Tag: Highlands

A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley’s Hutcherson joins teammate with 100 career wins

January 22, 2019

Noah Hutcherson wasn't counting down -- or up -- to 100 wins, but he knew how important the accomplishment was when he reached it. The Valley senior 170-pounder earned his century victory last week with an 8-0 major decision over Burrell's Danny McCarthy, joining teammate David Schuffert in triple digits.

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Top-ranked Burrell, Kiski Area to be tested at respective section wrestling tournaments

Austin Mele racked his memory for a time he faced an Elizabeth Forward wrestler in his Burrell career, and nothing emerged. The senior 160-pounder should get his chance Wednesday, as the Class AA No. 1 Bucs and Warriors square off at 6 p.m. in the semifinals of the Section 3-AA

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Highlands basketball crossover, alley-oop dunk video goes viral

January 20, 2019

Were it not for some pressure defense in the final seconds of a nonsection game Friday, Highlands basketball standouts Luke Cochran and Johnny Crise might not have become the stars of an Internet viral video. But a Seneca Valley defender played tight on Cochran as the clock wound down, and

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A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 21, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge will get a second chance to slow down Class 4A No. 1 North Catholic in a Section 1-4A game. The Vikings (10-4, 4-4) have the second-best defense in the section, allowing 36.5 points per game, but the defending WPIAL champion Trojans (12-1, 8-0) scored 76 in

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A-K Valley girls hoops teams struggle through challenges

January 19, 2019

John Broderick became something like a college coach in his first two seasons as Springdale's girls basketball coach, leaving his Fox Chapel teaching job at midday to sit in Springdale's cafeteria and recruit players. He had some success but then would find himself in the same position the next year:

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George Guido: Alle-Kiski Valley basketball teams face key games down stretch

January 15, 2019

The halfway point of the high school basketball section season was reached in the last two nights. Now gear up for section- half action beginning Thursday and Friday. A number of boys playoff races could go down to the wire, but it's a shame a number of Alle-Kiski girls teams

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A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley aims to dethrone Burrell for section title

Part of Burrell's enormous WPIAL success over the past decade-plus includes a dominance of its section opponents. To wit: The Bucs have won 107 consecutive section matches since the 2002-03 season, claiming the regular-season championship every year since 2004. Although a long line of teams would enjoy the opportunity to

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A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 14, 2019

January 13, 2019

Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Deer Lakes visits Shady Side Academy for a Section 3-3A game. Deer Lakes (9-2, 5-1) can tie for first place in the section with a win. andamp;#8226; Apollo-Ridge's defense will be put to the test at Greensburg Salem, which features 1,500-point scorer Megan Kallock. Apollo-Ridge allows

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A-K Valley basketball notebook: Improved ‘D’ priority for Highlands boys

January 10, 2019

Highlands coach Tyler Stoczynski had something of a Nick Saban moment last week. Johnny Crise took off for a windmill dunk in the second quarter, a slam that brought the crowd and Crise's teammates to celebrate. Unfortunately for the Golden Rams, they celebrated a bit too long, as Freeport inbounded

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Knoch clamps down, takes off in win over Highlands

January 8, 2019

Long a program built around stifling defense, Knoch this season is showing the offense to match. And the Knights are proving how dangerous they can be when both work in tandem. Physical defense against Highlands' top two scorers and a career offensive night from junior Scott Fraser spurred Knoch to

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