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Clairton’s Wayne Wade III among 2 denied postseason eligibility by WPIAL
The WPIAL denied an appeal from Clairton transfer Wayne Wade III on Monday, leaving the senior ineligible for the upcoming football playoffs. The WPIAL also denied a postseason eligibility waiver request from Beaver volleyball player Lanie French, a junior who transferred from Quaker Valley. She also played softball for the...
WPIAL investigates slurs in 2-hour hearing with Allderdice, Connellsville; decision TuesdayVideo
The WPIAL board of directors, investigating allegations of racial and anti-gay slurs, heard more than two hours of testimony Monday night from boys soccer players, coaches and administrators representing Allderdice and Connellsville. The board reached a decision, but those findings and possible discipline won’t be announced until 10 a.m. Tuesday,...
No vote yet, but WPIAL open to admitting Ligonier Valley
The WPIAL administration supports Ligonier Valley switching districts, if the school is released from PIAA District 6. The WPIAL board didn’t take any formal vote — that can’t come until after District 6 takes action — but it did discuss Ligonier Valley’s situation at Monday’s meeting in Green Tree. WPIAL...
Quaker Valley’s Corinne Washington adds Robert Morris offerVideo
Quaker Valley basketball standout Corinne Washington received a Robert Morris offer Saturday, making her the second WPIAL junior this month to add a Colonials scholarship. Washington is a 5-foot-11 guard/forward and the sister of former Quakers star Coletrane Washington, now at Drexel. She was a double-digit scorer last season for...
Liam Clifford, brother of Penn State quarterback, commits to Nittany LionsVideo
Penn State received a 2021 commitment Sunday from a recruit with a familiar last name. Liam Clifford, the younger brother of Nittany Lions quarterback Sean Clifford, announced his decision to verbally commit on Twitter. The younger Clifford is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound wide receiver for St. Xavier in Cincinnati. Rivals rates...
Peters Township’s Donovan McMillon announces first Division I football offerVideo
Peters Township’s Donovan McMillon made one of his team’s biggest plays Friday night and then added his first Division I offer a day later. The junior announced an offer Saturday from Akron. McMillon blocked a Bethel Park punt in the first quarter of Friday’s 30-7 victory, a play that led...
Five things we learned in Week 8: Special moment for Neshannock’s Jeremy Nativio
Around the WPIAL, Neshannock senior Jeremy Nativio’s 34-yard touchdown run became a feel-good internet sensation. “Pretty much everywhere that I’ve went today, you’ve got people coming up and saying that they saw it on social media,” Lancers football coach Fred Mozzocio said. “They said what a great thing it was...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 8
WPIAL Football Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 9-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 8-1, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 8-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 6-3, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 3-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 8-1, 1 2. Gateway, 7-2, 2 3. Penn Hills, 8-1, 3 4. Moon, 6-2, 5 5....
Special teams shine as Peters Township defeats Bethel Park in 1st-place clashVideo
Peters Township’s longest touchdown drive covered just 37 yards Friday night, rather short for one of the WPIAL’s top offenses. Blame that on the team’s defense and special teams. Given a short field multiple times, Peters Township never needed to go very far. The Indians finished scoring drives of 24,...
Bethel Park, Peters Township to break 1st-place tie in unpredictable Allegheny 8
Nobody’s perfect in the Allegheny Eight, but that’s because the conference is the deepest in the WPIAL this season. Every team has lost at least once. “When you look at your standings and see Woodland Hills and West Allegheny near the bottom, your league is pretty tough,” Bethel Park coach...
McGuffey installing two-toned gray turf at football stadium
McGuffey’s football field is going gray. The school board approved a stadium renovation plan Thursday that includes installing custom turf with alternating stripes of two-toned gray, said athletic director/football coach Ed Dalton. “It’s sharp,” Dalton said. “You can’t tell by the picture, but the track is navy and the lines...
5 things to watch in Week 8 of the high school football season
For many teams, there’s still hope. The WPIAL has 119 football teams this season and more than 90 still have a mathematical path to the playoffs with two weeks left in the regular season. Sure, some might seem slim. But with a little help, even winless Butler could sneak into...
Upper St. Clair swimming star Josh Matheny commits to Indiana
The Indiana Hoosiers are probably known best for an iconic basketball program once coached by Bob Knight, but the school also has a swim team that celebrates championships. The Hoosiers men and women both were Big Ten champions last winter, and in recent years have had some of the top...
2 top WPIAL juniors announce Michigan State football offersVideo
Michigan State has recruited its share of WPIAL football players, a list that recently included Montae Nicholson of Gateway and Demetrious Cox of Jeannette. Currently, there are none on the roster, but coach Mark Dantonio’s staff is targeting a few new prospects. Two of the WPIAL’s top juniors, Baldwin’s Dorien...
Former Pine-Richland linebacker Tyler King commits to Stony Brook
Former Pine-Richland standout Tyler King, the leading tackler for two WPIAL titles and a state championship, announced Sunday his commitment to Stony Brook. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker originally committed to Navy as a senior last spring and attended the Naval Academy Prep School. He’ll enroll at Stony Brook in January....
Sto-Rox’s Eric Wilson becomes 9th WPIAL passer with 7,000 career yardsVideo
Sto-Rox’s Eric Wilson topped 7,000 career passing yards on Friday night, becoming only the ninth quarterback in WPIAL history to reach the milestone. Wilson has 7,095. The senior leads the WPIAL this season with 2,377 yards, an average of 297 yards per week. He threw for 346 yards on Friday,...
Former Pine-Richland, West A standout Kenny White adds Robert Morris offerVideo
Former Pine-Richland and West Allegheny standout Kenny White, now a junior college sophomore, added his third Division I offer this week from Robert Morris. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound defensive back is the third-leading tackler this season for Garden City (Kan.) Community College. He has 37 tackles, two interceptions and returned a...
Woodland Hills junior Peyton Pinkney adds Robert Morris offerVideo
Woodland Hills junior Peyton Pinkney has two hometown basketball offers now that Robert Morris has joined her scholarship list. The 5-foot-10 forward announced a Colonials offer this week. Pinkney received a Duquesne offer Oct. 2 as the two schools compete for WPIAL recruits. She earned first-team all-section honors last winter...
WPIAL football rankings through Week 7
WPIAL Football Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 8-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 7-1, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 7-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 5-3, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 3-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 7-1, 1 2. Gateway, 6-2, 3 3. Penn Hills, 7-1, 4 4. Bethel Park, 5-2, 3...
5 takeaways from Week 7: Keystone Oaks QB tops 500 total yards in extraordinary effort
Keystone Oaks coach Greg Perry wasn’t too surprised, but quarterback Logan Shrubb didn’t seem tired when he arrived Saturday morning to lift weights. “The kid’s got some energy to him,” Perry said. “He keeps chugging away. Me or you, we’d still be in bed.” Shrubb had quite a workout Friday...
WPIAL sets new hearing date for Connellsville, Allderdice to address slur accusations
The WPIAL hearing for Connellsville and Allderdice to address accusations of racial and anti-gay slurs was rescheduled for Oct. 21. The WPIAL board voted unanimously last month to investigate allegations that the boys soccer teams from the two schools used slurs in a Sept. 1 game. The hearing was initially...
No ‘doormat’: Moon tied for 1st after defeating Upper St. ClairVideo
Doormats? Hardly. A year after winning only one conference game, Moon just might win the Allegheny 8 title. Wildcat runner Jamal Littlejohn scored twice and Moon’s defense was disruptive again Friday night as the fifth-ranked Tigers defeated Upper St. Clair, 20-6, showing that they’re ready to contend in this unpredictable...
Moon faces another top wideout in Allegheny 8 clash with Upper St. Clair
For the second week in a row, Moon faces a big-play offense with one of the WPIAL’s top wide receivers. A week ago, Moon used a strong pass-rush and cornerback Dawson Snyder’s coverage skills to upset Peters Township, holding Penn recruit Josh Casilli to one catch for nine yards. This...
5 things to watch in Week 7 of the high school football season
One conference loss is manageable, but two might doom someone’s season in WPIAL Class A. A handful of one-loss teams face the dire situation this week including Cornell, Greensburg Central Catholic and Laurel. In the WPIAL’s smallest classification, only the top two finishers from each conference and two wild cards...
Scheduling conflict forces WPIAL to move football championship from Robert Morris
A scheduling conflict at Robert Morris has forced the WPIAL to move its Class 2A football championship to Norwin. The WPIAL also changed the date of the Class 5A final, rescheduling both for Nov. 23 at Norwin. The Class 2A final will be at noon with the Class 5A game...
