Tag: Freeport

Matt Goodlin sets rushing record as Knoch runs past Freeport

October 26, 2018

There was so much mud on the jersey of Knoch's Matt Goodlin that the No. 5 on it became hard to read with each rush in the pouring rain Friday night. Make no mistake, though. It was easy to tell when Goodlin was carrying the ball because of his punishing

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A-K Valley football notebook: It’s win and in for Kiski Area, Valley

October 25, 2018

A pair of Alle-Kiski Valley football teams face simple equations for making the WPIAL playoffs Friday: If Kiski Area (3-6, 2-4) beats Armstrong (4-5, 2-4) in a Class 5A Northern Conference game, and if Valley (3-6, 2-3) wins at East Allegheny (5-4, 2-3) in a Class 2A Allegheny Conference game,

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Strong showing for Riverview boys, girls at WPIAL cross country championships

The Riverview, Greensburg Salem and North Allegheny cross country programs compete in different classifications, but after Thursday's WPIAL championship meet on the Roadman Park course at Cal (Pa.), they have something in common. They will have their boys and girls teams competing at the PIAA championships Nov. 3 in Hershey.

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The Birdie has no plans to retire from picking games in the A-K Valley

October 24, 2018

Last week: 11-2 (.846) Season: 83-19 (.814) The news last week of Big Bird's retirement took The Birdie by surprise, as he always looked up to the andquot;Sesame Streetandquot; legend, both literally and metaphorically. But what really shocked the Alle-Kiski Valley's picks expert was the revelation that Big Bird himself

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A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 9

Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-7, 1-5) at Shaler (3-6, 2-4) 7 p.m. Friday at Lou Martig Field at Titans Stadium Last week: Armstrong 41, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 21, Shaler 7 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Jim Ryan, Shaler Top players: Korey Simmons, Fox Chapel (Sr., 5-9, 168,

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Alle-Kiski playoff capsules: WPIAL girls soccer quarterfinals

October 23, 2018

Girls soccer Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 7 Kiski Area (14-4) vs. No. 2 Oakland Catholic (15-1) 6 p.m. Wednesday at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of No. 6 West Allegheny/No. 14 South Fayette Coaches: Melisa O'Toole, Kiski Area; Jim Earle, Oakland Catholic Players to watch: Reagan Frederick, Kiski Area; Hannah Henn,

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Knoch, Freeport girls volleyball teams get top playoff seeds

October 22, 2018

The Knoch girls volleyball team won its first WPIAL championship last year, capturing the title in Class AAA. The Knights' journey also took them to their first PIAA crown. Freeport fell one win short of WPIAL Class AA gold in 2017, but the Yellowjackets rallied in the state playoffs and

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A-K Valley WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018

October 21, 2018

boys soccer Class 4A First round No. 12 Plum (11-7) vs. No. 5 Pine-Richland (10-4-3) 8 p.m. Monday at Pine-Richland Winner plays: Winner of No. 4 Canon-McMillan/No. 13 Fox Chapel Coaches: Anthony Russo, Plum; Jon Conner, Pine-Richland Players to watch: Cole Kelly, Plum; Tom Fest, Pine-Richland Corner kicks: Plum is

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 22,2018

Monday Boys soccer: Coming off its first section championship since 2003, Deer Lakes will put its unbeaten season on the line as the Lancers (15-0-1) host Beth-Center (8-10) in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game. It's the first home playoff game for Deer Lakes. Springdale advanced to the WPIAL Class

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WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for week of Oct. 21, 2018

Here are the latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week of Oct. 21, 2018: Class 4A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 15-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 12-4, 3 3. Baldwin, 13-1, 2 4. Bethel Park, 13-5, NR 5. Pine-Richland, 10-4, 4 Out: Butler, 9-7, 5 Class 3A 1.

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