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Pine-Richland defensive back Jay Timmons flips commitment to top-ranked Ohio State

Pine-Richland’s Jay Timmons, a nationally ranked cornerback, has flipped his college commitment for the second time in five months and now is headed to Ohio State. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior committed in June to Florida State, the alma mater of his father Lawrence, a former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker. However, those...
Through the Years: 40 years ago, Jeff Christy sparked big Freeport comeback

Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. After falling behind 17-0 in the first quarter, Freeport rallied for a 21-17 victory in the opening round of the 1985 Class 2A...
Westmoreland County football notebook: All 3 phases clicking for Jeannette

Jeannette has been spreading the wealth with an all-hands-on-deck approach of late. The Jayhawks only have 22 players, but seven have found the end zone in the last three weeks — in six different ways. Jeannette (8-3), which will face Clairton (10-1) on Friday night in the WPIAL Class A...
‘We know what we’re up against’: Jeannette plenty familiar with No. 2 Clairton

When Jeannette lost to Clairton earlier in the season, Jayhawks football coach Tommy Paulone put 20 golf balls in a vase — 16 white, three blue and one yellow. The white represented how many practices the team had left in the season. Blue and yellow were for the remaining games,...
High school sports schedules for Nov. 6, 2025

High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Villa Maria (21-2) vs. Mechanicsburg (18-4-1) at Exeter Township, 2 p.m.; Avon Grove (22-1) vs. Garnet Valley (17-7) at Perkiomen Valley, 2 p.m.; Penn Manor (20-4-1) vs. Parkland (18-6) at Exeter Township, 4 p.m.; Central Bucs West (18-4-1) vs....
Trib 10: 3 matchups between ranked teams on tap in WPIAL postseason

A lot of the district teams ranked in the weekly Trib 10 from last week got a chance to collect candy, hand out treats or even scout future opponents since they were enjoying an opening round bye in the WPIAL playoffs with opening night falling on Halloween. Now the good...
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for Nov. 7, 2025

Player of the week Jaden McCray Apollo-Ridge, Sr., RB/WR/DB McCray has been a dual threat in the Vikings’ offense all season, especially in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round win over Riverside last Friday at Owens Field. McCray ran the ball just eight times, but he totaled 63 yards and all...
Kicker Jackson Babinsack provides reliable weapon for Highlands in visit to No. 3 Central Valley

Jackson Babinsack has been a well-known special teams name among Highlands football faithful since his freshman year in 2023. The Golden Rams junior, the team’s punter and kickoff specialist who also handles extra points and field goals, has delivered the goods in some big games the past three years and...
The Birdie talks WPIAL realignment before making A-K Valley playoff picks

Last week: 4-3 Season: 93-23 (80.2%) One of the hottest topics of the long, cold football offseason that lies ahead is sure to be WPIAL realignment. “The world needs to know what I think about this topic,” The Birdie said without a hint of sarcasm or self-awareness this week. “The...
No. 8 Freeport aims to dethrone defending champion Avonworth

For the second time in their century-long histories, No. 8 Freeport and No. 1 Avonworth will face off in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals Friday at Lentzner Field. Freeport is looking to dethrone the defending WPIAL champion Antelopes and secure a spot in the WPIAL semifinals. The Yellowjackets advanced to...
Familiar foes collide when Penn-Trafford, Moon square off in Class 5A quarterfinals

A bye week allowed Penn-Trafford to spend extra time in the film room. “In two weeks, we’ve watched 11 Moon games,” Warriors coach John Ruane said. The Warriors already were familiar with Moon before spending hours learning more about the Tigers in a darkened room. Now, they feel like they...
After enjoying a bye, The Birdie is fired up for 2nd week of playoffs for Westmoreland County teams

Last week: 4-1 (80%) Season: 103-28 (79%) It could be a theme for English class: “How I spent my bye week,” by the Birdie. In an effort to simulate what Penn-Trafford and Norwin went through last week, your county high school football consultant didn’t attend a game last week and...
2025 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 11

Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Friday’s schedule Canon-McMillan (4-6) vs. Central Catholic (9-1) at West Mifflin, 7 p.m.; Norwin (7-3) at North Allegheny (7-3), 7 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Shaler (4-7) at Pine-Richland (9-1), 7 p.m.; Moon (8-3) at Penn-Trafford (9-1), 7 p.m.; Bethel Park (7-4) at Peters...
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for Nov. 7, 2025

Player of the week Kymon’e Brown Jeannette, Sr., QB/DB Brown rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown and threw for 138 yards and a TD to Jayce Powell in helping Jeannette defeat Bentworth, 38-24, in a WPIAL Class A playoff game. Brown has completed 80 of 166 passes for 1,494...
Norwin gets another shot at North Allegheny with championship berth on the line

When North Allegheny rallied to defeat Norwin, 20-17, in Week 4, the Tigers used five big plays to secure victory. They blocked a punt, got two long touchdown passes, a fourth-quarter interception and a stop by defensive tackle Lincoln Hoke. Those plays prevented Norwin from earning its first win over...
WPIAL teams well-represented in 2025 PIAA soccer quarterfinals

The March to Manchester and the PIAA soccer finals at Northeastern High School got off to a great start for WPIAL teams in both the girls and boys playoffs Tuesday. Girls teams from District 7 were a combined 8-3 in the opening round while the boys were even better with...

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