreland pulls away from Valley to secure victory in opener
On a night when wanted to win its Week Zero game against Valley in memory of coach Tim Bukowski’s late father, Ron, the visiting Vikings had other ideas. The Scotties entered the opener at 4-2 in Week Zero games and 3-0 at home. But they had never beaten Valley in five meetings, the most recent being in 1995.
US state confirms first case of tick-borne virus: 'Ticks can and will be found almost anywhere'
While Powassan virus disease is not as common as Lyme disease, instances are increasing. Residents of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been put on alert after a child contracted the state's first 2024 case of a tick-borne virus. What's happening?. According to Allegheny County's website, a child tested positive...
DA seeks death penalty for San Diego woman accused in Shadyside infant's death
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is seeking the death penalty against a San Diego woman accused of killing one baby twin and assaulting the other while visiting the children’s parents in Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood in June. Video above: San Diego woman accused of killing Shadyside baby in...
As Wealth Migrates, Philadelphia Loses Income While Collar Counties Fluctuate
As residents continue flocking to the suburbs, Philadelphia lost the most wealth in total income from 2021 to 2022 in Pennsylvania, while Chester County is among the top gainers, writes Kyle Nguyen and Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The latest data from the IRS and U.S. Census Bureau...
No. 7 Panthers Travel to Lewisburg to Meet Bucknell
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team (1-1-1, 0-0-0 ACC) travels over to Lewisburg, PA to meet the Bucknell Bison (2-0-1, 0-0-0 PL), Sunday afternoon. The match is set for a 1 p.m. kickoff and will be streamed live on ESPN+. FOLLOW ALONG. Fans can tune into...
New coach sees potential to reach new heights in Pine-Richland girls soccer
After four years at the helm of the Pine-Richland boys soccer program, Jordan Wiegand has decided to pull double duty this fall and coach the Rams’ girls program as well. It’ll be a unique challenge to balance, which Wiegand has a plan for, but how impressive the Rams girls have been in his short time with them has made it easier.
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers girls golf off to strong start
North Allegheny’s girls golf team opened the season with a 5-1 record and 4-0 mark in Section 1-3A. The Tigers have posted wins over Mt. Lebanon (195-195), Mars (182-201), Butler (173-193), Blackhawk (176-180) and Shaler (192-214) and lost to Fox Chapel (181-195). In the win over Shaler at Diamond...
Riverview, Plum girls soccer teams look to maintain winning tradition
The Riverview and Plum girls soccer teams open their seasons this week with high expectations as experienced leadership returns for both the Raiders and the Mustangs. With a breakout season last year for Riverview, and Plum’s string of recent success in section play and beyond, the teams understand that targets are on their backs from opponents hoping to stop them in their tracks.
Hampton boys soccer hungry after title-game near-miss
Rebuilding is a dirty word for Hampton’s Matt McAwley. The 10th-year boys soccer coach doesn’t want inexperience or youth to be used as an excuse at a program that has reached the WPIAL Class 3A finals twice in the past three seasons. “There are a lot of shoes...
New faces on North Allegheny girls tennis team aim for another successful season
The North Allegheny girls tennis team had a successful 2023 season, finishing as WPIAL runners-up and advancing to the quarterfinals in the PIAA playoffs. The season started with 12 straight wins, and the Tigers finished with a 19-3 overall record and went an undefeated 7-0 in Class 3A Section 2.
Roster full of returning starters powers Hampton girls soccer
The Hampton girls soccer team returns a loaded roster — and one bitter memory — for a 2024 season filled with expectations. “It’s going to be a fun one,” said senior midfielder Gigi Rudy, one of 10 returning starters from a 15-4 team. “Right after the loss, we said ‘We’re not going to do that again.’”
Fresh off WPIAL title, Fox Chapel girls face new challenge in Class 3A
The defending WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer champions are dropping down a class, but Fox Chapel coach Carlo Prati knows that repeating as champions likely won’t be any easier in Class 3A. Defending PIAA champion Moon, returning WPIAL champion South Fayette and perennial state power Mars will all have...
Pittsburgh Basketball: Ranking the 10 confirmed non-conference opponents for 2024-25
Last season, Pittsburgh Basketball finished 9-2 in its non-conference schedule. That included a big road win over West Virginia, ending a decades-long losing skid in the Backyard Brawl rivalry. However, one of the two losses proved to be fatal, as the Panthers lost at home to Missouri. At the time, it didn't look like an awful defeat but the Tigers went on to go winless in SEC play, making it an awful loss.
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