Tag: Deer Lakes
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Mixed results for new coaches in season debuts
August 23, 2025
Three head coaches made their debuts with new teams Friday, and two of them went head-to-head in a Week Zero nonconference clash.
Deer Lakes defense comes up strong against Keystone Oaks
August 22, 2025
Deer Lakes used an old-fashioned football game plan Friday night at Dormont Stadium with a hard-nosed shutdown defense and a strong running game that allowed them to control the clock and avoid turning the football over in a 23-7 Week Zero nonconference win at Keystone Oaks.
A-K Valley boys soccer preview: Deer Lakes, Plum, Fox Chapel among teams to watch
August 21, 2025
Over the last seven years, the Deer Lakes boys soccer program has found a way to insert itself into the WPIAL championship conversation on an annual basis.
Through the Years: 40 years ago, Plum rewarded new coach with season-opening win
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.
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2025 Week Zero
August 20, 2025
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week Zero in the A-K Valley:
Straight talk from The Birdie as he makes his Week Zero picks in the A-K Valley
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.
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.
A-K Valley football teams leaning on their lines this season
August 17, 2025
Nick Anderson felt confident at the start of last season.
The Birdie offers up some preseason pigskin poetry for A-K Valley teams
Moments after The Birdie turned in his preseason prediction column, his phone rang. (Crazy Train ringtone. RIP, Ozzy.) It was the boss.
WPIAL Class 3A preview: Defending champ Avonworth again looks like team to beat
Avonworth coach Duke Johncour may not want to hear this, or maybe he does, but opposing coaches say his Antelopes are the team to beat in WPIAL Class 3A.
