Former Aliquippa QB Chris LaSala's off-the-field impact on Pitt football over the past 25 years is another layer to the storied "Quip to Pitt" pipeline
Born with Down syndrome, Beaver football player Max Gonzalez has thrilled Bobcat fans with appearances in the team’s last two games. A ‘tremendous gesture’ from Ambridge’s Ben Cokrlic last week made Gonzalez’s most recent appearances even more special.
Rochester grad Derek Moye, who played wide receiver at Penn State and briefly for the Steelers, coached wide receivers this past season for Aliquippa, which won WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A championships. Now he's expected to lead Western Beaver's football team
A temporary coach, hired hours before training camp started, goes on to win the first state title in program history. The Times’ 2017 Football Coach of the Year is Jerry Veshio.
After mostly playing special teams and occasionally contributing on defense as a freshman, DePaul has now assumed the starting free safety spot for Edinboro this season
“I feel like most of my career I’ve been an underrated guy,” Aliquippa grad Terry Swanson said. “But I just keep putting the work in and pushing to make it to the next level. I’m just trying to get better at each and every step and every day.”
Mike Tomlin's team improved to 14-1-1 in their last 16 road games. That sounds like the work of one heck of a coach, a guy who takes tons of blame when things go wrong and doesn’t get nearly enough credit when they go right, writes
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The images from Beaver softball's trip through town after bringing home a state title. You can check out our coverage of the Bobcats big win today at or in print this Sunday!
Phil Kessel is a good argument for not giving 100 percent all the time. He doesn’t finish every check or block every shot. But he’s never hurt, rarely seems tired and is ready to execute at the moment of truth, writes
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Aliquippa, a Class 1A program, has voluntarily 'played up' to Class 3A in football for the past several years, The PIAA has told them they are not 'playing up' enough.
In Aniya Walker's past two games, she has scored a combined 51 points for Ambridge's girls basketball team. For her efforts, Walker is the Times’ Girls Athlete of the Week.
Former Lincoln Park star Nick Aloi has left basketball behind and is following in the footsteps of his parents. Aloi, the son of two doctors, has been accepted into the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
“I can honestly say I put in the work,” Tre Thomas, an Ambridge graduate, said. “I knew where I wanted to be, so I took the offseason really hard. I wanted this outcome, and this is what I expected, honestly.”
The daddy-daughter duo of Quaker Valley's Mastroianni and Moon Area's Abbenante are inching closer to delivering PIAA titles to their respective programs.
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Beaver's girls basketball team has earned a trip to Friday’s Class 4A final after picking up a 53-40 win over Section 2 rival Blackhawk on Monday at Geneva College.
After losing legendary head coach Bob Amalia to cancer in November, the Blackhawk baseball program held a ceremony on Tuesday to show how his legacy will never be forgotten.
Central Valley defeated Elizabeth Forward 35-0 Friday night to win its second straight WPIAL Class 3A football championship. Landon Alexander ran for 221 yards and scored three touchdowns in the win.
Bella Posset’s performance at the Petersen Events Center in the WPIAL Championship was one for the ages — she scored 29 as the Bobcats came within just a few seconds of upsetting top-seeded Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic.
Dan Rooney was a football man. He cared, and it showed. It's fair to wonder whether that passion was passed down to his son. At best, Art Rooney II seems mildly engaged—at worst, completely indifferent to the product on the field.
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Congratulations to Emma Pavelek of Beaver and Joseph Roth of Ellwood City, who were named the Times' Athletes of the Week for March 1-7. Athlete of the Week Polls will return once spring sports are fully underway. Here's a look at all the winter winners.
If Ben Roethlisberger was a primary reason the Steelers found themselves in a hole at the half, he showed up with the biggest shovel after the break to dig them out, writes
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West Allegheny’s Nico Flati finished with 130 yards and three touchdowns on the ground while also adding a fourth touchdown through the air on Friday against Gateway. For that performance, he's the athlete of the week.
In a time where three-sport athletes are on their way out, Payton List went against the norm and dominated the entire way, making her the Times' 2021 Girls Athlete of the Year.
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as the Bridgers sit atop Section 2 (4A) and are legitimate contenders for the WPIAL 4A title.
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Beaver wins a thriller over Chartiers Valley in overtime, 35-28. Wyatt Ringer with an astounding four rushing touchdowns and one passing TD.
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