Tag: Knoch

A-K Valley high school look-ahead: Week of Dec. 3, 2018

December 2, 2018

Monday Hockey andamp;#8226; Burrell can run its season-opening winning streak to 10 games if it can beat Connellsville in a Division II game at Pittsburgh Ice Arena. The Bucs lead the Division II standings by two games, outscoring their opponents 63-21. andamp;#8226; After a lopsided loss to West Allegheny, Fox

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Deer Lakes’ Madeline Boulos named Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year

December 1, 2018

Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year Madeline Boulos Deer Lakes, freshman, forward Madeline Boulos was one of the youngest players on Deer Lakes' girls soccer team this fall, but she quickly became one of the most important, too. The Lancers leaned into their youth movement the last

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Defensive-minded Knoch boys basketball plans to push pace

November 27, 2018

In the seven years Ron McNabb has been coaching Knoch boys basketball, the calling card for the program has been a tough, physical, grind-it-out style of half-court defense. That defensive intensity isn't going anywhere, but McNabb said he has the most athletic group of players in his tenure, so don't

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Knoch girls basketball starting over after playoff run

Knoch girls basketball leaned on a senior-laden team last season to reach the playoffs for the first time in six years, and behind them was a group that observed what it took to get over the hump. The Knights don't have any returning starters, but they have players such as

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South Fayette’s Diven, Blackhawk’s Watson-Trent top Northwest Eight honors

November 25, 2018

Northwest Eight champion South Fayette earned nine first-team spots on the all-conference team including quarterback Jamie Diven, a 3,000-yard passer for the Lions. Joining him were Mike Trimbur, Tom Elia, Ryan Coe, Ben Coyne and Ryan Kokoski. Trimber, Elia and Coe were named first-team on both offense and defense. Diven

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Alle-Kiski valley high school notebook: Kiski Area grad faces Steelers

November 21, 2018

The man who will try to slow down the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense Sunday hails from the Alle-Kiski Valley. Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Joe Woods, a 1988 Kiski Area graduate, will call the plays Sunday as the Steelers visit Broncos Field at Mile High at 4:25 p.m. A longtime defensive backs

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Hard work pays off as Kiski Area wrestlers Connor, Miller sign letters of intent

November 14, 2018

Cam Connor and Darren Miller grew up wrestling together from their earliest days in the Kiski Area youth program, so it seemed fitting they also made their college commitments official on the same day. The Kiski Area seniors both signed their national letter of intent Wednesday, the opening day of

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Knoch’s 48-match winning streak ends with PIAA loss to Warren

November 13, 2018

With one game separating it from a return trip to the state finals, Knoch girls volleyball ran into a Warren team Tuesday night that was determined to continue its historic run. The Dragons put an end to Knoch's reign as state champions and its 48-match winning streak. Warren, the District

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PIAA girls volleyball playoff preview capsules: Knoch vs. Warren, Freeport vs. Bald Eagle

November 12, 2018

Girls volleyball Class AAA Semifinals Knoch (24-0) vs. Warren (20-0) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Clarion Area High School Winner plays: Winner of Allentown Central Catholic/West York Coaches: Diane Geist, Knoch; Mike Dolan, Warren Players to watch: Skye Burkett, Knoch; Lydia Latimer, Warren Service points: Defending PIAA champion Knoch continued its

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Knoch volleyball impressed with PIAA semifinal opponent Warren

A few minutes after Knoch finished its 3-0 victory over Dover in the PIAA quarterfinals on Saturday, Knights coach Diane Geist learned their next opponent, Warren, swept Thomas Jefferson earlier in the day. She was impressed. andquot;It sounds like this Warren team is pretty good,andquot; She said. andquot;For them to

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