Tag: Plum
A-K Valley football preview capsules for Week Zero
August 22, 2018
Nonconference Highlands at Plum 7 p.m. Friday at Mustangs Stadium, Plum Last year: Highlands finished 5-4, 4-4 in the Northwest Nine (4A); Plum was 3-7,The Birdie tries to wrap his beak around Week Zero matchups in A-K Valley
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
Linhart in command of Plum’s offense
August 20, 2018
Hunter Linhart spent the bulk of the 2017 football season locked in a three-way quarterback rotation with sophomore Anthony Little and senior Corey Thomas. But
Plum players determined to return to WPIAL playoffs
August 18, 2018
A quick-passing heavy thunderstorm briefly knocked out power at Plum during a late-July workout. andquot;We can keep going,andquot; coach Matt Morgan said as he describedAfter 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 a
A-K Valley athletes benefit from off-season work for individual sports
August 10, 2018
Izzy Komaniak is enjoying a relaxing vacation with family in Puerto Vallara, Mexico this week, and since she's been there, the Riverview senior has devoted
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
Freeport’s Ally DeJidas named Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of the Year
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ally DeJidas Freeport, jr., center field Ally DeJidas knows her favorite home run from the spring season: a three-run blast that
High school notebook: WPIAL officials question timing of transfer rule
June 29, 2018
Transfers who switched schools this month might be treated differently by the PIAA than those who wait until July. If the PIAA board enacts a
A-K Valley notebook: Search begins for Deer Lakes football coach
June 23, 2018
Deer Lakes' football coaching position officially became vacant last week when the district's school board officially accepted Steve Sciullo's resignation after four years leading the
