Tag: Freeport

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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HIghlands tops Freeport but not satisfied with performance

January 4, 2019

Highlands showed good and bad signs in its first game of the new year, driving its coach to frustration at times. And while the pluses and minuses added up to an important section victory, the Golden Rams ended the night wanting more. Class 4A No. 4 Highlands charged to a

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No. 1 North Catholic girls use early surge to put away Freeport

January 3, 2019

The Freeport girls basketball team found itself playing catch-up after it fell behind by double digits in the first three minutes of Thursday's Section 1-4A clash with North Catholic. The Yellowjackets trimmed the deficit under 10 several times, but in the end, the Trojanettes, the No. 1 team in the

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Peters Township, Bethel Park to meet in girls basketball showdown in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

January 2, 2019

No matter what ranking you speak of when it comes to WPIAL girls basketball, Peters Township and Bethel Park are part of that conversation. The two South Hills rivals are a combined 6-0 in Section 2-6A and 16-0 overall as they prepare to meet for the first time this season

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