Tag: Apollo-Ridge
A-K Valley basketball notebook: Improved ‘D’ priority for Highlands boys
January 10, 2019
Highlands coach Tyler Stoczynski had something of a Nick Saban moment last week. Johnny Crise took off for a windmill dunk in the second quarter, a slam that brought the crowd and Crise's teammates to celebrate. Unfortunately for the Golden Rams, they celebrated a bit too long, as Freeport inboundedLast-second putback gives Springdale boys victory over Apollo-Ridge
January 8, 2019
With overtime looming at Apollo-Ridge, Springdale freshman Logan Dexter grabbed a missed shot and tossed in the winning basket with 1.1 seconds left. The basket lifted the first-place Dynamos to a 47-45 victory in the Section 1-2A game. Springdale owned a 45-39 lead with 2 minutes, 55 seconds to go
Freeport girls edge Apollo-Ridge in defensive battle
January 7, 2019
The Freeport girls basketball team entered Monday's Section 1-4A game against Apollo-Ridge averaging 66.9 points. The Yellowjackets didn't come close to that mark against the Vikings, but they made plays when it counted down the stretch and produced a 34-26 victory. andquot;The important thing is to keep winning and control
A-K Valley’s 1st-year boys basketball coaches adjust quickly to new surroundings
Aaron Epps enjoyed his year off from coaching, but as the WPIAL basketball playoffs rolled around last February, he began to feel the itch a bit again. He heeded the call and finds himself on the sidelines again, but this time with a new challenge. Epps, who previously coached girls
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Jan. 7, 2019
January 6, 2019
MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge and Freeport are coming off losses in their most recent Section 1-4A games. The host Yellowjackets (7-2, 3-1), ranked No. 4 in Class 4A, feature a top quartet of juniors in Madeline and Samantha Clark, Harley Holloway and Sidney Shemanski. Apollo-Ridge (7-2, 2-2) is led by
Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: Highlands’ Cochran honors friend
January 5, 2019
Luke Cochran played a lot of basketball with Eli Bussotti growing up, and after his friend's death this fall, he thought of an appropriate way he could honor him on the court. The Highlands junior point guard is wearing sneakers this season that recognize Bussotti, who died Oct. 21, 2018,
Stingy defense helps Knoch girls top Apollo-Ridge in Section 1-4A contest
January 3, 2019
Knoch's girls basketball team ran into the gym for warmups with Metallica's andquot;Enter Sandmanandquot; booming out of the speakers. Once the Knights took the floor for the game, they played defense with intensity akin to a heavy metal guitar solo. With a 1-3-1 trapping zone, the Knights pressured passes, got
A-K Valley lookahead for week of Dec. 31, 2018
December 30, 2018
WEDNESDAY Wrestling: Burrell, the dominant team in Section 3-AA for a decade and a half, will visit resurgent Highlands. The Bucs (2-1, 2-0) routed South Allegheny and Riverview in their first two section duals, not surrendering a team point. Highlands (7-5, 1-1) is looking to keep up a strong start
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Dec. 30, 2018
December 29, 2018
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 10-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 8-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 8-0, 3 4. Norwin, 8-0, 4 5. Fox Chapel, 5-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 8-0, 1 2. Mars, 7-0, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 8-1, 3
Apollo-Ridge boys beat Leechburg for 5th consecutive win
December 28, 2018
After starting the season with five consecutive losses, Apollo-Ridge has become one of the Alle-Kiski Valley's hottest teams. The Vikings won their fifth in a row Friday to even their record at 5-5 and win the Apollo Trust Tournament before a huge crowd with a 46-41 victory over Leechburg. Apollo-Ridge
