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Work is underway on a major renovation project at McGuffey High School’s football stadium.
Peters Township defensive back Donovan McMillon, who is the most heavily recruited football player from Washington County in more than a decade, recently narrowed his list of finalists to five schools.
Nate Cumer saw the football bounce on the ground, the result of a bad pitch from Ambridge’s quarterback to the running back.
Canon-McMillan tight end Connor McMahon, who has grown into an offensive tackle, commits to the Naval Academy.
Each player on the Mikes' football team got a buzz cut at a pep rally to show their support for a 10-year-old student in the school district who was battling a rare disease.
Canon-McMillan's Connor McMahon has six offers since finishing his junior football season for the Big Macs.
High School Football Teams
The 1994 McGuffey football proved them all wrong, including the WPIAL’s top executive, when the Highlanders defeated three-time defending champion Blackhawk for the WPIAL Class AAA title.
Sometimes a midseason football game between teams hovering around the .500 mark can result in a remarkable finish. Thus was the case in today’s “When Sports Were Played” game as Chartiers-Houston, a yard away from trailing by three scores, rallied in the final six minutes to beat Brentwood o…
We kick off Comeback Week in “When Sports Were Played” with a stunning finish when the Washington and Jeannette football teams met in a battle of unbeatens on Sept. 28, 2012.
Not having offseason workouts as a team is a struggle for all high school football coaches. For first-year coaches, it's an added challenge to what should be a busy offseason.
McGuffey's Marshall Whipkey earns a preferred walk-on offer to play football at West Virginia.
West Greene's three-sport standout named one of 20 WPIAL scholar-athlete award winners.
With government offices shut down because of COVID-19, permits for the McGuffey High School stadium project have yet to be obtained.
For today’s “When Sports Were Played,” we go back to Nov. 17, 1972 and a WPIAL football playoff game between Monessen and Jeannette that was like no other, and the O-R was there. Because there was no overtime in high school football at that time, the winner was determined by a statistic.
Charleroi athletic director Brady Barbero was hired as the Cougars' head football coach Tuesday night.
In today’s “When Sports Were Played” we revisit one of the most talked about regular-season football upsets ever in the area, the mud bowl between Washington and Burgettstown that was played Nov. 4, 1983.
Today’s “When Sports Were Played” takes us back to Oct. 28, 2005 and the first round of the WPIAL Class AAAA football playoffs. Trinity, a No. 15 seed, pulled off a stunning upset of a second-seeded Penn Hills.
In today’s “When Sports Were Played,” we travel back to December of 2001. A little white lie plays a big part in Washington’s PIAA title hopes.
Keeping up to date with local high school football news.
Peters Township inside linebacker Corban Hondru orally commits to Miami (Ohio).
From missed opportunities to missed paychecks, it's a tough time to be a high school or college referee in Pennsylvania.
The coronavirus throws a curve ball into the recruiting of all athletes, including Peters Township football players Donovan McMillon and Corban Hondru.
A major change to the annual BeeGraphix Football Classic nearly happened last year but time wouldn’t allow it.
Lance Getsy, who led the Charleroi Cougars to a conference championship and a WPIAL Class AA semifinals appearance in 2018, has resigned as the Cougars’ head football coach.
Peters Township's Josh Casilli was selected for the Big 33 Football Classic roster Wednesday. He was the only local player and one of only 10 in the entire WPIAL.
The WPIAL released high school football schedules Thursday. It did a pretty good job, too.
Carmichaels promotes an assistant to head coach for its varsity football team.
High school football teams will start their regular seasons with a slew of non-conference games. That doesn't mean Week Zero will go away.
A bulk of the WPIAL football realignment kept things the same. There are differences, especially for several local teams, that could drastically help the next two seasons.
Six new inductees will be welcomed into the Mid Mon Valley Sports Hall of Fame. With the Class of 2020, the total number of inductees will be 261.
You won't believe some of the numbers from the past two high school football seasons. Now, like it or not, six classifications and staying away from the 'regionalization' proposal offered by the WPIAL might be the best option.
Six local players, including three from Washington, land on all-state teams released Saturday.
Monessen football coach Mike Blainefield submitted his letter of resignation Friday. That could only be the start of hard decisions for the Greyhounds' football program.
ROGERSVILLE – Benjamin Jackson sat down at a table with family, coaches and friends on Wednesday afternoon, took pen in hand and made it official.
C.J. Cole, a three-sport standout at McGuffey, committed to West Virginia to play football.
To some, he was a tough, unyielding character who through action and word left no doubt to his thoughts or expectations.
The Observer-Reporter Fab 15 features the top 15 local high school football players.
There is another Garry at the helm of the Fort Cherry High School football program.
Through a cold and steady rain, second-seeded Gateway hit just enough chunk plays to edge fifth-seeded Peters Township, 21-20, in the WPIAL Class 5A football championship game Saturday night at soggy Norwin High School.
Washington is used to being the bully. Saturday afternoon, the shoe was on the other foot.
Washington can't stop Avonworth's Jax Miller in championship loss to Avonworth.
Peters Township's Donovan McMillan has gone from diminutive to dominant, helping lead the Indians to their first ever WPIAL championship and having Power 5 schools interested.
Thomas Jefferson wins its 9th WPIAL football championship by beating Belle Vernon in the Class 4A title game at Heinz Field.
Peters Township forces five turnovers, including four in the second half, to take down top-seeded Penn-Trafford.
Peters Township and Penn-Trafford will both get a second chance at something Friday night. How some of the WPIAL's best defenses could play a big part in determining a winner.
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