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Fox Chapel’s Collin Dietz returns for the 2021 football season.

A-K Valley football players to watch in 2021 Week 3

September 15, 2021

Collin Dietz

Freeport’s Andrew Sullivan gets a drink during the first game of the 2021 season. “Yellowjackets” is a fine nickname, according to The Birdie.

The Birdie plays the name game, makes Week 3 A-K Valley football picks

Last week: 7-3 (70%)

Logan Kline and his Leechburg teammates will attempt to get their first win against Clairton. The Blue Devils are 0-26-1 against the Bears.

A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 3

Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference

Freeport/Apollo-Ridge football game canceled because of covid, quarantines

The Freeport and Apollo-Ridge football teams will not play their Week 3 nonconference varsity game Friday at Owens Field in Apollo or Saturday’s junior varsity game at Freeport.

Freeport’s Ashton Cernicky putts on No. 14 at Buffalo Golf Course in a match against Highlands on Sept. 2 as Paul Zecca (middle) looks on. Freeport is playing up in Class 3A this season.

Freeport golf team adjusting to facing Class 3A competition

It doesn’t take much to think back to the days when the Freeport golf team was a member of Class 2A. It was only two years ago.

Freeport head coach Tom Phillips talks to the team during a timeout while playing Highlands on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 at Highlands High School.

Perennially powerful Freeport girls volleyball program off to another good start

September 13, 2021

The Freeport girls volleyball team has big expectations this season.

Freeport’s Josie Russo goes up for a hit against Highlands on Sept. 9, 2021, at Highlands High School.

Volleyball coaches association releases Week 2 WPIAL girls rankings

The Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association’s WPIAL girls volleyball top-10 rankings for Week 2 were released Monday morning after the opening week of section competition, additional nonsection matches and a quartet of tournaments Saturday.

Highlands coach Fran Rogel watched the final seconds tick away during his first game with the Golden Rams, a 14-6 loss in 1971. The former Penn State and Steelers fullback had come to Highlands from just-closed North Braddock Scott.

Through the years: Fran Rogel falls in debut as Highlands coach

September 9, 2021

Editor’s note: Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history.