Elijah Cincinnati scores a crucial goal late to lift Trinity over Kiski for the Hillers first playoff victory in quite some time.
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Burrell marked Charleroi leading scorer Cullin Woytovich in Saturday’s WPIAL Class 2A first-round boys soccer playoff match, but three other Cougars scored in a 3-1 victory Saturday at Franklin Regional.
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BURGETTSTOWN – No one ever said making history for the first time in more than 40 years would be easy.
ROGERSVILLE — Ben Jackson became the leading rusher in Greene County history with 313 yards on 25 carries in West Greene's, 62-8, in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game on Friday night.
ALVERTON — Zack Swartz and Zahmere Robinson each returned interceptions for touchdowns and Washington overcame a slow start to roll past Southmoreland 44-16 in a Century Conference game Friday at Russ Grimm Field.
CHARLEROI — Alex Conrad passed for 112 yards and three touchdowns, and returned an interception 56 yards for another score as Charleroi rolled over Brownsville 63-0 in the Century Conference on Friday night.
PLUM — Jared Hartman completed 25 of 27 passes for 277 yards and four touchdowns, and also ran for a score, as Belle Vernon rolled over Plum 58-17 in a non-conference game Friday night.
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McDONALD — Seven different players scored touchdowns in South Fayette's 61-6 rout of Ambridge in a Class 4A Northwest Eight Conference game Friday night.
SHALER — Eddie Tillman scored four touchdowns to power Pittsburgh Central Catholic over Canon-McMillan, 44-0, in a Class 6A Quad County Conference game.
WAYNESBURG — Seth Fishbach caught three touchdown passes to help Burrell down Waynesburg, 58-34, in a non-conference game on Friday night.
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Fast start carries California into WPIAL playoffs despite losing quarterback Ryan to injury.
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Special teams are key in Peters Township win at Bethel Park.
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Avonworth tailback Jax Miller puts on a show and knocks McGuffey from the ranks of the unbeaten.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Kenny Pickett threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, one of them coming on a trick play to put Pittsburgh ahead for good, and the Panthers held off Syracuse 27-20 on Friday night for their fourth straight win.
Trinity scores four goals in first half to pave way to win over LH
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Mark and Rich Druga have coached at multiple schools together. The impact they are making in their second stint at Burgettstown has the Blue Devils nearing another conference title.
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Big games for the Chartiers-Houston High School football team have been few and far between recently. That is until the Bucs play California for a playoff berth Friday night.
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Peters Township wins the WPIAL Class AAA girls tennis team championship in thrilling fashion over Fox Chapel.
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The WPIAL released brackets for the high school boys and girls soccer playoffs, including for the 20 local teams to qualify for the postseason.
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Monessen striker Cam Frolo is this week's Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week
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Carmichaels' Remmey Lohr, Peters Township's Ella McRoberts and the Chartiers-Houston duo of Jack Hritsko and Spencer Kane advance to the PIAA Golf Championships next week in York.
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CARMICHAELS – It’s hard to quantify and even harder to measure.
Brian Hustava had another big game for Bentworth, scoring four goals Monday night and powering the Bearcats to a 4-3 victory over Charleroi in a non-section match, spoiling the Cougars’ bid at an undefeated regular season.
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McMURRAY – Nothing beats the feeling of defeating a rival.
There are three local unbeaten teams and they are all in Class 2A.
CALIFORNIA — Cochise Ryan ran for 201 yards and four touchdowns on 16 carries, passed for another score and tacked on a two-point conversion run, powering California to a wild 67-34 victory over Bentworth in the Tri-County South Conference on Friday night.
BEAVER FALLS — Josh Hough ran for three touchdowns and Beaver Falls used two TDs late in the fourth quarter to pull away and defeat Waynesburg 34-14 in a Tri-County West Conference game Friday night.
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Peters Township rolled up 459 total yards. Quarterback Logan Pfeuffer led the way completing 17 of 20 passes for 220 yards and two scores.
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CLAIRTON – The Pioneers were not playing in Greene County and they weren’t playing the same old punching bags.
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CLAYSVILLE – It’s a sign of a good football team when it can overcome mistakes and still earn a key victory.
AVELLA — Anthony Lento threw three touchdown passes, including two in the first quarter to Jimmy Sadler, as Chartiers-Houston cruised to a 40-0 victory over Avella in the Class A Tri-County South Conference.
NEW CASTLE — Burgettstown's defense produced four turnovers and quarterback Jake Lounder had 189 total yards in a 44-0 win over Mohawk in a non-section game.
Zack Swartz had a hand in five touchdowns to propel Washington to a 56-14 victory over Beth-Center in a Class 2A Century Conference game Friday night at Wash High Stadium.
BELLE VERNON — Jared Hartman ran for two touchdowns and passed for two others, and Devin Whitlock scored two times as Belle Vernon rolled over West Mifflin 40-7 Friday night in the Class 4A Big Big Eight Conference.
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A game-changing interception in the closing seconds of the first half propels Canon-McMillan against Norwin and its Division I quarterback.
MONESSEN — Isaiah Beltram threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Monessen stopped Mapletown, 24-8, in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
NATRONA HEIGHTS — South Fayette was held scoreless in the second half but managed to pull out a 21-18 victory over Highlands in a Class 4A Northwest Eight Conference game Friday.
NEW CASTLE — Kevin Kelly scored twice to spark Carmichaels to a 27-18 victory over Union in a non-conference game Friday night.
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Staring down a trio of tough Class 2A teams, McGuffey prepares for the challenging tasks that await in three final regular-season games.
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Peters Township boys, girls each fall short of WPIAL team golf titles but the best could be ahead of the Indians.
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Waynesburg High School soccer player Rhea Kijowski is Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week.
ELLSWORTH – Bentworth celebrated Senior Night on Wednesday and clinched at least a share of its third girls soccer section title under head coach Tyler Hamstra.
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CANONSBURG – Fourteen minutes into the match and Canon-McMillan was already facing a two-goal deficit.
CANONSBURG – These are the kind of matches that fills the gym, stokes excitement and produces ulcers in the coaches.
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PT's Marmol makes it three in a row at the Washington County Coaches Cross Country Meet
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The conference showdowns everybody might have been expecting quickly turned into duds. Ben Jackson and Zack Swartz continue to shine for their respective teams. The South Fayette wide receivers continue to cause problems for opponents.
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Pete Putila, a Carmichaels native, has worked his way up the Houston Astros' front office ranks.
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Moon creates havoc in the trenches and knocks Peters Township from the ranks of the unbeaten.
ALVERTON — Brayden Mihalcin ran for two touchdowns, Alex Conrad threw for a score, ran for another and had a key interception, and Charleroi scored 28 unanswered points to defeat Southmoreland 28-7 in an Interstate Conference game.
SEWICKLEY — Patrick Cutchember scored two touchdown passes and Quaker Valley recovered a blocked punt for a score as the Quakers picked up their first win of the season Friday night, 28-13 over Waynesburg in a Class 3A Tri-County West Conference game.
REPUBLIC — McKinley Whipkey ran for 174 yards and four touchdowns and caught a long TD pass, and Marshall Whipkey passed for two scores and ran 80 yards for another TD as undefeated McGuffey pulled away late for a 48-22 win over Brownsville in the Class 2A Interstate Conference on Friday night.
CARNEGIE — Jake Lounder and Dylan Poirier each scored twice to pace Burgettstown to a 47-0 victory over Carlynton in a Class 2A Three Rivers Conference game Friday night.
Larry Callaway scored three times to pace Belle Vernon to a 48-7 victory over Trinity in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference game Friday night at Hiller Field.
McDONALD – If South Fayette was to be tested in the Class 4A Northwest Eight Conference, it would not be in Week 6.
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Ben Jackson rushes for 276 yards and two touchdowns and West Greene holds California to 35 total yards.
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CARMICHAELS – The result of the opening kickoff in Friday’s matchup between Washington and Carmichaels was surprising.
ELLSWORTH — Trent Cavanaugh scored three touchdowns and had 229 total yards in Bentworth's 31-20 victory over Avella in a Class A. Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
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