Tag: Apollo-Ridge
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2025 Week 1
August 27, 2025
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week 1 in Westmoreland County:
The Birdie says keep the change as he makes his Week 1 picks in Westmoreland County
Last week: 6-5 (55%)
A-K Valley girls volleyball preview: St. Joseph confident of another deep playoff run
August 24, 2025
It was an all-Alle-Kiski Valley final at the Deer Lakes volleyball tournament Saturday as St. Joseph, for the second year in a row, topped the host Lancers for the championship.
Apollo-Ridge turns tables on Leechburg, scores late for comeback victory
August 22, 2025
In last year’s Week Zero rivalry game between Leechburg and Apollo-Ridge, the Blue Devils rallied from a touchdown behind in the fourth quarter to score a five-point victory.
Through the Years: 40 years ago, Plum rewarded new coach with season-opening win
August 21, 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.
Straight talk from The Birdie as he makes his Week Zero picks in the A-K Valley
August 20, 2025
If you count the City League, independents and Kiski School, Trib HSSN produced 128 high school football team preview stories to get ready for this season.
Rivalry battle kicks off 2025 season for Leechburg, Apollo-Ridge
Last year, the Leechburg and Apollo-Ridge football teams played down to the wire in their annual season-opening clash.
A-K valley girls high school soccer preview: Deer Lakes ‘shooting for higher ground’
The Deer Lakes girls soccer team made a number of long trips for section matches last season and faced a few unfamiliar foes.
The Birdie offers up some preseason pigskin poetry for A-K Valley teams
August 17, 2025
Moments after The Birdie turned in his preseason prediction column, his phone rang. (Crazy Train ringtone. RIP, Ozzy.) It was the boss.
