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Trevor George leaves Riverview, returns to coach Blackhawk football team
Trevor George is returning to the football sidelines at Blackhawk while ending a six-year tenure as head coach at Riverview. It was a busy week for George, who met with the Raiders players last Monday and informed them he would not be returning. He was officially hired to head up...
Excitement builds for installation of permanent lights at Oakmont’s Riverside Park
On Sept. 8, 2006, Sid Facaros rushed for 114 yards and caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Jared Soell as the Riverview football team defeated Monessen, 28-20, at Riverside Park. The victory was a solid start to that season for the Raiders, who would go on to finish 7-3 overall...
Knoch reinstates fired girls wrestling coach Logan Downes
Logan Downes is back coaching the Knoch girls wrestling team. A week after being fired from his position by the district after it received a complaint filed in relation to on-mat incidents at a tournament last month, the district decided to reversed its decision. After district official met with Downes...
Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle headlines 2026 WPIAL Hall of Fame class
Kurt Angle was an impact wrestler at many levels for more than 30 years. He was a professional champion and a member of several pro wrestling halls of fame. He won Olympic gold after a standout Division I tenure at Clarion. But before he made his mark in front of...
Plum girls grab section lead with win against Fox Chapel
The Plum girls basketball team is alone in first place in Section 1-5A as the first half of section play concluded Monday evening. Senior Riley Stephans scored a team-best 26 points, and junior Tamia West added 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Mustangs topped Fox Chapel, 65-49, at Plum...
Gateway grad Dino Nadarevic gets college career underway at Duquesne
After a standout high school throwing career, Dino Nadarevic made the transition throughout the summer and fall to new opportunities at the college level at Duquesne. The Gateway graduate got his feet wet in competition at the Youngstown State University Icebreaker on Dec. 5 at the Watson and Tressel Training...
Gateway swimmers working hard to build foundation for rest of season
A busy few weeks in December with five dual meets produced WPIAL cuts for members of the Gateway boys and girls swim teams as they settled into work they hope pays dividends in the new year. Extended workouts over the holidays, Gators head swimming and diving coach Glenn Raymer said,...
Plum’s Alaina Claassen, Saphia Davis stacking wins ahead of postseason tournaments
Alaina Claassen didn’t waste any time in dispatching her three opponents on the way to the 190-pound title at Connellsville’s Lady Falcon Invitational on Jan. 3. She pinned all three in a combined time of 1 minute, 50 seconds. “I felt pretty good in my matches,” said Claassen who improved...
Owen Campbell climbing Plum’s all-time wins list after reaching century mark
Owen Campbell joined an exclusive Plum wrestling list last month. With a 10-4 victory in a match against Mt. Pleasant at the North Hills Duals on Dec. 13, the senior 152-pounder became just the 15th wrestler in program history to record 100 varsity victories. “I was a little nervous going...
Freeport snaps losing streak, tops Highlands boys basketball team
Bryson Paga was 6 years old the last time a Freeport boys basketball team defeated rival Highlands. It was a streak of 16 games that extended back to the 2014-15 season. But that streak came to an end Friday night at Freeport Middle School. Paga, a junior, scored 10 of...
Parents, wrestlers show support for recently fired Knoch girls wrestling head coach
A sizable contingent is expected to attend the Knoch school board meeting Wednesday to show support for Logan Downes, the school’s girls wrestling coach who was fired this week. Downes was dismissed after a complaint was filed with school officials over his on-mat behavior with members of the team during...
Former Riverhounds standout Albert Dikwa returns to club for 2026 season
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds begin preseason training Jan. 26, and a familiar face will be in place for those workouts. Former team member Albert Dikwa has returned to the Riverhounds in a transfer agreement with Rhode Island FC. The forward was the 2023 USL Championship Player of the Year and Golden...
Riverview’s Chaparro scoring at terrific pace
Isabel Chaparro can score the basketball. She had a game-high 34 points Monday, leading three Riverview players in double figures in a 69-25 Section 4-2A victory over Frazier. The Raiders senior tallied 35 points — 24 via eight 3-pointers — in a 51-25 triumph over Apollo-Ridge on Dec. 22. Earlier...
Surging Burrell knocks Freeport off kilter
The Freeport girls basketball team alternated wins and losses from the start of the season to a holiday victory over District 9’s Clarion Limestone. The Yellowjackets hoped to break that pattern with a second straight victory Monday in a Section 1-4A matchup at rival Burrell. But the homestanding Bucs didn’t...
After strong start, Plum girls basketball braces for upcoming section tests
Rich Mull knows that for his Plum girls basketball team to earn a playoff berth and contend for a title in Section 1-5A, it is going to have to make sure to take care of the little things that often form a razor-thin line between triumph and defeat. “The section,...
No. 1 Neshannock girls shake off Fox Chapel for holiday tourney win
The Neshannock girls basketball team got in the win column Monday afternoon as it bounced back from a loss two days earlier to state power Bishop Guilfoyle at the Holiday Bash in Butler. But Fox Chapel gave the No. 1 team in the Triblive HSSN Class 2A rankings all they...
2025 in A-K Valley sports: WPIAL, PIAA champions highlight calendar year
This year was the setting for many memorable moments where Alle-Kiski Valley athletes and teams shined with championship performances and accomplishments in all arenas of competition. Athletes again were able to pay off many hours of dedication and determination to not only reach but to surpass their goals. The year...
A-K Valley notebook: Deer Lakes grad takes next step in MLS career
Michael Sullivan will continue his professional soccer career in 2026, and he now will do it a little closer to home. FC Cincinnati 2 has signed the Deer Lakes and Pitt graduate to a Major League Soccer NEXT Pro contract. Sullivan made his pro debut in 2025, scoring four goals...
Aquinas Academy girls keep rolling, beat St. Joseph
The Aquinas Academy girls basketball team is No. 1 in this week’s TribLive HSSN Class A rankings. On Monday against Section 1 rival St. Joseph, the Crusaders continued to prove just how powerful they are. Led by three players in double figures, including a game-best 23 from senior Tess Duer,...
A-K Valley sports notebook: Springdale girls soccer coach Marc Bentley steps down
Marc Bentley has concluded his tenure as coach of the Springdale girls soccer team. He stepped down from the position last week. The Dynamos mentor came on board in the summer of 2019, replacing Jerry Concannon after Concannon’s successful stretch as coach from 2007-18 that included five straight trips to...
10 greats set for enshrinement to Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame
Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith, an Aliquippa native, and professional wrestling champion and New Brighton native “The Franchise” Shane Douglas are two of a group of 10 athletic greats who will be celebrated with enshrinement into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame on June 13 at The...
Kiski Area unveils state-of-the-art wrestling room to honor coaching legend, train future champions
Members of the Kiski Area boys wrestling team worked out Wednesday in their spacious new wrestling room at the high school. Their Cavaliers female counterparts did the same in an adjoining room not far away. Some of them would pause for a moment, still taking in their new surroundings with...
Petruska optimistic Deer Lakes girls can return to WPIAL playoffs
The Deer Lakes girls basketball team experienced a big turnaround last season. The Lancers won just four games and went winless in section play two years ago. Dana Petruska returned to Deer Lakes in 2024 and began her second stint as coach of her alma mater. A spark was lit...
Deer Lakes reloads in quest for another long playoff run
There again are high expectations for the Deer Lakes boys basketball team as another season is set to begin. The Lancers, WPIAL champions in 2023 and 2024, had another strong season last winter, but a tough loss to section rival North Catholic in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals and a...
A-K Valley campus clips: Deer Lakes grad starts senior season strong at Grove City
Reese Hasley is off to a strong start for the Grove City women’s basketball team. The Deer Lakes graduate and Wolverines senior guard is averaging 10 points, 7.5 rebounds and three assists through four games. She collected a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds to go along with three...
