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Thirteen area players named to the Pennsylvania Football Coaches Association all-state footyball teams.
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Rams have new coach but little experience as they awsait play in difficult Class 5A section.
MONONGAHELA -- West Mifflin scored a late touchdown to pull away from Ringgold, 20-8, in a Big 8 Conference game Friday.
Unbeaten Thomas Jefferson did all its scoring in the first half and cruised to a 41-0 victory over Ringgold in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference game at Joe Montana Stadium Friday night.
BELLE VERNON — Devin Whitlock rushed for 120 yards on just three carries and scored four touchdowns as Belle Vernon shut out Ringgold, 54-0, in a Big 8 Conference game in Class 4A.
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MONONGAHELA — John Polefko ran for 159 yards on only nine carries and scored three touchdown as Ringgold won its first game of the season and in impressive fashion, 48-6, over Uniontown in a non-conference game at Joe Montana Stadium Friday night.
UNIONTOWN — Joe Chambers passed for 187 yards and a touchdown as Laurel Highlands held off Ringgold 16-12 in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference game Friday night.
It was a night that, not too long ago, nobody knew when they’d experience again. The fact that Trinity High School got to play a competitive football game was a blessing for head coach Jon Miller and his program.
Ringgold dedicated Joe Montana Stadium on Sept. 1, 2006, with a 13-10 loss to Indiana, but the game didn’t put a damper on what was a festive day for the Rams.
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Phil Pergola, the only coach to guide a boys basketball team from Washington County to a PIAA championship in the state’s largest classification, might have coached the final game in his illustrious 55-year career.
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.
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One of the objectives of a newspaper columnist is to make the reader think. The latter might not always agree with what is written, but if he or she at least thinks about the writer’s opinion and analyzes it objectively, then that’s mission accomplished.
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The WPIAL announced new members to its hall of fame Tuesday morning, including with ties to Washington County.
It had been a long wait for the Belle Vernon High School boys basketball program.
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Four local boys teams advanced to the PIAA boys basketball playoffs that begin later this week. Here is what to know when they tip off in first-round games.
PITTSBURGH – Ringgold boys basketball coach Phil Pergola knew his team was in for a tough task Saturday playing Highlands, the top-ranked team in the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs.
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Outsized at nearly every position, Ringgold stops Ambridge in its tracks for first-round win.
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Ringgold guard Chris Peccon is the Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week.
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McGuffey not only is tied for first place in its section. The Highlanders lead the entire WPIAL in a statistical category. That and West Greene's tough upcoming schedule and what local basketball teams would be playoff bound if the season ended today.
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The fourth quarter, and the win, belonged to Uniontown in a showdown for section lead with Ringgold.
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A pair of upsets and an injury headlined the first day of the Tri-CADA wrestling tournament.
Ringgold's Luke Wyvratt has a big night to lead the Rams over California.
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Returning four starters, Ringgold and coach Phil Pergola are eyeing what they hope is another successful season.
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Former Minnesota Vikings kicker Fred Cox, a Monongahela native and one of the last straight-on placekickers died Wednesday. He was 80.
Steve Persaud worked his way up to take over the Ringgold Rams boys soccer program prior to the 2015 season.
BELLE VERNON — Jared Hartman completed seven of eight passes for 143 yards and three touchdowns and Nolan Labuda scored three times, powering Belle Vernon to a 63-6 victory over Ringgold in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday.
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CALIFORNIA – As they raised the trophy over their heads, one word seemed appropriate for the members of the South Fayette High School girls cross country team.
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Ringgold placekicker Clayton Rosensteel is Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week
MONONGAHELA — Clay Rosensteel kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired to give Ringgold a 16-13 victory over Beaver in a non-conference game at Joe Montana Stadium.
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Jax Banco and three different running backs found all kinds of room, rushing for 252 yards and Trinity rolled to a 35-7 victory over Ringgold at Joe Montana Stadium in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference game.
MONONGAHELA — Andrew Thomas ran for three touchdowns, Griffin Beattie caught a TD pass and ran for another score and Chartiers Valley used a pair of 21-point quarters to defeat host Ringgold 42-0 Friday night at Joe Montana Stadium.
Anna Vogt’s sport involves ups, downs, twists and turns. The Ringgold High School senior, however, was as steady as a diver could possibly be this season as she went straight to the top of the leaderboard in the postseason and stayed there to the end. Vogt repeated as the WPIAL Class AA divi…
Chartiers-Houston built an early lead then held off a seventh inning rally ro defeat Mohawk, 5-3, in a WPIAL Class AA softball playoff game at North Allegheny Monday.
WEXFORD – At his third-base coaching post, Ringgold High School softball coach Gregg Adams said with conviction that times had to change.
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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.
When talking about the greatest athletes in the history of Washington County, Melvin Boyd might not be discussed right away.
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A pair of underclassmen — Jake Gorman and Lucas Pajak — are powering Ringgold track to the finish line with strong performances.
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.
Josh Peters and Kevin Feld combined on a one-hit shutout and Ringgold’s batters played double or nothing as the Rams rolled to a 9-0 victory over visiting Uniontown in a Class 4A Section 3 baseball game Wednesday.
Ringgold holds off a seventh-inning rally to down neighboring Belle Vernon.
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With four returning starters, a deep pitching staff and strong defense, Ringgold is primed to make another run to the postseason.
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Keeping up to date with local college athletes in basketball, baseball, softball, wrestling and track and field.
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