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McKeesport girls secure playoff berth

 By Mark Kaboly
Losing consecutive games by a total of three runs after starting the season 10-0, McKeesport second-year softball coach Missy Conrad could sense her team’s frustration was at an all-time high. It just happened that Woodland Hills provided the perfect opportunity to vent mostly because the Wolverines were next on the …
Daily News spotlight athletes: Woodland Hills’ Jake Jessell, Serra’s Haley Havrilla
By Robert Stinner
Jake Jessell Year: Freshman School: Woodland Hills Sport: Baseball Claim to fame: Jessell struck out 12 batters and allowed only one hit in complete-game victory …
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Matt D’Amico, Woodland Hills’ Desiree Garland
By Brian Graham
Matt D’Amico School: Fox Chapel Year: Junior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: D’Amico, one of the top scorers in the WPIAL, scored 18 points for …
McKeesport takes advantage of Woodland Hills’ slow start
By Keith Barnes
Woodland Hills players kept looking up at the scoreboard throughout the first quarter of their game Friday against McKeesport. It wasn’t that the game was close. The Tigers were, in fact, busy opening up a double-digit lead. The Wolverines kept looking up in the hope that they might actually have …
New coach leads Woodland Hills boys into challenging Section 2
By Chris Adamski
As a Churchill resident who spent more than a decade assisting George Novak in coaching the school’s football team, new Woodland Hills boys basketball coach Odell Miller is no stranger to Wolverines athletics. But as preseason practice began, he was a stranger to many of his new players. Miller, most …
Prospect watch: Woodland Hills DL Jawan Turner
By Tribune-Review
jawan turner 6-foot, 240 pounds, DL, Woodland Hills Jawan Turner not only defied the odds by leading Woodland Hills to the WPIAL Class AAAA final, …
WPIAL Class AAAA final notes: Walker wins fifth title, one shy of Walker Sr.
By George Guido
Friday’s WPIAL title for North Allegheny was the fifth overall for Tigers coach Art Walker – three at North Allegheny and two at Central Catholic. That comes within one of the total crowns won by his father, also named Art Walker. The dad won five at Mt. Lebanon and one …
N.A. brings home 3rd straight WPIAL title
By Chris Harlan
North Allegheny’s locker room was rather subdued after Friday’s victory — until coach Art Walker entered and questioned the mood. “Why’s it so quiet?” With …
West Mifflin spends Thanksgiving focused on WPIAL Class AAA title game
By Keith Barnes
West Mifflin football coach Ray Braszo did his best not to alter his team’s weekly routine as it prepared to play West Allegheny (11-1) in the WPIAL Class AAA championship game. For the most part, that worked out well. But there was nothing normal about the Titans taking the field …
Gorman: A WPIAL tradition for Thanksgiving Day
By Kevin Gorman
When it comes to Thanksgiving in Western Pennsylvania, a favorite way to celebrate the holiday is with a Turkey Bowl football game. For WPIAL teams, there is nothing like having football practice. Not in the Allen Iverson we’re talking about practice sense, either. Since the inception of the WPIAL playoffs …
North Allegheny chasing third straight WPIAL championship
By Chris Harlan 10:26 p.m.
No team has won three consecutive WPIAL Quad-A football titles, a feat North Allegheny would accomplish with a win Friday at Heinz Field. It requires …
WPIAL finalists have chance to make history
By Kevin Gorman
Like the rivers that lead to the stadium sitting on the banks of the Ohio, a confluence has led Clairton’s return to Heinz Field. The …
Woodland Hills, NA familiar with WPIAL finals atmosphere
By Keith Barnes
North Allegheny and Woodland Hills have made their share of trips to the North Side for the WPIAL Class AAAA championship over the years. Their …
Beasley gains respect of coach as Woodland Hills leader
By Kevin Gorman
alex beasley 6-foot, 230 pounds, FB-LB, Woodland Hills George Novak is not one to boast about his players, but when it comes to Alex Beasley, the Woodland Hills coach doesn’t hesitate to call the senior inside linebacker one of the Wolverines’ most important leaders and the “heart and soul” of …
Miscues help Woodland Hills dispatch Upper St. Clair
By George Guido
The Woodland Hills Wolverines took advantage of three early Upper St. Clair mistakes and rolled to a 42-20 victory over the Upper St. Clair in …
WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal matchup: Woodland Hills vs. Upper St. Clair
By Keith Barnes
Class AAAA semifinal: Woodland Hills (9-2) vs. Upper St. Clair (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Baldwin Stadium There is shutdown defense, then there is what …
Woodland Hills looks to avenge loss to Upper St. Clair
By Keith Barnes
Woodland Hills and Upper St. Clair had a lengthy hiatus in their series, but the teams are quickly making up for lost time. After not …
RBs leading way into WPIAL semifinals
By Keith Barnes
For the last four seasons, Clairton has easily disposed of every challenger that came its way. Now the undefeated Bears stand on the brink of …
Woodland Hills outlasts Gateway
By Keith Barnes
Woodland Hills coach George Novak thought Gateway provided his team the toughest test it had faced all season. Consider the Wolverines having passed their exam. …
Woodland Hills faces its ‘biggest challenge’ with Gateway
By Keith Barnes
George Novak has spent a lot of time going over game film during his 26 years at Woodland Hills. But he’s rarely been in the …
Wolverines continue postseason success vs. N. Hills
By Ray Judy
Woodland Hills and North Hills have a storied history, and they added another wild chapter Friday night. This time, the No. 7 Wolverines used tough defense and an opportunistic offense to defeat No. 10 North Hills, 27-7, Friday in a Class AAAA first-round playoff game at The Wolvarena in Turtle …
Trib HS Insider Q&A: Woodland Hills’ Cody McClelland
By Josh Yohe
Playing for a program that is traditionally strong in its rushing attack and has featured its share of dual-threat quarterbacks, ranging from Shawntae Spencer to …
Stakes raised when game against rival involves playoff chance
By Kevin Gorman
As if playing to prevent its 14-year playoff streak from ending wasn’t enough, Penn Hills plays its season finale at arch rival Woodland Hills. The …
Prospect watch: Woodland Hills’ Tom Greene
By Kevin Gorman
TOM GREENE 6-foot-4, 190 pounds, WR-SS, Woodland Hills When Woodland Hills attended a passing camp at Michigan State this past summer, Spartans coach Mark Dantonio …
Gorman: Over the river, through the tunnels they will go
By Kevin Gorman
Quad Central foes Mt. Lebanon and Woodland Hills are heading in opposite directions Friday, but both will break the unwritten rules of driving in and around Pittsburgh. They will go over bridges and through tunnels, all in the same trip! So long as their school buses don’t try to make …