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Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: ‘Competitive’ start for Highlands volleyball reboot
When the Highlands girls volleyball program returned last month after a three-year hiatus, 68 players came to tryouts. New coach Caroline Bain, an Oakland Catholic grad and former player at Robert Morris, was amazed at the amount of interest. Five seniors and 22 others formed the team that began a...
Burrell blanks Deer Lakes, maintains hold on section lead
The Burrell girls soccer team broke through 12 minutes into the first half of Wednesday’s Section 2-AA clash with rival Deer Lakes. The Bucs, No. 2 in this week’s Trib Class AA rankings, then added on in the second half and came away with a 3-0 victory at Lancers Stadium....
A-K Valley football players to watch in Week 6
Josh Boak Burrell, jr., RB/LB The leading tackler in the Bucs’ defensive effort last Friday against a potent Deer Lakes offense, Boak has totaled 44 stops on the season, good for second on the team to fellow linebacker Mike Scherer (48). Dean Cecere Riverview, so., RB/DB The Raiders’ running game...
Title implications heighten Burrell-Deer Lakes girls soccer clash
It’s been three weeks and two days since the first meeting between the Burrell and Deer Lakes girls soccer teams. The Bucs posted a 5-1 win on their home turf Sept. 9, and they haven’t lost since, scoring 40 goals over a seven-game stretch and surrendering four. The Lancers, likewise,...
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Sept. 30, 2019
Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 9-1-1, 2 2. Peters Township, 10-1-1, 1 3. Moon, 10-1-1, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 8-2-1, 4 5. Norwin, 10-1, 5 Out: None Class AAA 1. Mars, 9-0-1, 1 2. Plum 10-1, 3 3. Belle Vernon, 9-2, 4 4. West Allegheny, 9-2, 5...
Section 4 cross country teams to face off at Northmoreland Park
Cross country titles will be on the line Wednesday afternoon when the Division I, Section 4 teams gather at Northmoreland Park. The one-day championship meet will feature Armstrong, Central Catholic/Oakland Catholic, Fox Chapel, Gateway, Indiana, Kiski Area, Penn Hills, Penn Hills, Plum and Woodland Hills. Individual and team crowns will...
A-K Valley don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 6
Class 4A Northwest 8 Highlands (2-4, 2-2) at Montour (2-4, 1-2) 7 p.m. Friday at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium, Robinson Township Last week: Highlands 33, Ambridge 0; Montour 14, Knoch 7 (OT) Coaches: Dom Girardi, Highlands; Lou Cerro, Montour Players to watch: Chandler Thimons, Highlands (Fr., 6-0, 190, QB/LB);...
Fox Chapel duo among girls golfers set for WPIAL Class AAA championships
Fox Chapel’s Nina Busch and Erin Drahnak cut their teeth as freshmen in a deep field at last year’s WPIAL Class AAA girls individual golf championship at Diamond Run Golf Club. Both returned this season with a goal of getting back to Diamond Run for another shot at the course...
Doubles teams gear up for WPIAL tournament
During the Knoch girls tennis team’s quest for a Section 3-AA championship this fall, senior Libby Conlon and freshman Ally Bauer find themselves on different courts for matches. Conlon is at No. 1 doubles, while Bauer plays at No. 3 singles. But last week, when the duo drew on past...
Leaders hold on to top spots in volleyball coaches association WPIAL rankings
For the fourth consecutive week, North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Knoch (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop Canevin (Class A) own the top spots in their respective Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association rankings. All 120 WPIAL head coaches had the opportunity to vote in the latest poll released Monday...
Plum girls soccer prepares for showdown with Oakland Catholic
The Plum girls soccer team last captured a section championship in 2016 when it tied Fox Chapel for the top spot of Section 3-AAAA. The Mustangs hope to have that title feeling again, and Monday’s Section 3-AAA rematch with Oakland Catholic will go along way in determining that. The Eagles...
Alle-Kiski Valley football notebook: Kiski Area ‘excited’ about milestone win
With wins over Allderdice in Week Zero and Fox Chapel on Sept. 13, the Kiski Area football team put itself in position for the 300th win in program history. The Cavaliers came close last week in a 7-3 loss to Penn Hills. Wins 100 and 200 came against the Indians....
Montour knocks off previously unbeaten Knoch in OTVideo
Knoch hoped to add a victory to Friday night’s homecoming festivities at Knights Stadium, but Gannon Kadlecik and his Montour teammates had other ideas. Kadlecik scored two touchdowns, including a 3-yard run in the first overtime as the Spartans came away with a hard-fought 14-7 Northwest 8 Conference victory. “This...
Plum slow-pitch softball searching for 3rd straight league championship
The Plum varsity girls slow-pitch softball team saw its 36-game winning streak snapped Sept. 5 with a 16-2 loss at North Hills. But the two-time defending Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League champions bounced back in a big way three days later with a sweep of Mt. Lebanon by a combined...
Plum native Cole Oravitz enjoys hockey homecoming with USHL club
Cole Oravitz suited up for the Madison Capitols at last year’s United States Hockey League Fall Classic in Cranberry, and he also played in a pair of games in April to wrap the 2018-19 season. The Plum product, a high school senior, said his first taste of play in the...
Alle-Kiski Valley Campus Clippings: Fox Chapel’s DeBaldo wins again
Deena DeBaldo enjoyed receiving last week’s Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week honor so much she decided to go out and win the award again this week. The Fox Chapel graduate and junior on the Duquesne women’s soccer team solidified the accomplishment Sunday in the conference opener against Virginia...
Penn State’s Beaver Stadium to host high school game
The Penn State football team will play at Michigan State on Oct. 26, but Beaver Stadium, the home of the Nittany Lions, will not lie dormant that day. Plans were finalized Wednesday to have the venue host the Beaver Stadium Classic between Class 6A schools State College and Cumberland Valley....
A-K Valley don’t-miss football games for Week 5
Class 5A Big East Plum (2-3, 1-3) at No. 1 Penn-Trafford (4-1, 3-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Warrior Stadium Last week: McKeesport 62, Plum 40; Massillon, Ohio 42, Penn-Trafford 21 Coaches: Matt Morgan, Plum; John Ruane, Penn-Trafford Players to watch: Jacob Miller, Plum (So., 6-0, 175, QB); Gabe Dunlap, Penn-Trafford...
A-K Valley football players to watch in Week 5
Kenny Blake Kiski Area, jr., RB/WR/DB Blake logged 30 carries last Friday against Penn Hills, and through five games, he leads the Cavaliers with 319 rushing yards and four scores on 65 totes. He added three catches for 28 yards and 43 kick-return yards against the Indians. Justin Rice Fox...
Big goal boosts Deer Lakes in section title quest
Overtime loomed for the Deer Lakes and Freeport girls soccer teams Monday as their key Section 2-AA matchup wound down to the final minute of regulation tied 1-1. But Lancers junior midfielder Abigail Boulos was given the opportunity to make a difference in the game’s outcome, and she delivered. Her...
5 from Alle-Kiski Valley to tee it up at WPIAL finals
At last year’s WPIAL Class AA boys individual golf championship at Sewickley’s Allegheny Country Club, Marcus Pinchok finished among a group one shot away from advancing to the PIAA Western Regional. The Burrell senior is back at the WPIAL finals, set for Thursday at Allegheny, and this time, he hopes...
WPIAL girls soccer rankings through Sept. 23, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL girls soccer rankings: Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. Peters Township, 9-0-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 8-1-1, 5 3. Moon, 8-0-1, — 4. Seneca Valley, 6-2-1, — 5. Norwin, 8-1, 2 Out: Pine-Richland, 6-2, 3; Penn-Trafford, 7-3, 4 Class AAA 1. Mars, 7-0-1,...
Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: Section 5-AA volleyball serves up big games
The WPIAL girls volleyball schedule contains several key matchups Tuesday, and one resides in Section 5-AA, where Deer Lakes will host Freeport at 7:30 p.m. The senior-laden Yellowjackets are 5-0 with wins against every other team in the section, and Deer Lakes is tied with Derry for second at 4-1....
Coaches association releases latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings
The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Top 10 girls’ rankings for each of the four WPIAL classifications Monday, and the top teams in each poll maintain their positions as the fourth week of section play begins. North Allegheny owns the top spot in Class AAAA. The Tigers, 5-0...
Knoch cross country teams hope to unseat Riverview atop sectionVideo
The Knoch boys and girls cross country teams have a lot on their plates with long- and short-term goals in mind. Both are positioning themselves for a month from now, when they hope to improve on 2018 WPIAL championship finishes — the boys were ninth and the girls 10th —...
