2025 in A-K Valley sports: WPIAL, PIAA champions highlight calendar year
December 29, 2025
This year was the setting for many memorable moments where Alle-Kiski Valley athletes and teams shined with championship performances and accomplishments in all arenas of competition.
Alle-Kiski Valley Hall of Fame reveals latest class
December 23, 2025
Whether he was called the “Dynamo Dandy” or the “Dynamic Dynamo,” Dick DeVenzio left his mark on Springdale basketball and will be honored posthumously at the Alle-Kiski Valley Hall of Fame’s 55th induction banquet May 16 at the Pittsburgh Shriners Center, Harmar.
Valley swim team overcoming fears, finding success
December 21, 2025
Mikayla Flory said many of the athletes on the Valley swim team are fighting their fears when they compete. The Vikings’ roster is filled with first-time swimmers learning how to successfully get off the blocks or to execute a flip turn.
Tensions boil over as fight overshadows Highlands’ wrestling victory over Valley
December 17, 2025
The tension between Valley’s Nolan Bodycombe and Highlands’ Taiyvon Partlow started during the lineup introductions. When Partlow offered to shake hands, Bodycombe shook his head no.
New Valley boys coach excited to begin rebuilding process
New Valley boys basketball coach Eric Kostick sat down for his second interview with the Tribune-Review in early November, 22 years after his first one, when he was just 7 years old.
Through the Years: 60 years ago, Oakmont rallied for 2nd WPIAL title
November 27, 2025
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 legacy.