CARMICHAELS – Football is a contact sport, which is why Carmichaels coach Ryan Krull was concerned while he analyzed his squad from a season ago. Krull coached Carmichaels for a nine-year stretch ending in 2019 when he stepped down and Ron Gallagher took over. Gallagher left after three ...
CANONSBURG – Football at Canon-McMillan will have a different look this season. First, there is a change to the venerable old stadium, where seats have been added, bringing the capacity to about 5,000, and a second pressbox has been erected. Head coach Mike Evans is back for his 10th ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
By Bill Hughes For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com After graduating 15 seniors – six of them now playing collegiately, including two at the FBS level – from the team that won WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A championships for the second year in a row, it would be easy for ...
