Tag: Springdale
Late-season success pays dividends for A-K Valley boys basketball teams
February 12, 2019
St. Joseph boys basketball coach Kelly Robinson wondered early Friday evening about the potential ramifications of the Spartans' game that night against Leechburg. A win and St. Joseph would win the outright Section 3-A championship and a better WPIAL playoff seed. A loss would mean a three-way tie for first
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 11, 2019
February 10, 2019
MONDAY Girls basketball: Deer Lakes and Freeport don't share the same section -- or even the same classification -- anymore, but will meet up in the first game of a girls-boys doubleheader at Deer Lakes. Both the host Lancers and visiting Yellowjackets qualified for the WPIAL playoffs, Deer Lakes in
Springdale rallies in 4th to beat Riverview, clinch playoff spot
February 8, 2019
Springdale senior Mike Zolnierczyk didn't want to see his final Dynamos home game end on a losing note. Down by five to start the fourth quarter with a playoff berth on the line, Zolnierczyk scored two quick baskets and his teammates took it from there as the Dynamos overwhelmed Riverview
Springdale edges Apollo-Ridge to move closer to playoffs
February 6, 2019
Springdale had been in tight late-game situations on several occasions this season and more often than not found a way to get the job done. All of those moments built toward one with a potential playoff spot on the line, and with the stakes heightened to the max, senior leader
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 4, 2019
February 3, 2019
MONDAY Girls basketball: The Section 1-4A playoff race is muddied, with Apollo-Ridge (14-5, 6-5) and Knoch (8-10, 6-5) holding on to the last two spots and Greensburg Salem (10-9, 6-5) right behind. Apollo-Ridge visits Highlands (2-16, 0-12), Knoch visits Freeport (14-3, 6-5) and Greensburg Salem hosts Indiana (7-13, 5-7). Leechburg
Obstacles abound for playoff-hopeful A-K Valley boys basketball teams
January 28, 2019
Apollo-Ridge reported to the gym for a Saturday morning practice in mid-December, just hours after an 18-point loss to Sto-Rox dropped the Vikings to 0-5 on the season. The players' effort that day belied the record. andquot;The kids were upbeat,andquot; Apollo-Ridge coach Greg Fox recalled earlier this season. andquot;It was
A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 2
January 27, 2019
Monday Girls basketball It's a big night for Freeport as the Class 4A No. 4 Yellowjackets (14-2, 9-1) visit No. 1 North Catholic (14-1, 10-0) in a battle for first place in Section 1-4A. North Catholic won the first matchup against Freeport, 75-63, thanks largely to an early 14-2 run
A-K Valley notebook: Deer Lakes girls not afraid to go outside
January 24, 2019
Amid cold and flu season, Deer Lakes' girls basketball team is making hot shooting contagious. The Lancers got career-best shooting performances over the past week from senior Abby Buechel and freshman Reese Hasley, leading them to a pair of Section 3-3A wins. Buechel hit a career-high six 3-pointers and finished
A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 21, 2019
January 20, 2019
MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge will get a second chance to slow down Class 4A No. 1 North Catholic in a Section 1-4A game. The Vikings (10-4, 4-4) have the second-best defense in the section, allowing 36.5 points per game, but the defending WPIAL champion Trojans (12-1, 8-0) scored 76 in
A-K Valley girls hoops teams struggle through challenges
January 19, 2019
John Broderick became something like a college coach in his first two seasons as Springdale's girls basketball coach, leaving his Fox Chapel teaching job at midday to sit in Springdale's cafeteria and recruit players. He had some success but then would find himself in the same position the next year:
