Tag: Highlands
2025 in A-K Valley sports: WPIAL, PIAA champions highlight calendar year
December 29, 2025
This year was the setting for many memorable moments where Alle-Kiski Valley athletes and teams shined with championship performances and accomplishments in all arenas of competition.
Timely 3-pointers send Highlands past host Mustangs in double OT at Plum tournament
December 26, 2025
Ty Hall missed the opportunity at the end of regulation to make a go-ahead 3-pointer. When the Highlands guard had another opportunity in the second overtime, he knocked one down to give the Golden Rams momentum.
Knoch boys use balanced scoring, physical approach to top Highlands
December 19, 2025
Roman DeFelice can see how the Knoch boys basketball team has been ready for the dialed-up intensity that comes with section play. The Knights’ demanding nonconference schedule already has put them through the ringer.
Highlands boys basketball team off to solid start but knows there is room to grow
December 18, 2025
The Highlands boys basketball team is off and running this season with a 4-2 record, but it’s still searching for more as section play heats up and each game becomes more important.
Tensions boil over as fight overshadows Highlands’ wrestling victory over Valley
December 17, 2025
The tension between Valley’s Nolan Bodycombe and Highlands’ Taiyvon Partlow started during the lineup introductions. When Partlow offered to shake hands, Bodycombe shook his head no.
Highlands sophomore Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg named Valley News Dispatch offensive player of the year
Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg carried the ball 23 times for 122 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Highlands’ 31-28 victory over Class 5A playoff qualifier Armstrong to begin the 2025 season.
2025 Valley News Dispatch high school football all-stars
Here’s a look at the Valley News Dispatch football all-star team for the 2025 season:
Highlands boys rally past Burrell, win on Lacava’s late 3-pointer
December 12, 2025
Highlands’ Carmine Lacava’s 3-point buzzer beater pushed Highlands to a 68-65 win at Burrell in a wild come-from-behind victory.
