At the start of this month, we had 11 local high school football teams competing in postseason play. Now, we're down to just two, and it’s not a surprise as to who they are. Peters Township in Class 5A, and Fort Cherry in Class A, will be playing this week to run it back. Both won WPIAL ...
BETHEL PARK – Cs are more than an average grade at Bethel Park. They will spell success for the football team this season. “Cohesiveness, continuity and consistency will be the big things,” said head coach Phil Peckich. Though the Black Hawks qualified for the WPIAL playoffs last ...
By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com It will be a little tougher to make the WPIAL Class A football playoffs this season with only three spots guaranteed a postseason berth. That has motivated the spirits of Bentworth Bearcats head coach Dave ...
BURGETTSTOWN – Five-receiver formations, 30 passes per game, no huddles, a new trick play or two every week. Those modern offensive strategies are not part of Burgettstown’s time-honored formula for winning football. If the Blue Devils are to return to the Class A playoffs this year, then ...
Baseball season is still in full swing in the area. The Pirates are on the perimeter of the wild-card playoff race in the National League, which, along with rookie pitcher Paul Skenes, put interest back into Major League Baseball in this area during the summer. The Wild Things are again ...
By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com The California Trojans climbed to the top of the Class A Tri County South Conference last season. They liked the view. California went undefeated in conference play and save for a loss to Class AA Waynesburg in a ...
