Tag: Leechburg

WPIAL Class A roundup: Rochester rolls past Northgate
September 12, 2020
Denny Robinson rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns to lead Rochester to a 47-6 win at Northgate (0-1, 0-1) in the Class A Big Seven Conference opener Friday night.

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Apollo-Ridge’s Logan Harmon (left) works with Jacob Feilo during practice on Aug. 17, 2020, in Spring Church.
The Birdie happy to be back watching football in the A-K Valley
September 10, 2020
“It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here!”

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Jeannette head coach Roy Hall talks with Emilio Huerta during practice on Aug. 13, 2020.
Westmoreland County Week 1 matchups have Birdie grinning from ear to ear
The Birdie went to the dentist earlier this week for his six-month checkup, and, aside from getting his gums poked and prodded, accidentally swallowing some fluoride treatment and pocketing a free toothbrush, he received a boost of confidence.

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Highlands’ Chandler Thimons
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for Week 1
Dylan Cook

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Leechburg senior Dylan Cook works through a drill during a Leechburg practice on July 7, 2020.
Leechburg incorporates Air Raid offense under 1st-year coach
September 5, 2020
A new era is coming to Leechburg football, and new coach Randy Walters is ready to take the Blue Devils to new heights.

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Apollo-Ridge’s Klay Fitzroy intercepts a pass intended for New Brighton’s Jake Francona last season.
The Birdie whistling a happy tune now that football is back in the A-K Valley
The TribLive HSSN high school sports staff logged on to a video conference call for the annual high school football preseason meeting.

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Kiski Area’s Sam Albert (center-left) will look to lean on his senior running back Kenny Blake (far left) and their running game this season while Burrell’s Shawn Liotta (center-right) will lean on his air-raid, run-and-shoot style offense with senior quarterback Alex Arledge at the helm. Albert represents the coaches who lean on the running game and Liotta is a coach who leads the new wave of coaches that lean on a fast-paced passing offense.
Run vs. Pass: Fast-paced, high-scoring offenses finding a home in Alle-Kiski Valley
When Shawn Liotta took over the Burrell football program two years ago, he brought a fast-paced and exciting passing offense with him.

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Franklin Regional’s head coach Mike Feorene talks with his players during Penn-Trafford’s varsity volleyball tournament last season.
WPIAL volleyball teams grappling with indoor coronavirus safety restrictions
August 29, 2020
Girls volleyball teams in the WPIAL are beginning to feel like the walls are closing in on them.

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Gov. Wolf’s recommendation to postpone high school sports gets mixed reactions
August 6, 2020
Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendation that youth sports be postponed until Jan. 1 was met Thursday with mixed reactions.

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LaRoi Johnson added athletic director duties to his football coaching position.
A few more doors open for Black athletic directors as WPIAL tries to promote diversity
July 11, 2020
When Sto-Rox hired LaRoi Johnson as athletic director this summer, he used social media to thank those who had opened doors for him in his career.

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