Tag: Valley
Mt. Pleasant’s Pitzer denies Miller shot at 3rd title in WPIAL semifinals
February 16, 2019
Freedom senior Bryson Miller was hoping to become a three-time champion at the WPIAL Class AA wrestling championships Saturday at Canon-McMillan.
Fatigue worth it for A-K Valley wrestlers during sectionals, WPIAL 1st round
February 15, 2019
Austin Mele sported a split lip and a sore elbow late Friday night at Canon-McMillan. He also had a smile. With the individual wrestling postseason underway, injuries are common. And while Mele suffered a couple, he still was standing at the end of the first day. Mele advanced to the
Valley’s Hutcherson, Schuffert secure Section 3-AA wrestling titles
Noah Hutcherson has a pretty simple goal for the individual wrestling postseason. andquot;I just want to get off the mat as soon as I can,andquot; the Valley senior said. One night in, Hutcherson is accomplishing his mission. The Vikings' 170-pounder claimed his first section title when he pinned Elizabeth Forward's
Valley’s Hutcherson, Schuffert secure Section 3-AA wrestling titles
February 14, 2019
Noah Hutcherson has a pretty simple goal for the individual wrestling postseason.
Fatigue worth it for A-K Valley wrestlers during sectionals, WPIAL 1st round
Austin Mele sported a split lip and a sore elbow late Friday night at Canon-McMillan. He also had a smile.
Gaul, Ward look to become four-time section champions
February 13, 2019
While some wrestling coaches in Class AA would like to see the section tournaments eliminated, there are just as many who think the section tournaments are important to the athletes. The WPIAL wrestling committee agrees, and because the PIAA southwest regional at IUP's Kovalchik Center can be contested only Feb.
Alle-Kiski Valley high school wrestling notebook: Section title in sight for Burrell’s Gaul
Bryan Gaul spent much of the wrestling season on the sidelines because of a pair of injuries, one suffered at a preseason tournament and another at midseason. But the Burrell senior can become a four-time individual Section 3-AA champion if he takes home the title at Friday's tournament at Canon-McMillan,
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
A-K Valley notebook: PSAC football gets shot of local flavor
February 9, 2019
Some of the Alle-Kiski Valley's top football players will square off on a weekly basis next season in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Signing Day on Wednesday had a heavy PSAC tilt, as six local players -- Deer Lakes' Colin Kadlick (Slippery Rock), Highlands' Seth Cohen (Clarion), Kiski Area's Jack
