The scoreboard will show a shutout victory, but the Clairton Bears know they made mistakes and left some plays out on the field.

It was Homecoming at Highlands, and with a win, the Golden Rams would have a shot at the outright 3A Alle­gheny 7 Conference title in Week 10.

Ed Dawson, the veteran head coach of the Cornell football team, died during Friday night’s game at Rochester.

The Burrell and Deer Lakes football teams combined for 89 points last year as the Bucs prevailed in a shootout.

Penn-Trafford did not flinch when Woodland Hills scored first Friday in their WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference showdown.

If Carden Lippmann is being honest, Hempfield deserved the Abraham Lincoln Trophy.

The Springdale-Riverview football rivalry is very much alive. And kicking.

A five-game losing streak couldn’t suppress Derry’s appetite for winning.

MILWAUKEE — Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to wiggle out of a ninth-inning jam as the Milwaukee Brewers escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night.

To score five touchdowns in one game as a player is difficult. To do it twice in a two-week stretch is very difficult.

Aaron “Oobi” Strader ran through the end zone and to the doors of Pine-Richland’s locker room after his first touchdown of his team’s 47-7 road win Friday night, yelling the whole way back to the visitors’ sideline at North Hills’ Martorelli Stadium.

Another one bites the dust. It could be the theme song for the 2026 Central Catholic football team as it continued its march through WPIAL Class 6A on Friday night at AHN Field at Big Mac Stadium in Canonsburg.

Fueled by two turnovers, Elizabeth Forward built a three-touchdown lead over host Mt. Pleasant on Friday and never looked back on its way to a 55-0 Interstate Conference victory.

With more stringent Medicaid eligibility rules, less-generous tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, and rising costs for everything from gas to groceries to childcare, many families are facing difficult financial decisions.

Josh Snyder’s dynamic dual-threat play at quarterback led Upper St. Clair to a 38-21 victory over Thomas Jefferson on Friday night, clinching at least a share of the Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference title.

In a high-stakes WPIAL 4A Big Six Conference matchup, Chartiers Valley stole the game late, winning 27-20 over Ringgold to secure second place in the conference and position itself for a postseason berth.

On a night when plenty of seniors had a major impact in their final home game, it was a sophomore who delivered the play of the game as the Connellsville football team scored a hard-fought 24-21 win over Franklin Regional in a Class 5A Big East Conference game Friday night at Connellsville Stadium.

Forward Daniel Russell had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 7-3 loss to the Belleville Senators at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday.

The message was clear in Westinghouse’s huddle before its City League semifinal matchup with Allderdice on Friday night at Cupples Stadium. The Bulldogs wanted to dominate.

Mike Bongivengo cracked a smile when asked if he thought his young Neshannock Lancers were expected to compete for a conference title this season.

New Castle’s offense found success from all over Taggart Stadium on Friday night, and the Red Hurricanes’ ability to spread the ball around proved difficult for Central Valley to contain in the Steelers High School Showcase Game of the Week.

West Mifflin entered Friday’s Class 3A Three Rivers Conference game against Shady Side Academy on a two-game losing streak. The Titans and the Bulldogs entered the matchup tied at 1-2 in section play. With only two games remaining and the playoffs near, a win for either side was going to go a long way to increase postseason odds.

Mt. Lebanon honored Art Walker when the district named its field after the longtime head coach of the Blue Devils.

Top performers for Week 9 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.

Mason Bryan hit Nico Police with a 25-yard touchdown pass with 49 seconds to play, and the pair connected again after coach Bob Palko decided to go for the 2-point conversion, leading West Allegheny to a 25-24 victory over Trinity in the Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference on Friday night.