Tag: Deer Lakes

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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No. 2 Deer Lakes blanks Beth-Center for WPIAL Class 2A 1st-round victory

Hosting the first WPIAL playoff game in history Monday night, Deer Lakes wanted to give the home fans something to remember. The Lancers tallied three goals in the first half and limited Beth-Center to one shot on goal for the night in a 5-0, Class 2A opening-round victory. Deer Lakes

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A-K Valley WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018

October 21, 2018

boys soccer Class 4A First round No. 12 Plum (11-7) vs. No. 5 Pine-Richland (10-4-3) 8 p.m. Monday at Pine-Richland Winner plays: Winner of No. 4 Canon-McMillan/No. 13 Fox Chapel Coaches: Anthony Russo, Plum; Jon Conner, Pine-Richland Players to watch: Cole Kelly, Plum; Tom Fest, Pine-Richland Corner kicks: Plum is

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

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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A-K Valley notebook: Deer Lakes boys soccer gets 1st home playoff game

Deer Lakes grew accustomed to traveling to play in the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs in the past, but there's no place like home for the Lancers on Monday. The second-seeded Lancers will host No. 15 Beth-Center in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game at 8 p.m. Monday. While Lancer Stadium

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Derry inches closer to Class 3A Big East title, blanks Deer Lakes

October 19, 2018

Derry went 33 years between conference championships when it won a title two seasons ago. The time gap has closed substantially as the Trojans continue to chase their third title in as many years. No. 2 Derry established its defensive presence early and plowed its way to a 37-0 victory

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A-K valley soccer teams take respective styles to postseason

October 18, 2018

Springdale made a run in the 2017 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs thanks in large part to the Dynamos' ability to make runs. With talented scorers like Jared Demore and Nick Taliani, Springdale knew it could count on its offense to win games, and the Dynamos won plenty, advancing to the

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A-K Valley football notebook: Freeport closes in on playoff berth

With a home win Friday over Class 3A Big East opponent Mt. Pleasant, Freeport can do what seemed improbable just over a month ago: clinch a WPIAL playoff berth. The Yellowjackets dropped their first three games, including gut-punching losses to Derry and Elizabeth Forward where they let a second-half lead

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Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs

October 17, 2018

Class AAAA Favorite: Seneca Valley. The Raiders won WPIAL titles in 2007, '09, '13 and '14. They finished on top of a strong Section 1 and posted nonsection wins over defending champion Penn-Trafford and reining PIAA champ Norwin. Contenders: No. 2 Norwin is loaded with talent and speed. The Knights

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Deer Lakes boys, girls soccer teams set to begin WPIAL postseason as top-3 seeds

Deer Lakes' boys and girls soccer teams already will add to the banners in the high school's gymnasium, but the Lancers hope they're not done decorating yet. The WPIAL rewarded the Lancers for their respective Section 2-AA championships by awarding them top-three seeds in the playoffs, which begin Saturday in

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