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The oldest adage in the book says that defense wins championships. The 2025 Clairton Bears are living proof. Coming into Saturday morning’s WPIAL Class 1A championship clash at Acrisure Stadium, No. 2 Clairton had posted nine shutouts in its previous 11 games while allowing an average of just 5.7 points per game overall. The Bears […]

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WPIAL Class 1A championship: Clairton survives scare from underdog Laurel, forces late turnover to seal 15th WPIAL title in defensive slugfest

WPIAL Class 1A championship preview: Clairton vs. Laurel

Polling the stars: The WPIAL and City League’s top talents talk best teams and players, hot topics and what they would change about high school football

WPIAL Class 1A championship: Matt Sieg magic fuels fourth-quarter comeback as Fort Cherry clips Clairton in instant classic for second consecutive title

Class 1A: Clairton vying to end four-year ‘drought’ with 11 returning all-conference players united in pursuit of school’s 15th WPIAL title

PUP recruiting notebook: Offers continue to pile up for Quaker Valley’s 6-foot-4 Mimi Thiero, the WPIAL’s highest-rated recruit in more than a decade