Tag: Kiski School

A-K Valley high school notebook: Local teams embrace unknown

November 4, 2018

It's the time of the schedule where local teams venture out into the unknown. The PIAA playoffs begin Tuesday in soccer and volleyball, with the Deer Lakes boys soccer team and the Freeport and Knoch girls volleyball teams representing the Alle-Kiski Valley. Deer Lakes plays District 10 champion Fairview at

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Top-ranked Gateway rolls over Kiski Area in WPIAL Class 5A first round

November 2, 2018

Sam Albert proclaimed Gateway the top Class 5A football team in the state after Kiski Area drew the top-seeded Gators in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs. The Gators will need to prove that over the next month-plus, but they certainly made a strong case against Albert's Cavaliers. Defending

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Kiski Area’s Shreffler hopes experience pays off at PIAA championship meet

Kiski Area senior Kierra Shreffler knows what the PIAA cross country course at the Hershey Entertainment Complex can deliver, and she hopes to run her best race there Saturday in her third and final attempt. andquot;The course at Hershey is very tough, mentally and physically,andquot; Shreffler said. andquot;To have those

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A-K Valley football notes: Colecchi nears Kiski Area receiving record

Jack Colecchi knows he'll face a difficult challenge Friday, but if he rises to it, he can put his name into Kiski Area's record books. The Kiski Area senior wide receiver comes into Friday's WPIAL Class 5A first-round game at No. 1 Gateway needing 20 yards to become the school's

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Trib HSSN goes on the record with Kiski Area’s Troy Kuhn

November 1, 2018

The TribLive High School Sports Network recently asked more than 30 football players to answer questions, that ... well, weren't about X's and O's of the game. We wanted to find out more about the person, more so than the player. The players were asked such things as their andquot;favorite

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A-K Valley players to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs

October 31, 2018

Jack Colecchi Kiski Area, Sr., WR/LB The Cavaliers' veteran receiver is 20 yards away from becoming the program's all-time leader in receiving yards. He hopes to make an offensive impact Friday against top-seeded Gateway. He stepped up on the defensive side of the ball last Friday with a 100-yard interception

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Kiski Area looks to challenge No. 1 Gateway in Class 5A opening round

Anticipating a potential first-round playoff game against Gateway, Kiski Area coach Sam Albert pulled up some film on the Gators early Monday. What he saw surpassed his already-high opinion. andquot;I mean, they're unbelievable,andquot; Albert said. andquot;A lot of teams with their skill don't have linemen, but they've got one of

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The Birdie dresses up his opening-round picks for A-K Valley football teams

Last week: 10-1 (.909) Season: 93-20 (.823) Of all the holidays in the calendar, The Birdie most appreciates Jan. 5: andquot;National Bird Day,andquot; he explained. Halloween comes in a close runner-up. The Birdie dressed up as a different one of his idols each year: Donald Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Woody Woodpecker.

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A-K Valley football Q&A with Kiski Area’s Troy Kuhn

When the coaches from top-seeded Gateway pop in the tape to prepare for Friday's WPIAL Class 5A first-round matchup with No. 16 Kiski Area, there's one player that stands out on both sides of the ball -- senior Troy Kuhn. andquot;He's a guy that we're definitely aware of,andquot; Gateway coach

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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