Tag: Freeport
A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 9
October 24, 2018
Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-7, 1-5) at Shaler (3-6, 2-4) 7 p.m. Friday at Lou Martig Field at Titans Stadium Last week: Armstrong 41, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 21, Shaler 7 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Jim Ryan, Shaler Top players: Korey Simmons, Fox Chapel (Sr., 5-9, 168,
Alle-Kiski playoff capsules: WPIAL girls soccer quarterfinals
October 23, 2018
Girls soccer Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 7 Kiski Area (14-4) vs. No. 2 Oakland Catholic (15-1) 6 p.m. Wednesday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of No. 6 West Allegheny/No. 14 South Fayette Coaches: Melisa O'Toole, Kiski Area; Jim Earle, Oakland Catholic Players to watch: Reagan Frederick, Kiski Area; Hannah Henn,
Knoch, Freeport girls volleyball teams get top playoff seeds
October 22, 2018
The Knoch girls volleyball team won its first WPIAL championship last year, capturing the title in Class AAA. The Knights' journey also took them to their first PIAA crown. Freeport fell one win short of WPIAL Class AA gold in 2017, but the Yellowjackets rallied in the state playoffs and
A-K Valley WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018
October 21, 2018
boys soccer Class 4A First round No. 12 Plum (11-7) vs. No. 5 Pine-Richland (10-4-3) 8 p.m. Monday at Pine-Richland Winner plays: Winner of No. 4 Canon-McMillan/No. 13 Fox Chapel Coaches: Anthony Russo, Plum; Jon Conner, Pine-Richland Players to watch: Cole Kelly, Plum; Tom Fest, Pine-Richland Corner kicks: Plum is
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 22,2018
Monday Boys soccer: Coming off its first section championship since 2003, Deer Lakes will put its unbeaten season on the line as the Lancers (15-0-1) host Beth-Center (8-10) in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game. It's the first home playoff game for Deer Lakes. Springdale advanced to the WPIAL Class
WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for week of Oct. 21, 2018
Here are the latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week of Oct. 21, 2018: Class 4A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 15-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 12-4, 3 3. Baldwin, 13-1, 2 4. Bethel Park, 13-5, NR 5. Pine-Richland, 10-4, 4 Out: Butler, 9-7, 5 Class 3A 1.
Freeport overcomes nerves, blanks North Catholic in WPIAL first round
October 20, 2018
Freeport battled nerves and a strong wind through much of the first half of its playoff opener Saturday. Both Mother Nature and the Yellowjackets calmed down in plenty of time for the team to continue its recent run of postseason success. Sidney Shemanski scored twice, and Carli Giori added another
Freeport clinches playoff spot with rout of Mt. Pleasant
October 19, 2018
Freeport, mired in last place in the Big East Conference after three games, won its fifth straight Friday, 41-7, over visiting Mt. Pleasant. The victory qualifies the Yellowjackets for the WPIAL playoffs for the 28th time in school's history. Austin Romanchak ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns. He addedA-K Valley girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s 1st-round games
October 18, 2018
Girls soccer First round Class 3A No. 7 Kiski Area (13-4) vs. No. 10 Plum (12-6) 3 p.m. Saturday at Kiski Area Winner plays: Winner of No. 2 Oakland Catholic (14-1)/No. 15 Gateway (7-9-2) on Wednesday Coaches: Melisa O'Toole, Kiski Area; Caitlin Schuchert, Plum Players to watch: Reagan Frederick, Kiski
A-K Valley football notebook: Freeport closes in on playoff berth
With a home win Friday over Class 3A Big East opponent Mt. Pleasant, Freeport can do what seemed improbable just over a month ago: clinch a WPIAL playoff berth. The Yellowjackets dropped their first three games, including gut-punching losses to Derry and Elizabeth Forward where they let a second-half lead
