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LATROBE — St. Vincent College will name its new football field after former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll.

The Steelers have held their training camp at the school for the past 40 years and will use the field, which will be called Chuck Noll Field.

Noll, 75, was the Steelers' coach from 1969-91, and he remains the only coach to win four Super Bowls.

Steelers owner Dan Rooney said naming the field for Noll was appropriate.

"He never sought a lot of media attention and was always shy about drawing attention to himself," Rooney said in the statement. "But we think he deserves the public recognition that will forever be part of the new stadium."

The school also will use the field, including its football team, which is making a return this fall after a half-century absence.

Construction began Monday and is expected to be completed in time for Steelers' training camp in July.

J.P. McFeeley, a graduate of Seneca Valley, has been named secondary coach for the Thiel College football team.McFeeley, a four-year starter at Allegheny College, served as an assistant secondary coach last year at Division I-AA Lafayette College, which won the Patriot League and participated in the NCAAplayoffs.Prior to Lafayette, McFeeley spent one season as an assistant linebackers coach at Division I-AA Fordham and two seasons as linebackers and strength and conditioning coach at Clarion University.While at Clarion, he graduated cum laude with a master's degree in English in 2004.

Five Butler County high school girls basketball seniors will participate in the 31st annual Kenny Durrett Memorial High School Basketball All-Star Classic Saturday at Gateway High School.Butler's Maria Baroffio and Seneca Valley's Amanda Johnson will play in the preliminary game at 3 p.m.Butler's Amy Achesinski, Seneca Valley's Kelsey Spencer and Slippery Rock's Jence Rhoads will play in the feature game at 6.A boys preliminary game is at 4:30, while the boys feature game at 8. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for youth 12 and under and are good for all games. Call 412-607-3697 for details.

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