Tag: Plum
Expectations remain high for Plum girls bowling team
December 8, 2018
Brianna Pilyih made her Plum bowling debut in the 2015-16 season, and as a freshman, she helped the Mustangs girls to the state championship. She learned that year from some of the top performers in the history of Plum bowling. Three from that team -- Meghan Christman, Sarah Kirkpatrick and
Fox Chapel defeats host Mustangs at Plum Tip-Off Tournament
December 7, 2018
With 3 minutes, 51 seconds left in Friday's season opener between Plum and Fox Chapel, Mustangs senior Lamar Whiting drained a 3-pointer to give his team a five-point advantage. The Foxes took control from there. With a strong final push defensively and from the free-throw line, Fox Chapel used a
A-K Valley basketball top storylines, players, teams to watch
December 6, 2018
The 2017-18 basketball season ended with six Alle-Kiski Valley teams in the PIAA playoffs, highlighted by the Highlands boys' run to the Class 5A quarterfinals. Record-breaking players and senior classes took their final bows. Then, the offseason, as it always does, brought change. Those seniors graduated, leaving roster holes that
WPIAL wrestling champion Kiski Area motivated to add PIAA title
December 4, 2018
Kiski Area held an optional wrestling workout on the final Monday of November, with some of its athletes and coaches taking part in the first day of hunting season. The Cavaliers are hunting more than deer, though: The back-to-back WPIAL Class AAA champions have bigger game in mind once theA-K Valley high school look-ahead: Week of Dec. 3, 2018
December 2, 2018
Monday Hockey andamp;#8226; Burrell can run its season-opening winning streak to 10 games if it can beat Connellsville in a Division II game at Pittsburgh Ice Arena. The Bucs lead the Division II standings by two games, outscoring their opponents 63-21. andamp;#8226; After a lopsided loss to West Allegheny, Fox
Deer Lakes’ Madeline Boulos named Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year
December 1, 2018
Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year Madeline Boulos Deer Lakes, freshman, forward Madeline Boulos was one of the youngest players on Deer Lakes' girls soccer team this fall, but she quickly became one of the most important, too. The Lancers leaned into their youth movement the last
Deer Lakes’ Jesse Greyshock named Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year Jesse Greyshock Deer Lakes, senior, goalkeeper Jesse Greyshock began his Deer Lakes varsity career in the midfield. He ended it two levels back, leading the Lancers to a historic season. In his second season as Deer Lakes' full-time goalkeeper, Greyshock brought
Plum girls basketball aims to take next step in WPIAL playoffs
November 29, 2018
The Plum girls basketball team hopes to snap a drought this season. The Mustangs have suffered eight straight WPIAL first-round losses since 2010. Before that, Plum squads went seven years without making it to the postseason. The last playoff victory was a 50-49 win over Ambridge in the 2002 Quad-A
Plum boys look to rebound after disappointing 2017-18 season
The Plum boys basketball team took its lumps in uncharacteristic fashion last year. The consistent playoff qualifier and section-title contender dipped to 6-16 overall and 1-13 in Section 3-6A. The youthful Mustangs finished the season without a senior in the rotation. They spent the campaign getting used to a new
Plum swimmers eye more record-breaking efforts this season
November 23, 2018
Plum swimmers altered the school record board in the high school natatorium four times over the past two seasons, and there is optimism among the Mustangs coaches and competitors that there will be more changes to the lists this year. School-record swims are just part of what is fueling the
