Tag: Highlands

Valley’s Hutcherson, Schuffert secure Section 3-AA wrestling titles

February 15, 2019

Noah Hutcherson has a pretty simple goal for the individual wrestling postseason. andquot;I just want to get off the mat as soon as I can,andquot; the Valley senior said. One night in, Hutcherson is accomplishing his mission. The Vikings' 170-pounder claimed his first section title when he pinned Elizabeth Forward's

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5 players to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs

The five-day forecast calls for cold weather across Western Pennsylvania, but here are five WPIAL boys basketball players worth braving the wind chill to watch. All five are in action during the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. Keandre Bowles, Woodland Hills, senior Bowles was the WPIAL's leading scorer in

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5 players to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs

The five-day forecast calls for cold weather across Western Pennsylvania, but here are five WPIAL boys basketball players worth braving the wind chill to watch.

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Valley’s Hutcherson, Schuffert secure Section 3-AA wrestling titles

February 14, 2019

Noah Hutcherson has a pretty simple goal for the individual wrestling postseason.

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Fatigue worth it for A-K Valley wrestlers during sectionals, WPIAL 1st round

Austin Mele sported a split lip and a sore elbow late Friday night at Canon-McMillan. He also had a smile.

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Alle-Kiski Valley high school wrestling notebook: Section title in sight for Burrell’s Gaul

February 13, 2019

Bryan Gaul spent much of the wrestling season on the sidelines because of a pair of injuries, one suffered at a preseason tournament and another at midseason. But the Burrell senior can become a four-time individual Section 3-AA champion if he takes home the title at Friday's tournament at Canon-McMillan,

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Late-season success pays dividends for A-K Valley boys basketball teams

February 12, 2019

St. Joseph boys basketball coach Kelly Robinson wondered early Friday evening about the potential ramifications of the Spartans' game that night against Leechburg. A win and St. Joseph would win the outright Section 3-A championship and a better WPIAL playoff seed. A loss would mean a three-way tie for first

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Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs

Here is a breakdown of the 2019 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Senior guards Dan Petcash (22.2 ppg) and Greg Shulkosky (16.1) lead a high-scoring Pine-Richland lineup that enters the playoffs on a 19-game winning streak. The Rams average 79.7 points per game, which leads the entire WPIAL.

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Highlands cheer team has perfect ending, wins national title

February 10, 2019

The Highlands competition cheer squad might have been singing the blues following a rough outing at January's WPIAL competitive spirit championships, but the Rams were rocking in Cleveland to close the month. The Rams put their WPIAL woes behind them, regrouped and traveled north to the banks of Lake Erie

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 11, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: Deer Lakes and Freeport don't share the same section -- or even the same classification -- anymore, but will meet up in the first game of a girls-boys doubleheader at Deer Lakes. Both the host Lancers and visiting Yellowjackets qualified for the WPIAL playoffs, Deer Lakes in

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