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Stirring rally in the past, Deer Lakes focuses on Riverside

 By Bill Beckner Jr.
A celebratory melee ensued after Deer Lakes’ softball team completed a thrilling, 11-7 comeback win in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals against Beaver on Wednesday …
Deer Lakes softball rallies from 7-0 deficit to advance to championship
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Call it “The Rally on Route 19,” or, “The Miracle in McCandless.” One of the most stirring comebacks in Deer Lakes softball history won’t soon …
Guido: West Deer HS had storied baseball past
By Tribune-Review
Deer Lakes was trying to make the WPIAL baseball finals for the first time in school history, but the Lancers were blanked by Quaker Valley, 4-0, on Tuesday. Had Deer Lakes won, it would have been the first time a team from that territory had made it to the finals …
Deer Lakes softball feels ‘no pressure at all’
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Technically, Deer Lakes’ softball team is in the same position it was a year ago: situated among the Class AA final four and a win …
Deer Lakes out of WPIAL running after loss to Quaker Valley
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Deer Lakes will have to wait to play in its first WPIAL baseball championship game. The Lancers fell behind early and struggled to string together …
Deer Lakes softball rolls after early deficit
By Bill Beckner Jr.
The offensive machine that is the Deer Lakes softball team showed no ill-effects from a 10-day layoff when it finally opened the WPIAL playoffs Monday. …
WPIAL softball playoff preview: Deer Lakes vs. McGuffey
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Class AA quarterfinals No. 1 seed Deer Lakes (16-0) vs. No. 9 McGuffey (15-5) 5 p.m. Monday at North Allegheny Coaches: Craig Taliani, Deer Lakes; Bill Loar, McGuffey Winner plays: No. 14 Beaver (11-6)/No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic (11-4) winner Wednesday in semifinals. Fastballs: Deer Lakes was the No. 4 …
Deer Lakes baseball team continues to thrive
By Bill Beckner Jr.
The date is written on each lineup card: 5/16/12. Or at least it used to  be. That’s the day on which Deer Lakes baseball lost …
Deer Lakes volleyball falls in quarterfinals
By Dave Yohe
Execution, or lack thereof, can make all the difference in the WPIAL boys volleyball playoffs. No. 5 seed Deer Lakes failed to take advantage of a lead, dropping its Class AA quarterfinal match to No. 4 Beaver County Christian, 3-2, Thursday night at North Allegheny. “(BCC) just hit smarter,” coach …
Plocki’s clutch hit sends Deer Lakes baseball to semifinals
By Bill Beckner Jr.
When the “antlers” go up, there’s only one thing the other team can do: fear the deer. In lieu of rally caps, Deer Lakes baseball …
Alle-Kiski roundup: Deer Lakes volleyball cruises into quarterfinals
By Staff Reports
Deer Lakes boys volleyball coach Rick Tatrn disagreed with the WPIAL seeding committee’s decision to give the Lancers the No. 5 seed in the Class …
Deer Lakes baseball team slips past Seton-La Salle
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Deer Lakes didn’t win three consecutive baseball section titles on style points. What the Lancers lack in flash, they make up for in basic execution. …
A-K Valley becomes hotbed for WPIAL softball
By Bill Beckner Jr.
On a map of the WPIAL, the Alle-Kiski Valley would be somewhere between first and second base. But when it comes to softball, the area …
Deer Lakes gets No. 1
By George Guido
There’s both pleasure and peril being a No. 1 seed. Defending WPIAL Class AA softball champion Deer Lakes was awarded the top seed in this …
Alle-Kiski roundup: Deer Lakes caps perfect section run
By Staff Reports
Drama-filled games failed to shake Deer Lakes’ baseball team from its path to a perfect Section 3-AA record. The Lancers (15-3, 12-0) topped Freeport, 4-3, …
Deer Lakes softball wants perfect score
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Junior first baseman Sierra “Cici” Sarver scoffs at the mere suggestion that Deer Lakes players might get bored scoring so many runs. “Scoring runs is …
Alle-Kiski roundup: Deer Lakes baseball clinches 3rd straight section title
By Staff Reports
Playoff-bound and Class AA No. 4 Deer Lakes secured its third straight Section 3-AA baseball championship with an 11-1, five-inning victory over West Shamokin on Thursday in West Deer. Winning pitcher Todd Coleman helped his cause with two hits and two RBI, and Matt Olsenevich also drove in a pair …
Emotional effort lifts Deer Lakes softball team
By Bill Beckner Jr.
More than usual, Tiffany Edwards played with purpose when she took the field Tuesday for the Deer Lakes softball team. This one was for Pap. …
Derry volleyball blanks Deer Lakes to take control of section
By Bill West
Half of the 22 section title banners that hang on the right side of the Deer Lakes High School gymnasium wall belong to the volleyball …
Deer Lakes cuts down on chatter, continues to win in Section 3-AA
By Bill West
Compared to previous seasons, less bravado-laden chatter comes from the dugout occupied by Deer Lakes’ baseball team these days. But there’s no lack of self-assurance …
Alle-Kiski volleyball players following in fathers’ footsteps
By Bill West
Most of the volleyball Reid Tomlinson witnessed his father play more than a decade ago now blurs together in his memory. But the first time …
Deer Lakes pulls away from Section 3-AA pack
By Bill West
The debate about the best baseball team in WPIAL Section 3-AA dwindled considerably Thursday afternoon thanks to the matchup between Freeport and Deer Lakes. Aside from a few miscues in the top of the seventh, Deer Lakes (9-2, 7-0) delivered a convincing performance at home as it topped Freeport, 9-3, …
Big defensive play helps Deer Lakes softball team down Burrell
By George Guido
A perfectly executed play from right field to home plate in the third inning proved to be the difference Monday in the long-awaited Section 3-AA …
No. 1 Deer Lakes softball edges Freeport in 9
By Bill Beckner Jr.
For the first five games of the season, defending WPIAL Class AA softball champion Deer Lakes faced little resistance. The Lancers clobbered the opposition, machine-gunning …
Deer Lakes’ Jaczesko, Burrell’s Bordonaro named Valley News Dispatch players of the year
By Bill Beckner Jr.
BOYS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tim Jaczesko Deer Lakes 5-11, Sr., Guard “Timmy J” wasn’t about to let a little cut above his eye interfere …