Tag: Freeport

Freeport volleyball focused on bringing best effort in WPIAL semifinals

October 31, 2018

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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Freeport, Kiski area face uphill climb vs. No. 1 seeds in football playoffs

Freeport and Kiski Area share one commonality as they prepare to begin the WPIAL football playoffs Friday: Both come in as significant underdogs. The brackets revealed Monday night at the WPIAL's annual playoff parings meeting in Green Tree listed both Alle-Kiski Valley postseason qualifiers as the lowest-seeded teams in their

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 29, 2018

October 28, 2018

Monday Boys soccer: Deer Lakes will attempt to make it to Highmark Stadium for the first time as it takes on Section 2-AA rival Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL semifinals. The Lancers went 1-0-1 against the defending WPIAL champions during the regular season, but the 11th-seeded Indians upset North

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A-K Valley notebook: Rivalry games for Deer Lakes, Springdale boys soccer

October 27, 2018

The WPIAL boys soccer semifinals will have the feel of a section game for a pair of Alle-Kiski Valley teams. Class AA No. 2 Deer Lakes and Class A No. 5 Springdale will square off with section opponents in Monday's semifinal round, with the Lancers (17-0-1) taking on Section 2-AA

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