Tag: Freeport

A-K Valley football notes: Colecchi nears Kiski Area receiving record

November 2, 2018

Jack Colecchi knows he'll face a difficult challenge Friday, but if he rises to it, he can put his name into Kiski Area's record books. The Kiski Area senior wide receiver comes into Friday's WPIAL Class 5A first-round game at No. 1 Gateway needing 20 yards to become the school's

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Frazier upsets defending state champion Freeport in WPIAL Class AA volleyball semifinals

November 1, 2018

Freeport dominated WPIAL Class AA for much of the last decade, but the Yellowjackets met their match against one of the newest teams in the classification. Upstart Frazier, which moved up from Class A in the offseason, stunned defending PIAA champion Freeport, taking down the top-seeded Yellowjackets, 3-1, in a

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Soccer titles to be distributed in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports

October 31, 2018

As we turn the calendar to November, we begin the process of crowning district soccer champions at Highmark Stadium at Station Square in Pittsburgh. The first of eight championship matches this weekend are Thursday with the boys Class A and Class AAA title matches. Greensburg Central Catholic squares off against

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Freeport volleyball focused on bringing best effort in WPIAL semifinals

With his team already qualified for the PIAA volleyball playoffs, Freeport coach Tom Phillips describes the next two rounds of the WPIAL postseason as metaphorical cherries on top of the sundae. The Yellowjackets certainly still want their just desserts. No. 1 Freeport, in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals for the

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A-K Valley players to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs

Jack Colecchi Kiski Area, Sr., WR/LB The Cavaliers' veteran receiver is 20 yards away from becoming the program's all-time leader in receiving yards. He hopes to make an offensive impact Friday against top-seeded Gateway. He stepped up on the defensive side of the ball last Friday with a 100-yard interception

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No. 8-seeded Freeport quite familiar with opening-round opponent, No. 1 Aliquippa

Austin Romanchak remembers the first time he started a game against Aliquippa. It came three weeks into his sophomore year, at the brand-new Freeport Area Athletic Stadium, with an almost entirely brand-new Freeport starting lineup. Still, the green Yellowjackets more than held their own against the perennially powerful Quips, even

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The Birdie dresses up his opening-round picks for A-K Valley football teams

Last week: 10-1 (.909) Season: 93-20 (.823) Of all the holidays in the calendar, The Birdie most appreciates Jan. 5: andquot;National Bird Day,andquot; he explained. Halloween comes in a close runner-up. The Birdie dressed up as a different one of his idols each year: Donald Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Woody Woodpecker.

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

October 29, 2018

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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A-K Valley girls volleyball capsules: Tuesday’s quarterfinals

girls volleyball Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 1 Knoch (19-0) vs. No. 8 Kiski Area (12-3) 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of No. 4 Central Valley/No. 12 Hampton Coaches: Diane Geist, Knoch; Paul Tomlinson, Kiski Area Players to watch: Hannah Rowe, Jr., OH, Knoch; Cassie Shoupe Sr.,

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