Tag: Freeport

George Guido: Alle-Kiski Valley basketball teams face key games down stretch

January 15, 2019

The halfway point of the high school basketball section season was reached in the last two nights. Now gear up for section- half action beginning Thursday and Friday. A number of boys playoff races could go down to the wire, but it's a shame a number of Alle-Kiski girls teams

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A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 14, 2019

January 13, 2019

Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Deer Lakes visits Shady Side Academy for a Section 3-3A game. Deer Lakes (9-2, 5-1) can tie for first place in the section with a win. andamp;#8226; Apollo-Ridge's defense will be put to the test at Greensburg Salem, which features 1,500-point scorer Megan Kallock. Apollo-Ridge allows

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WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 13, 2019

January 12, 2019

Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 13-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 11-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 10-1, 3 4. Norwin, 11-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 9-3, -- Out: Fox Chapel (9-3, 5) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 13-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 10-3, 4 3. Oakland Catholic, 11-2,

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Freeport girls use 2nd-half surge to top rival Knoch in Section 1-4A game

January 10, 2019

Round 1 in the season rivalry series between the Knoch and Freeport girls basketball teams goes to the Yellowjackets. Breaking open a close game at halftime, Freeport built a double-digit advantage in the third and went on to claim a 47-39 victory in a battle for sole possession of second

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A-K Valley basketball notebook: Improved ‘D’ priority for Highlands boys

Highlands coach Tyler Stoczynski had something of a Nick Saban moment last week. Johnny Crise took off for a windmill dunk in the second quarter, a slam that brought the crowd and Crise's teammates to celebrate. Unfortunately for the Golden Rams, they celebrated a bit too long, as Freeport inbounded

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Class 5A contenders Penn Hills, Oakland Catholic to square off in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports

January 9, 2019

Their pasts have been golden, and the present is pretty good, as well. Tradition though won't mean a thing when the ball goes up in a girls basketball clash of top teams in Class 5A Thursday evening. Both Oakland Catholic and Penn Hills are 5-0 atop Section 3-5A. The Eagles,

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Freeport girls edge Apollo-Ridge in defensive battle

January 7, 2019

The Freeport girls basketball team entered Monday's Section 1-4A game against Apollo-Ridge averaging 66.9 points. The Yellowjackets didn't come close to that mark against the Vikings, but they made plays when it counted down the stretch and produced a 34-26 victory. andquot;The important thing is to keep winning and control

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A-K Valley’s 1st-year boys basketball coaches adjust quickly to new surroundings

Aaron Epps enjoyed his year off from coaching, but as the WPIAL basketball playoffs rolled around last February, he began to feel the itch a bit again. He heeded the call and finds himself on the sidelines again, but this time with a new challenge. Epps, who previously coached girls

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Jan. 7, 2019

January 6, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge and Freeport are coming off losses in their most recent Section 1-4A games. The host Yellowjackets (7-2, 3-1), ranked No. 4 in Class 4A, feature a top quartet of juniors in Madeline and Samantha Clark, Harley Holloway and Sidney Shemanski. Apollo-Ridge (7-2, 2-2) is led by

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WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 6, 2019

January 5, 2019

Girls basketball rankings Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 11-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 9-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 8-1, 3 4. Norwin, 8-1, 4 5. Fox Chapel, 8-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 10-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 9-1, 3 3. Mars, 8-2, 2

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