Tag: Knoch

PIAA soccer, volleyball semifinals set in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

November 12, 2018

Upon first glance, the western finals of the PIAA boys soccer playoffs look like a WPIAL pitch party. Seven of the eight teams playing for a spot in the state championships from the west side of the boys soccer bracket are from District 7, with Radnor from District 1 being

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Freeport, Knoch and North Allegheny girls volleyball teams set for PIAA semifinals

November 11, 2018

The Freeport, Knoch and North Allegheny girls volleyball teams all remain alive in their quests for back-to-back PIAA championships. They will play semifinal matches Tuesday evening. Freeport swept District 9 champion Redbank Valley in the first round of the Class AA tournament and scored a 3-2 win over WPIAL champion

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Burkett’s big match leads Knoch volleyball into state semifinals

November 10, 2018

HOLLIDAYSBURG -- Skye Burkett was down on her confidence and felt like she didn't perform well enough in Knoch's last couple of matches, but a meeting with coach Diane Geist at practice Friday helped boost her morale. andquot;She told me that I'm an amazing volleyball player and that team needed

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PIAA girls volleyball, soccer quarterfinals set in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

November 9, 2018

While it was a great start to the state playoffs for soccer teams around the WPIAL, the same can't be said for district girls volleyball teams. Only five of 12 WPIAL teams were able to pick up victories in the opening round of the PIAA postseason on Tuesday. Among the

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Knoch volleyball maintains togetherness as PIAA title push rolls on

Prior to practice Thursday, Knoch girls volleyball coach Diane Geist served pancakes to her players. Geist has an agreement with her team that she will make them anytime someone makes a pancake dig in a match, and Kenzie Kerkan delivered in Tuesday's 3-1 win over Elizabeth Forward. Kerkan sprawled on

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A-K Valley PIAA volleyball capsule: Saturday’s match

November 8, 2018

PIAA Class AAA Quarterfinals Knoch (23-0) vs. Dover (16-7) 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Hollidaysburg High School Winner plays: Winner of Warren/Thomas Jefferson Coaches: Diane Geist, Knoch; Brett Hoffman, Dover Players to watch: Kennedy Christy, Knoch; Emma Davis, Dover Service points: Knoch began the defense of its PIAA title with a tighter-than-expected

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Knoch wants to win at PIAAs for setter Fitzpatrick

November 7, 2018

Kerrie Fitzpatrick grew up watching her older sisters, Kaley and Kara, play volleyball at Knoch, so she's been around the program and the sport most of her life. andquot;My whole family plays, so I've been playing volleyball since I could hold a ball,andquot; Fitzpatrick said. As the Knights' lone senior,

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WPIAL champion Knoch rallies past Elizabeth Forward in opening round of PIAA volleyball playoffs

November 6, 2018

With the gym buzzing with noise and the threat of being pushed to a fifth set by an energetic and upset-minded Elizabeth Forward on the horizon, Knoch summoned the moxie needed of a team that had won 46 matches in a row. When it came down to crunch time, the

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A-K Valley athletes of the week: AJ Dorman and Hannah Rowe

AJ Dorman School: Deer Lakes Class: Junior Sport: Soccer Report card: Coming off a tough loss 1-0 loss to section rival Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals, Dorman made sure it didn't happen again. A two-year starter, he had a hat trick to help Deer Lakes roll

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Its WPIAL title defense complete, Knoch volleyball sets sights on PIAA repeat

November 5, 2018

With a second consecutive WPIAL championship in the books, Knoch girls volleyball is getting ready to start another title defense. Knoch swept Thomas Jefferson, 3-0, to win the Class AAA title Saturday at Fox Chapel and now turns its attention to the state tournament, starting with Elizabeth Forward in the

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