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Warren boys fall to Girard on Saturday

On Saturday, the Warren boys hosted Girard at War Memorial Field and dropped a close 1-0 contest to the Yellow Jackets. The nonregion bout was deadlocked at 0-0 after the first half. Both teams held firm on defense the whole game, but it was Girard who was able to find the back of the net in ...

Lack of ego paves way for Steelers’ 4-1 record

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers paid outside linebacker Alex Highsmith in 2023 to be one of the best players at his position in the league. They did the same on the eve of the following season when they signed tight end Pat Freiermuth t o a lucrative contract extension. Yet here the ...

Dragons second in Cochranton

The Warren Dragons traveled to Cochranton on Saturday to participate in the Cardinals’ annual tournament. The Dragons took second place in the heavily competitive 12-team varsity tournament. In pool play, the Dragons finished with a 7-3 record, beating Saegertown 25-19, 25-18, Union City ...

Penn State fires coach James Franklin amid midseason freefall in a lost season

STATE COLLEGE (AP) — James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime head coach on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern all but ended whatever remote chance the preseason No. 2 team had of reaching the College Football Playoff. Terry Smith ...

Caleb’s big night

RUSSELL — Eisenhower quarterback and free safety Caleb Jakubczak made sure that his team would not have a letdown after last week, scoring two rushing touchdowns and intercepting a pair of passes — returning on 63 yards for a score — as the Knights beat Franklin 42-13 for a homecoming ...

Harrison, Garza reach D10 finals

Three pairs from the Warren girls tennis team competed in the District 10 Doubles Championships this past Thursday, highlighted by a historic run to the finals by Lucy Harrison and Alannah Garza, Warren’s first girls doubles finalists since 1999. Brady Caudill and Olivia Romanosky, entered ...