Tag: Kiski School

Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs

October 17, 2018

Class AAAA Favorite: Seneca Valley. The Raiders won WPIAL titles in 2007, '09, '13 and '14. They finished on top of a strong Section 1 and posted nonsection wins over defending champion Penn-Trafford and reining PIAA champ Norwin. Contenders: No. 2 Norwin is loaded with talent and speed. The Knights

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Deer Lakes boys, girls soccer teams set to begin WPIAL postseason as top-3 seeds

Deer Lakes' boys and girls soccer teams already will add to the banners in the high school's gymnasium, but the Lancers hope they're not done decorating yet. The WPIAL rewarded the Lancers for their respective Section 2-AA championships by awarding them top-three seeds in the playoffs, which begin Saturday in

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Kiski Area looking to snap 4-game skid against Mars

The gloves are off and the boots are out at Kiski Area. Sam Albert dug into his closet this week and pulled out an old friend: the pair of combat boots he first wore at Valley, the footwear that became something of a good-luck charm whenever he decided to put

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The Birdie thinks A-K Valley teams resemble scary movies

Last week: 10-1 (.909) Season: 72-17 (.809) The Birdie was watching television over the weekend when a commercial for the upcoming andquot;Halloweenandquot; movie filled his screen. Originally confused by some aspects of the film -- andquot;how does a mask's face ageandquot; and andquot;what happened with all the sequels in betweenandquot;

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A-K Valley notebook: Kiski Area stays healthy through nonconference games

Kiski Area didn't play with a running clock the last two weeks, but the Cavaliers took care to ensure they didn't leave nonconference games against Woodland Hills and McKeesport with significant injuries. Coach Sam Albert sat several key starters in the 47-0 loss to Woodland Hills and 66-6 loss to

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A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Greg Paes, Burrell’s Jordyn Kowalkowski

October 16, 2018

Greg Paes School: Kiski Area Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Report card: Paes paced the Cavaliers attack last week, notching a goal in each of Kiski Area's last three games, including the game-tying goal in Saturday's 3-2 win over Section 1-AAA foe Hampton. A two-year starter, he leads Kiski Area (10-6-1,

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 15, 2018

October 14, 2018

Monday Boys golf Burrell's Tiger Hubbard will aim for a top-22 finish and a trip to the state finals when he tees off at the PIAA Class AA Western Regional at Toms Run Golf Course. Hubbard, a senior, competed at the regionals as a sophomore and is coming off an

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McKeesport’s triple-option too much for Kiski Area

October 12, 2018

It wasn't pretty for McKeesport, but it didn't need to be to look good on the scoreboard. On what felt like the first fall night of the season, the Tigers showed up Friday with plenty of big plays in their back pocket. McKeesport used splash plays from running backs Devin

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Kiski Area’s Shreffler finishes second at WCCA’s

October 11, 2018

Kiski Area senior Kierra Shreffler knew she needed a strong start if she wanted to win the annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association cross country championship on Thursday. She got a strong start, but her effort wasn't enough to keep Greensburg Central Catholic freshman Corinn Brewer from taking the top honor.

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A-K Valley notebook: Freport’s Hunter has breakout performance

October 10, 2018

Ricky Hunter spent his first two seasons at Freeport behind Jake Sarver on the Yellowjackets' depth chart at kicker and punter, but the junior had a breakout performance in Friday's 14-10 win over Class 3A Big East rival Deer Lakes. With Freeport trailing by three points late in the fourth

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