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Hopewell All-America running back Rushel Shell has narrowed his college choices to a trio of BCS programs

The Big Eight showdown between Belle Vernon and Chartiers Valley will be featured on ROOT Sports’ McDonald’s High School Football show with a live broadcast at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 30 at Chartiers Valley Stadium.  The game will be re-aired at 11 p.m. that night. This is the first season ROOT Sports has used flex scheduling and televised regular-season games [...]

Already the top-ranked Class AAAA football team by most observers in the state, Central Catholic is starting to garner even greater national recognition. The Vikings (3-0) are ranked No. 22 in this week’s USA Today Super 25 poll. It’s the first appearance by a WPIAL team in the national rankings since reigning state champion North Allegheny ended last season season at [...]

Highlands senior Micah Mason, the reining WPIAL scoring champion, was told Monday by doctors that he can resume basketball activities, although long periods of running aren’t encouraged for now. Mason, a 6-foot-2 point guard who has verbally committed to Drake, hasn’t played competitively since June. Drake said it will honor his scholarship regardless of his [...]

Joe Urmann calls Mt. Lebanon boys basketball coach Joe David “one of the hardest-working, best men I’ve known.” Now, Urmann will be trying beat David twice a year. After spending the past four seasons as an assistant with Mt. Lebanon’s successful program, the 27-year-old Urmann will get his first experience as a varsity head coach [...]

In covering high school football for the majority of my 15-year sportswriting career, I’ve often wondered how many players I cover will play college football and make it to the National Football League. By my count, 25 WPIAL alums made the cut for NFL rosters this holiday weekend, including 10 first-year players. Let me know if I’m [...]

Now that the final cuts are over, Woodland Hills still lays claim to having the most alums in the NFL of any high school in the nation, with seven. And that’s despite three former Wolverines not making an NFL roster. Miami Dolphins linebacker Jason Taylor, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Shawntae Spencer, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Steve Breaston, [...]

The Trib’s 2011 Preseason Team The following team was selected with a finite number of players — 30 offensive players (4 QBs, 8 RBs, 6 WRs, 2 TEs, 10 OLs) plus 4 kickers and 30 defensive players (10 DLs, 10 LBs, 10 DBs) plus 4 punters. No player was put on the team at more [...]