Tag: Freeport

WPIAL Class 3A breakdown: Playoff berths at premium in two-conference format

August 18, 2018

Quaker Valley had the type of 2017 season that could inspire storybooks or sports movies, winning its first WPIAL and PIAA championships under a coach

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Heavy hitters: A-K Valley bruisers pack a punch on offense, defense

Mere words can't describe the satisfaction of a big hit, at least not in Conor Selinger's eyes. It's more about the feeling. Take an Allegheny

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Reliable Austin Romanchak readies for big senior season at Freeport

August 15, 2018

On a warm August evening at JC Stone Field in North Park two years ago, Austin Romanchak, along with many of his teammates, took the

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A-K Valley athletes benefit from off-season work for individual sports

August 10, 2018

Izzy Komaniak is enjoying a relaxing vacation with family in Puerto Vallara, Mexico this week, and since she's been there, the Riverview senior has devoted

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State champion Freeport girls volleyball team completes busy, successful off-season

August 8, 2018

Freeport took some time to celebrate its 2017 PIAA volleyball championship, including the installation of a road marker in the borough's downtown and a trip

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A-K Valley notebook: Teams endure high temps during opening heat acclimatization workouts

August 6, 2018

The PIAA's mandated heat acclimatization period for football began Monday, and Mother Nature obliged. With temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and lower 90s in

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High school notebook: Romanchak gets preferred walk-on offer from Penn State

July 1, 2018

Freeport rising senior Austin Romanchak is expected to have a lot to think about in the coming months concerning where he will continue his education

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Deer Lakes’ Jake McCaskey named Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of the Year

June 30, 2018

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jake McCaskey Deer Lakes, senior, pitcher/shortstop Jake McCaskey tried to picture the scenario: a hitter version of himself against the pitching

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Freeport’s Ally DeJidas named Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of the Year

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ally DeJidas Freeport, jr., center field Ally DeJidas knows her favorite home run from the spring season: a three-run blast that

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Quaker Valley awarded Trib HSSN Cup for Class 4A

June 28, 2018

Winning the Class 4A Trib HSSN Sports Cup is the icing on the cake for Quaker Valley after a delicious school year that began on

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