Tag: Freeport

The Birdie appreciates the underdogs in the A-K Valley

August 29, 2018

Last week: 4-2 Season: 4-2 The Birdie heard plenty of chirping late Friday night from the Leechburg zip code after the Blue Devils beat Apollo-Ridge

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Physical battle expected as Freeport hosts 1st-time foe Derry in Big East opener

It can become a slippery slope to judge someone based on reputation, but right now that's all Derry and Freeport have to go on. Put

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WPIAL girls soccer players to watch

August 28, 2018

Girls soccer season gets underway with kickoff tournaments Friday and Saturday. Section play starts Sept. 5. Here's a look at some of the WPIAL girls

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Coaches association releases first WPIAL girls volleyball rankings

August 27, 2018

The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its preseason WPIAL girls volleyball rankings Monday in all four classifications. The rankings are based on submitted ballots

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Alle-Kiski high school lookahead: Week of Aug. 27-Sept. 1

August 26, 2018

MondayFreeport has won at least a share of the Section 1-AA championship for three consecutive seasons, and the Yellowjackets are on a six-year run of

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A-K Valley high school notebook: 9 A-K Valley teams to play Week Zero game

August 23, 2018

Friday marks the third iteration of Week Zero since the PIAA began allowing football teams to start playing an optional nonconference game instead of a

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Despite roster turnover, Freeport girls soccer aims for 3rd straight section crown

August 22, 2018

Freeport girls soccer coach Brittni Grenninger jumped right into the middle of a recent practice by kicking the ball around with her players, moving from

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Seniors aim to set program record for wins with Freeport boys soccer

The last four years have been historic for Freeport boys soccer, and the program is at a point where it is as healthy as it's

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Deep, experienced Freeport roster provides high expectations

August 18, 2018

As Freeport coach John Gaillot rattled off the names of the experienced group he has returning this fall, there was excitement and optimism in his

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After considering holdout, The Birdie is back prognosticating A-K Valley games

After flying back north this summer from his undisclosed offseason home, The Birdie heard all about the contract dispute between the Pittsburgh Steelers and a

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