Tag: Burrell

A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 21, 2019

January 20, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge will get a second chance to slow down Class 4A No. 1 North Catholic in a Section 1-4A game. The Vikings (10-4, 4-4) have the second-best defense in the section, allowing 36.5 points per game, but the defending WPIAL champion Trojans (12-1, 8-0) scored 76 in

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A-K Valley girls hoops teams struggle through challenges

January 19, 2019

John Broderick became something like a college coach in his first two seasons as Springdale's girls basketball coach, leaving his Fox Chapel teaching job at midday to sit in Springdale's cafeteria and recruit players. He had some success but then would find himself in the same position the next year:

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WPIAL section tournaments set for Wednesday

January 18, 2019

The section team wrestling tournaments in Class AAA and Class AA will get underway at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Kiski Area is the returning WPIAL champion in Class AAA and Burrell in Class AA. Burrell has won 12 consecutive Class AA titles. The top two teams in each subsection, which have

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Burrell wrestlers take down rival Valley to claim subsection title

January 16, 2019

Burrell wanted to get back on track with the WPIAL team season approaching, especially after a disappointing loss to local rival Kiski Area last week. A Section 3-AA matchup against neighboring Valley did just the trick, as Burrell maintained its section dominance with a 57-19 victory over the host Vikings

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Burrell gets important victory over short-handed rival Valley

January 15, 2019

The Burrell-Valley rivalry always holds plenty of importance for both schools, but it felt especially crucial for Burrell on Tuesday. Burrell knew the reality of its situation as the midpoint of section play approached, and the Bucs realized they needed to take advantage of their opportunity against the Vikings. The

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A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley aims to dethrone Burrell for section title

Part of Burrell's enormous WPIAL success over the past decade-plus includes a dominance of its section opponents. To wit: The Bucs have won 107 consecutive section matches since the 2002-03 season, claiming the regular-season championship every year since 2004. Although a long line of teams would enjoy the opportunity to

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Kiski Area, Burrell remain atop WPIAL wrestling rankings

Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 8-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 10-1, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 5-2, 2 4. Waynesburg, 11-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 4-2, 5 6. Thomas Jefferson, 12-0, 7 7. Norwin, 7-2, 8 8. Peters Township, 5-0, 9 9. Greensburg Salem, 6-1, 6

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Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 14, 2019

Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 12-2, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 6-1, 2 3. Kiski Area (7), 8-0, 3 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 8-0, 4 5. Cathedral Prep (10), 15-2, 5 6. Council Rock South (1), 3-0, 6 7. Hempfield

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A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 14, 2019

January 13, 2019

Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Deer Lakes visits Shady Side Academy for a Section 3-3A game. Deer Lakes (9-2, 5-1) can tie for first place in the section with a win. andamp;#8226; Apollo-Ridge's defense will be put to the test at Greensburg Salem, which features 1,500-point scorer Megan Kallock. Apollo-Ridge allows

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Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: Burrell girls bit by injury bug

January 12, 2019

An already-daunting challenge became a near impossibility for Burrell last week when the Bucs took the floor for a Section 1-4A girls basketball game against No. 1 North Catholic. Absent three starters to injury, the Bucs had just six healthy players on hand, five of whom were freshmen or sophomores,

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