Tag: Highlands

Highlands’ Luke Bombalski (33) had 130 tackles and 11 sacks during the 2023 season.
Hard-nosed linebacker Luke Bombalski of Highlands named Valley News Dispatch defensive player of the year
December 16, 2023
Defensive player of the year

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Burrell’s Devin Beattie (11) looks for room to run against Valley on Sept. 8.
2023 Valley News Dispatch high school football all-stars
Parker Anderson

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North Catholic’s Alayna Rocco celebrates after hitting a three-pointer against Highlands on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, at Highlands.
North Catholic starts section play with 20-point win vs. Highlands
December 14, 2023
With about four minutes left in the third quarter of Thursday’s Section 1-4A opener between Highlands and North Catholic, the host Golden Rams trailed by two points.

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Southmoreland girls basketball coach Amber Cernuto (center) said one of the chief challenges of low roster numbers is creating a strong practice environment.
Girls basketball teams facing crisis of dwindling rosters
December 13, 2023
She calls them her “Fab 5.”

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Highlands’ Bradyn Foster dunks to end the first half against Shady Side Academy on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Fox Chapel.
Bradyn Foster reaches 1,000 career points as Highlands holds off Shady Side Academy
December 12, 2023
Bradyn Foster figures to encounter many more pressure situations this basketball season and beyond.

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Highlands senior Jocelyn Bielak
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Highlands’ Jocelyn Bielak
December 11, 2023
Highlands forward Jocelyn Bielak quietly has become a leader on a team striving to bring home a section title for the first time in 48 years.

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Plum’s Saphia Davis holds onto teammate Maddie Killmeyer as Plum girls wrestling coach Dave Miller instructs during a workout session last season.
First official season for girls wrestling in Pennsylvania getting started
December 9, 2023
The date May 17, 2023, will not soon be forgotten by those who follow and have an affinity for girls wrestling locally and throughout Pennsylvania.

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Highlands’ Bradyn Foster averaged 19.4 points per game last season.
Starting 5: A primer for 2023-24 boys basketball season in the A-K Valley
November 30, 2023
The WPIAL boys basketball season opens Friday. Here are some of the top storylines, teams and players to watch this season in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Highlands’ Kate Myers hit 93 3-pointers last season.
Starting 5: A primer for 2023-24 girls basketball season in the A-K Valley
The WPIAL girls basketball season opens Friday. Here are some of the top storylines, teams and players to watch this season in the Alle-Kiski Valley”

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Burrell’s Cooper Hornack stands atop the podium after winning the 127-pound final at the 2023 WPIAL Class 2A championships.
Burrell’s Cooper Hornack sets championship goals for senior season
November 29, 2023
There’s a fresh, new banner in the Burrell gymnasium for Cooper Hornack’s state championship last year.

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