Tag: Highlands
A-K valley girls high school soccer preview: Deer Lakes ‘shooting for higher ground’
August 20, 2025
The Deer Lakes girls soccer team made a number of long trips for section matches last season and faced a few unfamiliar foes.
The Birdie offers up some preseason pigskin poetry for A-K Valley teams
August 17, 2025
Moments after The Birdie turned in his preseason prediction column, his phone rang. (Crazy Train ringtone. RIP, Ozzy.) It was the boss.
WPIAL Class 3A preview: Defending champ Avonworth again looks like team to beat
Avonworth coach Duke Johncour may not want to hear this, or maybe he does, but opposing coaches say his Antelopes are the team to beat in WPIAL Class 3A.
After track success, senior jumps at chance to lead Highlands back to playoffs
August 14, 2025
Jahmar Wright bridged the gap between the majority of his junior season and the lead-up to his senior year with strong performances at the WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A track and field championships in May.
A-K Valley football notebook: Longtime broadcasters change teams for 2025 season
After 25 years of calling Highlands sporting events, Mike and Mike have taken their talents across the Allegheny River.
Highlands working to adapt offense, keep playoff streak going
August 13, 2025
Highlands was one quarter away from a trip to last year’s WPIAL Class 3A semifinals.
A-K Valley softball notebook: Knoch bolstered by ‘barnburner’ victory over North Catholic
April 9, 2025
The Knoch softball team had won five straight by shutout and had scored 59 runs in those games before Monday’s nonsection home matchup against North Catholic.
Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis named Valley News Dispatch girls basketball player of the year
April 5, 2025
Katerina Tsambis
Knoch’s Jackson Bauman headlines Valley News Dispatch boys basketball all-stars
Jackson Bauman
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Laney Dineff, Highlands’ Kristian Kocon
March 29, 2025
Laney Dineff
