Tag: Leechburg

2020 tips off with plenty of girls section basketball around WPIAL
January 1, 2020
Three WPIAL girls basketball teams from the biggest classification won two championships in the just-completed decade. Two of them meet for first place in Section 1-6A on Thursday.

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A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Deer Lakes leaning on defense
The defense is not resting for the Deer Lakes girls basketball team.

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Highlands guard Bobby Mills drives the baseline against Fox Chapel on Jan. 7, 1986. Mills, his father, Glenn, and six others will be inducted into the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame on May 16, 2020.
Father-son duo headline 2020 A-K Valley Sports Hall of Fame class
December 28, 2019
For the first time, the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting a father and son simultaneously.

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Riverview’s Gideon Deasy defends Leechburg’s Dylan Cook during the Apollo-Ridge tournament.
Leechburg boys turn up pressure, run past Riverview
December 27, 2019
One thing Leechburg coach Damian Davies likes about Christmas week — besides the gifts — is the chance to work on some things during the off days on the schedule.

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A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Springdale sheds long losing streak
December 25, 2019
Two years ago Friday, the Springdale girls basketball team defeated Yough, 47-28, in the consolation game of the Valley Tournament. The team then experienced a losing streak that extended through the first six games of this season.

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Kiski Area’s Kenny Blake returns for the 2019 season.
2019 Valley News Dispatch Football All-Stars
December 14, 2019
Here’s a look at the Valley News Dispatch football all-star team:

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Leechburg guard Dylan Cook looks to avoid pressure from two Propel Andrew Street defenders during their section matchup Friday, Dec. 13, 2019.
Leechburg boys start section play with win over Propel Andrew Street
December 13, 2019
The Leechburg boys basketball team turned in its best section performance since 2006-07 last season, and the Blue Devils continued that performance Friday night at Propel Andrew Street.

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Leechburg coach Damian Davies works on a big man drill with sophomore Eli Rich during a practice on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019.
Leechburg rallies past Apollo-Ridge in season-opener
December 7, 2019
It was a successful return to the coaching ranks for Leechburg’s Damian Davies, helped by Blue Devils point guard Dylan Cook’s foul shooting.

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Highlands’ Johnny Crise practices last month.
Starting 5: A guide to the A-K Valley boys high school basketball season
December 5, 2019
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Second-year Leechburg girls basketball coach Andre Carter gives direction during a practice on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019.
Leechburg girls looking to prove people wrong
November 27, 2019
When Andre Carter took over the Leechburg girls basketball program last season, he was met with the challenge of replacing a full starting lineup that had produced the best stretch of success in Blue Devils history.

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