Josh Rizzo

Joined: Jan 6, 2025

Josh Rizzo has served as a sports writer for high school and college sports for more than 15 years. Rizzo graduated from Slippery Rock University in 2010 and Penn-Trafford High School in 2007. During his time working at newspapers in Illinois, Missouri, and Pennsylvania, he covered everything from demolition derby to the NCAA women's volleyball tournament. Rizzo was named Sports Writer of the Year by Gatehouse Media Class C in 2011. He also won a first-place award for feature writing from the Missouri Press Association. In Pennsylvania, Rizzo was twice given a second-place award for sports deadline reporting from the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors. He began contributing to High School On SI in 2025

Gateway's Jakson Smith, left, and Julius Clark, right, haul down Kiski Area's Ashton Taylor during a 31-10 Gators' win Week 1 at Antimarino Stadium in Monroeville.

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Gateway receiver Jayden Stammer attempts to get around Kiski Area's Ladyn Artman Friday night at Antimarino Stadium in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The Gators picked up their first season-opening win since 2022 by beating the Cavaliers 31-10.

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Defending PIAA Class 1A champion Clairton' has announced it is forfeiting its game this week against Steel Valley.

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USO's Brayden Clark grabs an interception during a scrimmage with Penn Hills Saturday at Yuhas-McGinley Stadium in Penn Hills. The Wildcats are the defending City League champions.

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Defending Pittsburgh City League champion USO returns veteran quarterback Dai'Mere Adair and several college prospects but enters 2026 with a young, 40-player roster.

Pittsburgh Riveters forward Anna Korney, a DuBois High School student, attempts to take the ball from Minesota Aurora defender Camber Hayes Friday afternoon during a USL W Conference semifinal at Highmark Stadium.

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The DuBois High standout Anna Korney scored twice as Pittsburgh advanced with its first postseason victory in club history.

Michael Robinson is lifted up by his teammates after scoring a touchdown during the fourth quarter Sunday at Chapman Field during the 69th annual Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Big 33 Football Classic.

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SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA - Michael Robinson saw it all night. His teammates on the Maryland team for the Big 33 Football Classic weren’t going to le

Eagles coach Tim Quinn holds the Big 33 flag football championship trophy Sunday at Chapman Field. Philadelphia beat the Commanders 21-13 to claim their third straight title.

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The Maxwell National Flag Football Player of the Year scored all three touchdowns as the Eagles defeated the Commanders, 21-13.

Slippery Rock softball coach Dan Beebe checks out his new mohawk. The second-year Rockets coach agreed to allow his hair to be shaved into a mohawk and be died red if Slippery Rock beat General McLane in the first round of the District 10 Class 4A playoffs. The Rockets won 8-7.

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Dan Beebe returned to high school coaching after nearly a decade away and helped lead Slippery Rock to its first playoff win since 2018 — and a memorable haircut.

Oakland Catholic's Zephaniah Troxler-Scott defends Blackhawk's Olivia Royek during a PIAA Class 4A semifinal last March at Hampton High School. Pennsylvania House Bill 41, which seeks to create separate playoffs and championships separate schools for "boundary school" and "nonboundary schools".

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HB 41 advances to Senate as debate grows over separating public and private school postseason play.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett, a Hopewell graduate, shakes hands with a member of the crowd at the debut of the film "Hall of Fame High" which is a documentary about the Aliquippa football program, Wednesday at the Heinz History Center. Darrelle Revis (left) and Ty Law (right) are graduates of Aliquippa High School who went onto Pro Football Hall of Fame careers.

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‘Hall of Fame High’ reveals how a struggling steel town produced NFL greatness and why its standard of excellence still fuels championships today.

Aliquippa graduate Ty Law, seen here playing for the New England Patriots in the 2004 AFC Championship game, is one of many Beaver County football greats to find his way to the NFL. Law, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019, directed a new documentary about the school, Hall of Fame High.

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“The Quips: The Formula” highlights the powerhouse Pennsylvania program behind legends like Mike Ditka, Ty Law and Darelle Revis, tracing how a small-town team built one of football’s greatest pipelines to the Hall of Fame

The Eagles flag football team won the Big 33 championship last year by beating the Steelers team. Rosters were announced for the Commanders, Eagles, Ravens and Steelers teams on Tuesday for this year's addition of the game Tuesday, March 31.

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Broken Arrow's Kristen DeLaRosa, bottom, wrestles Putnam City West's Chloe Medlock in the girls Class 6A 115-pound bout during the OSSAA state wrestling championships in February. DeLaRosa was chosen to represent the Oklahoma women's team at the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.

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Josh Rizzo

Joined: Jan 6, 2025

Game Between Gateway, Penn Hills Will Be Played with No Spectators

Pennsylvania High School Football Week 1 Rewind: Eric Kasperowicz Wins North Hills Debut

Defending Pennsylvania Football State Champion Clairton Forfeits Week 2 Game

Two Pennsylvania High School Football Games Halted Over Security Concerns

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Bus Mishap Gives Defending Pittsburgh City Champion an Early Test

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16-Year-Old Anna Korney Powers Pittsburgh Riveters Into USL W Conference Final

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Maryland Rallies Late, Defeats Pennsylvania in Double OT for Its Second Straight Big 33 Win

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National Player of the Year Keira Quinn Leads Eagles to Third Straight Big 33 Flag Football Title

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Mohawk Promise Helps Spark Slippery Rock Softball’s Long-Awaited Playoff Breakthrough

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Pennsylvania House Passes a Bill That Could Reshape High School Sports Playoffs

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Aliquippa’s Football Dynasty Comes to Life as Ty Law, NFL Legends Debut Powerful New Documentary

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Aliquippa’s NFL Legacy Grows with Ty Law’s Documentary on the School's Hall of Fame History

Eagles, Steleers Flag Football Teams Announced for This Year's Big 33 Classic

Peters Township Quarterback Nolan DiLucia, Who Will Play at Villanova, Takes Home Willie Thrower Award

Stacked Oklahoma Girls All-Stars Set for a Showdown with Pennsylvania at Pittsburg Wrestling Classic

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