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Gateway boys making a name as WPIAL powerhouse
Category: Sports Written by Courier Newsroom
by Malik Vincent
For New Pittsburgh Courier
Even though Section 2 of the WPIAL Class AAAA conference is filledwith some of the region’s best athletic talent, Gateway, an undefeated 6-0, refuse to sell themselves short in any way.
With three players that are 6-foot-5 and taller, the Gateway boys basketball team features one of Western PA’s tallest starting lineups.
Similar to the Boston Celtics--before Rajon Rondo pushed himself into the equation--Gateway has a trio of players that they refer to as their ‘big three’.
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Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:23
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City League Roundup
Category: Sports Written by Courier Newsroom
by Malik Vincent
Westinghouse (3-6, 5-9) overcame a 12-point third quarter deficit to edge Peabody (3-6, 4-7) on Jan. 28, outscoring the Highlanders 18-5 in the final stanza.
With the 55-54 win, the Bulldogs move into a fifth place tie in the League standings.
Senior guard Darelle Burton led all scorers with 19 points. Gary Herndon contributed 13, to round out those in double-digits for Westinghouse. Dontae Forte and Dameon Arrington led Peabody with 20 and 15, respectively.
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Clairton rallies to claim 2nd straight Class 2A title
Category: Sports Written by Courier Newsroom
by Malik Vincent
For New Pittsburgh Courier
For New Pittsburgh Courier
At 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds, Desimon Green is a large human being.
But his game time presence for Clairton over the course of the past football season—according to its coach, Tim Nola, has been even larger at times.
Ironically, it was not a one-man show when Clairton (16-0) climbed back from being down 24 points in the first half and rallying to claim their second consecutive Class AA PIAA football championship, 36-30, at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey.
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| SOPHOMORE SENSATION—Clairton's Tyler Boyd, center, dives into the end zone for a touchdown past Riverside's Nick Rossi, left, and Kyle Walsh, right, during the first half of the Class A Championship football game at the PIAA High School Football Championships in Hershey, Pa., Dec. 17. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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‘Bad’ wheel(s) of fortune
Category: Sports Written by Aubrey Bruce
I am perplexed. For a week after the Chicago Bears were smacked down by the Green Bay Packers in route to claiming the NFC Championship, the chatter was not about the “Pack’s” upcoming matchup against the AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Jaws were “swollen” over the heart, or the lack of heart, of Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. Hey, whatever the reason was that he departed from the most important game for the Bears in over two decades; well, that was between God, his head coach (Lovie Smith), his teammates, the nearest light post and finally his conscience. Whatever happened to the premise of “to the victor goes the spoils?”
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Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:23
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City League roundup
Category: Sports Written by Courier Newsroom
by Malik Vincent
For New Pittsburgh Courier
Both the Allderdice boys and girls sit atop the City League standings last week marked the beginning of conference play. The boys currently have an undefeated mark (3-0) with two wins in the city. The girls are currently 3-1 with one nonconference loss to Vincentian Academy in the Serra Catholic tournament on Dec. 11.
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