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When new Pitt coach Paul Chryst was a graduate assistant at West Virginia, Chris Haering and Jeff Metheny were there, too.

Jason Taylor thanks Woodland Hills coach in announcing retirement

Hopewell’s Rushel Shell was named today as a second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated, the only WPIAL player to make the magazine’s list. The Pitt-bound running back had 2,312 rushing yards as a senior and 9,078 in his four-year career, the most in state history. Bishop McDevitt defensive end Noah Spence, an Ohio State recruit, was [...]

North Allegheny coach Art Walker knew it wasn’t going to be easy for his team to defend its WPIAL Quad-A title this season. And Upper St. Clair wasn’t about to sit by idly and watch it happen. The Panthers gave top-seeded North Allegheny all it could handle, but after 48 minutes of regulation and an [...]

It might go down in Aliquippa’s decorated history as “The Drive.”   Coach Mike Zmijanac said he has seen drives that long before, just not in a situation of this magnitude.   The Quips went 96 yards in 11 plays on the final drive of the game to defeat Jeannette, 14-7, in the WPIAL Class [...]

With his 159 yards and four touchdowns, Julian Durden propelled Montour to its first WPIAL championship since 1964 as the Spartans cruised past Knoch, 42-14, Saturday at Heinz Field. The Kent State recruit scored on runs of 1, 23, 13 and 73 yards, as he led the Spartans to the triumph. Knoch fell behind 28-0 [...]

The Clairton football team added to its rich tradition Saturday afternoon with its 42-6 victory over Sto-Rox in the WPIAL Class A championship game.   The Bears captured their fourth consecutive WPIAL title and ninth in school history and added also another tally to a 44-game winning streak.   No. 1 Clairton (13-0) used five [...]

Penn Hills football coach Ron Graham has resigned and the district has begun the search for his replacement.

Terry Smith remembers former Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky as “the most-liked coach” during his time playing for the Nittany Lions, so Smith was stunned by the sexual-abuse charges now facing Sandusky.

Root Sports will air Friday night’s WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinal-round playoff game between No. 2 Franklin Regional and No. 10 Hopewell. The game, which will kick off at 7 p.m. at Fox Chapel’s James M. Burke Stadium, will air on tape delay following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ postgame show. The network plans to re-air the game [...]