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Monessen blanks Jeannette in WPIAL Class A for 1st playoff win since 2013
It was a day to celebrate for the Monessen football program. The No. 10 Greyhounds used a big pass late in the first half and a stingy defense to upset No. 7 Jeannette, 6-0, on Friday at McKee Stadium in the opening round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs. The...
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Westmoreland happenings: Greensburg Turkey Trot, meetings, used book sale, more
• The 35th annual Greensburg Thanksgiving Turkey Trot will begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 26 in downtown Greensburg. The 5K run/walk is for all ages, and strollers and dogs are welcome. Awards will be presented. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Proceeds benefit local nonprofits. Details: 724-834-9390 or greensburgturkeytrot.com. • Murrysville Community...
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Ligonier Valley warms up, tops Riverside in 1st WPIAL home playoff game
Ligonier Valley started slowly in its first WPIAL home football playoff game. But, as longtime Rams coach Roger Beitel says, like Novocaine, if you give it time, it will work. The seventh-seeded Rams needed some time to warm up to the atmosphere, the rainy conditions and No. 10 Riverside before posting a 35-21 victory Friday night in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs in the mud at Weller Field.
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Laurel serves notice to Class A playoff field with shutout of Greensburg Central Catholic
Forget that two-point loss to undefeated Shenango in the final tune-up leading into the WPIAL football playoffs. Laurel’s track record speaks for itself. “We’ve definitely been rolling along,” Spartans coach Brian Cooper said Friday night after Laurel’s 33-0 victory against visiting Greensburg Central Catholic in a Class A first-round game. “Three out of the last six years, we’ve won our (conference), and two out of those other three years, we were the runner-up in it.”
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West Allegheny outlasts Gateway in WPIAL playoff thriller, bringing Don Holl’s coaching career to a close
Two of the best football coaches in the WPIAL met for the final time on Friday night, and their teams delivered a game worthy of their impeccable resumes. With Bob Palko and the West Allegheny Indians hosting Don Holl and the Gateway Gators at Joe P. DeMichela Stadium for a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff showdown, the stakes were even higher than normal. Of course, this was a win-or-go-home game for both teams — but for Holl and Gateway, it was more than that.
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California stays calm, rebounds for Class A win over Northgate after being shut out in 1st half
With their team trailing 7-0 in their WPIAL Class A first-round matchup against visiting Northgate, California coaches didn’t see a need for any big halftime speeches. Veteran coach Ed Woods kept it simple. “I just told them to relax and to not hit the panic button,” he said.
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Tyshawn Robinson, Kemon Spell lead McKeesport to convincing win over Blackhawk
Tyshawn Robinson has been No. 2 behind the nation’s top running back, Kemon Spell, for his first two years of high school football. As a freshman, Robinson only had nine carries for 44 yards and one touchdown. As a sophomore, he became the No. 1 back after Spell went down with an injury earlier in the season. His numbers then jumped to 833 yards and nine touchdowns on 112 carries.