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Members of the Gateway wrestling team didn’t wait around until right before the start of the season to prepare for matches and tournaments.

Gateway’s boys basketball team captured a section championship in 2023, and it didn’t wait long to add to the section-title banner that hangs in the gym at the Furrie Sports Complex.

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The WPIAL spent part of Friday reviewing information and video of an on-court fight during the fourth quarter of Thursday’s Section 2-5A girls basketball game between rivals Gateway and Penn Hills at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex.

Band Together Pittsburgh, a nonprofit that provides music-related programming and opportunities for people on the autism spectrum, is expanding its open-mic karaoke events into Allegheny County on Feb. 21 at the Monroeville Mall.

Two of the most impactful football coaches in the history of the WPIAL, Tom Loughran and Terry Smith, will be celebrated in May as part of the Class of 2026 into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame.

A sign on the wall at Penn-Trafford read “Warning” in white capital letters with a green background.

The term “kayfabe” has been used for decades in the professional wrestling business, its origins dating to the early 20th century as carnies and wrestlers worked to keep the illusion of what they did hidden from fans.

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