Tag: Burrell

Derry defeats Burrell, earns top seed in Class 3A Big East Conference

October 26, 2018

On a muddy field amid a heavy rain, Derry dug in and dominated the line of scrimmage on its way to a 35-14 victory against Burrell on Friday, clinching a share of the WPIAL Class 3A Big East Conference championship. The Trojans tied North Catholic and Elizabeth, but Derry will

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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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Westmoreland County don’t-miss matchups for Week 9

Class 6A Seneca Valley (6-3, 4-3) at Norwin (3-5, 2-5) 7 p.m. Friday at Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon Last week: Pine-Richland 21, Seneca Valley 7; Mt. Lebanon 34, Norwin 28 Coaches: Ron Butschle, Seneca Valley; Dave Broseski, Norwin Top players: Gabe Lawson, Seneca Valley (Jr., 6-2, 190, QB); Jayvon

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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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Alle-Kiski playoff capsules: WPIAL girls soccer quarterfinals

October 23, 2018

Girls soccer Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 7 Kiski Area (14-4) vs. No. 2 Oakland Catholic (15-1) 6 p.m. Wednesday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of No. 6 West Allegheny/No. 14 South Fayette Coaches: Melisa O'Toole, Kiski Area; Jim Earle, Oakland Catholic Players to watch: Reagan Frederick, Kiski Area; Hannah Henn,

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Knoch, Freeport girls volleyball teams get top playoff seeds

October 22, 2018

The Knoch girls volleyball team won its first WPIAL championship last year, capturing the title in Class AAA. The Knights' journey also took them to their first PIAA crown. Freeport fell one win short of WPIAL Class AA gold in 2017, but the Yellowjackets rallied in the state playoffs and

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PIAA golf, tennis tournaments on tap in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

The first day of the PIAA golf championships are in the books from the Heritage Hills Golf Resort, and a handful of district golfers in the hunt for state gold. WPIAL Class AAA girls champion Caroline Wrigley of North Allegheny shot a 2-over par 74 and has a one-stroke lead

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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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Late goal lifts Burrell girls soccer team past Yough in 1st round

October 20, 2018

Burrell sophomore midfielder Jordyn Kowalkowski scored 17 goals in 16 regular-season games. Her 18th of the season Saturday put the Bucs girls soccer team into the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals. Kowalkowski scored from 22 yards with 3 minutes, 27 seconds left to lift Burrell to a 1-0 victory over Yough

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Anderson collects Penn State offer

Malia Anderson expected colleges to take notice after the season she had on the track last spring. The interest has trickled in for the Greensburg Salem senior, who is primed for a big senior year. The 800-meter specialist has heard from Penn State, Villanova and Georgetown. She took an official

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