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'Char Valley, Let's Rally': Pep rally revs up Colts fans, community

Kellen Stepler
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Chartiers Valley High School football players (from left) Chad Wright, Keegan McCabe and Tristan Mayo compete in a bean bag race during the community pep rally Friday, Aug. 16.
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Amy Wilson plays hot potato by throwing a football to her stepdaughter, Kensley, 7, during Chartiers Valley’s community pep rally Friday, Aug. 16.
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Chartiers Valley football coach Jerry Best declares Tristan Mulligan winner of an apple bobbing competition Friday, Aug. 16, during the district’s community pep rally. Mulligan beat out his fellow football seniors to win the contest.
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Chartiers Valley senior Taylor Walsh high-fives Kensley, 6, the daughter of Chartiers Valley football coach Nick Carnicella, during the district’s community pep rally Friday, Aug. 16.

Chartiers Valley’s football boosters brought together members of the community in a fun way.

The booster club held its second annual community pep rally Friday, Aug. 16 at the Primary School’s field.

The event included football players and cheerleaders from kindergarten through 12th grade, as well as the dance team and drumline.

It included games, food trucks and raffles. The Charvalettes, cheerleaders and drumline provided entertainment.

Varsity football coach Aaron Fitzpatrick said the event is “a big community builder.”

“It’s a step closer toward creating a large football family,” he said. “It’s not just varsity: It’s middle school, it’s K-12. It’s not just football. It’s cheer and dance and drumline.”

Fitzpatrick told his players to use the event to create memories with younger students.

“We can create new relationships and bonds with some of the young bucks that look up to them,” he said.

Kellen Stepler is a TribLive reporter covering the Allegheny Valley and Burrell school districts and surrounding areas. He joined the Trib in April 2023. He can be reached at kstepler@triblive.com.

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