Tag: Highlands
The Birdie is having some fun with puns in A-K Valley
September 20, 2017
As the Week 3 scores rolled in Friday night, the Birdie thought his eyes were deceiving him. Perhaps the cheap sunglasses he favors somehow were
WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Three 2017
September 19, 2017
With the completion of the third week of play, the WPIAL football regular season has already seen some of the top teams create separation, while teams off to a slow start face an uphill climb. The four plays that made the cut this week include an overtime bout in 3A, a dramatic comeback to extend […]
High school notebook: WPIAL wants Highlands boys soccer coach suspended
Highlands must suspend boys soccer coach Brad Walker for three games or the WPIAL will ban the team from the postseason. The discipline comes after
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Kiski Area’s Greece picks up offer from Robert Morris
September 16, 2017
Kiski Area senior Ross Greece picked up his second scholarship offer, and first at the Football Championship Subdivision level, from Robert Morris on Saturday. The
Highlands defense shines in conference win over rival Knoch
September 15, 2017
Jermaine Jett made a bold proclamation about Highlands' defense after a 24-16 victory over Knoch on Friday night. andquot;No. 1 in the conference. I don't
A-K Valley football notebook: Underclassmen adapt quickly for Apollo-Ridge
September 14, 2017
At Apollo-Ridge, the kids are all right — or perhaps even better than that. The Vikings, who start four freshmen in Jacob Fello, Klay Fitzroy,
Big Game Hunting – Week Three
After Friday a third of the 2017 season will be in the books. For some teams they will have played four games. Some teams are still sorting things out, others are dealing with devastating injuries to key players, while still others are figuring things out and kicking it into high gear. Hope remains strong for […]
A-K Valley football Q&A with Highlands QB Seth Cohen
September 13, 2017
Highlands football historians still are thumbing through 50 years of football records to identify the mark junior quarterback Seth Cohen might have set in Friday's
A-K Valley players to watch for Week 3
Logan Harmon Apollo-Ridge, fr., RB The Vikings are 3-0, and a number of newcomers have helped the cause. Harmon (5-foot-7, 190) tallied 82 rushing yards
Northwest Nine matchup carries weight for Highlands, Knoch
During Dom Girardi's days as an assistant at Knoch, he noticed a different mentality in the players leading up to games against Highlands. More excitement.
