Tag: Highlands

Deer Lakes running back Ryan Love (front) leads the charge in a pursuit drill during practice Aug. 6.
Straight talk from The Birdie as he makes his Week Zero picks in the A-K Valley
August 20, 2025
If you count the City League, independents and Kiski School, Trib HSSN produced 128 high school football team preview stories to get ready for this season.

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Deer Lakes’ Claire Cacurak (left) was all-WPIAL as a junior last season.
A-K valley girls high school soccer preview: Deer Lakes ‘shooting for higher ground’
The Deer Lakes girls soccer team made a number of long trips for section matches last season and faced a few unfamiliar foes.

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Plum’s Tyler Baleno, left, and Landen Ekiert, right, run defensive reps during practice Aug. 4 at Plum High School.
The Birdie offers up some preseason pigskin poetry for A-K Valley teams
August 17, 2025
Moments after The Birdie turned in his preseason prediction column, his phone rang. (Crazy Train ringtone. RIP, Ozzy.) It was the boss.

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Avonworth’s Luca Neal (4) celebrates with Bryce Metz after scoring against Northwestern Lehigh during the PIAA Class 3A state championship game on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at Cumberland Valley.
WPIAL Class 3A preview: Defending champ Avonworth again looks like team to beat
Avonworth coach Duke Johncour may not want to hear this, or maybe he does, but opposing coaches say his Antelopes are the team to beat in WPIAL Class 3A.

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Highlands senior wide receiver/cornerback Jahmar Wright practices Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 at Golden Rams Stadium.
After track success, senior jumps at chance to lead Highlands back to playoffs
August 14, 2025
Jahmar Wright bridged the gap between the majority of his junior season and the lead-up to his senior year with strong performances at the WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A track and field championships in May.

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Burrell coach Dom Girardi looks on as players run sprints during practice on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, at Burrell High School.
A-K Valley football notebook: Longtime broadcasters change teams for 2025 season
After 25 years of calling Highlands sporting events, Mike and Mike have taken their talents across the Allegheny River.

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Highlands quarterback Jamarkus Prager throws during 7-on-7 play in July at Fox Chapel.
Highlands working to adapt offense, keep playoff streak going
August 13, 2025
Highlands was one quarter away from a trip to last year’s WPIAL Class 3A semifinals.

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Knoch’s McKenna Brailey is a member of the 2025 softball team.
A-K Valley softball notebook: Knoch bolstered by ‘barnburner’ victory over North Catholic
April 9, 2025
The Knoch softball team had won five straight by shutout and had scored 59 runs in those games before Monday’s nonsection home matchup against North Catholic.

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Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis competes in the Cager Classic all-star game April 5, 2025, at Highlands.
Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis named Valley News Dispatch girls basketball player of the year
April 5, 2025
Katerina Tsambis

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Knoch’s Jackson Bauman scores past North Catholic’s Owen Maddalon during their game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at in Cranberry.
Knoch’s Jackson Bauman headlines Valley News Dispatch boys basketball all-stars
Jackson Bauman

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