Tag: Freeport

Participants line up to take part in Senior Night activities prior to the start of a high school football game between Valley and Freeport on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Sarver.
Freeport eliminates Valley from playoff contention
October 20, 2023
A funny thing happened Friday night at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium: Two winless high school football teams in conference play squared off with the winner still in the hunt for a WPIAL Class 3A playoff berth entering the final week of the regular season.

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North Allegheny’s Marin Dunaway and Ariana Schiller go up to block a shot by Pine-Richland’s Isabelle Hoppe on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at Pine-Richland High School.
                                North Allegheny’s Marin Dunaway
North Allegheny, Hampton, Freeport, Serra Catholic receive No. 1 seeds for WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs
The section and nonsection matches have concluded, and invitational tournaments are in the past.

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Har-Brack quarterback Tim Karrs confers with his father, head coach Johnny Karrs (white shirt), on Oct. 18, 1963. The younger Karrs threw a pair scoring passes as the Tigers recorded a 20-14 victory over Ken High that tied the all-time series between the two schools at 15-15.
Through the years: 60 years ago, Har-Brack topped Ken High in thriller
October 19, 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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Plum’s Darian Nelson runs onto the field before playing Penn-Trafford last Friday.
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 8
October 18, 2023
Class 5A Big East Conference

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Deer Lakes’ Blake Gornick (right) and Zach Grant celebrate a first-quarter touchdown against Valley on Oct. 6.
Birdie fixes Steelers problems on offense before making Week 8 A-K Valley picks
Last week: 6-4 (60%)

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Deer Lakes’ Collin Rodgers works between Shady Side Academy’s Mark Bence and Paul Benec during their game on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Fox Chapel.
Deer Lakes plots course to defend WPIAL boys soccer championship
The Deer Lakes boys soccer team lost just once in Section 2-2A play and finished the regular season 14-2.

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Mars’ Kayleigh Clark battles Hampton’s Olivia Hoffman for possession during their game on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at Hampton.
Breaking down the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Here’s a closer look at the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs:

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Freeport head coach Tom Phillips speaks to the team before playing Deer Lakes on Oct. 3, 2023, at Freeport Area Middle School.
Bishop Canevin regains top spot in final volleyball coaches association WPIAL Class A girls poll
October 16, 2023
North Allegheny, Hampton, Freeport and Bishop Canevin finish at the top of their respective rankings in the final Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association WPIAL girls top-10 polls released Monday morning.

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Freeport girls volleyball coach Tom Phillips said winning the National Federation of High School’s Pennsylvania Girls Volleyball Coach of the Year was the cherry on top of a great season in 2022.
PIAA names Freeport’s Phillips Girls Volleyball Coach of the Year for 2022
October 15, 2023
The Freeport girls volleyball team continued the storied tradition of the program in 2022, winning its 18th straight section title, its seventh WPIAL title since 2010, and the second state championship (2017) in school history.

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Knoch’s Ethan Alwine makes a catch and runs for a touchdown against Freeport on Friday.
Knoch shuts out rival Freeport, improves to 7-1
October 13, 2023
After a lopsided shutout loss to rival Freeport last season, Knoch wanted to return the favor Friday at Knights Stadium in the latest installment of the battle for the Traveling Pike Trophy.

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