Tag: Kiski School

Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: Highlands, Knoch headed for showdown

January 26, 2019

Highlands and Knoch have WPIAL boys basketball playoff berths in hand, but their Section 1-4A championship remains up for grabs. That could get determined Tuesday night when Highlands (11-4, 6-1) visits No. 5 Knoch (13-4, 7-0) in a rematch of Knoch's 74-59 win Jan. 8. andquot;I think it's going to

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Kiski Area’s Brzozowski ready to defend title at WCCA championships

January 24, 2019

Brendan Brzozowski is the defending Westmoreland County Coaches Association champion in the boys 100-yard butterfly. The Kiski Area senior has his sights set on winning the event again Saturday at Derry Area High School, but he knows his quest won't be an easy one. andquot;I know it's going to be

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Kiski Area, Burrell earn top seeds for WPIAL wrestling tournament

The WPIAL wrestling committee on Thursday awarded Kiski Area (Class AAA) and Burrell (Class AA) the No. 1 seeds for the upcoming team tournament, which begins Monday with Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Kiski Area (11-0), ranked third in the state in the Trib HSSN rankings, has won the past two

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Kiski Area rallies to defeat Hempfield for 24th section title

January 23, 2019

As the Kiski Area wrestling team was lining up for a photo after winning its 24th section title, assistant coach Chuck Tursky turned to the squad and said, andquot;this never gets old.andquot; Kiski Area, the No. 1 team in the Trib HSSN Class AAA rankings, claimed the title by rallying

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WPIAL wrestling brackets to be released in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

Is anybody up for a little mat bracketology The first team brackets of the winter high school sports season will be released Thursday afternoon when the WPIAL unveils the 2019 team wrestling postseason matchups. The one-week tournament will begin Monday, with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Then, on Jan. 30,

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

January 22, 2019

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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Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2019

Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 9-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 11-1, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 8-2, 3 4. Waynesburg, 12-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 5-2, 5 6. Thomas Jefferson, 13-0, 6 7. Norwin, 8-2, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 9-2, NR 9. Peters Township, 5-1, 8

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Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2019

Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 14-2, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 8-1, 2 3. Kiski Area (7), 9-0, 3 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 10-0, 4 5. Nazareth (11), 11-2, 10 6. Council Rock South (1), 6-0, 6 7. Hempfield (7),

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Armstrong girls clamp down on Kiski Area for 4th straight win

January 21, 2019

Kiski Area hoped to break into the Section 2-5A win column Monday as it played host to Armstrong. But the River Hawks turned away the Cavaliers' challenge and stayed in the mix for a WPIAL playoff spot with a 39-29 victory. andquot;Any section road win is a good one, no

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

January 20, 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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