November 13, 2023 4:47 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaylen Warren and Najee Harris combined for 183 yards rushing and two touchdowns and the Pittsburgh Steelers edged the Green Bay Packers 23-19. The Steelers improved to 6-3 with the win heading into a pivotal stretch that includes road games at AFC North rivals Cleveland and Cincinnati. Jordan Love threw for 289 yards and two scores for the Packers but also had two passes picked off in the final four minutes. Green Bay dropped to 3-6 with the loss.
November 13, 2023 4:45 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are running up wins, and running out of healthy inside linebackers. A week after Cole Holcomb’s season ended with a knee injury, veteran Kwon Alexander is going to join Holcomb on injured reserve after sustaining a “serious” left leg injury in the first quarter of a 23-19 win over Green Bay. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Alexander was being evaluated but the prognosis was “not promising.”
November 13, 2023 4:43 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dustin Hopkins kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to cap a furious Cleveland rally in the fourth quarter, and the Browns edged the Baltimore Ravens 33-31. Cleveland trailed 31-17 before Deshaun Watson delivered the type of victory the Browns have been waiting for from their high-priced quarterback. Watson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Moore with 8:57 remaining. Then one of Lamar Jackson’s passes caromed high into the air and was picked off by Greg Newsome II, and he returned the interception 34 yards for a TD just 41 seconds later. Still down one because of a missed extra point, Cleveland drove 58 yards for the winning kick.
November 12, 2023 4:35 pm
WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College junior quarterback Jake Pugh tossed four first half touchdowns Saturday in a 33-28 win over visiting Waynesburg University in the regular season finale at Cameron Stadium. Pugh was once again a catalyst for a Presidents victory. A strong contender for PAC Offensive Player of the Year, the junior signal caller completed 27-of-36 passes for 355 yards and four touchdowns in the win over the Yellow Jackets. Pugh finishes the regular season with 32 passing touchdowns and just five interceptions. Pugh has totaled 2,752 yards passing in 2023. The win improves the Presidents to 8-2 overall. The Yellow Jackets finish their season at 2-8 overall. W&J will await word of a possible ECAC bowl berth. The pairings for the 2023 ECAC bowls will be announced on Monday afternoon.
At halftime of the game, WJPA’s Mark Uriah was honored by the College in recognition of his 40 years in the broadcast booth. Uriah is pictured with retired Head Coach John Luckhardt and WJPA’s Sports Director Bob Gregg. (photo courtesy Stephen Rydzak).
November 12, 2023 6:41 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Erik Karlsson scored twice, Evgeni Malkin also scored and Tristan Jarry recorded a shutout in his return from injury, as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Saturday night. Both of Karlsson’s goals came in the third period — on the power play early and a late empty netter — to extend a five-game point streak. Malkin scored his eighth goal of the season and added an assist. Drew O’Connor scored his first and Sidney Crosby extended an eight-game point streak for the Penguins, who have won four straight. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 36 shots for Buffalo, which lost for the third time in five games.
November 12, 2023 6:46 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — No. 2 Michigan played without coach Jim Harbaugh, beating No. 9 Penn State after a judge didn’t issue a ruling Saturday on the school’s attempt to temporarily lift the Big Ten Conference’s penalty against the Wolverines for a sign-stealing scheme. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said 90 minutes before kickoff that Harbaugh wouldn’t be at Beaver Stadium with the team. Offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore served as acting head coach and led the Wolverines to a 24-15 victory. Manuel says a hearing in the school’s lawsuit challenging the Big Ten’s punishment of Harbaugh is scheduled for Nov. 17.
November 11, 2023 3:55 am
The PIAA girls volleyball and boys/girls soccer tournaments featured quarterfinal action across the state Saturday. Semifinals are now set for Tuesday with the finals scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 17-18 on the Cumberland Valley School District campus in Mechanicsburg. Click for PIAA Girls Volleyball brackets PIAA Soccer brackets
PIAA Quarterfinals
1A Boys Soccer
Bentworth 3, Burrell 1 Ryan Colbert scored 13 minutes in, Billy Moyer found the net four minutes later, leading the WPIAL champion Bearcats (20-2) past Burrell. Hadyn Herbulock scored for Burrell before the end of the first half. After intermission, John Scott set the final score with his marker off Ryan Moessner’s free kick in the 65th minute. Bentworth beat Burrell, 2-1, in overtime in the WPIAL semifinals.
Charleroi 1, Tulpehocken 0, OT Nate Mazon put up a clean sheet and Bryce Large found the net in the 4th minute of overtime as Charleroi (21-1) got past District 3 runner-up Tulpehocken. Charleroi and Bentworth meet in the PIAA semifinals on Tuesday, the fourth meeting this season. Charleroi won the two regular season matches. Bentworth won in the WPIAL Finals.
4A Girls Volleyball
Hempfield (Dist. 3) 3, Canon-McMillan 1 The Big Macs (16-5) were led by Natalie Carr’s 15 kills but it wasn’t enough to extend the season. Hempfield remained perfect (20-0) with the four-set win (25-14, 25-18, 18-25, 25-21).
November 11, 2023 3:54 am
Canon-McMillan’s frustration on the gridiron against North Allegheny continued Friday night as the Big Macs lost to the Tigers for the 11th straight time. Peters Township saw Moon take an early lead, then responded to dominate the rest of the game, reaching the WPIAL Finals for the third time in five years. McKeesport ran a missed field goal back 102 yards for a touchdown ending the first half, up 14-0. The Tigers went on to eliminate the Hillers who were trying to get to the semifinals for just the second time ever. Tristan Reed hit Isaiah Thomas on a 20-yard pop pass for the game’s first score, and Jahvon Woods added a pair of second half touchdown runs, propelling Wash High past McGuffey, the school’s 50th all-time post-season win. Fort Cherry remained unbeaten as Matt Sieg ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, setting up a rematch with Bishop Canevin in the WPIAL semifinals. The Crusaders eliminated California, blanking the Trojans after intermission.
6A Semifinals
North Allegheny 49, Canon-McMillan 7
Central Catholic 42, Mt. Lebanon 7
5A Semifinals
Peters Township 41, Moon Area 18
Pine-Richland 16, Penn Hills 9
4A Quarterfinals
McKeesport 28, Trinity 14
Montour 51, Thomas Jefferson 21
Aliquippa 37, Latrobe 29
Mars Area 24, Central Valley 14
3A Quarterfinals
Belle Vernon 49, Deer Lakes 6
East Allegheny 28, South Park 21
Avonworth 41, Beaver Area 21
Elizabeth-Forward 42, West Mifflin 21
2A Quarterfinals
Wash High 18, McGuffey 7
Beaver Falls 14, Neshannock 13
Steel Valley 21, Western Beaver 18
Mohawk 17, Imani Christian 12
1A Quarterfinals
Fort Cherry 42, Rochester 0
Bishop Canevin 34, California 8
South Side Area 48, Greens. Central Catholic 21
Clairton 18, Union 6
November 11, 2023 3:54 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — No. 2 Michigan plays its biggest game of the season so far at No. 9 Penn State on Saturday. Whether Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh will be leading his team on the sideline was is in the hands of a judge. The Big Ten banned Harbaugh from coaching the rest of the Wolverines’ final regular-season games as punishment for a sign-stealing scheme. The school almost immediately asked a judge for a court order putting the penalty on hold.
November 9, 2023 10:00 pm
Football semifinals are on Friday’s schedule for the two largest classifications, including 6A #3 Canon-McMillan and 5A #1 Peters Township. Class 1A-4A are at the quarterfinal round. The scheduling difference is the result of 5A & 6A WPIAL champions moving into the state playoff brackets one week earlier than the smaller classifications. Big school championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Norwin High School with the small school title games on Friday, Nov. 24 at Acrisure Stadium. Click for WPIAL Football brackets
The PIAA girls volleyball and boys/girls soccer tournaments move to quarterfinal action Saturday across the state, with finals set for the weekend of Nov. 17-18 on the Cumberland Valley School District campus in Mechanicsburg. Click for PIAA Girls Volleyball brackets PIAA Soccer brackets
On-Air/Online plans: Wash High takes on McGuffey for the second time in three weeks, this time with a trip to the WPIAL semifinals on the line. We’ll have the Little Prexies & Highlanders on WJPA-FM (95.3). Trinity visits McKeesport, trying to avenge an earlier loss to the Tigers during Big Seven play. Catch the Hillers action on WJPA-AM (1450). Airtime for both is 6:30 pm. Saturday afternoon, Bentworth and Burrell boys soccer meet for the second time in 12 days, the Bearcats looking to extend their best-ever soccer season. We’ll have the match on WJPA-FM (95.3) and online starting at 1:50 pm.
Friday, Nov. 10 (all 7 pm except as noted)
WPIAL Football Quarterfinals
4A #10 Trinity at #2 McKeesport, 6:30 pm on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
2A #3 Wash High vs. #6 McGuffey at Canon-McMillan, 6:30 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
1A #2 Fort Cherry vs. #10 Rochester at West Allegheny
1A #6 California vs. #3 Bishop Canevin at Norwin
WPIAL Football Semifinals
6A #3 Canon-McMillan at #2 North Allegheny (from our colleague Randy Gore–Listen Here)
5A #1 Peters Township vs. #5 Moon Area at South Fayette
Saturday, Nov. 11
PIAA Quarterfinals
1A Boys Soccer
7-2 Charleroi (20-1) vs. 3-2 Tulpehocken (20-2), 1 pm at Greencastle-Antrim High School
7-1 Bentworth (19-2) vs. 7-3 Burrell (16-4) at Plum HS, 1:50 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
4A Girls Volleyball
7-2 Canon-McMillan (16-4) vs. 3-1 Hempfield (19-0), 12 noon at Altoona High School
