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Trib prospect: Beaver Falls guard Drew Cook

 By Kevin Gorman
DREW COOK Given that he was named first-team all-state after leading Beaver Falls to WPIAL and PIAA Class AA championships, it’s no wonder Drew Cook …
Trib Prospect: Beaver Falls’ Elijah Cottrill
By Kevin Gorman
Football was always Elijah Cottrill’s first love, but basketball is starting to win his heart over. The Beaver Falls two-sport star is a Division I …
Trib Cup: Winter sports leaders have plenty of pride for success
By Brian Graham
Punxsutawney Phil may have gotten the end of winter wrong, but the WPIAL schedule shows it’s time for the spring sports season. With two-thirds of …
Beaver Falls wins Class AA state title
By Chris Harlan
This Beaver Falls lineup didn’t have an abundance of talent, a star senior bound for the SEC or even a player taller than 6-foot-2. Yet, …
Breaking down the PIAA basketball championships
By Chris Harlan and Bill Hartlep
CLASS AA BOYS Beaver Falls vs. Holy Cross 2 p.m., Saturday Beaver Falls  (27-3, WPIAL champion) Coach: Doug Biega No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 0 Javon Turner G 5-9 So. 2 Cadee Akins G 5-7 Sr. 3 Elijah …
High school notebook: Serra Catholic hires football coach
By Staff Reports
Serra Catholic athletic director Bill Cleary made sure that each of the eight applicants he interviewed for the vacant football coaching job knew one thing about the program. “I made all of them well aware of where we are,” Cleary said. And still, Tony St. Angelo wanted the job. Serra …
Gorman: Beaver Falls follows tradition
By Kevin Gorman
Beaver Falls proved Saturday that it has the best backcourt in Western Pennsylvania, if for no other reason than the Tigers don’t have a frontcourt. …
Beaver Falls boys rout Burrell for WPIAL Class AA crown
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Beaver Falls has had success in many WPIAL sports, but boys basketball coach Doug Biega wanted to make one thing clear Saturday afternoon. “We’re a …
Team effort, senior leadership, has fueled Burrell’s charge to title game
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Burrell doesn’t have pure basketball players, per se. There are no 1,000-point scorers or high-level college recruits. This group is more like a band of …
Breaking down the WPIAL basketball championships
By Compiled By Chris Harlan
The WPIAL basketball championships will be contested Friday and Saturday at Palumbo Center. Below is a look at each matchup: Tickets: $10. Palumbo Center will be cleared of fans between the 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. games on Saturday, meaning fans would need two tickets to watch the entire day’s …
Apollo-Ridge ousted in WPIAL Class AA semifinals
By George Guido
The Beaver Falls boys basketball team showed Wednesday why it’s the top-ranked team in the WPIAL and the state. Relentless defensive pressure forced 16 Apollo-Ridge …
Beaver Falls again a contender after graduating WPIAL’s top player
By Chris Harlan
After graduating the league’s best player, most WPIAL basketball programs would accept a letdown the following season. Beaver Falls hasn’t. The Tigers are again title …
Beaver Falls senior named finalist for U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame honor
By Chris Adamski
As Angela Manno went through the list of criteria, Joe Dixon became an obvious choice. A guidance counselor at Beaver Falls High School, Manno was …
Last year’s upset loss in first round motivates Freeport
By Bill West
The slogan for Freeport football’s 2012 season — the one that ultimately appeared on the seniors’ group photo — first emerged when the Yellowjackets’ current …
Fast start fuels big victory for Aliquippa
By Chris Harlan
Only the TV timeouts could slow Aliquippa. The Quips scored touchdowns on four of their first five possessions and also returned an interception for a …
Gorman: The catch that tied a record held by many
By Kevin Gorman
When a New Brighton punt pinned Beaver Falls inside its own 1-yard line with the Tigers trailing, 31-26, late in the game, Sage Curry was worried that they would lose. Beaver Falls had cut a 24-point halftime deficit to five, but the idea of pulling off a 99-yard scoring drive …
Two-way lineman sets tone for Beaver Falls
By Meredith Qualls
Beaver Falls coach Ryan Matsook knows that getting ahead in the Midwestern Conference isn’t easy. “There’s a lot of ingredients that go into getting into …
Beaver Falls star Jeter picks Vanderbilt
By Kevin Gorman
When Sheldon Jeter took his official visit to Vanderbilt last week, coaches presented a cake to the Beaver Falls basketball star that read, “Winning the …