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Yough grad Hoffer returns to coach Cougars

There is a homecoming on Cougar Mountain this season with the Yough football program.Ben Hoffer, a 2009 Yough graduate who was a two-time All-Conference running back who once rushed for 400 yards in a game, was hired in April after nine seasons as an assistant at East Allegheny.A Washington ...

Football season is here, and fourth-year Bentworth head coach JJ Knabb is excited for what lies ahead for the Bearcats.“While we only have three seniors and five or six juniors, we have one of the bigger teams we have had in years,” Knabb said of his roster size. “Although we are still ...

PITTSBURGH — Belle Vernon Area came up short of its second WPIAL football crown Saturday as it fell to Aliquippa in the Class 4A championship game, 28-13.“Hats off to Aliquippa,” said Leopards coach Matt Humbert. “I am proud of those kids in the locker room.“This is my loss and not ...

Matt Humbert exorcised a demon of sorts when his Belle Vernon football team finally vanquished rival Thomas Jefferson in the postseason last week.Still, there was a game last year against a different team that has haunted Humbert ever since.His squad will get a shot at redemption for that as ...

IMPERIAL — Elizabeth Forward has gradually worked its way up in its seven years under coach Mike Collodi to where itĢƵ considered a top-tier WPIAL football program in Class 3A.For the second year in a row, the Warriors found out they still have another big step to take to get to the top ...

WEST MIFFLIN — Matt Humbert should keep a close eye on Devin Whitlock this week.Don’t let anyone sneeze near him. Don’t let him ride any motorcycles in a thunderstorm or make a misstep getting on and off the school bus.Because if the Belle Vernon High School football team is going to have ...