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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers was smiling. But he wasn't kidding. Not long after a 27-22 victory over Baltimore on Sunday in which the Pittsburgh Steelers somehow pulled themselves back from the brink, their future Hall of Fame quarterback did what he's done in his unique (if ...

Campbell introduced as Penn State’s 17th football coach

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — As he steadily built up Iowa StateĢƵ football program, Matt Campbell regularly turned down other head coaching gigs until his dream job came open. After a decade in Ames, the 46-year-old from Massillon, Ohio, couldn’t say no to the chance to take over one of ...

Bella is brilliant

When Isabella “Bella” Baker decided to run cross country in seventh grade, she did so with the intention of increasing her speed for sprinting in track & field. It didn’t take long for Baker to learn that cross country is more for endurance and pacing than acceleration, but she has ...

Jenkins hits seven 3-pointers, scores 29 in Lady Raiders’ win

Aierra Jenkins hit seven 3-pointers in a 29-point performance as Uniontown romped over visiting Beth-Center, 60-29, in non-section girls basketball action on Monday night at A.J. Everhart Memorial Gymnasium. Jenkins, a senior, added three 2-point field goals, and was 2 for 2 at the foul line. ...

Maples focusing on player development

Injuries and graduation put Mapletown in a tough situation before Dr. Kristafer Adkins could hold his first practice. The Maples’ leading scorer, Lucas Stevenson, who had 219 points last season, had graduated, along with Tyler Howard, who put in 121 points. In addition to losing two ...

Hedrick glad to be back coaching at high school level

Andy Hedrick has a lengthy list of stops on his coaching resume, including several seasons leading the menĢƵ team at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, but he is excited to be back at Connellsville. Hedrick has also coached at Everett and Blackhawk. He won a WPIAL with the Cougars in ...