Tag: Knoch

Knoch’s Cummings takes advantage of sole high school season

February 14, 2019

Matt Cummings is making the most of his first and only high school swimming season.

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Freeport girls draw 4th seed in Class 4A, will play Quaker Valley in opening round

February 12, 2019

Let the games begin. Eight Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball teams discovered the who, where and when of their WPIAL-playoff fortunes Tuesday evening at the DoubleTree in Green Tree. andquot;This time of year is great,andquot; Freeport coach Fred Soilis said. andquot;WPIAL basketball is going on, and it goes right into the

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

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

February 10, 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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Knoch boys capture share of section title with win over Freeport

February 5, 2019

Knoch completed its improbable climb from a 1-win team in section play last year to a section champion this year. The Knights broke open a close contest in the third period and closed the game from the foul line in a 56-43 victory over Freeport. Ahead 26-24 with 6 minutes,

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Freeport girls lock up 2nd place in Section 1-4A with win over rival Knoch

February 4, 2019

Several times during Monday's Section 1-4A girls basketball game between rivals Knoch and Freeport, the visiting Knights made a run to close or erase a deficit and put pressure on the Yellowjackets. But Freeport answered each Knoch push, and the final response at the midpoint of the fourth quarter lifted

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 4, 2019

February 3, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: The Section 1-4A playoff race is muddied, with Apollo-Ridge (14-5, 6-5) and Knoch (8-10, 6-5) holding on to the last two spots and Greensburg Salem (10-9, 6-5) right behind. Apollo-Ridge visits Highlands (2-16, 0-12), Knoch visits Freeport (14-3, 6-5) and Greensburg Salem hosts Indiana (7-13, 5-7). Leechburg

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Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Upper St. Clair’s Devin Rohrich

This past week, the new TribLIVE High School Sports Network PIHL Player of the Week scored 10 points. He scored two goals and two assists in Upper St. Clair's 9-5 win Monday over Hempfield. He then assisted on five goals while scoring another Thursday in a victory over Armstrong. With

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Highlands displays growth in key Section 1-4A win at Knoch

January 29, 2019

Growth. That's the word Highlands boys basketball coach Tyler Stoczynski used to describe the difference between a 15-point loss to Knoch at home Jan. 8 and a 54-45 victory Tuesday over the Knights. The Golden Rams trailed by 10 in the first quarter but worked their way toward the victory

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