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ESPN released its schedule of high school football games the network will televise this fall, and as expected two WPIAL games made the list: =On Sept. 4, Central Catholic plays Philadelphia’s Archbishop Wood at 2 p.m., on ESPN2. =On Oct. 14, Hopewell plays Central Valley at 6 p.m., on ESPNU. – Chris Harlan (charlan@tribweb.com)

No local schools were present in USA Today’s first Super 25 poll of the season, but a pair of traditional WPIAL powers were included in the East rankings. Reigning Class AAAA state champion North Allegheny and preseason WPIAL favorite Central Catholic and were ranked No. 6 and No. 7, respectively, in the region. Central Catholic’s Week 1 opponent, Archbishop Wood, [...]

Root Sports announced its plans Wednesday to broadcast a seventh season of McDonald’s High School Football, and a pair of changes are in store. The network formely known as Fox Spots Net Pittsburgh will broadcast on Friday nights this season instead of Thursday, and flexible scheduling is being introduced in order pick the best matchups each week. As of now, only two broadcasts are scheduled: Week [...]

The Rebels’ new AD has basketball background

While talking with Darrell Turner’s friends, teammates and coaches for Sunday’s story, they all described him as a likable teenager, a good friend and a hardworking football player. But they also talked about his sense of humor and the laughter he brought to others. In their words, here’s how they’ll remember him: _ _ _ [...]

Five-time defending WPIAL wrestling champion Burrell has a new head coach. Burrell tonight hired Dr. Bernard “Bud” Sines by an 8-0 vote. Sines, 56, who lives in Murrysville, replaces Ryan Yates, who resigned in March. Sines coached Brookfield East High School in Wisconsin for nine years and won seven conference titles while also producing 14 [...]

Kiski Area senior baseball standout Logan Brown has given a verbal commitment to Youngstown State. Brown, an outfielder and closing pitcher, led the Cavaliers in runs (23) and hits (22), and tied for the team lead in home runs (2) and RBI (15) last season. Brown played at Pittsburgh Central Catholic as a freshman and [...]

Could this year’s Clairton football team be better than last year’s state champions? What the Bears have done this summer makes it seem possible. Clairton reached the finals of the 7-on-7 Red Bull Game Breakers national championship Saturday night in Dallas, Texas, before losing 28-5 to a team from Arlington. The event was held at [...]

Woodland Hills’ Ejuan Price might be headed to Pitt. The linebacker has asked Ohio State to release him from the letter of intent he signed in February, said coach George Novak, who was in Hershey on Saturday to watch Price and three Wolverines teammates play in the Big 33 Football Classic. Novak said an official [...]

This Serra Catholic baseball team is the first in PIAA baseball playoff history (which began in 1977) to reach three consecutive state championship games. The first two trips were losses but both of those were at Altoona’s Blair County Ballpark.This time, the title games are at Penn State’s Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.