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Chartiers Valley’s Julius Best closes high school career with another piece of hardware
2+ day, 56+ min ago (1360+ words) All during the 2025-26 football season, Chartiers Valley coach Steve Spence and wide receiver/defensive back Julius Best debated if Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the better basketball player. “It all started when coach named a play Kobe and I…...
PIAA sets football brackets, opens door for 4 WPIAL titles games to likely be played at Acrisure Stadium
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (461+ words) The PIAA board of directors finalized its fall sports brackets for the next two seasons Wednesday, setting up the likelihood that the WPIAL Class 5A, 3A, 2A and A football championships can be played Nov. 28 at Acrisure Stadium. The Class 6A and 4A championships will…...
9-time WPIAL champion Bob Palko returns to West Allegheny as football coach
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (255+ words) Nine-time WPIAL champion Bob Palko is returning to the sideline at a place he knows well: West Allegheny. The school board rehired Palko on Wednesday night, bringing one of the WPIAL’s most successful football coaches back to a program he…...
Penn Commercial adds automatic-transmission truck as CDL training shifts gears
3+ week, 3+ day ago (487+ words) For decades, learning to drive a big rig meant mastering a stick shift with as many as 18 gears, a skill that scared off plenty of would-be truckers before they ever climbed into the cab. Penn Commercial Business/Technical School is…...
Peters Township volleyball’s Alex Knox commits to Pitt, earns invite to national team camp
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (537+ words) Peters Township’s Alex Knox has loved volleyball ever since she started playing at 10 years old, putting countless hours into the sport. That hard work has already paid off. The rising junior setter has committed to Pitt and accepted an invitation…...
As 2-hour barrier falls, marathon runners credit tech, training advances for faster finishing times
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1197+ words) Despite being the top finisher at his first marathon in 2023, Will Loevner noticed ways he could shave seconds — even minutes — off his time. At the California International Marathon in Sacramento in December, the Indiana Township man dropped seven minutes from…...
Pitt’s new, $240M Victory Heights arena to give university athletics competitive, recruiting edge
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (523+ words) The University of Pittsburgh’s $240 million Victory Heights sports complex is on schedule to host commencement ceremonies this week and athletic competition in the fall, officials said Monday. The facility, originally announced in January 2020, hosts dedicated practice facilities and locker rooms…...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Honors roll in for Saint Vincent men’s volleyball
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1914+ words) Saint Vincent men’s volleyball snagged three major postseason awards in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Sophomore libero Jackson Genicola (Norwin) was named defensive player of the year, freshman Jack Ryan was tabbed newcomer of the year and Bearcats’ leader Kate McCauley…...
The ‘damage zone’: Deep, experienced roster has Pitt baseball eyeing rise within tough ACC
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1377+ words) The postmortem performed by Pitt baseball coach Mike Bell and his staff following the 2025 campaign was straightforward enough. The Panthers, among other things, needed to refine their approach at the plate. That would involve taking far better at-bats, pitch by…...
How often should I replace my running shoes?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (551+ words) Q: I’ve heard a lot of different things about how long running shoes should last. How do I know when it’s time for a new pair? Research doesn’t point to a single number of miles that leads to injury for everyone,…...