Tag: Riverview

St. Joseph’s Kate Giannetta plays against Trinity on Aug. 18 at St. Joseph High School.
A-K Valley girls volleyball preview: St. Joseph confident of another deep playoff run
August 24, 2025
It was an all-Alle-Kiski Valley final at the Deer Lakes volleyball tournament Saturday as St. Joseph, for the second year in a row, topped the host Lancers for the championship.

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Riverview running back Lukas Duncan breaks loose in the middle of the field Saturday.
Riverview overcomes mistakes to beat Beth-Center in opener
August 23, 2025
If the Riverview football program spent much more time trying to dig holes Saturday at Riverside Park, it might have bored a tunnel under the Allegheny River to Freeport Road.

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Kiski Area’s Aven Shirley looks to pass during Friday’s game against Knoch.
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Mixed results for new coaches in season debuts
Three head coaches made their debuts with new teams Friday, and two of them went head-to-head in a Week Zero nonconference clash.

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Deer Lakes’ Jacob Orseno fights for the ball with Hopewell’s Quincy Sannan during a WPIAL Class 2A first-round game last season.
A-K Valley boys soccer preview: Deer Lakes, Plum, Fox Chapel among teams to watch
August 21, 2025
Over the last seven years, the Deer Lakes boys soccer program has found a way to insert itself into the WPIAL championship conversation on an annual basis.

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Highlands running back Phil Hayden (31) scored on a 1-yard plunge behind a block from Brian Rigatti (48) against Plum on Aug. 30, 1985 at Mustangs Stadium. Hayden’s two scores were not enough, however, as Plum came back for a 27-12 victory.
Through the Years: 40 years ago, Plum rewarded new coach with season-opening win
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.

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Kiski Area lineman Wilson Spencer (right) works out during the first day of practice Aug. 11 at Kiski Area.
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2025 Week Zero
August 20, 2025
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Week Zero in the A-K Valley:

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Deer Lakes running back Ryan Love (front) leads the charge in a pursuit drill during practice Aug. 6.
Straight talk from The Birdie as he makes his Week Zero picks in the A-K Valley
If you count the City League, independents and Kiski School, Trib HSSN produced 128 high school football team preview stories to get ready for this season.

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Deer Lakes’ Claire Cacurak (left) was all-WPIAL as a junior last season.
A-K valley girls high school soccer preview: Deer Lakes ‘shooting for higher ground’
The Deer Lakes girls soccer team made a number of long trips for section matches last season and faced a few unfamiliar foes.

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Riverview quarterback Connor Kmetz listens to coaches during practice Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 at Riverview High School in Oakmont.
Riverview QB Connor Kmetz returns from injury-interrupted season bigger, stronger, faster
August 19, 2025
Connor Kmetz was perfect.

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Riverview defensive end Jack Reynolds runs reps with teammates Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 at Riverview High School in Oakmont.
Riverview confident focus on process, not results, will pay off
August 18, 2025
Trevor George saw the potential of last year’s Riverview football team and what the Raiders wanted to do: Stack victories in and out of Eastern Conference play, finish with a winning record and make the WPIAL playoffs.

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