Tag: Kiski Area

Seneca Valley’s Jim Royal goes through drills during work outs Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Seneca Valley High School.

5 things to watch in Week 2: Seneca Valley among 7 teams ready for delayed openers

September 18, 2020

Tired of making each other black and blue, Seneca Valley’s football players want to hit somebody not wearing blue and black.

Deer Lakes’ Bruce Allman warms up before playing against Freeport last week.

A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for Week 2

September 17, 2020

Class 5A nonconference

Leechburg and quarterback Dylan Cook made The Birdie look good with their win over Greensburg Central Catholic in Week 1.

The Birdie crowing about perfect start to A-K Valley football season

Last week: 8-0 (100%)

Kiski Area’s Jack Dilts works out during practice on June 18, 2020.

Defense, running game set to lead Kiski Area

September 7, 2020

Teams are always in search of their identity, and it took the Kiski Area Cavaliers a little longer than expected to find theirs in 2019.

Apollo-Ridge’s Klay Fitzroy intercepts a pass intended for New Brighton’s Jake Francona last season.

The Birdie whistling a happy tune now that football is back in the A-K Valley

September 5, 2020

The TribLive HSSN high school sports staff logged on to a video conference call for the annual high school football preseason meeting.

Kiski Area’s Sam Albert (center-left) will look to lean on his senior running back Kenny Blake (far left) and their running game this season while Burrell’s Shawn Liotta (center-right) will lean on his air-raid, run-and-shoot style offense with senior quarterback Alex Arledge at the helm. Albert represents the coaches who lean on the running game and Liotta is a coach who leads the new wave of coaches that lean on a fast-paced passing offense.

Run vs. Pass: Fast-paced, high-scoring offenses finding a home in Alle-Kiski Valley

When Shawn Liotta took over the Burrell football program two years ago, he brought a fast-paced and exciting passing offense with him.

Kiski Area High School students, Jordan Fairman, Eliza Miller, and Lizeth Sesmas, run during a cross country practice on Sept. 4, 2020.

Cross country coaches make tweaks to run meets, generate ‘enthusiasm, optimism’

With the hope of having a fall high school season and understanding meets most likely would take a form unlike any before, cross country coaches throughout the WPIAL collaborated with each other and others from across the country to develop ideas as well as generate enthusiasm and optimism.