Tag: Leechburg

Several Westmoreland basketball games postponed

January 5, 2018

Friday's winter deep-freeze caused the postponements of several boys basketball games involving Westmoreland County teams. The postponements include: • Franklin Regional at Gateway — Will

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A-K Valley basketball notebook: Area teams enjoying win streaks

January 4, 2018

Thursday brought the resumption of section play in WPIAL basketball after the holiday break, the stretch runs for teams hoping to qualify for the postseason,

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A-K Valley girls basketball teams get back to WPIAL section action

With a majority of the nonsection games behind them, WPIAL girls basketball teams in the A-K Valley turn their attention to the stretch run in

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A-K Valley girls basketball teams improving after period of struggle

January 3, 2018

The Springdale girls basketball team went winless last season and started the campaign with forfeits because of a lack of players. It was a low

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Girls basketball returns to section play as part of 3 things to watch Thursday in WPIAL athletics

Section play resumes for the first time in 2018 for most WPIAL girls basketball teams Thursday. One of the better matchups is a Royal Blue

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Chuck Wagner’s death, Freeport volleyball’s state title among A-K Valley’s top 10 sports stories for 2017

December 30, 2017

The Alle-Kiski Valley sports scene had plenty to celebrate in 2017, from historic playoff runs to record-breaking performances. The area also mourned the losses of

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Leechburg girls drop Apollo-Ridge for Apollo Trust Company tournament title

December 29, 2017

After trailing by one at the half, Apollo-Ridge had designs of an upset over Leechburg. But the Vikings were held to a single point in

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Leechburg girls driven to compete for section crown

December 20, 2017

The Leechburg girls basketball team is 4-1 overall heading into a Section 2-2A contest Thursday against Northgate. That one loss came at the hands of

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Fox Chapel’s Gizzo, Freeport’s Kemp named Valley News Dispatch Football Players of the Year

December 16, 2017

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nick Gizzo Fox Chapel, sr., QB/DB, 6-foot-1, 189 pounds Nick Gizzo didn't know in the moment just what he was

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A-K Valley basketball notebook: Teams begin section play

December 14, 2017

Just a week into the regular season, the games are already getting bigger. Thursday marked the opening of section competition in WPIAL basketball for girls

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