Neshannock, North Catholic Clash in Inaugural 412 Kickoff Classic

When the schedule makers picked the three games to take place at the inaugural 412 Football Classic, they must’ve known the first game would be arguably the best. Thursday night along Pittsburgh’s South Shore, at F.N.B. Stadium, home to the USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Neshannock will take on North Catholic in an intriguing cross-class matchup.

Butler School District Evaluating Lockdown Procedure After Swatting Incident

Administrators are learning from the swatting incident and lockdown that impacted the Butler Area School District last month. Butler Superintendent Dr. Brian White reflected on the testing of school procedures during the school day September 30th. There can’t be a casual mass dismissal of pulling your kid out one by...

School celebrates first ever 5-star report card rating in Ashtabula Co.

For the past month, those at Kingsville Elementary School have stood a little taller, beaming with pride after the school received a 5-star rating from the state's report card.

Knoch School District Purchases School Vehicle

The Knoch School District is planning to purchase a vehicle for smaller numbers of students to take school-sponsored trips. During their Wednesday night meeting, the school board approved a motion to authorize administrators to purchase a new or used school vehicle to carry up to nine passengers plus a driver at a total cost not to exceed $70,000.

Rivalry renewed on Friday’s Game of the Week

Fitch and Boardman, the rivalry game is this Friday's High School Football Game of the Week.

North East Little Gridders vs General McLane

High school sports scores from Tuesday (10/14/26):

–North Catholic and Beaver tied at 2-2 after a key Class 2A, Section-2 battle. North Catholic remained unbeaten in the section at 9-0-2. The Trojans are 12-1-2 overall. Beaver is now 8-1-3 in section play. –Pine-Richland-2 Butler-1. –Seneca Valley-2 Moon-1. –Mars-1 Shaler-0. –Freeport-1 Burrell-0. –Knoch-12 Valley-0. Girls Soccer:

Local high school football game canceled for next Friday

The game was officially canceled on Saturday afternoon.

Little Gridders Football

PennWest University unveils new 2026-2029 strategic plan

Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest) is unveiling a new 2026-2029 strategic plan to chart a course for the next three years. The university, which has three physical campuses in California, Clarion and Edinboro as well as its Global Online campus, created the plan with input from students, faculty, staff, alumni and other university stakeholders. James Fisher, interim president of PennWest, said the plan was created with students at the center of it.

Westminster students enjoy Fright Night at Kennywood

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Friday, October 9 Westminster students filled three buses and headed to Kennywood for a night of fun, thrills and scares. The Campus Programming Council (CPC) took more than 100 students to Kennywood’s Fright Night, giving them the opportunity to spend time with friends and take a break from their busy academic schedules.

The Bowling Season Rolls Into Action

Since it’s been a couple of months into the new school year, bowling season is just right around the corner. The Lakeview High School bowling team is getting ready for this year’s 2026-27 season. Starting to return to Cortland Lanes every Tuesday and Thursday, starting the first week of October. This season gives returning bowlers a way to improve their skills, build teamwork, and to have good energy to bring to the lanes. It also gives the new bowlers a chance to learn the basics of bowling with the help of returning bowlers. Throughout the regular season, the goals for the Lakeview bowling team are to always have a positive attitude and to consistently lift up your teammates. Although these might be two little things, they are extremely helpful to the team and also to take the Lakeview Bowling far in their tournaments.

Highlights: Warren Harding vs. Cardinal Mooney high school football

Warren Harding (4-3) will host Massillon in week nine. Cardinal Mooney (4-3) will visit St. Vincent-St. Mary.

Highlights: Lakeview, PA vs. Mercer high school football

Lakeview (4-3) will visit Sharpsville next week. Mercer (0-6) will travel to Reynolds.

Video! Grove City tops Westminster

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--The Westminster football team suffered a 34-19 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) loss to rival Grove City Saturday night at Memorial Field inside Harold Burry Stadium. The College welcomed back members of its 1976 and 1977 NAIA Division II National Championship teams this weekend and celebrated their place in...

School Board to Consider Proposed Modifications to Former YMHS Building

RUSSELL, Pa. – Proposed modifications to the former Youngsville Middle High School building will be up for consideration by the Warren County School District Board of Directors during its regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. The Warren County Commissioners are seeking the board’s approval for changes that would...

Sophomore QB Marino Graham leads by example as New Castle builds toward championship aspirations

New Castle quarterback Marino Graham carries past Aliquippa's Mylez Greene on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at Taggart Stadium. (Christopher Horner | TribLive) Just before the start of the 2026 high school football season, New Castle quarterback Marino Graham broke from his team’s huddle after a morning practice, listened to his coaches then gathered his wide receivers to stay on the Taggart Stadium turf and throw extra routes.

Highlights: Oil City vs. Grove City high school football

Grove City (6-1) will host Slippery Rock next week.

WATCH: Top Plays of Week 8 around the Valley

The regular season is nearing its final stretch, but another week of high school football brought plenty of memorable moments across the Valley.

Highlights: Cornell vs. Shenango high school football

Shenango (6-0) will visit Union Area next week.