Tag: Springdale
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:George Guido: Alle-Kiski Valley basketball teams face key games down stretch
January 15, 2019
The halfway point of the high school basketball section season was reached in the last two nights. Now gear up for section- half action beginning Thursday and Friday. A number of boys playoff races could go down to the wire, but it's a shame a number of Alle-Kiski girls teamsA-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 14, 2019
January 13, 2019
Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Deer Lakes visits Shady Side Academy for a Section 3-3A game. Deer Lakes (9-2, 5-1) can tie for first place in the section with a win. andamp;#8226; Apollo-Ridge's defense will be put to the test at Greensburg Salem, which features 1,500-point scorer Megan Kallock. Apollo-Ridge allowsLast-second putback gives Springdale boys victory over Apollo-Ridge
January 8, 2019
With overtime looming at Apollo-Ridge, Springdale freshman Logan Dexter grabbed a missed shot and tossed in the winning basket with 1.1 seconds left. The basket lifted the first-place Dynamos to a 47-45 victory in the Section 1-2A game. Springdale owned a 45-39 lead with 2 minutes, 55 seconds to go
A-K Valley’s 1st-year boys basketball coaches adjust quickly to new surroundings
January 7, 2019
Aaron Epps enjoyed his year off from coaching, but as the WPIAL basketball playoffs rolled around last February, he began to feel the itch a bit again. He heeded the call and finds himself on the sidelines again, but this time with a new challenge. Epps, who previously coached girls
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Jan. 7, 2019
January 6, 2019
MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge and Freeport are coming off losses in their most recent Section 1-4A games. The host Yellowjackets (7-2, 3-1), ranked No. 4 in Class 4A, feature a top quartet of juniors in Madeline and Samantha Clark, Harley Holloway and Sidney Shemanski. Apollo-Ridge (7-2, 2-2) is led by
A-K Valley lookahead for week of Dec. 31, 2018
December 30, 2018
WEDNESDAY Wrestling: Burrell, the dominant team in Section 3-AA for a decade and a half, will visit resurgent Highlands. The Bucs (2-1, 2-0) routed South Allegheny and Riverview in their first two section duals, not surrendering a team point. Highlands (7-5, 1-1) is looking to keep up a strong startSt. Joseph boys sprint past Springdale for tourney title
December 29, 2018
Usually ultra-quick St. Joseph operated at about half speed in the first half of its tournament championship game Saturday night. Then the Spartans cranked their game into high gear, picked up the pace and ran away with the title. Matt Arvay and Grant Bendis scored 18 points apiece, and St.
