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With renovations complete, Chartiers Valley soccer teams happy to be home

After spending the past couple of years in the wilderness due to field renovations, the Chartiers Valley boys and girls soccer teams are glad they can finally play and practice on their home turf. “The construction created so many challenges with us as far as busing players to another field,...
Kiski Area opens new era under coach Colin Haugh with shutout of Knoch

Not a bad start for Kiski Area and new coach Colin Haugh. It wasn’t as clean as they would have liked, but the Cavaliers (1-0) persevered through their mistakes in a 21-0 win over Class 4A foe Knoch (0-1) at Richard Dilts Field at Kiski Area High School. Despite miscues,...
Kiski Prep opens year with new coach, new QBs and game overseas

It’s not often that an opportunity like the one the Kiski School Cougar football team will experience comes along. The coaches and players understand that, and the excitement at the school is palpable. “I’ve never been outside the country,” said junior Levi Porter. “It’s pretty cool to get the chance...
Carmichaels counting on stacked reps leading to stacked wins

Carmichaels coach Ryan Krull has long since thrown his crystal ball to the ground, shattering it into pieces. “I thought I had a good feel for our team a couple years ago and where we would be once the season started and I couldn’t be more wrong,” Krull said. Krull...
After big step forward last season, New Brighton seniors still want more

After two consecutive seasons without a single win, New Brighton coach John Macuga set a goal in 2024 to change the mentality of his players and help them establish a winning persona. “It’s been a point of emphasis for the players,” Macuga said before camp in 2024. “We must learn...
Freedom football looking to follow baseball team’s example

For visitors meeting with Freedom football coach Ron Balog before the start of preseason camp, the most striking sight on campus was probably the baseball turf being torn up awaiting a new surface. But what really grabbed attention was the large banner hanging from the back of the bleachers reminding...
Kiski Area’s Shirley brothers work toward playoff berth in final season as teammates

Throughout their lives, as brothers often do, Aven and Teegan Shirley have found different avenues to be competitive with each other. When they were younger, it involved them tackling each other in the attic, which later would turn into fistfights, or going against each other on one-on-one passing routes with...
New coach from college ranks looking to inject new life at Chartiers Valley

After spending nearly 20 years on college sidelines, new Chartiers Valley coach Steve Spence was searching for a change, something new. “Being at the college level for that long, I wanted to shake things up,” Spence said. “Coming here, it’s been nice to run the show.” Being an assistant at...
Under new coach, Kiski Area determined to ‘get ready, be ready, stay ready’

When new Kiski Area coach Colyn Haugh sat down and looked at the team’s film from last year, he saw a team with lot of talent but lacking on details. To correct this, Haugh had his players start very simply on something as innocuous as putting the weights back correctly...
‘Where the story ended’: Knoch pitcher Zane Pacek commits to Central Michigan

Zane Pacek made what ended up being an easy decision while fishing with his dad July 21. Having gotten interest from a handful of Division II and Division III colleges, Pacek chose the only Division I offer he received and committed to play baseball for Central Michigan. “They were the...
Named state 6A player of the year, Pine-Richland’s Calle Henne leaves mark on program

Calle Henne was working on sharpening her craft, taking some swings at the local cages, when she received a text from her dad. The message she read contained outstanding news. Henne had been selected on July 8 as the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association’s player of the year in...
Lifelong love of baseball leads Westmoreland County Junior Legion president to hall of fame

John Doyle never played a lot of organized baseball while growing up in Plum. He spent most of his time playing pickup games on the local field. “My father made it a point to make sure that we had a field to play on,” Doyle said. “He would come home...
Lifelong love of baseball leads Westmoreland County Junior Legion president to hall of fame

John Doyle never played a ton of organized baseball while growing up in Plum. He spent most of his time playing pickup games on the local field with friends. “My father made it a point to make sure that we had a field to play on,” Doyle said. “He would...
After matching playoff runs the last 2 years, Chartiers Valley girls lacrosse faces changes

When looking at the WPIAL and PIAA playoff brackets the Chartiers Valley girls lacrosse team competed in the last two years, one has to do a double take to make sure they aren’t looking at the same bracket twice. The Colts avoided a case of déjà vu in small part...
Season of growth provides hope for Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse

After the Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse team lost in the 2021 WPIAL Class 2A championship game to Mars, coach Dom Tolomeo knew his program was about to enter some tough times. “We lost 14 of 17 players, most of them seniors, and we knew we were in for quite a...
Hard work pays off with trip to nationals for Brauer brothers

In the sport of rowing, consistency plays a key role. It helps when crews stick together so that everyone is familiar with each other’s cadences and strategy, so that the team can put forth its best effort and emerge victorious in a race. Grant and Christian Brauer, who row for...

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