Tag: Fox Chapel

A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 9

October 24, 2018

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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Seeger, Fox Chapel girls have high expectations for WPIAL championship meet

October 23, 2018

Sarena Seeger was satisfied with her first race on the Roadman Park cross country course at Cal (Pa.). The new site of Thursday's WPIAL championships also was the setting for Seeger's win last week in the Class AAA girls race at the Tri-State Coaches Association championships. andquot;It's a really difficult

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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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Runners get to test ‘The Hill’ at Tri-State Coaches cross country meet

October 18, 2018

Thursday's annual Tri-State Coaches Association cross country championships at Cal (Pa.) served as a preview for the WPIAL championships, set for Oct. 25. Since the WPIAL was asked not to return to Cooper's Lake Campgrounds after the 2017 season, district officials decided to take the championship event to Cal for

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

October 17, 2018

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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A-K Valley high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 8

Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-6, 1-4) at Armstrong (3-5, 1-4) 7 p.m. Friday at ESS/NexTier Stadium, Kittanning Last week: Mars 49, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 20, Armstrong 9 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Frank Fabian, Armstrong Top players: Shane Susnak, Fox Chapel (Jr., 5-11, 175, QB); Isaac Ridinger,

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The Birdie thinks A-K Valley teams resemble scary movies

Last week: 10-1 (.909) Season: 72-17 (.809) The Birdie was watching television over the weekend when a commercial for the upcoming andquot;Halloweenandquot; movie filled his screen. Originally confused by some aspects of the film -- andquot;how does a mask's face ageandquot; and andquot;what happened with all the sequels in betweenandquot;

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The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Fox Chapel’s Jessie Michel

October 16, 2018

Jessie Michel, a senior on the Fox Chapel volleyball team, plays outside hitter. She is also a hurdler on the track team. Mitchell is undecided where she will attend college but wants to major in something science-related and continue playing volleyball. Here's a closer look at Mitchell: What got you

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Franklin Regional’s Jackson fires 66 to take medalist honors at PIAA West Region tournament

October 15, 2018

After Palmer Jackson came up short of winning the individual title at the WPIAL Class AAA golf championship, he vowed to change his approach at the PIAA championship. That new approach began Monday at the PIAA West Region tournament at Chestnut Ridge Resort's Tom's Run course. The Franklin Regional senior,

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