Tag: Leechburg
The Birdie tries to wrap his beak around Week Zero matchups in A-K Valley
August 22, 2018
Three years in, The Birdie still can't wrap his mind around the concept of Week Zero. andquot;Course, I've been called small-minded before,andquot; he said. andquot;A
Leechburg’s Dudek drawing interest for his kicking
August 19, 2018
Not many college football recruiters have made their way to Leechburg in recent years. That could change this year with the emergence of senior punter/kicker
Leechburg hopes to parlay returning experience into success
August 18, 2018
This year marks the 100th season of Leechburg High School football, and the Blue Devils would like nothing more than to get more competitive andAfter considering holdout, The Birdie is back prognosticating A-K Valley games
After flying back north this summer from his undisclosed offseason home, The Birdie heard all about the contract dispute between the Pittsburgh Steelers and aNew Leechburg girls basketball coach Carter preaches that ‘little victories equal big wins’
August 9, 2018
Andre Carter can dribble with his left hand, but he never developed the same confidence as using his right. He could get around that inLeechburg hires new girls basketball coach
August 8, 2018
Andre Carter considered football his first love as a player, but basketball became his coaching passion. Leechburg hired Carter as its new girls basketball coach
Leechburg’s Mikayla Lovelace named Valley News Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Year
July 7, 2018
It took just one game for Mikayla Lovelace to make an impact on Leechburg's girls basketball program — a 51-28 victory over Aquinas Academy in
Top high school sports stories of the 2017-18 school year
11.18.2017 Final score: Quaker Valley 2, Aliquippa 0. An unusual score produced maybe the most unlikely champion in WPIAL football history. The Quakers, who coaxed
Sewickley Academy captures Trib HSSN Cup for Class A
July 1, 2018
A historic double gold on the links got the ball rolling in the fall toward another sports cup for Sewickley Academy, while the capper in
Deer Lakes’ Jake McCaskey named Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of the Year
June 30, 2018
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jake McCaskey Deer Lakes, senior, pitcher/shortstop Jake McCaskey tried to picture the scenario: a hitter version of himself against the pitching
