Tag: Freeport

Deer Lakes quarterback Derek Burk throws a 62-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Cochran against Freeport in the second quarter Friday, breaking the A-K Valley passing record.
Deer Lakes blanks Freeport to clinch playoff spot; Derek Burk sets A-K Valley passing record
October 27, 2023
All Deer Lakes needed to do to qualify for its fourth trip to the WPIAL playoffs was to defeat rival Freeport in the teams’ Allegheny 6 Conference (Class 3A) finale Friday.

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Fox Chapel’s Pablo Linzoain (left) has 10 goals this season.
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Games for Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023
WPIAL soccer playoffs

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Ken High’s Joe Giordano takes a breather after returning a kickoff 93 yards for the decisive score as the Red Raiders kept their hopes alive for a third straight WPIAL title with a 25-19 victory at Ambridge on Oct. 25, 1948.
Through the years: In 1948, Ken High won bruising battle with Ambridge
October 26, 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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Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller takes the early lead from Penn-Trafford’s Amelia Barilla and never looks back as she wins the WCCA Cross Country Championship on Oct. 11.
Kiski Area’s Miller, A-K Valley’s top runners ready for WPIAL cross country meet
October 25, 2023
Kiski Area senior Eliza Miller sounded an optimistic tone on the eve of her final WPIAL Class 3A cross country championship race.

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Deer Lakes’ Wayne Love (16) hauls in a touchdown pass over Valley’s Derek Hassim on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at Deer Lakes High School.
Freeport, Deer Lakes face off with WPIAL playoff berth in the balance
The regular season and the race for a WPIAL Class 3A playoff spot in the Allegheny 6 Conference is down to one head-to-head matchup for Deer Lakes and Freeport.

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Kiski Area coach Sam Albert works with his team during practice on Oct. 11.
The Birdie gets playoff hopefuls fired up before making Week 9 A-K Valley picks
Last week: 8-3 (72.7%)

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Riverview’s Lola Abraham works past Springdale’s Brooke Taliani during their game on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Springdale.
A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
October 23, 2023
WPIAL soccer playoffs

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Freeport senior Jayden Diehl
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Freeport’s Jayden Diehl
Freeport’s Jayden Diehl is extremely dedicated to the game of golf.

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Freeport freshman Camryn Woods gets set to deliver a pass during a drill in practice Thursday at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. Woods leads the team with 29 goals.
Freeport girls soccer team hopes 11th straight playoff appearance is a long one
October 22, 2023
The Freeport girls soccer team is no stranger to preparing for the WPIAL playoffs.

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Freeport’s Angelo Porco is a junior on the 2023 soccer team.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Angelo Porco, Deer Lakes’ Claire Cacurak
October 21, 2023
Claire Cacurak

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