West Greene guard 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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A pair of upsets and an injury headlined the first day of the Tri-CADA wrestling tournament.
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Four area high school football players named to three all-state teams released Friday.
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After losing three 1,000-point scorers to graduation, West Greene has managed to do what its done best over the last several years: Win.
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Ben Jackson is the Observer-Reporter Football Player of the Year.
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Benjamin Jackson served up some memorable football performances while at West Greene High School.
West Greene was 24 minutes from playing at Heinz Field, but turnovers and missed opportunities doomed the Pioneers in a 24-7 setback to Sto-Rox on Friday in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at Trinity Middle School.
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ROGERSVILLE – The last time West Greene won a football playoff game was all the way back in 1993, when the team made it to the WPIAL championship game.
NEW CASTLE — Ben Jackson rushed for 367 yards and eight touchdowns on 17 carries, powering West Greene to a 59-26 victory over Union in a non-conference game on Friday night.
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Everything you wanted to know about the WPIAL football playoff possibilities.
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.
There are three local unbeaten teams and they are all in Class 2A.Â
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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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Ben Jackson rushes for 276 yards and two touchdowns and West Greene holds California to 35 total yards.
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This season, for West Greene's Ben Jackson, isn't just about chasing wins and records. He is trying to do something he hasn't done the past two seasons: stay healthy.
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The WPIAL individual golf championships will culminate over the next two days, defending state champion Peters Township loses key starter and West Greene plans to induct three members into its hall of fame.
ROGERSVILLE — Ben Jackson had five rushes for 216 yards and scored on each run in a 55-0 rout of Avella in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game.
MONESSEN — Ben Jackson rushed for 324 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries, and West Greene battled back from a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat Monessen 49-24 in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
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Winning means running the football for area teams
MAPLETOWN — Ben Jackson rushed for 295 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries as undefeated West Greene rolled to a 41-6 win over injury-riddled Mapletown in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game.
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Carmichaels golf and local soccer teams off to fast starts. Several local high school football players find themselves near the top of certain WPIAL statistics.
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The first full weekend of football unfolded.
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West Greene started slowly but kicked its offense into high gear to deal Chartiers-Houston its first defeat.
West Greene tailback is this week's Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week.
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West Greene freshman Kevin Thompson likely won't have much a freshman soccer season because of PIAA bylaws.
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West Greene continues to score. Chartiers-Houston has kept teams from scoring. Avella beats somebody outside of the Tri-County South Conference. Week 1 had us flipping through our calendars for oddities and much more.
ROGERSVILLE — Ben Jackson scored five times on just seven carries and gained 150 yards during West Greene's 82-14 victory over Bentworth in a Tri-County South Conference game.
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Week Zero offered a lot. From no officials to Monday Night Football, here is what we learned from a busy opening week of the high school football season.
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Ben Jackson has impressive first night as West Greene opens the season with a dominating performance of Cameron, W.Va.
ROGERSVILLE – West Greene football became a winning program again under the direction of head coach Rod Huffman.
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High school football teams will report to camp in exactly one month. Here are five teams to watch before July quickly turns into August and the season is upon us.
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West Greene will start its season in a different fashion, playing two games in one week.
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Fifteen local softball players were named to Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association all-state teams.
For three seasons, Kaitlyn Rizor was comfortable and productive on the right side of West Greene’s defensive alignment as the second baseman. She was a key player in three WPIAL championships and two state titles. This spring, however, Rizor was asked to slide over to the key position of sho…
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Numbers don't lie with the success of both the Chartiers-Houston High School softball program and the big three — McKenna Lampe, Madison Lampe and Kaitlyn Rizor — from West Greene. Also, keeping up to date with recruiting news for several local high school football players.
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The moments after West Greene had its run end told you everything about the last four years of the Pioneers.
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SLIPPERY ROCK — The chances were there, but the West Greene High School softball team couldn't pounce like it usually does.
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The threat of inclement weather postponed PIAA baseball and softball games across the state, including changing the semifinal matchup between West Greene and Dubois Central Catholic.
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This won't be West Greene's first time having to go through Dubois Central Catholic en route to a state title game.
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West Greene explodes in the fifth inning then escapes a late comeback in a quarterfinal win over Clarion.
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Chartiers-Houston hopes to limit mistakes against Frazier, something that has doomed the Bucs in the past.
McMURRAY – While Monday’s PIAA first-round playoff game didn’t feature a trophy or a medal ceremony like Wednesday’s WPIAL championship did for West Greene, one thing was the same:
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West Greene wins fourth consecutive WPIAL softball championship in dominant fashion.
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West Greene was forced to make changes to its lineup and defense, but that hasn't slowed down the Pioneers at all.
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West Greene needs only four innings to advance to its fourth consecutive WPIAL championship appearance.
West Greene didn’t play its best game Monday afternoon, head softball coach Bill Simms said, but the Pioneers did enough to beat Bishop Canevin, 5-2, in the WPIAL Class 1A quarterfinals at Trinity High School.
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