Tag: Leechburg
George Guido: Alle-Kiski Valley basketball teams face key games down stretch
January 15, 2019
The halfway point of the high school basketball section season was reached in the last two nights. Now gear up for section- half action beginning Thursday and Friday. A number of boys playoff races could go down to the wire, but it's a shame a number of Alle-Kiski girls teams
Leechburg boys adopt road-warriors mentality
January 14, 2019
Borrowing from a tactic he heard a college coach uses, Corey Smith makes his Leechburg starters practice every day wearing their blue road jerseys. He is making a statement, but not one for fashion. On the road, the Blue Devils' third-year coach believes, plenty can go against a team: theA-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
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
A-K Valley lookahead for week of Dec. 31, 2018
December 30, 2018
WEDNESDAY Wrestling: Burrell, the dominant team in Section 3-AA for a decade and a half, will visit resurgent Highlands. The Bucs (2-1, 2-0) routed South Allegheny and Riverview in their first two section duals, not surrendering a team point. Highlands (7-5, 1-1) is looking to keep up a strong start
Apollo-Ridge boys beat Leechburg for 5th consecutive win
December 28, 2018
After starting the season with five consecutive losses, Apollo-Ridge has become one of the Alle-Kiski Valley's hottest teams. The Vikings won their fifth in a row Friday to even their record at 5-5 and win the Apollo Trust Tournament before a huge crowd with a 46-41 victory over Leechburg. Apollo-Ridge
Leechburg boys handle Riverview, advance to tourney final
December 27, 2018
A andquot;lackadaisicalandquot; practice coming out of the holiday break worried Leechburg boys basketball coach Corey Smith, but the Blue Devils showed plenty of energy a day later. Leechburg used a fast pace and a balanced effort to run to a 72-62 victory over Riverview on Thursday in the opening game
Apollo-Ridge girls cruise to victory at host tournament
Leechburg was the first to score in Thursday's girls basketball game against Apollo-Ridge at the Apollo Trust holiday tournament. Aubry Skeel converted a layup 20 seconds in and the Blue Devils were in the lead. However, it was all Vikings after that. A 12-0 run in a span of three
High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT
December 26, 2018
Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough
A-K Valley H.S. basketball notebook: Win over SSA huge boost for Valley boys
It might count as just one win in the standings, but Valley's 73-71 victory over Shady Side Academy on Dec. 20 seemed more monumental than that to the Vikings. The entire bench stayed engaged throughout the fourth quarter, and those players rushed the court to mob their teammates as soon
