Tag: Apollo-Ridge

Freeport girls draw 4th seed in Class 4A, will play Quaker Valley in opening round

February 12, 2019

Let the games begin. Eight Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball teams discovered the who, where and when of their WPIAL-playoff fortunes Tuesday evening at the DoubleTree in Green Tree. andquot;This time of year is great,andquot; Freeport coach Fred Soilis said. andquot;WPIAL basketball is going on, and it goes right into the

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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

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Freeport girls use free throws to hold off Apollo-Ridge

February 8, 2019

The Freeport girls basketball team held a tenuous three-point lead on Apollo-Ridge at the end of the third quarter of the teams' Section 1-4A finale Friday evening. But the Yellowjackets were able to hold on with the help of a productive final quarter from the free-throw line. Freeport made 13

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Greensburg Salem beats Apollo-Ridge, clinches WPIAL Class 4A playoff berth

February 7, 2019

Greensburg Salem coach Rick Klimchock called his team's overtime loss Monday to Indiana one of the toughest he has witnessed during his coaching career. But the Golden Lions bounced back Thursday at Apollo-Ridge in a key Section 1-4A game with a WPIAL playoff spot on the line. They seized momentum

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Springdale edges Apollo-Ridge to move closer to playoffs

February 6, 2019

Springdale had been in tight late-game situations on several occasions this season and more often than not found a way to get the job done. All of those moments built toward one with a potential playoff spot on the line, and with the stakes heightened to the max, senior leader

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Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Apollo-Ridge’s Rylee Eaton, Burrell’s Austin Mele

February 5, 2019

Rylee Eaton School: Apollo-Ridge Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Report card: Eaton has been instrumental in the Vikings' (15-5, 7-5) success this season. The three-year starter ranks second on the team in points per game (10.2) and points (193) through 19 games. The 5-foot-9 guard/forward has 11 double-digit scoring performances this

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Oakland Catholic, Penn Hills girls to meet for Section 3-5A championship

February 4, 2019

It's the final Tuesday of the high school basketball regular season, and there are plenty of key WPIAL boys basketball games on the schedule. One of the better games on the slate though is a girls basketball showdown with a section championship up for grabs. Oakland Catholic sits atop Section

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 4, 2019

February 3, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: The Section 1-4A playoff race is muddied, with Apollo-Ridge (14-5, 6-5) and Knoch (8-10, 6-5) holding on to the last two spots and Greensburg Salem (10-9, 6-5) right behind. Apollo-Ridge visits Highlands (2-16, 0-12), Knoch visits Freeport (14-3, 6-5) and Greensburg Salem hosts Indiana (7-13, 5-7). Leechburg

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Apollo-Ridge girls rally, beat Knoch in key Section 1-4A game

January 28, 2019

Apollo-Ridge girls basketball coach Jim Callipare couldn't help but laugh a bit, shaking his head, a few minutes after emerging from a loud and happy locker room where his girls were celebrating a double-digit fourth-quarter comeback. andquot;I don't know if we like a challenge or what,andquot; he said. For three

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Obstacles abound for playoff-hopeful A-K Valley boys basketball teams

Apollo-Ridge reported to the gym for a Saturday morning practice in mid-December, just hours after an 18-point loss to Sto-Rox dropped the Vikings to 0-5 on the season. The players' effort that day belied the record. andquot;The kids were upbeat,andquot; Apollo-Ridge coach Greg Fox recalled earlier this season. andquot;It was

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