Tag: Kiski Area

Deer Lakes’ Jacob Orseno fights for the ball with Hopewell’s Quincy Sannan during a WPIAL Class 2A first-round game last season.
A-K Valley boys soccer preview: Deer Lakes, Plum, Fox Chapel among teams to watch
August 21, 2025
Over the last seven years, the Deer Lakes boys soccer program has found a way to insert itself into the WPIAL championship conversation on an annual basis.

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Highlands running back Phil Hayden (31) scored on a 1-yard plunge behind a block from Brian Rigatti (48) against Plum on Aug. 30, 1985 at Mustangs Stadium. Hayden’s two scores were not enough, however, as Plum came back for a 27-12 victory.
Through the Years: 40 years ago, Plum rewarded new coach with season-opening win
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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Freeport’s Amos Glenn
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2025 Week Zero
August 20, 2025
Players to watch

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Kiski Area lineman Wilson Spencer (right) works out during the first day of practice Aug. 11 at Kiski Area.
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2025 Week Zero
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week Zero in the A-K Valley:

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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
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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Kiski Area lineman Nick Anderson works out during first day of practice Aug. 11, 2025.
A-K Valley football teams leaning on their lines this season
August 17, 2025
Nick Anderson felt confident at the start of last season.

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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
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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Brothers Teegan (1) and Aven Shirley will be key players for Kiski Area football in 2025.
Kiski Area’s Shirley brothers work toward playoff berth in final season as teammates
August 15, 2025
Throughout their lives, as brothers often do, Aven and Teegan Shirley have found different avenues to be competitive with each other.

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Former Kiski Area head coach Sam Albert
Longtime WPIAL head coach Sam Albert happy to help as assistant at Pine-Richland
August 14, 2025
When Sam Albert stepped down at Kiski Area shortly after the 2024 season and ended a three-decade run as a head coach at stops that included Valley, Butler, Freeport and Highlands, he said he had plans to serve as an assistant somewhere.

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