Tag: Highlands
A-K Valley football preview capsules for Week Zero
August 22, 2018
Nonconference Highlands at Plum 7 p.m. Friday at Mustangs Stadium, Plum Last year: Highlands finished 5-4, 4-4 in the Northwest Nine (4A); Plum was 3-7,The Birdie tries to wrap his beak around Week Zero matchups in A-K Valley
Three years in, The Birdie still can't wrap his mind around the concept of Week Zero. andquot;Course, I've been called small-minded before,andquot; he said. andquot;A
A-K Valley football players to watch for Week Zero
Seth Cohen Highlands, sr., QB/S The 6-foot-2, 195-pound signal caller begins his second full season as a starter. Cohen hopes Friday's opener with Plum is
A-K Valley football Q&A with Highlands’ Cam Taylor
From fullback to feature back, it doesn't matter. Highlands senior running back Cam Taylor is just looking for contact. The 5-foot-10, 232-pound Taylor is more
Highlands returns talented skill players in high-scoring spread offense
August 18, 2018
Highlands updated its record books frequently in 2017, with quarterback Seth Cohen thriving in a pass-friendly attack with five dependable wide receivers. But while oldAfter considering holdout, The Birdie is back prognosticating A-K Valley games
After flying back north this summer from his undisclosed offseason home, The Birdie heard all about the contract dispute between the Pittsburgh Steelers and a
While on the mend, Highlands’ Thimons develops leadership skills
August 16, 2018
Daniel Thimons pointed out the calluses on his hands at a recent Highlands football workout. The toughened skin came not only from dogged sessions in
A-K Valley football program borrow rugby philosophies, players
August 5, 2018
Andrew Bigler didn't play football for two years, but he doesn't expect to feel too rusty when he returns to the field for his senior
New coach Plummer hopes to return Highlands girls soccer to playoffs
July 1, 2018
Jenna Plummer's first foray into coaching came before she hoped, when a broken ankle sidelined her for her senior soccer season at Penn Hills. The
Deer Lakes’ Jake McCaskey named Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of the Year
June 30, 2018
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jake McCaskey Deer Lakes, senior, pitcher/shortstop Jake McCaskey tried to picture the scenario: a hitter version of himself against the pitching
