Tag: Freeport

West Deer end Rich Cale catches a conversion pass – worth just one point at the time – from quarterback Dave Kashlak on Oct. 2, 1963 as an overflow crowd at Richland watched the Braves win the “Battle of Bakerstown Road,” 14-12.
Through the Years: In 1963, West Deer earned bragging rights vs. Richland
October 5, 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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Leechburg’s Jake Cummings is a member of the 2023 football team.
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 6
October 4, 2023
Player of the week

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Riverview’s Carlo Buzzatto hurdles over Jeannette players last Friday.
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 6
Class 5A Northeast Conference

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Clairton’s Jaece Booker blocks the pass attempt of Leechburg’s Jayden Floyd on Sept. 22.
The Birdie offers homecoming advice, A-K Valley Week 6 picks
The Birdie has noticed some things that have changed since he was in high school.

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Deer Lakes’ Laney Dineff sets against Freeport on Tuesday.
Freeport volleyball rolls past Deer Lakes, stays perfect in section play
The Freeport girls volleyball team didn’t let visiting Deer Lakes gain any momentum in a Section 5-2A match Tuesday at Freeport Middle School.

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The Canon-McMillan girls volleyball team captured the South Fayette tourament title Saturday, defeating Peters Township in the finals.
Girls volleyball rankings: Section races heat up for stretch run to WPIAL playoffs
October 2, 2023
There were no changes at the top in each of the four WPIAL classifications as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 5 polls Monday morning.

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Butler’s Hunter Swidzinski hits out of a bunker on Hole 9 during the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley Heights.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 2, 2023: WPIAL boys golf champions to be crowned
October 1, 2023
The district will be dishing out golf gold Monday with the final round of the 2023 WPIAL boys Class 3A and 2A individual golf championships.

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Knoch’s Ethan Alwine (13) evades a tackle from Deer Lakes’ Nick Rossi (55) on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Knoch High School.
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Freeport shows grit despite loss
September 30, 2023
Despite his team not pulling out a victory in its Allegheny 6 opener against Shady Side Academy, Freeport coach John Gaillot reiterated Saturday the praise he had for his mix of youthful and veteran players in battling through adversity on and off the scoreboard in the 31-28 outcome.

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Players from Shady Side Academy and Freeport line up for the coin toss before their game Friday at Freeport.
Shady Side outlasts Freeport in Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference opener
September 29, 2023
The Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference was one of two in the WPIAL to have none of its teams play a conference game before Friday night.

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Kittanning wide receiver Alek Schaffer outruns Burrell defenders Cody Wolfe (5) and Andrew Fisher (25) en route to a touchdown at Buccaneer Stadium in Lower Burrell on Sept. 27, 2013.
Through the years: Kittanning stayed unbeaten at Burrell’s expense in 2013
September 28, 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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