A family of leaders: Son of Aliquippa councilman and nephew of the mayor, Quips standout Arison Walker continues family tradition of being a leader in the community
In what has become an annual tradition, Arison Walker was pulled up into the front row of the Acrisure Stadium stands following Aliquippa’s WPIAL championship win last Friday. With a large red and black Aliquippa…
WPIAL high school football championships!
WPIAL Class 4A championship: No. 1-seeded Aliquippa races past No. 2 McKeesport to become first team with 20 WPIAL titles
It’s hard to imagine Aliquippa senior linebacker Cam Lindsey had anything left to accomplish at Acrisure Stadium in his high school career. “I ain’t never been in the end zone there,” he said. The Pitt recruit made himself right at home there Friday night in his final game with the Quips on the North Shore.…
WPIAL Class 3A championship: Belle Vernon dominates rematch, shuts out unbeaten Avonworth for second consecutive title
It wasn’t the most action-packed game by any means, but there likely weren’t many complaints from the Belle Vernon faithful on the ride back home. Fueled by a suffocating defense and a dominant offensive line, the Leopards (11-1) controlled the WPIAL Class 3A title game against Avonworth (12-1) from start to finish en route to…
WPIAL Class 2A championship: Resilience carries surprising Beaver Falls to thrilling victory against No. 1 Steel Valley
With the WPIAL Class 2A championship tied, Beaver Falls senior running back Da’Talian Beauford took a handoff up the middle at the Steel Valley 22. Steel Valley senior Joe Ketterman poked the ball out, and junior Rasaun Hough caught it and returned it 78 yards for the go-ahead score. In years past, that moment might’ve…
WPIAL Class 1A championship: Matt Sieg fuels Fort Cherry to first title after a 42-28 win against top-seeded South Side
Just after the clock struck triple zeros early Friday afternoon, Tanner Garry was the recipient of a cold Gatorade shower. For Garry and Fort Cherry, it was the cherry on top in what now is the biggest win in program history. Matt Sieg was his usual sensational self, accounting for 344 yards of offense and…
The NOTEBOOK
WPIAL championship notebook: Penn State running back recruits Quinton Martin and Tikey Hayes share in championship feeling, look forward to teaming up in college
Quinton Martin admits that he and Tikey Hayes haven’t always been cool, the reason for that being that Hayes and Aliquippa knocked Martin and Belle Vernon from the WPIAL playoffs in Martin’s sophomore season in 2021. “We weren’t very close at that point in time,” Martin said, laughing. “But over the years just talking to…
Meanwhile, in the state high school football quarterfinals …
PIAA quarterfinal rundown: Westinghouse storms back to win at Farrell; North Allegheny, Peters Township cruise to victories
This Westinghouse team has developed a habit of starting slow, but you can’t keep these Bulldogs down for long. After falling into a 14-point deficit in hostile territory in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal clash with District 10 champion host Farrell (10-2), things were looking bleak for Westinghouse (12-0) — but the Bulldogs never flinched. With…