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Keith Barnes

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About the only positive I see in the #Steelers signing Aaron Rodgers...if he throws for 400 yards against the Bengals, he won't listen to Mike Tomlin when he tells him to hand the ball off every play the following week.

June 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Keith Barnes

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How did Oakmont CC go from rolling farmland in Plum Boro to a cathedral of golf?
Read and find out!
My story for @post-gazette.com

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How one man's dream made Oakmont the most challenging golf course in the world

Standing in the tee box on No. 1 at Oakmont Country Club, one can see an incredible panoramic view of the entire golf course. In that moment, you can easily...

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May 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM

Keith Barnes

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It was a great day for a run...

My story for the @post-gazette.com on a highly competitive Pittsburgh Marathon.

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A newcomer, a repeat winner and a photo finish highlight Pittsburgh Marathon races

Mulgeta Birhanu Feyissa had never even been to Pittsburgh before he decided to register to run in the Pittsburgh Marathon. His first visit to the city...

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May 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Keith Barnes

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I'm trying to understand why the #Steelers are actively pursuing a 41-year-old QB coming off one of his worst seasons, who admittedly has personal issues, is pondering retirement and could quit on them at any time if he signs.
Make that make sense...

April 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

Time to look at high school hockey and the PIHL playoffs, which are set to open Monday.
My primer for @post-gazette.com
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PIHL playoffs: Analysis, top players and predictions as tournament opens Monday

All the games have been played, the Class 1A preliminary round is in the books and the brackets are set for the 2025 PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs. Barring...

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March 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

Allderdice wins second straight Pittsburgh City League girls basketball title.
My story for @post-gazette.com
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Allderdice girls basketball holds off Obama Academy for second straight City League title

After pacing the sidelines in her fair share of City League championship games, Allderdice coach Ellen Guillard wasn’t entirely comfortable despite...

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February 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

Listening to Tom Brady all night makes me long for Cris Collinsworth.
He's. That. Bad.

February 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

Man...these idiots who did the He Gets Us commercial using Depeche Mode's 'Personal Jesus' REALLY didn't understand satire.

February 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

How about some HS girls bracketology?
My look for @post-gazette.com at what the WPIAL seedings may look like when they are announced on Monday. 🏀🏀🏀
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WPIAL girls basketball bracketology: WPIAL committee has tough choices at hand

Geibel is having its best season in more than a decade. Only a loss to Clairton in its second section game kept the Gators from a perfect regular season....

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February 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM

Keith Barnes

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Here's the thing...
At his postseason presser Mike Tomlin will try to convince everyone the Steelers are one or two players away.
And he's right.
They're one or two players away from 3-14.

January 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

At this point Omar Khan has to look at this Steelers team and believe it needs gutted.
Tomlin cannot have free reign on personnel anymore because it's painfully obvious he can't pick talent.
There isn't one assistant coach that should stay.
There had to be a top-down cultural reset.

January 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

South Fayette gets Juliette Leroux back from injury and rolls over Chartiers Valley in a Class 5A Section 3 matchup.
My story for @post-gazette.com
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Juliette Leroux returns from injury, leads South Fayette in rout of Chartiers Valley

Juliette Leroux sat on the South Fayette bench for three weeks nursing a left ankle injury. And it was killing her. “Obviously, seeing my team (while)...

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January 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

Heck of a comeback from Deer Lakes: The Lancers trailed by 10 at the half, but Nate Moore scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half for a 45-38 upset win against Class 4A No. 1 Knoch.

My story for @post-gazette.com

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Nate Moore leads Deer Lakes' rally upset victory over Knoch

Nate Moore did not have a particularly good start to Deer Lakes critical showdown Tuesday with Knoch. Oh sure, he opened the scoring with a quick hoop...

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January 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

When you're watching your fantasy football team put up the most points it has all season in a meaningless game the week before the playoffs.
😡😡😡

December 15, 2024 at 11:07 PM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

Jameis Winston is the perfect Browns quarterback moving forward.
He'll make just enough outstanding plays to keep the team and the fans into it before tearing their hearts out with a critical turnover to lose the game in the fourth quarter.

December 9, 2024 at 12:37 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

My story on Aliquippa bringing back head football coach Mike Warfield after a one-year hiatus.
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Mike Warfield returns as Aliquippa football head coach effective immediately

Mike Warfield took the 2024 season off from the Aliquippa sideline. But his brief hiatus is over. On Wednesday night, the Aliquippa School Board renamed...

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December 5, 2024 at 5:20 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

@wpial7.bsky.social basketball season starts Friday.
I still can't believe it!
Here is my HS GBB preview for the Post-Gazette!
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2024-25 WPIAL/City League girls high school basketball preview

Every two years, the PIAA goes through its biennial realignment, which by its nature brings change. Perhaps the biggest change in WPIAL girls basketball...

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November 27, 2024 at 4:01 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

Since nobody actually punches a ticket anymore, should we change the saying to 'scanned their ticket' or some other more modern slang?

November 23, 2024 at 2:15 PM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

All ready for the @wpial7.bsky.social championships!!

November 23, 2024 at 1:43 PM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

As poorly as the #Steelers played tonight (and make no mistake...they did) they were a bad third-down deep-shot by a backup quarterback call on offense and a botched intentional grounding penalty call on defense away from winning this game.

November 22, 2024 at 4:27 AM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

What a battle for the @wpial7.bsky.social Class 1A title Saturday at 11 a.m.!!!
Defending champion Fort Cherry and all-everything PSU recruit Matt Sieg will face a Clairton Bears defense that has allowed two garbage-time TDs all season.
My Post-Gazette preview...
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WPIAL Class 1A football championship preview: Clairton's vaunted defense faces Fort Cherry QB Matt Sieg

Clairton has not allowed a defensive touchdown this season. Well, at least not one that mattered. Both the scores the Bears surrendered came when the opponent...

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November 19, 2024 at 10:26 PM

Keith Barnes

@kbarnes-pg.bsky.social

I attended the the @wpial7.bsky.social Board of Directors meeting on Monday. Following executive session, the board adjourned without addressing the Imani Christian BBB or Baldwin FB recruiting allegations.
The earliest the Board could now do so is at the next official meeting on Dec. 16.

November 19, 2024 at 4:08 PM