Tag: Deer Lakes

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 boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Thursday’s quarterfinals

October 23, 2018

Boys soccer Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 10 Kiski Area (12-6-1) vs. No. 2 West Allegheny (17-1) 8 p.m. Thursday at Mars Winner plays: Winner of No. 3 Mars/No. 6 South Fayette Coaches: Sean Arnold, Kiski Area; Kevin Amos, West Allegheny Players to watch: Nick Smith, Kiski Area; Nate Dragisich, West

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Alle-Kiski playoff capsules: WPIAL girls soccer quarterfinals

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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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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