Tag: Freeport

Freeport’s Sean Selinger (5) celebrates with teammate Owen Neistein (1) after hauling in a touchdown pass against Burrell on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Freeport.
Freeport bounces back from tough loss to earn runaway victory over Burrell
September 20, 2024
Freeport rallied but came up just short in its Allegheny 7 Conference opener last week at Deer Lakes.

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Deer Lakes’ Collin Rodgers gets past Highlands’ Garrett Snow during a game earlier this season.
A-K Valley soccer notebook: Deer Lakes boys pushing for another section title
September 19, 2024
Another year and another opportunity for Deer Lakes boys soccer to win a section title.

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Freeport coach Don Earley collected his 100th coaching victory on Sept. 20, 1974 as the Yellowjackets won at Mars, 20-13. Earley would go on to win 100 more games before retiring in 1985.
Through the years: Freeport coach collected 100th win with thrilling victory over Mars in 1974
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.

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Deer Lakes’ Dom Sciubba (left) beats Freeport’s Cole Troutman (right) to a loose ball on fourth down late in the fourth quarter last Friday.
The Birdie turns whining into an art form before making his Week 4 A-K Valley picks
September 18, 2024
Last week: 9-2

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Freeport’s Drew Ross stretches for the goal line during the fourth quarter against Deer Lakes on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
Burrell, Freeport resume rivalry with conference implications on the line
Separated by classification the past two years, the Freeport and Burrell football teams have reunited in the Class 3A Allegheny 7 Conference and are set to resume a rivalry that extends to the 1960s and a pair of WPIAL playoff clashes.

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Freeport celebrates with Cam Woods (right) after Woods’ winning goal in overtime to beat Burrell 1-0 on Monday.
Freeport scores in overtime to top Burrell in section clash
September 16, 2024
Eighty minutes weren’t enough to decide Monday’s WPIAL Section 2-2A girls soccer clash between rivals Freeport and Burrell at Buccaneer Stadium.

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Deer Lakes’ Zier Williams charges into the end zone for the winning touchdown against Freeport on Friday.
Late defensive stand lifts Deer Lakes past Freeport, gives coach win on birthday
September 13, 2024
Deer Lakes football coach Tim Burk got his birthday wish.

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Woodland Hills’ Annabel Johnson (left) and Fox Chapel’s Ethan Vaughan finished first at the annual Kiski Invitational on Sept. 13, 2024, at Northmoreland Park.
Fox Chapel runner Ethan Vaughan repeats as champion at Kiski Area Invitational
With temperatures in the mid 70s, sunny skies, and a light breeze, runners from close to 40 teams from the Alle-Kiski Valley, Westmoreland County, throughout the WPIAL and City League, and from District 10 and District 6 descended on Northmoreland Park on Friday to test their mettle at the Gingerbread Man Running Company Kiski Area Invitational.

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Knoch’s Justin Conklin returns an interception for a touchdown, eluding Burrell tacklers Matt Christoforetti (76) and Mike Collodi (78) as the Knights won an early-season, Greater Allegheny Conference showdown on Sept. 17, 1999.
Through the years: 25 years ago, Knoch ran past Burrell
September 12, 2024
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.

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Plum’s Olivia Bigger kicks off last season.
Kicking and screaming, The Birdie makes his Week 3 picks in the A-K Valley
September 11, 2024
Last week: 7-2

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