Tag: Kiski School
Freeport, Kiski area face uphill climb vs. No. 1 seeds in football playoffs
October 29, 2018
Freeport and Kiski Area share one commonality as they prepare to begin the WPIAL football playoffs Friday: Both come in as significant underdogs. The brackets revealed Monday night at the WPIAL's annual playoff parings meeting in Green Tree listed both Alle-Kiski Valley postseason qualifiers as the lowest-seeded teams in their
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 29, 2018
October 28, 2018
Monday Boys soccer: Deer Lakes will attempt to make it to Highmark Stadium for the first time as it takes on Section 2-AA rival Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL semifinals. The Lancers went 1-0-1 against the defending WPIAL champions during the regular season, but the 11th-seeded Indians upset NorthA-K Valley notebook: Rivalry games for Deer Lakes, Springdale boys soccer
October 27, 2018
The WPIAL boys soccer semifinals will have the feel of a section game for a pair of Alle-Kiski Valley teams. Class AA No. 2 Deer Lakes and Class A No. 5 Springdale will square off with section opponents in Monday's semifinal round, with the Lancers (17-0-1) taking on Section 2-AA
Armstrong edges Kiski Area to seal WPIAL playoff berth
Armstrong wanted to do it on its own terms. In a driving rainstorm, on their home field, the River Hawks buckled down and did just that, rallying from a 14-7 halftime deficit to top Kiski, 24-21, at Armstrong Stadium, taking a win-and-in game from the Cavaliers. andquot;It's a big thing,andquot;No. 2 West Allegheny pulls away from Kiski Area to reach boys soccer semifinals
October 26, 2018
After a 13-goal barrage by West Allegheny in Monday's WPIAL Class 3A playoff opener, Kiski Area knew it would have its hands full Thursday. But the Cavaliers held the No 2 Indians to just one goal for a little over a half before West Allegheny got into gear, scoring three
A-K Valley football notebook: It’s win and in for Kiski Area, Valley
October 25, 2018
A pair of Alle-Kiski Valley football teams face simple equations for making the WPIAL playoffs Friday: If Kiski Area (3-6, 2-4) beats Armstrong (4-5, 2-4) in a Class 5A Northern Conference game, and if Valley (3-6, 2-3) wins at East Allegheny (5-4, 2-3) in a Class 2A Allegheny Conference game,
Strong showing for Riverview boys, girls at WPIAL cross country championships
The Riverview, Greensburg Salem and North Allegheny cross country programs compete in different classifications, but after Thursday's WPIAL championship meet on the Roadman Park course at Cal (Pa.), they have something in common. They will have their boys and girls teams competing at the PIAA championships Nov. 3 in Hershey.
Oakland Catholic girls soccer blanks Kiski Area to reach semifinals for 1st time
October 24, 2018
Kiski Area hoped to take a further step in the girls soccer playoffs this season, but an Oakland Catholic team making its own school history kept the Cavaliers from climbing the ladder. Hannah Henn scored a hat trick, leading No. 2 Oakland Catholic to a 3-0 victory over No. 7The Birdie has no plans to retire from picking games in the A-K Valley
Last week: 11-2 (.846) Season: 83-19 (.814) The news last week of Big Bird's retirement took The Birdie by surprise, as he always looked up to the andquot;Sesame Streetandquot; legend, both literally and metaphorically. But what really shocked the Alle-Kiski Valley's picks expert was the revelation that Big Bird himself
A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 9
Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-7, 1-5) at Shaler (3-6, 2-4) 7 p.m. Friday at Lou Martig Field at Titans Stadium Last week: Armstrong 41, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 21, Shaler 7 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Jim Ryan, Shaler Top players: Korey Simmons, Fox Chapel (Sr., 5-9, 168,
