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Clairton Bears Winning Streak Continues, Will Play For State Title
12/07/12
CBS News on Clairton football and town
The Pride of Clairton: Sweet 60
Julia Rendleman/Post-Gazette
Even as the Bears make varsity football history, they are confronted by harsh realities and challenges of living in their community
November 24, 2012 1:05 am
Part 4 of 4
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November 24, 2012 1:05 am
Part 4 of 4
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http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/high-school-football/the-pride-of-clairton-sweet-60-663471/#ixzz2DCWNzDL2
WPIAL Class A championship: Clairton breaks state record for consecutive victories
Julia Rendleman/Post-Gazette
November 24, 2012 12:35 am
One win away from making history, and for once, these Clairton Bears felt a little threatened.
Their reaction? Attack.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/high-school-football/wpial-class-a-championship-clairton-breaks-state-record-for-consecutive-victories-663464/
One win away from making history, and for once, these Clairton Bears felt a little threatened.
Their reaction? Attack.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/high-school-football/wpial-class-a-championship-clairton-breaks-state-record-for-consecutive-victories-663464/
Clairton sets state record
TribLive Sports
Published: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
From the moment the final horn sounded after the 2011 PIAA Class A championship game, the Clairton football team has had one thing on its mind — 60.
Now the Bears can claim that number and another, five, as their own.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/football/3003956-85/clairton-bears-yards-boyd-game-quarter-wpial-class-lead-rox#ixzz2DCqfPUg4
Published: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
From the moment the final horn sounded after the 2011 PIAA Class A championship game, the Clairton football team has had one thing on its mind — 60.
Now the Bears can claim that number and another, five, as their own.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/football/3003956-85/clairton-bears-yards-boyd-game-quarter-wpial-class-lead-rox#ixzz2DCqfPUg4
Fans Cheer On Bears As Clairton Sets Pa. High School Record
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Heinz Field. Playoffs. Tiny Clairton takes aim at their fifth straight WPIAL title, and a Pennsylvania high school record: 60
consecutive victories.
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http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/11/23/fans-cheer-on-bears-as-clairton-sets-pa-high-school-record/
consecutive victories.
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http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/11/23/fans-cheer-on-bears-as-clairton-sets-pa-high-school-record/
WPIAL Class A final notes: Clairton reaches double digits in titles
TribLive Sports
Published: Friday, November 23, 2012, 3:48 p.m.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/3004089-85/boyd-pass-ford-run-yards-clairton-williams-wpial-passing-rushing#ixzz2DCey4LYR
Published: Friday, November 23, 2012, 3:48 p.m.
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Clairton defeats Sto-Rox 58-21 for state record 60 consecutive victories
Julia Rendleman/Post-Gazette
November 23, 2012 2:21 pm
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/high-school-football/clairton-leads-sto-rox-22-13-at-half-663367/#ixzz2DCNCGMsD
Gorman: Clairton dances with its destiny
Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review
Published: Friday, November 23, 2012, 11:28 p.m.
History awaited the Clairton Bears. For 59 games, the small school from the steel town on the bank of the Monongahela River had been unbeatable.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/schoolpage/2989927-85/clairton-bears-nola-consecutive-gorman-state-braddock-kevin-games-lot#ixzz2DCkuOnBU
History awaited the Clairton Bears. For 59 games, the small school from the steel town on the bank of the Monongahela River had been unbeatable.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/schoolpage/2989927-85/clairton-bears-nola-consecutive-gorman-state-braddock-kevin-games-lot#ixzz2DCkuOnBU
Clairton grabs WPIAL title, 60th straight win
Sidney Davis | Tribune-Review
Published: Friday, November 23, 2012, 2:16 p.m.
Bout Dat! 60
Clairton uses the ‘Bout Dat’ moniker to, as Tyler Boyd put it, “let everybody know what we are all about.”
It would be hard-pressed these days to find anybody who doesn’t know what Clairton is all about now, and it has nothing to do with the ‘Bout Dat! 60’ championship T-shirts the Bears donned minutes before Friday’s game ended.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/schoolpage/3004082-85/clairton-boyd-bears-game-half-nola-yards-win-wpial-class#ixzz2DCjX3GEv
Bout Dat! 60
Clairton uses the ‘Bout Dat’ moniker to, as Tyler Boyd put it, “let everybody know what we are all about.”
It would be hard-pressed these days to find anybody who doesn’t know what Clairton is all about now, and it has nothing to do with the ‘Bout Dat! 60’ championship T-shirts the Bears donned minutes before Friday’s game ended.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/schoolpage/3004082-85/clairton-boyd-bears-game-half-nola-yards-win-wpial-class#ixzz2DCjX3GEv
Tragedy to history: The Clairton Bears
Julia Rendleman/Post-Gazette
Clairton's winning streak began under circumstances that tested the Bears and lit a fire that still burns. A victory today will assure this team and the ones that kept the streak alive a spot in the state high school football record books.
November 23, 2012 12:44 am
Part 3 of 4
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/high-school-football/tragedy-to-history-the-clairton-bears-663357/
November 23, 2012 12:44 am
Part 3 of 4
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/high-school-football/tragedy-to-history-the-clairton-bears-663357/
The Pride of Clairton: Building the Bears
Julia Rendleman/Post-Gazette
Clairton's success on the football field doesn't begin or end with the varsity team. It starts with a dedicated group of volunteer youth coaches who use their own experiences to steer the boys in the right direction
November 22, 2012 12:14 am
Part 2 of 4
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November 22, 2012 12:14 am
Part 2 of 4
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Clairton (Pa.) Bears' win streak lifts economically ravaged town.
Jon Saraceno, USA TODAY Sports
11:37AM EST November 21. 2012
The blight is unmistakable, a feeling of despair palpable.
These days, so is the joy. "The City of Prayer" has found salvation in its high school football team.
Read more: http://usatoday.com/story/sports/preps/football/2012/11/20/clairton-pennsylvania-high-school-football-59-game-winning-streak/1718181/
Football Team Keeps Mill Town’s Heart Beating
Published: November 21, 2012
CLAIRTON, Pa. — Up the hill the Clairton High School Bears walked from school, climbing Miller Avenue to catch a bus ride into history. Car horns honked. A man did a celebratory dance on the sidewalk. A girlfriend waited outside her house for a kiss. For a mill town that has known mostly defeat since
the steel industry declined in the 1980s, football is bringing incessant victory. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/sports/in-clairton-pa-a-high-school-football-team-keeps-a-towns-heart-beating.html?ref=todayspaper
CLAIRTON, Pa. — Up the hill the Clairton High School Bears walked from school, climbing Miller Avenue to catch a bus ride into history. Car horns honked. A man did a celebratory dance on the sidewalk. A girlfriend waited outside her house for a kiss. For a mill town that has known mostly defeat since
the steel industry declined in the 1980s, football is bringing incessant victory. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/sports/in-clairton-pa-a-high-school-football-team-keeps-a-towns-heart-beating.html?ref=todayspaper
A Winning Tradition Amid Uncertain Times slide show
The Pride of Clairton: A town looks to football team for hope amid its struggles
By J. Brady McCollough / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Football is much more than just a game in the Mon Valley community.
November 21, 2012 12:08 am
First of 4 parts
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/clairton-looks-to-team-for-hope-amid-struggles-663011/#ixzz2DCUhQSjl
November 21, 2012 12:08 am
First of 4 parts
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/clairton-looks-to-team-for-hope-amid-struggles-663011/#ixzz2DCUhQSjl