Tag: Freeport

Central Valley lineman Sean Fitzsimmons works out with his linemates during practice on Aug. 9, 2021, in Center.
2021 WPIAL Class 3A football breakdown: Central Valley the heavy favorite again
August 24, 2021
Last season, Central Valley outclassed everyone in Class 3A.

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Plum Mustangs take the field to take on McKeesport Friday. Oct 30, 2020.
High school football’s about to start in the A-K Valley? Sounds good to The Birdie
August 21, 2021
The Birdie

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Kiski Area lineman Brandon Lawhorn Moore, also known as “Beef,” poses for a photo Aug. 10, 2021, at Kiski Area.
New generation of versatile, athletic linemen paves way for A-K Valley offenses
Brandon Lawhorn Moore doesn’t mind that his Kiski Area teammates and coaches call him “Beef.”

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Freeport sophomore wide receiver/outside linebacker Colton Otterman delivers a tackle during a practice drill Aug. 17, 2021, at Freeport High School.
Freeport sophomore Colton Otterman set to take off after breakout freshman season
August 18, 2021
Colton Otterman is not the biggest dog in the fight. But the Freeport sophomore wide receiver and outside linebacker wants to make sure opponents experience his bite.

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Freeport’s Garrett King throws during 7 on 7 completion on July 7, 2021 at Freeport Area High School.
Experienced core has Freeport thinking big
August 15, 2021
The Freeport football coaching staff met a number of times over several days toward the end of last year and took a close look at the personnel it would have at its disposal for the 2021 season.

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Plum coach Matt Morgan led the Mustangs to the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals last season.
A-K Valley football coaches eager to get back to normal when camp starts Monday
August 14, 2021
At this time last August, high school football teams throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley were wading through a pool of uncertainty as the covid pandemic threatened to eliminate the season.

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Freeport senior Garrett King stands next to new football uniforms during King’s Make-A-Wish unform reveal Aug. 9, 2021, at Stage AE on the North Shore.
Freeport cancer survivor Garrett King repays football teammates for support with Make-A-Wish surprise
August 10, 2021
When Garrett King received a testicular cancer diagnosis this time a year ago, his Freeport football teammates and coaches and the community were quick to rally around him.

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Freeport junior Ben Lane will be one of the many top skill players on display during Wednesday’s eight-team Freeport 7-on-7 at Freeport Area High School.
A-K Valley football teams set for annual Freeport 7-on-7
July 12, 2021
With the start of preseason high school football campst five weeks away, Freeport coach John Gaillot hopes Wednesday’s locally infused Freeport seven-on-seven event will help serve as a springboard to the final series of summer workouts and also generate excitement for the start of the 2021 season.

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Highlands starting pitcher Jaycee Haidze throws against Clearfield during a first-round PIAA Class 4A softball game June 7.
Highlands’ Jaycee Haidze named Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of the Year
June 26, 2021
2021 Valley News Dispatch Softball All-Stars

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Fox Chapel’s Sammi Dunlap received the 2020-21 Knichel Logistics Title IX award.
Oakland Catholic, area student-athletes honored as 2021 Positive Athlete award winners
Positivity wasn’t the easiest character trait to maintain over the past year.

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