Tag: Riverview

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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Kiski Area lineman Nick Anderson works out during first day of practice Aug. 11, 2025.
A-K Valley football teams leaning on their lines this season
August 17, 2025
Nick Anderson felt confident at the start of last season.

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Plum’s Tyler Baleno, left, and Landen Ekiert, right, run defensive reps during practice Aug. 4 at Plum High School.
The Birdie offers up some preseason pigskin poetry for A-K Valley teams
Moments after The Birdie turned in his preseason prediction column, his phone rang. (Crazy Train ringtone. RIP, Ozzy.) It was the boss.

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Burrell coach Dom Girardi looks on as players run sprints during practice on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, at Burrell High School.
A-K Valley football notebook: Longtime broadcasters change teams for 2025 season
August 14, 2025
After 25 years of calling Highlands sporting events, Mike and Mike have taken their talents across the Allegheny River.

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The sun sets on Russ Grimm Field on September 25, 2020 for Southmoreland vs. Mt Pleasant varsity football.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Southmoreland getting new turf in time for fall sports
August 10, 2025
Southmoreland plans to have new turf installed and ready for a girls soccer game Aug. 27 and the home football opener two nights later.

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Riverview freshman midfielder/forward Amelia Baldwin takes part in a training session July 29, 2025, at Oakmont’s Creekside Park.
Riverview soccer teams use summer months to maintain momentum from playoff seasons
August 2, 2025
When Jessica Garland was hired as the new Riverview girls soccer head coach in mid April, she had one eye on the immediate tasks of getting her footing with the school and the Raiders athletic department.

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Sophomore guard/forward Xavier Barto works with the ball while being closely guarded by senior guard Josh Kodman during an open-gym workout July 17, 2025, at Plum’s Holiday Park Intermediate gym. Joining the play is sophomore guard Bryce Nabozny.
Plum, Riverview basketball teams benefit from summer league games
July 19, 2025
When Dave Pucka wrapped up his first year as Plum’s boys basketball coach in February, he looked to the offseason for opportunities for his team to build for the upcoming season and the goal of returning to the WPIAL playoffs after a several-year hiatus.

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Riverview Andre Carter, the school’s athletic director and new girls basketball coach, pauses during an open gym workout Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at Riverview.
Athletic director Andre Carter eager to take on expanded role at Riverview
July 10, 2025
This summer has been one of transition for Riverview’s Andre Carter.

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Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis dribbles against Monessen during the WPIAL playoffs Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis named Valley News Dispatch girls athlete of the year
June 28, 2025
In April, the Valley News Dispatch recognized Katerina Tsambis as its girls basketball player of the year. Because of her additional excellence in soccer and track and field, she has earned the Valley News Dispatch’s Girls Athlete of the Year honor.

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