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Athletic Director: Charles Bellisario
163 East Union Road, Cheswick, PA, 15024
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North Catholic’s Joe Waskiewicz (23) reacts with teammate Donnie Schubert (12) following a basket against Deer Lakes on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at North Catholic.
North Catholic runs away with win over Deer Lakes
January 14, 2025
No matter where North Catholic plays basketball, stress is the name of the game.

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Deer Lakes’ Nathaniel Moore (22) and the rest of the Lancers bench react as time expires in their win over Knoch on Tuesday at Deer Lakes.
Deer Lakes mounts 2nd-half rally to beat Knoch in battle for 1st place
January 7, 2025
Something had to give Tuesday evening as the Knoch and Deer Lakes boys basketball teams met with a share of first place on the line in Section 1-4A.

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Deer Lakes senior Sophia Laurenza
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Sophia Laurenza
December 30, 2024
Deer Lakes senior shooting guard Sophia Laurenza has learned two important lessons in the past four years.

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Josh Rizzo | For TribLive
                                Deer Lakes’ Nate Moore (back) defends during Friday’s game against Belle Vernon.
Masked man Moore scores 24 to lead Deer Lakes boys over Belle Vernon
December 27, 2024
Deer Lakes forward Nate Moore already had a test run with the protective plastic mask that adorned his face. When Moore needed to get underneath the basket and battle Friday during the Deer Lakes Christmas Tournament against Belle Vernon, he did so with confidence.

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Deer Lakes’ Collin Rodgers scores against Burrell on Dec. 20.
A-K Valley boys basketball notebook: Holiday tournaments offer chance to reset, maintain momentum
December 26, 2024
The holiday break allows high school students to rest, relax and get refocused ahead of the new year.

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Deer Lakes’ Nate Moore celebrates after being fouled while scoring against Burrell on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in West Deer.
Deer Lakes boys extend winning streak, defeat Burrell
December 20, 2024
Last season, two familiar foes met in the WPIAL Class 3A final where Deer Lakes captured its second WPIAL title in a row with a win over Burrell. Burrell had a chance to avenge the season sweep that included the loss in the WPIAL finals when the two schools squared off Friday night at Deer Lakes.

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Retiring Deer Lakes softball coach Craig Taliani receives a plaque from school district athletic director Charles Bellisario on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.
Deer Lakes’ Chuck Bellisario named WPIAL’s athletic director of the year
December 16, 2024
With a wide smile framing his face, Chuck Bellisario proudly placed gold medals around the necks of Deer Lakes boys basketball players last winter at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center.

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Burrell’s Trey Coury finds space to run against Deer Lakes’ Sam Guthrie (48) on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
2024 Valley News Dispatch high school football all-stars
December 14, 2024
Nick Anderson

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Plum’s Riley Stephans is a member of the 2024 basketball team.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Riley Stephans, Deer Lakes’ Nathaniel Moore
Riley Stephans

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Highlands’ Menage Lucas (8) looks for space to run toward the sideline Nov. 8 at UPMC Graham Field.
2024 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Allegheny 7
2024 Allegheny 7 All-Conference

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