Tag: Leechburg
Knoch, Freeport girls volleyball teams get top playoff seeds
October 22, 2018
The Knoch girls volleyball team won its first WPIAL championship last year, capturing the title in Class AAA. The Knights' journey also took them to their first PIAA crown. Freeport fell one win short of WPIAL Class AA gold in 2017, but the Yellowjackets rallied in the state playoffs and
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 22,2018
October 21, 2018
Monday Boys soccer: Coming off its first section championship since 2003, Deer Lakes will put its unbeaten season on the line as the Lancers (15-0-1) host Beth-Center (8-10) in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game. It's the first home playoff game for Deer Lakes. Springdale advanced to the WPIAL ClassOpportunistic defense, strong ground game helps Leechburg beat Bentworth
October 19, 2018
Heading into their matchup against Bentworth, Leechburg wanted to keep a simple gameplan: run effectively and playing strong defense. The Blue Devils (4-5) executed their gameplan as they shutout Bentworth, 28-0, on the road in a nonconference game. Senior running back Bret Kardos led the Blue Devils with 158 rushing
A-K Valley football players to watch for Week 8
October 17, 2018
Jewlius Barnes Freeport, Fr., RB/LB/DL Barnes, a varsity newcomer in 2018, has gotten more and more opportunities to shine as the season has progressed. He made a season-best 11 tackles, including four for a loss, and recorded a sack in last week's lopsided victory over Burrell. He has 38 tackles
A-K Valley high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 8
Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-6, 1-4) at Armstrong (3-5, 1-4) 7 p.m. Friday at ESS/NexTier Stadium, Kittanning Last week: Mars 49, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 20, Armstrong 9 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Frank Fabian, Armstrong Top players: Shane Susnak, Fox Chapel (Jr., 5-11, 175, QB); Isaac Ridinger,The Birdie thinks A-K Valley teams resemble scary movies
Last week: 10-1 (.909) Season: 72-17 (.809) The Birdie was watching television over the weekend when a commercial for the upcoming andquot;Halloweenandquot; movie filled his screen. Originally confused by some aspects of the film -- andquot;how does a mask's face ageandquot; and andquot;what happened with all the sequels in betweenandquot;
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 15, 2018
October 14, 2018
Monday Boys golf Burrell's Tiger Hubbard will aim for a top-22 finish and a trip to the state finals when he tees off at the PIAA Class AA Western Regional at Toms Run Golf Course. Hubbard, a senior, competed at the regionals as a sophomore and is coming off anNo. 3 Imani Christian pulls away from Leechburg
October 12, 2018
Leechburg, enjoying its best season in eight years, kept No. 3 Class A Imani Christian close for nearly the entire first half. But a touchdown by Saints quarterback Israel Reed with 35 seconds left in the second quarter gave Imani a 13-point advantage at the intermission, setting up a big
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Riverview, Springdale set for rivalry game
October 11, 2018
Riverview and Springdale played in separate football classifications during Todd Massack's high school days, so the rivalry played out mostly on the court during basketball season. Nowadays, the gridiron can get just as hot as the hardwood, as the teams will prove when they meet for their annual Class A
A-K Valley don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 7
October 10, 2018
Class 5A Big East Latrobe (1-6, 1-4) at Plum (2-5, 1-5) 7 p.m. Friday, Mustangs Stadium, Plum On the air: 97.3 FM, 1480 AM; TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Penn-Trafford 27, Latrobe 7; Plum 45, Albert Gallatin 7 Coaches: Jason Marucco, Latrobe; Matt Morgan, Plum Top players: Zak Williams, Latrobe (Sr., 5-9,
