Tag: Highlands

Highlands’ Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg plows into the end against Freeport for the decisive touchdown in overtime Friday.
Highlands blocks extra-point attempt in OT, knocks off previously unbeaten Freeport
October 3, 2025
Freeport and Highlands needed overtime to decide their Allegheny 7 Conference clash Friday at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium.

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Highlands’ Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg stretches for a touchdown against Deer Lakes in the first quarter Sept. 26, 2025 at Golden Rams Stadium.
Freeport, Highlands on collision course in Allegheny 7 clash
October 1, 2025
Last year’s Allegheny 7 Conference contest between Highlands and Freeport was the first one in the brief all-time series that the Golden Rams were held to single digits.

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Highlands' Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2025 Week 6
Player of the week

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Plum’s Charles Hart (1) runs through an attempted tackle by Gateway’s Evan Woods on Sept. 5.
The kids are all right, The Birdie says, as he makes his Week 6 picks in the A-K Valley
Last week: 8-1

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Highlands' Ryan Maloney
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Bryanna Simonetti, Highlands’ Ryan Maloney
September 27, 2025
Bryanna Simonetti

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Highlands’ Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg cruises into the end zone past Deer Lakes defenders for a third-quarter touchdown Friday.
Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg scores 4 TDs as Highlands runs away from Deer Lakes
September 26, 2025
Last year, Highlands led Deer Lakes by two touchdowns at halftime before the Lancers rallied for a one-point win.

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Asayan Jordan of Kiski Area puts a move on Fox Chapel’s Matt Quince (25) with Joe Orlando (52) in pursuit Sept. 28, 1985. Jordan tallied four rushing touchdowns in a 28-0 victory for the 5-0 Cavaliers.
Through the years: 40 years ago, Fox Chapel had no answers for Kiski Area
September 25, 2025
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.

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Burrell’s Vincent Scherer (front) hauls in a pass over Freeport’s Kason Barker on Sept. 19.
The Birdie dreams of streams, makes Week 5 picks in A-K Valley football
September 24, 2025
Last week: 9-2

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Highlands' Taiy Partlow runs against Elizabeth Forward on Aug. 29, 2025, at Elizabeth Forward.
Deer Lakes, Highlands have sense of urgency for Allegheny 7 Conference clash
Deer Lakes and Highlands went down to the wire last season to decide their first football game against each other in nine years.

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Freeport’s Ryan Weigold eludes an Apollo-Ridge defender on Sept. 18, 2015 at Swartz Memorial Stadium. Weigold passed for 195 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-6 Yellowjackets win.
Through the years: 10 years ago, undefeated Freeport kept chugging along
September 18, 2025
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.

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