Tag: Freeport

A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Dec. 24, 2018

December 23, 2018

THURSDAY Boys basketball: The Apollo Trust Company Holiday Tournament tips off with former section rivals Leechburg and Riverview at Apollo-Ridge. Both teams are off to hot starts, with Leechburg leading Section 3-A and Riverview winning its first three games of the season. The nightcap of the Highlands holiday tournament features

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Freeport’s Romanchak, Highlands’ Gillette named Valley News Dispatch Football Players of the Year

December 22, 2018

Offensive player of the year: Austin Romanchak QB/DB, Senior, 5-9, 160, Freeport Austin Romanchak didn't have a particular favorite college football player this fall, but a certain Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Oklahoma caught his eye. andquot;I think he's a good example of what I was trying to be, at least,andquot;

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Freeport girls top Burrell for 5th straight victory

December 20, 2018

After a loss in its season opener, the Freeport girls basketball team embarked on a winning streak that continued Thursday at Burrell. The Yellowjackets averaged 71 points over the first four games of the victory stretch. Freeport continued its early-season scoring success with 32 first-quarter points against the Bucs en

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A-K Valley high school basketball notebook: Teams prepare for meat of section schedules

The pre-Christmas portion of the WPIAL basketball season will wrap up this weekend, and teams will get a chance to do evaluations as they prepare for the meat of their schedules. To this point, team schedules mainly involved nonsection opponents, with one or two section games thrown in, providing coaches

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A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of Dec. 17-23

December 17, 2018

Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Plum and Franklin Regional battled for the last playoff spot from their section down to the final day of the 2017-18 regular season, with Plum securing it. They'll meet in a Section 2-5A game at Franklin Regional, with Plum seeking to shake off a slow start

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A-K Valley bowling preview: Kiski Area boys hope to draw from experience

December 16, 2018

The postseason has a knack of exposing flaws. An up-and-coming Kiski Area boys bowling team confidently went into Lower Burrell's Wildlife Lanes last February for the 2018 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League championships and experienced a first. With 20-plus lanes of high school bowlers competing for a championship, the sounds

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WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Dec. 16, 2018

December 15, 2018

Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 4-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 4-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 4-0, 3 4. Norwin, 4-0, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 5-0, -- Out: Mt. Lebanon (2-2, 5) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 3-0, 1 2. Mars, 4-0, 2 3. Oakland

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Basketball showcases on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

December 14, 2018

Tis the season for one-day showcase events. The trend in high school basketball in recent years is for teams to participate in one-day events for various causes held on Saturdays in December and January. One of those events takes place Saturday at Hempfield and will feature seven boys basketball games

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A-K Valley swimming preview: Fox Chapel’s Cagley aims to defend diving title

December 10, 2018

Fox Chapel's Jonah Cagley is after a three-peat. The 2017 and 2018 WPIAL Class AAA boys diving champion has his sights set on No. 3, and the senior enters the 2018-19 campaign with a lot of positive vibes. andquot;I am just super excited to go into my last year with

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Freeport hockey nears full strength, eyes strong 2nd half

December 9, 2018

With a 7-1 victory over Beaver two weeks ago, Freeport surpassed its win total of three from last season only eight games into its schedule. Considering what the team has been through early on, it made the moment even more meaningful. The Yellowjackets have only 16 players, but their bench

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