Tag: Apollo-Ridge

The Birdie has no plans to retire from picking games in the A-K Valley

October 24, 2018

Last week: 11-2 (.846) Season: 83-19 (.814) The news last week of Big Bird's retirement took The Birdie by surprise, as he always looked up to the andquot;Sesame Streetandquot; legend, both literally and metaphorically. But what really shocked the Alle-Kiski Valley's picks expert was the revelation that Big Bird himself

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A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 9

Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-7, 1-5) at Shaler (3-6, 2-4) 7 p.m. Friday at Lou Martig Field at Titans Stadium Last week: Armstrong 41, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 21, Shaler 7 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Jim Ryan, Shaler Top players: Korey Simmons, Fox Chapel (Sr., 5-9, 168,

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 22,2018

October 21, 2018

Monday Boys soccer: Coming off its first section championship since 2003, Deer Lakes will put its unbeaten season on the line as the Lancers (15-0-1) host Beth-Center (8-10) in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game. It's the first home playoff game for Deer Lakes. Springdale advanced to the WPIAL Class

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Freedom rings up win against Apollo-Ridge

October 20, 2018

Freedom quarterback Zach Rosa completed a 14-yard pass to running back/receiver Jake Pail on the Bulldogs' first play from scrimmage Friday night. After two short runs, Rosa found Noah Yelk wide open for a 57-yard touchdown. Less than two minutes into the game, Freedom had the lead on visiting Apollo-Ridge,

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A-K Valley girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s 1st-round games

October 18, 2018

Girls soccer First round Class 3A No. 7 Kiski Area (13-4) vs. No. 10 Plum (12-6) 3 p.m. Saturday at Kiski Area Winner plays: Winner of No. 2 Oakland Catholic (14-1)/No. 15 Gateway (7-9-2) on Wednesday Coaches: Melisa O'Toole, Kiski Area; Caitlin Schuchert, Plum Players to watch: Reagan Frederick, Kiski

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A-K Valley high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 8

October 17, 2018

Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-6, 1-4) at Armstrong (3-5, 1-4) 7 p.m. Friday at ESS/NexTier Stadium, Kittanning Last week: Mars 49, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 20, Armstrong 9 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Frank Fabian, Armstrong Top players: Shane Susnak, Fox Chapel (Jr., 5-11, 175, QB); Isaac Ridinger,

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The Birdie thinks A-K Valley teams resemble scary movies

Last week: 10-1 (.909) Season: 72-17 (.809) The Birdie was watching television over the weekend when a commercial for the upcoming andquot;Halloweenandquot; movie filled his screen. Originally confused by some aspects of the film -- andquot;how does a mask's face ageandquot; and andquot;what happened with all the sequels in betweenandquot;

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 15, 2018

October 14, 2018

Monday Boys golf Burrell's Tiger Hubbard will aim for a top-22 finish and a trip to the state finals when he tees off at the PIAA Class AA Western Regional at Toms Run Golf Course. Hubbard, a senior, competed at the regionals as a sophomore and is coming off an

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Big-play Steel Valley overwhelms Apollo-Ridge

October 13, 2018

With only a couple of weeks remaining in the regular season, Steel Valley showed Friday night against Apollo-Ridge it is plenty capable of making splash plays and that it's rounding into postseason form. The Class 2A No. 2 Ironmen scored five touchdowns on plays of 40 or more yards en

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A-K Valley don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 7

October 10, 2018

Class 5A Big East Latrobe (1-6, 1-4) at Plum (2-5, 1-5) 7 p.m. Friday, Mustangs Stadium, Plum On the air: 97.3 FM, 1480 AM; TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Penn-Trafford 27, Latrobe 7; Plum 45, Albert Gallatin 7 Coaches: Jason Marucco, Latrobe; Matt Morgan, Plum Top players: Zak Williams, Latrobe (Sr., 5-9,

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