Tag: Deer Lakes

Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs

February 12, 2019

Here is a breakdown of the 2019 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Senior guards Dan Petcash (22.2 ppg) and Greg Shulkosky (16.1) lead a high-scoring Pine-Richland lineup that enters the playoffs on a 19-game winning streak. The Rams average 79.7 points per game, which leads the entire WPIAL.

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Deer Lakes boys get better of rival Freeport in regular-season finale

Monday's regular-season finale between the Freeport and Deer Lakes boys basketball teams wasn't the traditional section matchup many had come to know, but that didn't quell the intensity or spirited atmosphere at Deer Lakes High School. In front of active and loud student sections and others who packed the gym,

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No. 4 Freeport girls hold off Deer Lakes in final playoff tuneup

February 11, 2019

Freeport and Deer Lakes had their WPIAL playoff spots locked up weeks ago, so the former section rivals' meeting in their regular-season finale provided a last opportunity for postseason preparation. Situational basketball can loom large in the playoffs, and Freeport leaned on its defensive calling card when it needed one

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 11, 2019

February 10, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: Deer Lakes and Freeport don't share the same section -- or even the same classification -- anymore, but will meet up in the first game of a girls-boys doubleheader at Deer Lakes. Both the host Lancers and visiting Yellowjackets qualified for the WPIAL playoffs, Deer Lakes in

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Deer Lakes juniors Morrison, Loper start final kick to WPIAL swimming championships

Adam Morrison owns the top time in the WPIAL boys AA 500-yard freestyle this season with a time of 4 minutes, 51.93 seconds recorded at a meet with Shady Side Academy on Jan. 22. While the Deer Lakes junior is happy with his time, he said he can go faster,

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A-K Valley notebook: PSAC football gets shot of local flavor

February 9, 2019

Some of the Alle-Kiski Valley's top football players will square off on a weekly basis next season in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Signing Day on Wednesday had a heavy PSAC tilt, as six local players -- Deer Lakes' Colin Kadlick (Slippery Rock), Highlands' Seth Cohen (Clarion), Kiski Area's Jack

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A-K Valley basketball notebook: Big day approaches for Leechburg’s Smith

February 7, 2019

Leechburg is playing its biggest game of the season Friday night, but Blue Devils coach Corey Smith has an important item on his schedule earlier that day. Smith and his fiancee, Ashley, will welcome their third child that morning with a scheduled C-section at West Penn Hospital. Then, Smith will

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Deer Lakes celebrates 1st section championship since ’92

February 5, 2019

Deer Lakes needed a cleanup crew on its gymnasium floor Tuesday night. An accomplishment more than 25 years in the making provided cause for celebration. The Class 3A No. 5 Lancers clinched their first outright section championship since 1992, rallying from an eight-point deficit in the third quarter to down

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There’s nothing stopping Deer Lakes hockey standout Miller

February 3, 2019

Shane Miller's favorite hockey player is Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist, a player known for his energy and being a pest in the crease. andquot;I like how he grinds in front of the net and uses his physicality,andquot; Miller said. andquot;He's an awesome player to watch.andquot; Miller is a little smaller

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 4, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: The Section 1-4A playoff race is muddied, with Apollo-Ridge (14-5, 6-5) and Knoch (8-10, 6-5) holding on to the last two spots and Greensburg Salem (10-9, 6-5) right behind. Apollo-Ridge visits Highlands (2-16, 0-12), Knoch visits Freeport (14-3, 6-5) and Greensburg Salem hosts Indiana (7-13, 5-7). Leechburg

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