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Ohio State gets top billing in CFP rankings

By Eddie Pells AP National Writer The closest thing resembling drama for the first big reveal of this season's College Football Playoff rankings hinged on which undefeated team would receive top billing. Answer: The defending champions, Ohio State. The Buckeyes took the top spot in the ...

South Fayette girls advance in PIAA

Silvi Rossi and Lily Chiapetta each scored two goals as WPIAL Class 3A runner-up South Fayette defeated District 6 champion Holidaysburg, 5-0, in the first round of the PIAA girls soccer tournament Tuesday. Mia Deramo scored the other goal for South Fayette (19-2-1). Chiapetti contributed ...

Waynesburg served loss in PIAA debut

CORRY - Waynesburg’s historic girls volleyball season came to an end Tuesday night with a three-set loss at District 10 champion Corry in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A playoffs. Corry won 26-24, 25-19, 25-15. The loss ends Waynesburg’s first trip to the state tournament with a ...

Bentworth girls’ historic season ends

McMURRAY – McConnellsburg had a dozen healthy players, but proved you only need 11 if they’re good enough. The Spartans ended Bentworth’s historic season with a 2-0 victory in the first round of the PIAA Class A girls soccer playoffs Tuesday at Peters Township. It’s the first state ...

Diggin’ it: Peters Township moves on

By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com McMURRAY – If Peters Township head coach Chris Kelly has many more volleyball matches like this one Tuesday night, he'll need a large box of antacids with him along the sidelines. The Indians blew through the ...

Bearcats top Mercyhurst Prep to reach state quarterfinals

McMURRAY – Rematches have been a theme for the Bentworth boys soccer team the last few weeks, but nobody has been able to get their revenge against them. Beaver County Christian tried in the WPIAL semifinals, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart gave it a shot in the WPIAL championship, and both ...