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Former Elderton, Ford City coach Callipare to lead girls program at Apollo-Ridge

 By Bill West
Elderton High School’s closure in 2012 brought an end to one part of Jim Callipare’s coaching career. Apollo-Ridge presented the opportunity for another chapter. The Apollo-Ridge School District’s board approved Callipare as its girls basketball coach at a meeting May 20. Callipare succeeds Desiree Syster, who went 24-41 in three …
Karns City’s Shumacher reaches PIAA track and field finals
By Bill West
SHIPPENSBURG — Karns City junior Emily Shumacher worried that a headwind ruined her shot at a PIAA Class AA medal. Apparently she fought the resistance …
Alle-Kiski Valley Spotlight Athletes: Freeport’s Alec Stivers, Apollo-Ridge’s Reannah Martin
By Dave Yohe and D.j. Vasil
Alec Stivers Class: Senior Sport: Track and field School: Freeport Report card: The senior took the gold medal at last week’s WPIAL Class AA pole …
Burrell baseball wins, stays alive in playoff race
By George Guido
Senior Day at Burrell also turned out to be elimination day as the Bucs and Apollo-Ridge played to stay alive in WPIAL Class AA playoff …
Clutch hitting leads Freeport past Apollo-Ridge
By Matt Grubba
Freeport and Apollo-Ridge got their share of hits Monday, but the Yellowjackets showed the value of those hits coming at the right time. Matt Swartz …
A-K Valley teams benefit from southern getaways
By Bill Beckner Jr.
The first sports team from Knoch to play out of state almost didn’t want to come home. Knoch’s softball team opened the season with a …
Apollo-Ridge senior hopes to go out in style at Cager Classic
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Sarah Bonelli never scored a goal against WPIAL or PIAA competition, but the argument can be made that she is one of the top soccer …
Third-quarter collapse costly for Apollo-Ridge
By George Guido
A nightmarish third quarter proved to be the difference as the Apollo-Ridge Vikings dropped a 58-53 decision to Northern Cambria in a first-round PIAA Class AA boys basketball playoff game. Apollo-Ridge, looking for its first state playoff win since 1988, led by as many as nine points in the second …
Well-traveled Tipton has found a home at Apollo-Ridge
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Tre Tipton has lived all over the place. His GPS asks him where to go next. The Apollo-Ridge sophomore lived in Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Jeannette …
High school notebook: Apollo-Ridge relies on basketball-only players
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Apollo-Ridge has seen some recent success in football, but several potential contributors have been too busy with basketball to play two sports. And the results …
Apollo-Ridge ousted in WPIAL Class AA semifinals
By George Guido
The Beaver Falls boys basketball team showed Wednesday why it’s the top-ranked team in the WPIAL and the state. Relentless defensive pressure forced 16 Apollo-Ridge …
Valley News Dispatch Spotlight Athletes: Apollo-Ridge’s Connor Billingsley, Plum’s Melissa LeClair
By Dave Yohe and D.j. Vasil
Connor Billingsley Class: Senior Sport: Basketball School: Apollo-Ridge Report card: The forward ranks second on the team in playoff scoring at 13.3 points per game. …
Tough foes don’t faze Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team
By George Guido
Another playoff game, another quality team. The Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team seems undaunted by the caliber of opponents so far in this year’s WPIAL Class AA basketball tournament. The Vikings have defeated Neshannock (64-62), fifth-seeded Sto-Rox (56-52) and No. 4 Jeannette (53-49). Those schools had a combined record of 49-17 …
Burrell/Apollo-Ridge WPIAL final is a possibility
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Burrell versus Apollo-Ridge in the WPIAL Class AA boys basketball championship? Could happen — really. If both teams win semifinal games Wednesday night at North …
Apollo-Ridge rallies to upset Jeannette in WPIAL quarterfinals
By Paul Schofield
Good thing Apollo-Ridge didn’t decide to pack it in after one quarter of their WPIAL Class AA quarterfinal against Jeannette. Despite being down by 18 …
Apollo-Ridge advances to quarterfinals for 1st time since 1991
By Bill West
After Wednesday night’s WPIAL Class AA first-round game against Sto-Rox, Apollo-Ridge sophomore guard Tre Tipton spoke about his teammates’ faith in each other’s abilities at about the same super-speed pace the Vikings sustained minutes earlier on the court. Apollo-Ridge answered No. 5 seed Sto-Rox’s aggressive man-to-man pressure with its own …
Apollo-Ridge hangs on for victory over Neshannock
By George Guido
The Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team was cruising along, leading Neshannock by 15 with 1:44 left in the third period. But the Vikings had to hold …
High school notebook: Apollo-Ridge drops its golf program
By Bill Beckner Jr.
There are plenty of golf courses in the Apollo-Ridge School District, but there won’t be a golf team at the high school any more — …
Local roundup: Apollo-Ridge girls upset Ford City
By Staff Reports
Apollo-Ridge isn’t going to the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs, but the Vikings defeated a playoff-bound team in their regular-season finale. And, in the process, they secured a winning season. Julia DeMeno scored 15 points, and Claire Broman had 12 to lead Apollo-Ridge to a 40-33 victory over Ford City on …
West Shamokin hangs on to defeat Apollo-Ridge
By Bill West
For almost eight minutes Wednesday night at Apollo-Ridge, the host Vikings found themselves in a scoring drought against West Shamokin. Those Wolves failed to slow …
Deer Lakes seals victory with late surge
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Not only is Deer Lakes finding ways to win, but it’s doing so in an economical fashion. And, while getting contributions from each of their …
Convincing win boosts confidence of Ford City girls basketball team
By Bill West
Members of Ford City’s girls basketball team mentally prepared themselves Monday night for what they expected would be a down-to-the-wire clash with Apollo-Ridge, a program …
Bush boosts Burrell to victory over Apollo-Ridge
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Cole Bush had plenty of dominating performances in his football career at Burrell, carrying defenders for extra yardage and scoring touchdowns in bunches. But the …
Fast start leads Apollo-Ridge past Deer Lakes
By George Guido
Apollo-Ridge set the tone early Friday night against Deer Lakes. The Vikings turned five Lancers turnovers into 10 points in less than five minutes and …
Kittanning still unbeaten after rolling past Apollo-Ridge
By George Guido
The anticipated showdown between undefeated Kittanning and Apollo-Ridge on Wednesday night never materialized. A stellar Kittanning defensive effort allowed the Wildcats to grab an early lead and roll to a convincing 73-47 victory at Lt. Charles Hutchinson Gym. Junior guard Alex Schaffer led five Kittanning players in double figures with …