By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com PITTSBURGH – Tanner Garry stood at the podium, not quite sure how to handle the situation. Fort Cherry, the high school football team he coaches, had just won the first WPIAL title in the program’s history. The ...
After a hearty Thanksgiving meal, many folks will take a rest and get ready to beat the lines for early Black Friday deals. In Washington County, however, sports fans will be resting up before heading to Acrisure Stadium or making the drive north on Interstate 79 to the Hagerty Events Center ...
The Chartiers-Houston defensive lineman never had a chance. Neither did the Bucs’ inside linebacker. They didn’t see Fort Cherry linemen Lou Ryan and Brayden Kirby pulling on the play and headed right at them. Kirby caught the Bucs’ lineman with a blindside block. It was a decleater, ...
By Joe Smeltzer For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com McDONALD – Fort Cherry’s 2023 season has been a magic carpet ride. The Rangers won their first 12 games, playing themselves into the WPIAL semifinals against three-time defending champion Bishop ...
Is this championship week for WPIAL football? Well, it depends on which classification you’re talking about. In Classes 6A and 5A, the two largest in the WPIAL, it is championship week with both title games being played at Norwin High School. In Class A through Class 3A, we are down to the ...
