Documenting my travels and thoughts from around the country
2023 Week 14 (Pennsylvania)
After spending two weeks in Texas and New Mexico, I was back home in the familiar confines of western Pennsylvania. There was really only one plan for Week 14. And that was the four games at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. Continue reading “2023 Week 14 (Pennsylvania)”
2022 Week 16 (Pennsylvania)
The Pennsylvania Finals had been held at Hershey’s Hersheypark Stadium since 1998. With the state finals starting in 1988, it took four seasons before all four games were held at just one location. Before Hershey, and after those first four seasons, the games were held at Altoona’s Mansion Park Stadium. In the first and fourth year, games were held all over. Penn State, Shippensburg, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area, and South Stadium in Pittsburgh even. Continue reading “2022 Week 16 (Pennsylvania)”
2022 Week 14 (Pennsylvania)
It’s definitely strange to call it Acrisure Stadium. Though, after years of Cleveland Browns Stadium being renamed FirstEnergy Stadium, it is a bit funny that not only did the Steelers lose their naming rights partner that was Pittsburgh based, but now is named after a company that most probably still have no idea what they do. Continue reading “2022 Week 14 (Pennsylvania)”
2021 Week 16 (Pennsylvania)
What season would it be if I wasn’t at the PIAA Championships? Of course I was going to be in Hershey. And it had a semblance of normalcy this year that was utterly lacking last season. We also had a large contingent of PFN personnel there to cover Pennsylvania’s title games. Continue reading “2021 Week 16 (Pennsylvania)”
2021 Week 14 (Pennsylvania)
After returning from Minnesota, I took the week off and tried to get my back in order. That somewhat worked. But I also had some personal scheduling issues crop up on Friday.
I had planned to take in one of the two days of the WPIAL Finals at Heinz Field. Another photographer was scheduled for Friday. So, I was just going to be there Saturday. And had planned to find a single available Friday night game. I was hoping to do either of the two games at Slippery Rock (preferred) or at Karns City. However, PAFN had coverage of those two games. And I offered to do the Mt. Lebanon v. McDowell game on Friday night. Continue reading “2021 Week 14 (Pennsylvania)”
2018 Week 16 (Pennsylvania)
Once again, the season starts winding down with Pennsylvania’s PIAA Championships in Hershey. Pennsylvania is in the third year of the Six Classes experiment. The championship schedule is a much simpler two-games-a-day. Thursday and Friday hosting games at 1pm and 7pm, and Saturday starting an hour earlier. For the 21st year, the championships were held at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey. A company town just east of the state capital. The stadium holds 14,000–if ever needed–and enough parking for everyone to take two cars. Continue reading “2018 Week 16 (Pennsylvania)”
2018 Week 13 (Pennsylvania)
There was just so much going on this weekend, that it’s hard to get it all written down. Especially on a short week. Many games across Pennsylvania and New York were postponed. Altoona went from hosting two games to hosting six games. District 9 couldn’t find anyone to host their games. Continue reading “2018 Week 13 (Pennsylvania)”
2018 Week 1 (Pennsylvania)
Opening week of Pennsylvania and Ohio high school football started in Week 1. First game on the slate, was Wellsville hosting Beaver Local. Continue reading “2018 Week 1 (Pennsylvania)”