Tag: Leechburg
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.
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.
New Leechburg football coach Randy Walters hopes attention to detail sparks success
July 8, 2020
You can see the sparkle in his eye, the pep in his step and the excitement in his voice. New Leechburg football coach Randy Walters is happy to be back on a football field.
Leechburg’s Andre Carter takes over athletic director post at challenging time
June 26, 2020
When Andre Carter came to Leechburg in August 2018 to coach the girls basketball team, he noted player development as one of his strengths.
Derry names Skillings next football coach
June 4, 2020
Vince Skillings was an all-state running back at Derry from 1974-77.
New A-K Valley coaches adapt to taking over programs during coronavirus pandemic
April 26, 2020
For high school football coaches, spring and summer are crucial to the development of their programs.
PIAA officials cancel spring sports season, winter sports championships
April 9, 2020
For nearly a month, high school student-athletes held out hope they could return to normalcy on the fields, courts and track.
Highlands’ Johnny Crise named Valley News Dispatch Boys Basketball Player of the Year
April 5, 2020
Valley News Dispatch Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Leechburg hires new football coach, athletic director
March 25, 2020
As an assistant coach with Burrell football the last two seasons, Randy Walters watched the Bucs fling the ball all over the field using head coach Shawn Liotta’s up-tempo Air Raid approach.
Guido: A look at other times high school sports shut down
March 24, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to do what World War II, the Spanish flu and the Asian flu couldn’t do: shelve an entire high school sports season.
