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All 12 girls basketball teams from Section 1-AAA and 4-AAA — six teams from each section – have qualified for the WPIAL playoffs. Highlands (2-8), Valley (2-8) and Knoch (2-8) finished tied for fourth in Section 1. Elizabeth Forward (2-8), Ringgold (2-8) and Belle Vernon (2-8) tied for fourth in Section 4. Because the teams split their [...]

All six girls basketball teams from Section 1-AAA qualified for the WPIAL playoffs because Highlands (2-8), Valley (2-8) and Knoch (2-8) finished tied for fourth. On the last night of section play, Kittanning beat Valley, Hampton beat Highlands, and Mars beat Knoch to maintain the three-way tie. WPIAL playoff qualifiers Class AAAA (17 teams) Section 1: [...]

Some signing day thoughts: =When Pitt coach Todd Graham offered a scholarship to Jevonte Pitts, some viewed it as a way to lure teammate and cousin Lafayette Pitt to the Panthers. But, Lafayette said Wednesday that’s not why he signed with Pitt. “That didn’t affect my decision at all,” he said, but added that he [...]

Woodland Hills’ Lafayette Pitts has chosen Pitt after all. The star senior had verbally committed to Pitt in June, but later he changed his mind and flipped to Rutgers. Now, he has returned to the Panthers. The 6-foot, 185-pound cornerback announced early Wednesday morning at a letter of intent signing ceremony that he will be [...]

Woodland Hills’ Lafayette Pitts has arrived for his letter of intent signing ceremony wearing a Pitt hat, a sign that maybe the Panthers will land the highly recruited cornerback after all.  More to come … – Chris Harlan (charlan@tribweb.com)

It’s almost signing day. More than two dozen WPIAL football players already have committed to Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) or Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA) college programs, and a few more should announce their decisions Wednesday. Here’s the list so far. If there’s someone missing, send me an email: charlan@tribweb.com   Beaver Falls’ Devin Cook (Pitt) Bethel Park’s Bre [...]

It’s almost signing day. More than two dozen WPIAL football players already have committed to Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) or Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA) college programs, and a few more should announce their decisions Wednesday. Here’s the list so far. If there’s someone missing, send me an email: charlan@tribweb.com   Beaver Falls’ Devin Cook (Pitt) Bethel Park’s Bre [...]