Tag: Knoch
A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 14, 2019
January 13, 2019
Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Deer Lakes visits Shady Side Academy for a Section 3-3A game. Deer Lakes (9-2, 5-1) can tie for first place in the section with a win. andamp;#8226; Apollo-Ridge's defense will be put to the test at Greensburg Salem, which features 1,500-point scorer Megan Kallock. Apollo-Ridge allows
Knoch divers ready to springboard into WPIAL meet
Last spring, Knoch was one of only two schools to have two divers make the PIAA Class AA finals at Bucknell. Kristin Jerich and Aryanna Napora survived the first two rounds to finish 11th and 16th, respectively. They are back and hoping for bigger things this season as they attempt
Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: Burrell girls bit by injury bug
January 12, 2019
An already-daunting challenge became a near impossibility for Burrell last week when the Bucs took the floor for a Section 1-4A girls basketball game against No. 1 North Catholic. Absent three starters to injury, the Bucs had just six healthy players on hand, five of whom were freshmen or sophomores,
Freeport girls use 2nd-half surge to top rival Knoch in Section 1-4A game
January 10, 2019
Round 1 in the season rivalry series between the Knoch and Freeport girls basketball teams goes to the Yellowjackets. Breaking open a close game at halftime, Freeport built a double-digit advantage in the third and went on to claim a 47-39 victory in a battle for sole possession of secondA-K Valley basketball notebook: Improved ‘D’ priority for Highlands boys
Highlands coach Tyler Stoczynski had something of a Nick Saban moment last week. Johnny Crise took off for a windmill dunk in the second quarter, a slam that brought the crowd and Crise's teammates to celebrate. Unfortunately for the Golden Rams, they celebrated a bit too long, as Freeport inbounded
Class 5A contenders Penn Hills, Oakland Catholic to square off in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports
January 9, 2019
Their pasts have been golden, and the present is pretty good, as well. Tradition though won't mean a thing when the ball goes up in a girls basketball clash of top teams in Class 5A Thursday evening. Both Oakland Catholic and Penn Hills are 5-0 atop Section 3-5A. The Eagles,
Knoch girls basketball hopes ‘the process’ includes a WPIAL playoff trip
At the start of every season, the Knoch girls basketball players eye up their schedule and find when they play Freeport. The Yellowjackets do the same, as the rivalry games are highly anticipated regardless of records or section standings. The Knights, who began the season with an five new starters
Knoch clamps down, takes off in win over Highlands
January 8, 2019
Long a program built around stifling defense, Knoch this season is showing the offense to match. And the Knights are proving how dangerous they can be when both work in tandem. Physical defense against Highlands' top two scorers and a career offensive night from junior Scott Fraser spurred Knoch to
Butler, Pine-Richland boys to square off in 3 things to watch Tuesday in high school sports
January 7, 2019
They met in the very first WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship game two years ago. Now Butler and Pine-Richland square off for the first of two meetings Tuesday with first place at stake in Section 1-6A. The Rams won that title game in March of 2017, 72-61. It was
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Jan. 7, 2019
January 6, 2019
MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge and Freeport are coming off losses in their most recent Section 1-4A games. The host Yellowjackets (7-2, 3-1), ranked No. 4 in Class 4A, feature a top quartet of juniors in Madeline and Samantha Clark, Harley Holloway and Sidney Shemanski. Apollo-Ridge (7-2, 2-2) is led by
