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Bob Amalia considers Tyler Marburger “one of the top players to ever play at Blackhawk and maybe the best power hitter ever.” But Marburger’s old coach remembers him as an even better person. The former Blackhawk slugger, who set home run records for the Cougars earlier this decade, died Sunday following a struggle with intestinal [...]

Is there a WPIAL baseball rivalry as fierce as Pine-Richland vs. North Allegheny? When Pine-Richland pitcher Stephen Laylock arrived from North Dakota, one of the first things he learned from his new baseball teammates was the importance of beating North Allegheny. “At the beginning of the season we played NA at home in the cold weather,” [...]

The WPIAL baseball playoffs begin Monday with four strong No. 1 seeds: North Allegheny, Hopewell, South Fayette and Serra Catholic. The four teams have clearly earned those spots, but history says they won’t all leave Consol Energy Park with gold medals.

Three WPIAL juniors — otherwise known as rising seniors, with the school year winding down — have been nominated for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, which will be played in January at the Alamodome in San Antonio.