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The 2026 high school football season is underway. Trinity scored twice in the final four minutes of the first half and rolled past Ringgold, beating the Rams for a 10th straight time. Canon-McMillan shut down defending WPIAL champion Peters Township in Mike Evans return to the CM sideline. McGuffey (20) and Burgettstown (8) snapped long losing streaks with Week 1 wins. Wash High beat Steel Valley, snapping a four-game skid against the Ironmen. Avella, Beth-Center, California and Fort Cherry won at home. Carmichaels’ win at Leechburg marked the debut of new head coach Ken Perkins.

WJPA Sports Network will carry as many as 27 games during the 10-week regular season, thanks to an extended partnership with GreeneSports and a new agreement with the Canon-McMillan Football Alumni Association. Most of our games will include audio & video, on-air and online, including our YouTube channel. Links for all of our games will be posted weekly here: Watch/Listen Here!

Week 1 Scores
Avella 48, Mapletown 0
McGuffey 35, Bentworth 7
Beth-Center 34, Brentwood 6
Burgettstown 42, Jeff-Morgan 7
California 40, Mohawk 6
Canon-McMillan 19, Peters Township 3  Watch/Listen Here
Carmichaels 20, Leechburg 13
Monessen 36, Charleroi 14
Fort Cherry 42, Chartiers-Houston 7
Trinity 34, Ringgold 12  Watch/Listen Here
Wash High 21, Steel Valley 6
Waynesburg 43, West Greene 0

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Quinn Mathews allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings for his first major league win, and Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run homer to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ryne Stanek struck out two in the ninth for his second save. Nolan Gorman had a double in the third and Crooks followed with his fifth home run for a 2-0 lead. Jordan Walker and José Fermín singled leading off the fourth, and Nathan Church hit a sacrifice fly for a 3-0 advantage. Jared Triolo had two of Pittsburgh’s six hits and drove in a run with a two-out single in the fifth.

Riverhounds’ Gibson claims Coach of the Year award
PITTSBURGH (Aug. 26, 2026) — Pittsburgh Riveters head coach Scott Gibson was named the USL W League Central Conference Coach of the Year for 2026, adding to the club’s honors after an undefeated regular season and trip to the conference final. Gibson, the Riveters head coach for both of the team’s seasons, took the squad from a 6-1-3 record in its first season to a 9-0-1 finish this year winning a second consecutive Great Forest Division title. The Riveters conceded only five goals in 10 regular season matches and only trailed for nine minutes out of 900 while putting together the unbeaten slate. Beyond the on-field performance, Gibson also was the point man for putting together the Riveters’ roster. In the team’s second year, the roster boasted a mix of key homegrown returners with roots in the Riverhounds Academy, such as Piper Coffield, Bella Vozar and Lola Abraham, paired with a strong assortment of newcomers recruited to the team by Gibson, including Ellen Molloy, Brielle LaBerge and Taylor Green. Gibson was one of four Coach of the Year honorees, one from each USL W League conference. To see the full list of honorees, visit USLWLeague.com. The award comes one day after the Riveters were recognized as the Central Conference Organization of the Year.