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Nico Flati’s clutch TD helps West Allegheny edge Chartiers Valley
Nico Flati’s 37-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-2 play with less than 90 seconds left in the game lifted West Allegheny to a 35-31 victory over Chartiers Valley on Friday night. Flati ran for 178 yards on 19 carries and scored four touchdowns on the ground. “Nico was carrying the...
WPIAL football Week 1 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 1 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • Penn-Trafford 28, Gateway 7 The star of the night was Penn-Trafford senior safety Caleb Lisbon, who picked off three passes and scored a touchdown on a 12-yard run to extend the...
Lisbon, No. 3 Penn-Trafford stun top-ranked GatewayVideo
It turned out to be a “painful” victory for Penn-Trafford coach John Ruane. During Cole Defillippo’s 31-yard interception return to seal a 28-7 victory against No. 1 Gateway, Ruane believes he ruptured the Achilles tendon in his right leg. Using a pair of crutches after the game for support, Ruane...
Central Catholic scores last-minute touchdown, stops Seneca Valley in wild finishVideo
Central Catholic scored with 28 seconds left and then its defense made a touchdown-saving tackle as time expired Friday night, a wild finish to a 10-7 victory at Seneca Valley. After three quarters without a touchdown, the final minute saw both teams holding their breath. “You can never get too...
North Hills rallies past Fox Chapel to win conference opener
North Hills scored three touchdowns in an eight-minute span in the second half and got a late stop on defense to defeat Fox Chapel 35-28 in the Northern Conference opener for both teams at Martorelli Stadium on Friday night. After taking a 14-6 lead into halftime, the Indians (2-0, 1-0)...
Franklin Regional answers questions in win over Plum
Before the season started, veteran Franklin Regional coach Greg Botta had several areas of concern for his team. Some were answered Friday night as the Panthers won both their season opener, defeating neighboring Big East Conference rival Plum, 42-14. New quarterback Trevor Brncic passed for 93 yards and two touchdowns...
Norwin no match for No. 3 North Allegheny
Norwin football coach Dave Brozeski didn’t mince words after his team’s showdown with North Allegheny. “NA is a heck of a team,” Brozeski said. “They beat us pretty good.” Six players scored touchdowns for the Tigers as they rolled to a 42-0 win over the Knights in a Class 6A...
Penn-Trafford grad produces Western Pennsylvania football history book
When Rush Pedder was 7 years old, his dad took him to a Penn-Trafford football game he called an experience of a lifetime. He was hooked on high school football, especially Penn-Trafford football. Through the years, Penn-Trafford football became a family tradition. While in high school he did things to...
Pine-Richland grad Kristen Murslack named assistant coach with Pitt swimming
Pine-Richland graduate and former Auburn swimmer Kristen Murslack is returning to the scene of some of her greatest high school accomplishments. Murslack, 24, recently was named an assistant coach with Pitt swimming and diving. “I grew up swimming and competing at Trees Pool,” said Murslack, a four-time WPIAL Class AAA...
Pine-Richland’s Ben DiNucci wins James Madison starting QB job
After spending the offseason locked in a battle at quarterback, Pine-Richland product Ben DiNucci was named as the starter for James Madison, the second-ranked team in the FCS. The redshirt senior threw for 2,275 and 16 touchdowns and ranked third nationally by completing 68.3% of his passes. He also rushed...
No. 11 Oregon-No. 16 Auburn opener a rematch of 2010 title game
ARLINGTON, Texas — For all the expectations the 11th-ranked Oregon Ducks have for this season, there will first be a flashback to their championship near-misses of the past when they open against No. 16 Auburn. When the Ducks last played in the home stadium of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys five...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Even after Steelers’ cuts, Kevin Colbert has work to do
Even after the cuts come, Kevin Colbert’s work isn’t done. The Pittsburgh Steelers must trim their roster to 53 players by 4 p.m. Saturday, but their general manager has a history of making major moves leading up to the season opener. The Steelers acquired receiver Ryan Switzer last year and...
New-look West Virginia set for opener vs. FCS power James Madison
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Austin Kendall didn’t presume the vacant starting quarterback job was his upon arriving at West Virginia. “I always knew there was competition,” Kendall said. “You have to work for it.” Kendall was a career backup to Heisman Trophy winners Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray at Oklahoma. Finally,...
Browns still not settled at right guard with opener looming
CLEVELAND — Just over a week before their opener, the Cleveland Browns still haven’t settled on a starting right guard. Coach Freddie Kitchens didn’t rule out the possibility of newly acquired lineman Wyatt Teller lining up in front of quarterback Baker Mayfield in Cleveland’s Sept. 8 season opener against the...
Roger Federer ends slow starts, rolls into 4th round at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Roger Federer didn’t change much, outside of where his team was sitting. He certainly wasn’t going to overreact to a couple of poor starts after all these years and do anything different with his tennis. Federer rolled into the fourth round with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 victory...
No. 15 Penn State eager to debut speedy defense vs. Idaho
UNIVERSITY PARK — Sean Clifford is in as good a spot as anyone to evaluate Penn State’s defense. Throughout summer camp, the Nittany Lions have been challenging the young quarterback. Snap after snap, one attribute stands out. “Speed,” Clifford said. “I can tell you that they are a fast team....
Pirates shuffle bullpen arms, call up Geoff Hartlieb
The Pittsburgh Pirates continued shuffling buillpen arms Friday, sending Montana DuRapau to Triple-A Indianapolis and calling up Geoff Hartlieb in his place. DuRapau was called up Thursday and pitched two-thirds of an inning in an 11-8 win over Colorado that night, allowing three hits and four earned runs. He’s 0-1...
Freeport graduate Logan Thimons ready for increased role at WVU
When new West Virginia football coach Neal Brown and his staff came to Morgantown from Troy in January, Logan Thimons was quick to do his research. The Freeport graduate and Mountaineers redshirt junior fullback wanted to know how he would fit into the new offense and how fullbacks were used...
WPIAL Week 1 football: How to watch, listen and find scores
Beginning tonight, this marks the first full schedule of high school football in Western Pennsylvania, and TribLIVE HSSN has you covered with broadcasts of games across the WPIAL. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can...
Robert Morris falls to Buffalo in season opener
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Matt Myers, the first freshman quarterback to start a season opener for Buffalo in 28 years, accounted for three touchdowns and the Bulls beat Robert Morris, 38-10, on Thursday night. Myers was 5-of-10 passing for 69 yards with two touchdown throws to Zac Lefebvre. Myers also ran...
Analysis: Game-by-game predictions for Pitt football
Predicting Pitt’s season, game-by-game: Saturday vs. Virginia: The Cavaliers’ 3-4 defense is a tough matchup for a young offensive line in Week 1. Virginia 20, Pitt 13. ••• Sept. 7 vs. Ohio: Another running QB gets in Pitt’s way, but Panthers find a way to slow down Nathan Rourke. Pitt...
Fishing report: Youghiogheny yielding plenty of flathead catfish, channel catfish
• Anglers visiting the Youghiogheny River are bringing back flathead catfish and channel catfish in solid numbers. The flathead catfish appear to be more prevalent, while the channel catfish are most active around dusk. The channel catfish are biting at typical live baits such as chicken livers. Meanwhile, a few...
Tyler Skaggs’ autopsy: Fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol led to death by choking on vomit
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had the opioids fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in his system when he was found dead in his Texas hotel room July 1, according to a toxicology report that will be released Friday by the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office. The cause...
Kevin Gorman: Projecting the surprises on the Steelers’ final 53-man roster
Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert has the unenviable task of reducing the roster to 53 players by 4 p.m. Saturday, what he understands can be a “devastating moment.” “It’s hard because a lot of times you may be ending a kid’s dream and his career,” Colbert said Thursday night...
A player-by-player look at the Penguins’ rookie tournament roster
Whether general manager Jim Rutherford’s offseason moves have improved the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chances of returning to championship contention is a matter for debate. This isn’t: Rutherford’s summer has dramatically improved the team’s prospect pool. On defense, the Penguins picked up first-round draft pick Pierre-Olivier Joseph in the Phil Kessel trade...
