Tag: Apollo-Ridge
Birdie hops on Freiermuth bandwagon before picking this week’s A-K Valley matchups
September 8, 2021
Last week: 9-1 (90%)
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 1
Nonconference
Before picking A-K Valley winners, The Birdie investigates Bishop Sycamore
Last week: 9-3 (75%)
2021 HSSN football position-by-position breakdown: Scouting the kickers
August 27, 2021
TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here’s a look at the top kickers and punters for the 2021 season.
Through the Years: Oakmont’s Chuck Wagner wins debut in 1961
August 26, 2021
Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history.
The Birdie can’t always get what he wants as A-K Valley football kicks off
August 25, 2021
The Birdie was pecking at his plate from the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday, waiting for a friend to meet him for lunch the other day, when he realized it was way too early in the season to be dealing with a case of writer’s block.
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for Week Zero 2021
Nonconference
2021 WPIAL Class 2A football breakdown: Teams again chasing Beaver Falls
August 24, 2021
The announcement that the WPIAL will bring some of its championship games back to Heinz Field this season after a one-year pandemic-related hiatus was greeted by many as good news.
Apollo-Ridge excited to build on strong season
August 22, 2021
Apollo-Ridge was an experienced team in 2020. That experience helped the Vikings navigate the covid landscape and truncated season to a 6-1 overall record and a rout of perennial Class 2A contender Washington in the WPIAL playoffs.
