Tag: Kiski School
WPIAL wrestling champion Kiski Area motivated to add PIAA title
December 4, 2018
Kiski Area held an optional wrestling workout on the final Monday of November, with some of its athletes and coaches taking part in the first day of hunting season. The Cavaliers are hunting more than deer, though: The back-to-back WPIAL Class AAA champions have bigger game in mind once the
WPIAL Class AAA preseason wrestling rankings
WPIAL Class AAA preseason team rankings Rank, team, last season's record 1. Kiski Area, 21-2 andamp;#8226; The WPIAL AAA champion and PIAA runner-up returns nine starters, including three PIAA qualifiers. 2. Canon-McMillan, 15-3 andamp;#8226; The WPIAL runner-up, which finished fourth in the state, returns nine starters. 3. Hempfield, 19-2 andamp;#8226;
Several wrestlers return after reaching PIAA Class AAA tournament
Returning PIAA Class AAA champions Alejandro Herrera, Seneca Valley (46-8 last season) The sophomore won the 106-pound state title and placed second in the WPIAL. Sam Hillegas, North Hills (32-1) The junior is a two-time PIAA champion, winning the 126-pound title in 2018. He has a 85-1 career record. RyanA-K Valley high school look-ahead: Week of Dec. 3, 2018
December 2, 2018
Monday Hockey andamp;#8226; Burrell can run its season-opening winning streak to 10 games if it can beat Connellsville in a Division II game at Pittsburgh Ice Arena. The Bucs lead the Division II standings by two games, outscoring their opponents 63-21. andamp;#8226; After a lopsided loss to West Allegheny, Fox
Deer Lakes’ Madeline Boulos named Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year
December 1, 2018
Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year Madeline Boulos Deer Lakes, freshman, forward Madeline Boulos was one of the youngest players on Deer Lakes' girls soccer team this fall, but she quickly became one of the most important, too. The Lancers leaned into their youth movement the last
Deer Lakes’ Jesse Greyshock named Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year Jesse Greyshock Deer Lakes, senior, goalkeeper Jesse Greyshock began his Deer Lakes varsity career in the midfield. He ended it two levels back, leading the Lancers to a historic season. In his second season as Deer Lakes' full-time goalkeeper, Greyshock brought
George Guido: 3 boys hoops teams in Westmoreland tourney
November 27, 2018
Three area boys basketball teams will be part of a Westmoreland County Coaches Association shootout Dec. 15. Valley, Burrell and Kiski Area will be part of the event where both Hempfield basketball facilities will be utilized. The coaches association, chaired basketball-wise by Hempfield's Bill Swan, wanted to get basketball as
Kiski Area girls want to keep arrow pointed up
November 26, 2018
After six seasons, the Kiski Area girls basketball team finds itself under the direction of a new coach. Nick Dizon, who served as a varsity assistant and ninth grade coach in the Gateway boys basketball program the past three seasons, hit the ground running in April and got to know
Kiski Area boys basketball team returns plenty for new coach
Nick Smith's focus is full speed ahead. The 6-foot-3 senior guard on the Kiski Area boys basketball team is feeling energetic about the potential for this year's team as it builds with a new coach and a new system. The Cavaliers, with five starters back and younger talent pushing for
Alle-Kiski valley high school notebook: Kiski Area grad faces Steelers
November 21, 2018
The man who will try to slow down the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense Sunday hails from the Alle-Kiski Valley. Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Joe Woods, a 1988 Kiski Area graduate, will call the plays Sunday as the Steelers visit Broncos Field at Mile High at 4:25 p.m. A longtime defensive backs
