By MikeWhite | Friday, Nov. 27 Live blog from WPIAL football championships at Heinz Field FINAL SCORE: Greensburg Central Catholic 33, Aliquippa 7 3:40 p.m. - Aliquippa is supposed to love its sports. Then why does Greensburg Central Catholic have a bigger crowd here than Aliquippa? 3:36 p.m. - HEY, THEY FINALLY TURNED THE LIGHTS ON HERE. But it's pretty much lights out for Aliquippa....
By MikeWhite | Thursday, Nov. 26, 9:15 a.m. Happy Thanksgiving. We'll have a live blog all day Friday from Heinz Field for the WPIAL football championships. Hopewell's Rushel Shell and West Allegheny's Mike Caputo both hope to lead their teams to a WPIAL title tomorrow when they meet for the Class AAA championship at Heinz Field. But you could make good point to say these two...
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
from Grub Street Chicago Grilled Kindai toro with apple, lime, olive, and miso at L2O. Each week on the Food Chain, we ask a chef to describe a dish he or she recently enjoyed. The chef who prepared the dish responds and then picks his or her own memorable meal. On and on it goes. Last week, chef MikeWhite of New York's Marea raved about the escolar that Eric Ripert serves at Le Bernardin...
By MikeWhite | Tuesday, Nov. 24, 8 a.m. Sto-Rox quarterback Paul Jones says he is definitely attending Penn State and plans to enroll at the school for the spring semester. A few times in the past 10 months, Jones (No. 13 above) has had second thoughts on his commitment to Penn State, and said he would listen to other schools. But he said a few days ago that his commitment is firm and...
By MikeWhite | Sunday, Nov. 22, 5 p.m. The Gateway football team now has three seniors headed to Division I colleges. Gateway running back-defensive back Orne Bey made a verbal commitment today to Miami, Ohio, of the Mid-American Conference. Bey (5 feet 9, 175 pounds) plays running back and defensive back for Gateway and was recruited by Miami to play slotback or running back. Bey is...
By MikeWhite | Saturday, Nov. 21, 1 p.m. In case you're interested, we have semifinal highlights on our web site with some interviews with players and coaches. Highlights are from Thomas Jefferson-West Allegheny, Bethel Park-Woodland Hills, Clairton-Laurel and Aliquippa-Beaver Falls. Click here for the link and then click on the small photo of the game you want to watch. Click on the...