Tag: Burrell

After considering holdout, The Birdie is back prognosticating A-K Valley games

August 18, 2018

After flying back north this summer from his undisclosed offseason home, The Birdie heard all about the contract dispute between the Pittsburgh Steelers and a

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First-year coach Shawn Liotta instills confidence for Burrell football

Shawn Liotta made a request to Burrell athletic director Drake D'Angelo upon taking the Bucs' coaching job this spring. andquot;They got a big cannon (in

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A-K Valley’s new coaches ‘hyped’ during opening day of football practice

August 13, 2018

The smell of the grass at Riverside Park awakened Todd Massack's football senses Monday morning. Riverview's coach brought his team out for a bright-and-early 8

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WPIAL football coaches know the value of a good training camp meal

Tim Burk has been through a training camp or 10 during his time as an assistant at Carlynton, Deer Lakes and Springdale, so he knows

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Burrell’s Kastelic eager to trade hat for helmet

August 12, 2018

Bits of fabric hang down from the brim of Luke Kastelic's tan Chevy Trucks hat, a gift from his father from a truck stop in

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A-K Valley athletes benefit from off-season work for individual sports

August 10, 2018

Izzy Komaniak is enjoying a relaxing vacation with family in Puerto Vallara, Mexico this week, and since she's been there, the Riverview senior has devoted

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A-K Valley football program borrow rugby philosophies, players

August 5, 2018

Andrew Bigler didn't play football for two years, but he doesn't expect to feel too rusty when he returns to the field for his senior

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High school notebook: Romanchak gets preferred walk-on offer from Penn State

July 1, 2018

Freeport rising senior Austin Romanchak is expected to have a lot to think about in the coming months concerning where he will continue his education

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Deer Lakes’ Jake McCaskey named Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of the Year

June 30, 2018

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jake McCaskey Deer Lakes, senior, pitcher/shortstop Jake McCaskey tried to picture the scenario: a hitter version of himself against the pitching

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Freeport’s Ally DeJidas named Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of the Year

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ally DeJidas Freeport, jr., center field Ally DeJidas knows her favorite home run from the spring season: a three-run blast that

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