Greg Macafee stories, Page 42

On Friday nights across the country, thousands of high school football players sprint onto fields to the cheers of students, relatives and — often — entire communities. Under the lights, the ball is booted high into the air, followed by the sound of cracking pads that echoes throughout the stadium....

For the second straight year, the Section 3-AA girls tennis singles championship had two teammates playing for a sectional crown. Knoch coach Nance Conlon said the score didn’t indicate the type of competitive match it was, but for the second year in a row, Laura Greb beat Brooke Bauer in...

Throughout his high school career at West Allegheny, Nathan Dragisich displayed a special type of talent on the soccer pitch. He was named the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year, the WPIAL Player of the Year and the Trib HSSN Player of the Year last season after scoring 44 goals...

Pitt wide receiver Tre Tipton received an honor Thursday that only five other Panthers have earned in the history of the program. Joining linebacker Mike Caprara (2016), running back James Conner (2015) and quarterbacks Tyler Palko (2006) and Alex Van Pelt (1992), the 2015 Apollo-Ridge grad was named to the...

Deer Lakes football has gotten off to a rocky start this season, but senior quarterback Aris Hasley has led the passing game to new heights. After three games, Hasley is ranked second among WPIAL quarterbacks in passing yards, attempts, touchdowns and completions. He’s converted just more than 50% of his...

The Riverview boys golf team qualified for the WPIAL Class AA team tournament for the first time in quite a while last season, and with a starting line-up of five seniors and a junior, the Raiders are looking to do it again. They are off to a good start, too....

The Riverview boys soccer team is off to a strong start, and senior striker Joey Flanick has been at the center of their early season success. During his team’s 9-1 season-opening win over Carrick, Flanick scored two goals and dished out an assist. Then, against an undefeated Carlynton team, Flanick...

One of the top wrestlers in the A-K Valley chose where he will call home for the next four years Sunday. Jack Blumer, who is ranked No. 29 among seniors by PA Power Wrestling, announced his intentions to continue his wrestling career at West Virginia via Twitter. After visiting many...

When teams go through a rebuilding phase, coaches often place young players at the core of it in order to build around them for the future. But growing pains normally accompany those young players as they become accustomed to the speed of the game. So far this football season, Sam...

Getting off to a good start is important for any young player and Highlands midfielder Gabe Norris is off to one of the best of his high school career. Through three games this season, the junior has scored five goals and tallied four assists. In total, the Golden Rams have...

Kiski Area’s Sean Adamski has had a special senior season on the golf course. Last week, Adamski recorded his first hole-in-one on No. 4 at Murrysville Golf Course when the Cavaliers faced Gateway. Adamski earned medalist honors with a 39. “I saw it go in, but it didn’t really process...

The Springdale football team is off to its best start of the Seth Napierkowski era, and senior Christian Vokes has been a vital piece. “He’s a gamer for sure,” Napierkowski said. “He has this competitive edge about him that you just love as a coach, and he fuels our team...

The first two weeks of the season have been a roller coaster for the Kiski Area Cavaliers. During their Week Zero game against defending City League champion Allderdice, sophomore quarterback Tommy Burke hit Jason Baker with a winning 6-yard touchdown pass that had the Cavaliers riding high. Maybe just a...

There are several crucial parts of a high school football team, but one of the most important — and the one that can produce long-term success — is the establishment of a reliable junior high program. It allows coaches to interact with players coming up through their system while also...

As if their last-minute Week Zero win over Deer Lakes wasn’t enough, the Springdale Dynamos took it to another level Friday and took down Class 1A Eastern Conference opponent Imani Christian for the first time. “It was just like the Deer Lakes game,” Springdale coach Seth Napierkowski said after the...

Although he lost his leading rusher and receiver from last year, North Catholic coach Pat O’Shea was confident in his team’s abilities heading into its season opener against Burrell on Friday night at J.C Stone Field in North Park. It didn’t take long to realize why he was so confident...

Throughout its storied history, college football has had spectacular moments fans, players and coaches never forget. Auburn’s Kick Six against Alabama in 2013. Desmond Howard striking the Heisman pose against Ohio State in 1991. The famous “The band is on the field” moment between Cal and Stanford in 1982. All...

While the Fox Chapel football team has gotten off to a rough start on the gridiron, the golf and tennis teams couldn’t be hotter. Coming into the 2019 season, the Fox Chapel boys golf team was motivated to take its game to the next level after finishing just short of...

For the first time in 42 years, the Pitt men’s and women’s cross country teams will start their 2019 season by hosting five programs for the inaugural Pitt Panther Opener at the Carrie Blast Furnaces in Swissvale. While the season-opening meet will be special for the Pitt cross country program,...

Leechburg was on Apollo-Ridge’s 4-yard line and trailing by a touchdown with a minute left in the first half of a Week Zero matchup. A Leechburg touchdown would mean a tie score and a swing of a momentum heading into the second half. Apollo-Ridge junior linebacker Logan Harmon knew the...

If you were to compare the Derry and Freeport football teams this season, you might not find many differences, and both coaches take pride in that sentiment. “If somebody called Derry the Freeport of Westmoreland County, I would take that as a compliment,” Derry coach Tim Sweeney said. “We’re both...

When any first-year coach takes over a program, there are certain goals they want to accomplish to have a successful start. For Springdale girls soccer coach Marc Bentley, that meant building relationships with his players to create a positive atmosphere. “The biggest thing for me was, I could come into...