Sep 2, 2010
It's been almost 10 years since the Greensburg Salem has beaten rival Hempfield Area.
Sep 2, 2010
The Associated Press has been ranking college football teams for years, but never before has it amassed a list of the country's best college recruits.
Sep 2, 2010
After hearing testimony from Fox Chapel junior transfer Noel Wilson, his mother and Fox Chapel officials, the WPIAL on Wednesday denied Wilson athletic eligibility for this football season.
Sep 2, 2010
The deck is stacked against Troy Hill, but the Valley coach isn't flinching. And he doesn't want his team to, either.
Sep 2, 2010
Sean Dugan is just a sophomore, but Springdale coach Chuck Wagner believes the linebacker and running back is well ahead of his years.
Sep 2, 2010
The first week of the high school football season is always a special time for the players, coaches and fans. But for the Connellsville and Uniontown football teams, the first week symbolizes more than just the start of a season. It marks the continuation of a long-standing tradition.
Sep 2, 2010
The quarterbacks who will take snaps Friday night during the Ford City-Kittanning game, a nonconference contest that features two Wing-T programs, are in different stages of showmanship development.
Sep 2, 2010
Though Homer-Center lost its final three games to put a damper on what could have been an outstanding 2009 campaign, it is using the defeats as motivation entering 2010.
Sep 2, 2010
Connellsville senior Johnny Leonard has committed to play at Division I North Carolina State.
Sep 2, 2010
Thanks to radical realignments and key graduations, this promises to be a season of change in local girls soccer.
Sep 2, 2010
Ryan Newman is 15th in the standings, 118 points behind Clint Bowyer for the final spot with two races left to qualify for the 12-driver, 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Sep 2, 2010
After 48 years of three-classification football, the WPIAL added Class AAAA for 1980.
Sep 2, 2010
Riverview is one of only two local teams the other is Springdale opening the regular season with a conference game.
Sep 2, 2010
Chip Moyes has become a staple in the Valley-Burrell football rivalry.
Sep 2, 2010
Class AA Apollo-Ridge, which was 3-6 last year, will be tested when it plays at Class AAA Indiana.
Sep 2, 2010
Week 1 is a trial run for many people in the area, your Leader included.
Sep 1, 2010
Walker went 2 for 4 Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs, extending his hitting streak to nine games. However, Walker was stranded on base three times Wednesday, including twice in scoring position, as the Pirates lost, 5-3.
Sep 1, 2010
When they meet Nov. 26 at Heinz Field, the teams will wear uniforms designed to represent Pitt's ties to the steel industry and pay respect to the deadly explosion at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch mine this past April.
Sep 1, 2010
The Pirates today recalled outfielder John Bowker from Triple-A Indianapolis. Bowker will be used in right field and at first base. Since being traded to the Pirates on July 31, Bowker hit .319 with four homers for Indy.
