Tag: Deer Lakes

Deer Lakes’ Billy Schaeffer is “a kid who is up in the gym taking a thousand shots at 7 in the morning,” coach Albie Fletcher said.
Deer Lakes wants to build on last season’s breakthrough
November 16, 2023
Albie Fletcher was no stranger to coaching Deer Lakes boys basketball when he took over as coach last year.

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Deer Lakes’ Layne Loper scores past Burrell’s Casey Brancato last season.
Deer Lakes girls working hard to build winning culture
Despite winning just five games last year, Deer Lakes was in contention for a WPIAL playoff spot in Section 3-3A down to the final day of the section schedule.

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Deer Lakes senior Aaron Haney
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Aaron Haney
November 13, 2023
Aaron Haney set his sights on starting for the Deer Lakes hockey team last year.

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Belle Vernon’s Anthony Crews and Colton Lee celebrate a touchdown against Deer Lakes on Friday during a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal.
Belle Vernon rolls over Deer Lakes into WPIAL Class 3A semifinals
November 10, 2023
Belle Vernon quarterback Braden Laux threw three first-half touchdown passes — two to Quinton Martin — to help lead the top-seeded Leopards to a 49-6 WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal win over No. 8 Deer Lakes on The Beach at James Weir Stadium.

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Latrobe’s Alex Tatsch celebrates with John Wetzel after Wetzel’s second-quarter touchdown run against West Allegheny in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff game last Friday.
The Birdie’s No. 1 priority is picking Westmoreland County playoff games
November 8, 2023
Last week: 8-1 (88.9%)

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Deer Lakes’ Zier Williams (32) and Wayne Love (16) celebrates after a touchdown on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Deer Lakes High School.
After historic playoff win, Deer Lakes turns attention to defending PIAA champion Belle Vernon
Deer Lakes made history and made a statement Friday with its 30-point home victory over Southmoreland in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round football game.

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Deer Lakes’ Zach Grant (3) finds room to run against Southmoreland on Nov. 3, 2023, at Deer Lakes High School.
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 10
November 6, 2023
The year 2023 really is the Year of the Deer.

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Deer Lakes’ Zach Grant (3) scores a touchdown against Southmoreland’s Wyatt Richter on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Deer Lakes High School.
Deer Lakes routs Southmoreland for 1st playoff victory in school history
November 3, 2023
Something had to give Friday when Southmoreland and Deer Lakes met in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round game at Lancers Stadium.

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Chad Ryan (33) of Highlands celebrates a 21-yard scoring pass from Jarrod Sleppy following a botched field-goal attempt Oct. 30, 1998. The Golden Rams finished their first perfect season with a 40-0 victory over Kittanning.
Through the years: In 1998, Highlands crushed Kittanning for 1st perfect season
November 2, 2023
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that have shaped local scholastic history.

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Deer Lakes’ Wayne Love pulls in a long pass past Freeport’s Madden Wisniewski to set up a second-quarter touchdown Friday, at Deer Lakes High School.
Deer Lakes, Southmoreland each chasing 1st WPIAL playoff victory
November 1, 2023
When Deer Lakes and Southmoreland met for a nonconference game in Week 4 at Southmoreland, the Lancers came away with a 24-7 victory, scoring 17 second-half points to break open a game that was tied at halftime.

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