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Vote now for The News Tribune’s high school Athletes of the Week in football and other fall sports (Sept. 19 to 24). You can read about all of the candidates and their accomplishments below.
SportsNet Pittsburgh (SNP) is an American regional sports network serving Greater Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania.Jointly owned by Fenway Sports Group and Robert Nutting via the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Pirates respectively, it serves as the regional broadcaster of both teams.
Pittsburgh was previously home to the first national high school all-star basketball game, The Dapper Dan Roundball Classic, from 1965 to 1992, prior to its move to Detroit and later Chicago. [74] The Roundball Classic annually featured future NBA hall of famers at the Civic Arena with ESPN televising.
The 28th Annual Roundball Classic was the last to be played in Pittsburgh on April 11, 1992. [22] The demand for the game in Pittsburgh was great enough that the Civic Arena in cooperation with Pat DiCesare continued doing a high school All-Star basketball game with Asics as a sponsor and utilizing player recruiters from local colleges. [23]
We have 19 players to pick from to open the season. Vote for your top player now through Friday at 5 p.m.
Teams get hot. Athletes get hot. Sportswriters get hot, too. I spent the second half of last week crowing in the newsroom and in our meetings about the work coming from our sports beat writers ...
The WPIAL also holds its annual high school football championships at Heinz Field. The Steelers are one of the NFL's most popular teams, with a fan base known as Steeler Nation. Despite the difference in high school and college football tastes, the team unites many, and is often one of the NFL's biggest ratings draws.
Venice overtakes Manatee after Friday's convincing 56-24 victory over the Hurricanes; Cardinal Mooney preps for district title game Friday