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Aliquippa scores in final seconds to pull off comeback win over West Allegheny
Aliquippa remained undefeated Friday night with a wild 29-22 comeback win over West Allegheny at Joe P. DeMichela Stadium. The Indians took a late 22-21 lead after a 17-yard touchdown pass from Brodie Cornell to Tyler Hatton and Andy Cosnek’s PAT with 52 seconds left. The Indians were one...
Friday night Beaver County football highlights, Week 4
Central Valley 42, New Castle 14 — Central Valley quarterback Steven Rutherford enjoyed a big game in the Warriors’ 42-7 win over New Castle. Rutherford scored two touchdowns on the ground while throwing for two more in the air. He had 41 rushing yards and 237 passing yards, completing 13 passes for the Warriors.
Central Valley Improves Conference Record To 2-0 With Big Win Over New Castle 9/22/23
(MONACA, PA): The Central Valley Warriors improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play Friday night with a 42-14 win over New Castle. The Warriors scored two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns in the first half to take a 28-7 lead over the Hurricanes into halftime. The third quarter yielded more of the same for Coach Mark Lyons’ football team. The Warriors added two more touchdowns while New Castle was held to only seven points in the second half. Giving Central Valley the 42-14 victory. This game marks the end of the first half of the regular season. Central Valley will continue their quest for the Parkway Conference title next Friday when they go on the road to play Blackhawk. Meanwhile New Castle will try to notch their first win of the season at home against Montour.
Virginia Lynchburg vs Robert Morris TV Channel, Live Stream (9/23/23)
The Robert Morris Colonials (1-2) can hand the Virginia Lynchburg Dragons (0-3) a fourth straight 2023 loss when these football teams play Saturday at 3 pm ET / 12 pm PT from Joe Walton Stadium. This Vul and Robert Morris college football game cannot be viewed on a traditional TV...
'Knight's Forge' eSports tournament being hosted in the Pittsburgh area this weekend
BRIDGEVILLE (KDKA) - Video game tournaments, streaming, and eSports are now among the most-streamed events on the internet. Now, a brand new gaming area will bring the biggest semi-professional eSports tournament to the Pittsburgh area. The Knight's Forge Tournament kicked off on Thursday at the arena on the upper level of the Phoenix Movie Theater in Bridgeville. Thirty-two teams are facing off for a $15,000 prize pool and event organizers have said it's a unique chance to cheer the teams on in person. "Usually major eSports tournaments are happening in Europe, South America, or when they're in the U.S., they're on the West Coast,"...
Jets Take Down Red Riders
MORRISTOWN,OHIO (WTRF) – Union Local snapped their two-game losing streak with a 20-13 win over Weir Friday night. The loss was the first of the year for the Red Riders. Now 4-2 the Jets will visit Cambridge next week. Now 4-1 Weir returns home to host Keyser.
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: DelRon White’s 249 yards help West Mifflin take down Beaver
DelRon White ran for 249 yards and caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Jo Fleming as West Mifflin scored a 28-16 upset over No. 4 Beaver (4-1, 1-1) in a Class 3A Western Hills Conference football matchup Friday night. Fleming threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns and ran 25...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Neshannock edges Beaver Falls in overtime
Jino Mozzocio scored on a 10-yard run in overtime as No. 3 Neshannock earned a 27-26 victory over Beaver Falls (2-3, 1-1) in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference on Friday night. Mozzocio also threw a 37-yard TD pass to Carter DeVivo, and Patrick Argiro and Anthony Bonner each returned...
Pirates score two runs in 7th, rally to beat Reds 7-5
Bryan Reynolds drove in the tying run in the seventh inning with an RBI single and scored the go-ahead run two batters later on Elly De La Cruz's throwing error the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 on Friday night.Ke'Bryan Hayes, Henry Davis, Jared Triolo and Endy Rodriguez all had solo homers for the Pirates.Ian Gibaut (8-4) gave up three hits and a walk in the seventh was victimized by Cruz's errant relay to first on Miguel Andujar's grounder after the Reds got Hayes out at second. Reynolds scored on the play.The Reds dropped 1 1/2 games behind the...
Great Race returns to Pittsburgh this weekend; road closures in effect
PITTSBURGH — The annual Richard S. Caliguiri City of PittsburghGreat Race returns this weekend. Road closures will start Downtown near Stanwix Street at 5:30 a.m., and closures along the course will continue from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday. Drivers can expect delays in Downtown, Uptown, Oakland and Squirrel Hill.
East Liverpool edges past Cambridge in tough test
East Liverpool posted a narrow 62-53 win over Cambridge on Sept. 22 in Ohio football. In recent action on Sept. 8, East Liverpool faced off against East Liverpool Beaver Local and Cambridge took on Gnadenhutten Indian Valley on Sept. 8 at Cambridge High School. Check out our complete boys football...
Football Welcomes Division II Lynchburg on Homecoming Weekend
Returning home after a tough matchup on the road versus Youngstown State, the Colonials will close out its non-conference schedule with two consecutive games at home. Starting this weekend when they play UVA-Lynchburg as part of RMU’s Homecoming weekend. Playing an opponent like Youngstown State last week was always...
Operation Football: Tonight's featured high school football games
PITTSBURGH — It's another football Friday in Western Pennsylvania. Here is a list of high school football games that Operation Football will be covering for Week 4. Game of the Week: Upper St. Clair at Peters Township. Central Catholic at North Allegheny. Avonworth at South Park. Norwin at Woodland...
5 things to watch in WPIAL Week 4: Schedule pits No. 1 vs. No. 2 in top-ranked matchups
If a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup wasn’t enough excitement for a Friday night, this week also is homecoming at Peters Township, so football coach T.J. Plack had a message for his players. “I don’t care if you’re dancing at the pep rally or who your date is...
Gateway football makes short work of Plum on road
The Gateway football team is hitting its stride at the right time. The Gators improved to 2-0 in the Big East Conference on Friday at Plum after their three nonconference setbacks to start the season. Brad Birch threw for 358 yards and two touchdowns, Jaquon Reynolds added three short TD...
Niles runs past Beaver Local, 49-14
It was the Antuan Gardner show for Niles McKinley Friday night. Gardner rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns as the red-hot Red Dragons won their fourth straight game when they traveled to southern Columbiana County and rolled past Beaver Local 49-14 in a battle of 4-1 teams entering the competition.
Pitt's 2023 Hall of Fame class includes 12 athletes from 7 sports
A total of 12 athletes from seven sports, including four of the best players to wear a Pitt football uniform, were inducted Friday night into the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame in front of a sold-out crowd at Petersen Events Center. The class is the sixth to be recognized since the Hall of Fame was established in 2018.
Fox Chapel notebook: Golfers make cut at sectional tournaments
The Fox Chapel boys golf team has found plenty of success at the individual level and is still in the race for the section team title. During the section qualifier Sept. 19, Fox Chapel had four golfers punch their tickets to the WPIAL Class 3A individual championships. Davey Fuhrer led...
Pirates Emphasize Mental Skills Coaching Among Their Players
While I talked with members of the Greensboro Grasshoppers about their respective seasons in August, the topic of mental skills came up repeatedly: it sounds like a resource the Pirates emphasize for their younger players. With the added focus placed on mental health and mindfulness these days, Grasshoppers manager Robby...