Tag: Apollo-Ridge

Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan drives to the basket during practice earlier this season.

Alle-Kiski Valley boys basketball notebook: Marquee matchups set for Tuesday

January 2, 2020

Basketball fans looking for a big game to check out Tuesday will be in luck as a few of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s top teams face off against some of their toughest opponents yet.

A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Deer Lakes leaning on defense

January 1, 2020

The defense is not resting for the Deer Lakes girls basketball team.

The Harmon brothers Landon (left) and Logan (right) go to school at Apollo-Ridge but wrestle for Armstrong as a part of a co-op agreement. Logan is currentyl 9-0 in his junior year whule Landon is 6-4 with five pins as a freshman.

Apollo-Ridge’s Harmon brothers excelling on mat at Armstrong

December 31, 2019

Just last year, Apollo-Ridge and Armstrong worked out a co-op agreement that allowed then-Apollo-Ridge sophomore Logan Harmon to wrestle for the River Hawks and compete in orange and blue during the winter months.

A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Springdale sheds long losing streak

December 25, 2019

Two years ago Friday, the Springdale girls basketball team defeated Yough, 47-28, in the consolation game of the Valley Tournament. The team then experienced a losing streak that extended through the first six games of this season.

A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Knoch’s Nevaeh Ewing, Apollo-Ridge’s Keighton Reese

December 24, 2019

Nevaeh Ewing

Fox Chapel boys head coach Zach Skrinjar works with Eli Yofan during practice Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Fox Chapel High School.

Alle-Kiski Valley boys basketball notebook: Fox Chapel’s defense leading the way in hot start

December 19, 2019

In a time in high school basketball where most coaches are having their teams run and put up as many points as possible, Fox Chapel has gone the opposite direction and is letting its defense do the talking.