close

Football Hs

Expect excitement and junior achievement

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 ...

Big Macs will be young, but could be good

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 ...

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 ...

By Bill Hughes For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Now entering his fourth season at the helm of the Monessen Greyhounds football program, head coach Wade Brown has seen growth with the team. This season, he hopes the Greyhounds take it one step further, although he ...

Experienced Charleroi adding to foundation

By Bill Hughes For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com A season ago, Ty Aeschbacher and his coaching staff got off to a late jump in taking over the Charleroi football program as he wasn’t hired until late February, only six months before the first game. The Cougars ...