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Vikings’ goal is to reach WPIAL playoffs

Mount Pleasant advanced to the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs last season and won a game before being eliminated in the quarterfinals.According to head coach Jason Fazekas, the Vikings are striving to get back into the postseason again.“Our expectations for this year, I think we keep them similar ...

ROGERSVILLE -- Brian Hanson has had plenty of success in his first three years as head coach at West Greene.The Pioneers have won two Tri-County South titles and a playoff game while going a combined 22-8, including 17-3 in conference.Heading into the 2022 season, Hanson knew he had a top-notch ...

Southmoreland's Tim Bukowski never had aspirations to become a head football coach.He was content with working as an offensive coordinator.But, circumstances dictated otherwise.Bukowski had served as offensive coordinator on successful football teams at Clairton, and served on the staff at ...

Gambino hit the ground running with Cougars

When Marc Gambino was hired as the new Charleroi football coach in March, he quickly laid the foundation for his program and hit the ground running shortly after.“When I was hired, it was just after track and field started,” said Gambino. “We were able to get things going in April with ...

Bearcats relying on youthful roster

Football season is upon us, and fourth-year Bentworth coach JJ Knabb is excited for what lies ahead for his team.“While we only have three seniors and five or six juniors, we have one of the bigger teams we have had in years,” he said, in terms of numbers. “Although we are still ...

Leopards move into Interstate Conference

When the WPIAL released its football classifications for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Belle Vernon dropping to Class AAA was an attention-grabbing move.As WPIAL AAAA runners-up in 2019 and 2021, the Leopards instantly became the team to beat on paper in Class AAA in a lot of peoples’ ...