Tag: Deer Lakes

The Birdie appreciates the underdogs in the A-K Valley

August 29, 2018

Last week: 4-2 Season: 4-2 The Birdie heard plenty of chirping late Friday night from the Leechburg zip code after the Blue Devils beat Apollo-Ridge

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Alle-Kiski high school lookahead: Week of Aug. 27-Sept. 1

August 26, 2018

MondayFreeport has won at least a share of the Section 1-AA championship for three consecutive seasons, and the Yellowjackets are on a six-year run of

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A-K Valley high school notebook: 9 A-K Valley teams to play Week Zero game

August 23, 2018

Friday marks the third iteration of Week Zero since the PIAA began allowing football teams to start playing an optional nonconference game instead of a

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Deer Lakes girls soccer program showing promise with young, talented lineup

August 20, 2018

The future looked promising for Deer Lakes' girls soccer program at this time last year, with a freshman-heavy roster primed to play together and grow

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Playoff experience to pay dividends for Deer Lakes boys soccer

The difference between a win and a loss in the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs can come down to the narrowest of margins, as Deer Lakes'

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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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Familiar faces hope to fuel success for Deer Lakes in new conference

It's usually a disadvantage when a coaching vacancy is filled late into the offseason. But that might not be the case at Deer Lakes. New

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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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Deer Lakes going to old-school, double tight end set with athletic Kadlick, Hollibaugh

Deer Lakes is set to begin its 50th football season by unveiling an offense popular at the time the school was formed. New head coach

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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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