Tag: Knoch

Armstrong quarterback Colt Sprankle throws during a 7-on-7 competition last summer.

Knoch transfer Colt Sprankle earns postseason eligibility after PIAA board overturns WPIAL

July 18, 2024

The PIAA board overturned a WPIAL decision and granted postseason eligibility to Knoch junior Colt Sprankle, a football-playing transfer from Armstrong.

Quaker Valley girls display the trophy for winning the WPIAL Class 2A team track championship May 7 at Peters Township.

Quaker Valley dethrones North Catholic to win Class 3A Trib Cup

July 10, 2024

A year after seeing its three-year Trib Cup run end, Quaker Valley has ended the four-year run by North Catholic in Class 3A in the closest competition in the 2023-2024 school year.

Springdale’s John Hughes hit .558 with three homers, three doubles, two triples and had 16 RBIs in 2024.

Springdale’s John Hughes again named Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of Year

June 22, 2024

John Hughes had a season to remember at Springdale in 2023, winning the WPIAL batting title to go with 78 strikeouts on the mound.

Freeport pitcher Sydney Selker delivers against Southmoreland during their WPIAL Class 3A playoff game on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Gateway.

Freeport’s Sydney Selker selected Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of Year

Player of the Year

North Hills lineman Jamar Allen works out during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Ross.

WPIAL rules Aliquippa rising junior ineligible following transfer from North Hills

June 6, 2024

Aliquippa’s Jamar Allen, an all-conference football player who transferred from North Hills, was ruled ineligible Thursday by the WPIAL.

Knoch’s Jordan Geist won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2017 PIAA Class 3A championships.

Olympic hopeful Jordan Geist of Knoch headlines WPIAL Hall of Fame class

June 1, 2024

Jordan Geist, who smashed records as a high school thrower for Knoch’s track team, caught a mid-week flight home from Europe so he could be inducted Friday night into the WPIAL Hall of Fame.

Olympic hopeful Jordan Geist of Knoch headlines WPIAL Hall of Fame class

May 31, 2024

Jordan Geist, who smashed records as a high school thrower for Knoch’s track team, caught a mid-week flight home from Europe so he could be inducted Friday night into the WPIAL Hall of Fame.