MONESSEN – Head coach Mike Blainefield does not mind sharing.
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Fifteen local softball players were named to Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association all-state teams.
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Devin Whitlock’s freshman year at Monessen High School was quite a success.
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In his second season competing in track, Waynesburg's Scott Benco reaches medal stand with another strong performance.
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There were multiple gold medals won by local boys at the WPIAL Track & Field Championships Thursday at Slippery Rock University.
Devin Whitlock electrified crowds on the football field and the basketball court during a stellar freshman season at Monessen, but the two-sport star has enrolled at fellow Mon-Valley school Belle Vernon.
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After impressive regular seasons, Chartiers-Houston and West Greene earn the top seeds for the WPIAL playoffs in their respective classifications. They join 10 other local teams in the playoffs that begin next week.
Softball and baseball coaches were big hits in 2017-18 season. Three of each will be honored at the annual Tri-County Athletic Directors Coach of the Year Banquet on April 28.
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Jefferson-Morgan uses 11 hits to defeat Monessen.
MT. LEBANON – Monessen was hoping to exact some revenge on Vincentian Academy in Monday night’s PIAA Class A boys’ basketball semifinal game at Mount Lebanon High School.
Monessen will get the second opportunity it wanted tonight.
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The PIAA announced the sites and times for the only two local high school basketball teams remaining, the Peters Township girls and Monessen boys. Both will play in the state semifinals Monday night.
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DORMONT – Defense ruled when Monessen and Nazareth Prep clashed in the PIAA Class A boys basketball quarterfinals on Friday night.
There are only two local basketball teams – the Peters Township girls and Monessen boys – remaining in the PIAA playoffs and you can watch both of them in a doubleheader Friday night.
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Monessen freshman Devin Whitlock keeps the Greyhounds' season alive with a last second shot to down Bishop Carroll.
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Monessen striving for continued success in the state tournament after missing out on WPIAL title.
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Monessen battled top-seed Vincentian Academy from start to finish, but coach Dan Bosnic's Greyhounds ran out of gas after playing a frenetic pace from the opening tip-off in the Royals' 61-49 victory in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class A boys basketball playoffs on Monday at Peters Twp. High School.
IMPERIAL – Monessen’s Devin Whitlock is a freshman … who doesn’t play like a freshman.
The outcry from public school coaches and administrators has reached a fervor in Pennsylvania in the last decade as non-boundary schools have won what public schools say is a disproportionate number of district and state championships.
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After last year's game was cancelled following an alleged threat, the "Battle for the Bridge" won't be played in 2019.
MONESSEN – Monessen jumped out early on Washington and held off a rally to pick up a 56-48 win Wednesday night in a non-section boys basketball contest that saw both teams play without some of its regular starters.
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Former Monessen coach Joe Salvino earned a victory over his former team when Belle Vernon rallied in the fourth quarter.
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Monessen wins its 54th consecutive section game, using its press defense to overwhelm visiting Bishop Canevin.
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After 14 years as the Monessen High School's boys soccer coach Sam Perry has resigned, citing a lack of communication and support from school officials.
Players from all 22 area high school football teams make the Observer-Reporter All-District Football Team.
GREENSBURG — Marcus Barnes and Emilio Huerta combined to put 10 points on the scoreboard in the third quarter and Jeannette's defense made a late stop to stave off an upset bid by Monessen in an 18-14 victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs Friday night.
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Seeds, opponents, times and locations were determined for the 12 area high school football teams for the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.
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Which area teams could be happy or disappointed when Monday night's WPIAL high school football playoff pairings meeting is finished?
AVELLA — Justin Towler scored on two long touchdown runs as Monessen broke open a close game in the second half and defeated Avella 30-0 to garner a share of the Tri-County South Conference championship.
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Complete breakdown of the WPIAL football playoff possibilities.
Gavin Benson scored three goals and Jack Church chipped in with three assists to help Waynesburg roll past East Allegheny, 6-2, in a first-round WPIAL Class AA soccer match Monday at Connellsville.
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The old sports saying is that a tie is like kissing your sister.
MONESSEN — Monessen stayed in the thick of the battle for first place in the Tri-County South Conference with a 46-12 victory over visiting Chartiers-Houston Friday night.
MONESSEN — Vaughn Taylor scored three times to help Monessen rally for a 44-21 victory over Bentworth in a Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
ROGERSVILLE – Ben Jackson rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries as West Greene held off Monessen, 24-6, Friday night in a sloppy, hectic game.
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What's going to be the biggest factor in the five most compelling games Friday night?
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Trying to regain pride, the Monessen High School football team is off to its first 3-0 start since 2012.
It was a big night for area running backs. Was Peters Township's victory a fluke? Washington quarterback Zack Swartz breaks a school record. And offensive lines are either making or breaking teams.
MONESSEN — Monessen scored eight first-half touchdowns on the way to a 55-0 victory over Jefferson-Morgan in a Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
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Several area players find themselves near the top of several statistical categories in WPIAL football. With mismatches mostly across the board, they could continue to move up those lists.
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An impressive debut for Charleroi coach Lance Getsy, big plays haunt Canon-McMillan again and why nobody is going to easily push Burgettstown around.
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The most-played high school football series in the area will not be resumed tonight in Monessen.
High School Football Preview
The challenges and obstacles facing the Monessen Greyhounds football team are many.
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What was the best high school sports moment from 2017-18? Over the next four weeks, we are hosting a poll to find out what our readers think was the top moment. We picked and seeded the best 16 moments. Now, it's up to you.
The numbers look like they came from a video game but they are real. Pitcher Bailey Parshall, a senior lefty for Belle Vernon, capped an incredible career this season – one of the best in WPIAL history – by leading the Leopards to a second consecutive Class 4A title and to within two victori…
Ask anybody who has attempted to do so and they are likely tell you that it’s harder to defend a championship than it is to win one for the first time. The West Greene softball team would agree. The Pioneers won their first PIAA Class A championship in 2017, beating Williams Valley with a wi…
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Madison Renner, a senior shortstop from West Greene, and Kaci Alderson, a sophomore shortstop from Chartiers-Houston, were named Player of the Year in their respective classifications by the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association.
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