Tag: Highlands
Highlands fixture Eddie Teorsky to receive Courage Award from A-K Valley Sports Hall of Fame
March 3, 2025
Harrison native Eddie Teorsky was a fixture at Highlands High School athletic events for nearly 40 years before his death at age 57 on Jan. 15.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Knoch’s Braylee Ireland, Highlands’ Javeon Chambers
February 22, 2025
Braylee Ireland
Elizabeth Forward holds off pesky Highlands to end playoff drought
February 15, 2025
Elizabeth Forward coach Nolan Larry couldn’t have asked for a better birthday or Valentine’s Day gift from his team Friday.
Yough girls outlast Highlands in 2OT to end postseason win drought
February 13, 2025
In a game filled with twists and turns — turnovers, fouls, momentum shifts and clutch moments — Yough battled through adversity and came from behind to secure a grueling 53-47 double-overtime win over Highlands in a preliminary-round game of the WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball playoffs Thursday.
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
WPIAL basketball playoffs
A-K Valley high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 13, 2025
February 12, 2025
WPIAL basketball playoffs
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 13, 2025
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Highlands’ Montrell Johnson looks forward to future at Saint Francis
February 5, 2025
Montrell Johnson said hard work and perseverance helped in his pursuit of an opportunity in college football at the Division I level.
Resilient Highlands clinches playoff spot with win over Freeport
February 4, 2025
Highlands’ boys basketball players have taken all of the adversity they have faced this season and have turned it into a berth in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs.
Freeport uses pressure defense to defeat Highlands, earn spot in playoffs
February 3, 2025
Applying consistent pressure and constantly sprinting left Nia DiSanti, a 5-foot-7 guard for the Freeport girls basketball team, a little tired Monday night.
