Tag: Apollo-Ridge

A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Dec. 24, 2018

December 23, 2018

THURSDAY Boys basketball: The Apollo Trust Company Holiday Tournament tips off with former section rivals Leechburg and Riverview at Apollo-Ridge. Both teams are off to hot starts, with Leechburg leading Section 3-A and Riverview winning its first three games of the season. The nightcap of the Highlands holiday tournament features

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Freeport’s Romanchak, Highlands’ Gillette named Valley News Dispatch Football Players of the Year

December 22, 2018

Offensive player of the year: Austin Romanchak QB/DB, Senior, 5-9, 160, Freeport Austin Romanchak didn't have a particular favorite college football player this fall, but a certain Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Oklahoma caught his eye. andquot;I think he's a good example of what I was trying to be, at least,andquot;

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A-K Valley high school basketball notebook: Teams prepare for meat of section schedules

December 20, 2018

The pre-Christmas portion of the WPIAL basketball season will wrap up this weekend, and teams will get a chance to do evaluations as they prepare for the meat of their schedules. To this point, team schedules mainly involved nonsection opponents, with one or two section games thrown in, providing coaches

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Apollo-Ridge’s Moore proves she’s more than a 3-point shooter

December 19, 2018

Maddy Moore didn't think she had the touch from long range when she entered her freshman season at Apollo-Ridge. andquot;I thought I was an awful 3-point shooter my freshman year, but I kept working at it,andquot; the Vikings senior guard/forward said. The work paid off as she has made the

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A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of Dec. 17-23

December 17, 2018

Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Plum and Franklin Regional battled for the last playoff spot from their section down to the final day of the 2017-18 regular season, with Plum securing it. They'll meet in a Section 2-5A game at Franklin Regional, with Plum seeking to shake off a slow start

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Apollo-Ridge girls hold off Burrell in Section 1-4A opener

December 13, 2018

Amid a flurry of activity as the final seconds ticked off the clock in the first half of Thursday's Section 1-4A girls basketball opener between Apollo-Ridge and Burrell, Morgan Gamble released a 3-point shot that banked home. Her successful field goal enabled the Vikings to complete a second-quarter rally from

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A-K Valley notebook: Fox Chapel boys flash early potential

December 9, 2018

Zach Skrinjar said Saturday night he pays more attention to the numbers directly after a team's name than the ones directly in front. By that criteria and more, the Fox Chapel boys basketball coach came away pretty pleased with his team's showing at the season-opening Plum tournament. Fox Chapel upended

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A-K Valley high school look-ahead: Week of Dec. 10, 2018

Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Burrell and Deer Lakes shared a section in most seasons, but they split up after the PIAA went through realignment in the offseason. Still, they will meet for a nonsection game at Burrell. Senior Kaylen Sharrow leads the way for Burrell (1-1) after scoring in double

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A-K Valley basketball top storylines, players, teams to watch

December 6, 2018

The 2017-18 basketball season ended with six Alle-Kiski Valley teams in the PIAA playoffs, highlighted by the Highlands boys' run to the Class 5A quarterfinals. Record-breaking players and senior classes took their final bows. Then, the offseason, as it always does, brought change. Those seniors graduated, leaving roster holes that

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A-K Valley high school look-ahead: Week of Dec. 3, 2018

December 2, 2018

Monday Hockey andamp;#8226; Burrell can run its season-opening winning streak to 10 games if it can beat Connellsville in a Division II game at Pittsburgh Ice Arena. The Bucs lead the Division II standings by two games, outscoring their opponents 63-21. andamp;#8226; After a lopsided loss to West Allegheny, Fox

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