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Kiski Area coach Sam Albert works with his squad during the first day of practice Aug. 13, 2018.
Kiski Area football coach Sam Albert hangs up head coach’s whistle after 3 decades
November 20, 2024
Thirty-four years after landing his first head coaching job, Kiski Area football coach Sam Albert has decided those days are over.

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Kiski Area junior Gianna DeVito goes to the basket during a shooting drill at practice Monday at Kiski Area High School.
Kiski Area girls basketball team putting in work to improve
November 18, 2024
Kiski Area girls basketball coach Dave Williamson saw the potential of this year’s team in the work put in during the offseason.

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Kiski Area’s Carson Heinle was honorable-mention all-section last season.
Kiski Area boys basketball team returns on a mission
The Kiski Area boys basketball team last season fell one win short of a berth in the PIAA Class 5A playoffs.

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Freeport’s Jim Charlton (33) embarks on an 87-yard touchdown run on Nov. 9, 1984 that lifted the Yellowjackets to a 14-6 victory over Serra Catholic in an opening round Class 2A playoff game at soggy Freeport Borough field.
Through the Years: 87-yard run sparked Freeport to playoff win in ’84
November 14, 2024
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic history.

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Kiski Area senior Maddie Joyce
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Kiski Area’s Maddie Joyce
November 11, 2024
When Maddie Joyce set foot on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson, she knew it was the right school for her.

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Apollo-Ridge receiver Alex Smith reaches for a pass against Beaver Falls defenders Cody Long and Javon Turner as the Vikings won their first WPIAL playoff game, 58-40, on Oct. 31, 2014.
Through the Years: Apollo-Ridge earned 2nd playoff win in ’14
October 31, 2024
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic history.

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Kiski Area to host 3rd We Serve First All-Star Classic girls volleyball game
October 29, 2024
The third annual We Serve First All-Star Classic, sponsored by the We Serve First Foundation, is set for Dec. 7 at Kiski Area High School.

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Woodland Hills (top) and Kiski Area football players prepare to play Friday.
Conference champ Woodland Hills holds off Kiski Area in regular-season finale
October 25, 2024
Heading into the regular-season finale, Kiski Area needed a win at the Wolvarena to solidify a chance at one of the three Class 5A wild-card spots in the WPIAL playoffs.

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South Fayette’s Alex Deanes scores during the fourth quarter against Upper St. Clair on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at South Fayette.
5 things to watch in Week 9: New wild card approach puts playoff hopes in WPIAL football committee’s hands
In most other years, Friday’s finale between Hopewell and North Catholic might be considered almost a play-in game.

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Kiski Area’s Landon Kucic steps through a diving tackle attempt from Latrobe’s Brandan Bronson on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 9
October 23, 2024
Player of the week

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