Tag: Leechburg

5 things to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs

February 13, 2019

The 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs opening round is an extended one. It begins Friday and continues through Wednesday. There are opening-round games in five of the six classes, with the exception being Class 6A. Only eight teams qualified, so they all go straight to the quarterfinals. Here are five

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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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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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A-K Valley notebook: PSAC football gets shot of local flavor

February 9, 2019

Some of the Alle-Kiski Valley's top football players will square off on a weekly basis next season in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Signing Day on Wednesday had a heavy PSAC tilt, as six local players -- Deer Lakes' Colin Kadlick (Slippery Rock), Highlands' Seth Cohen (Clarion), Kiski Area's Jack

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St. Joseph rallies from 22 down, captures outright title in OT

February 8, 2019

St. Joseph won't forget this one anytime soon. Neither will Leechburg but for a very different reason. The Walter Dlubak Athletic Center became a Spartan party Friday night after St. Joseph stormed back from a 22-point deficit to stun Leechburg, 65-59, in overtime and claim the outright Section 3-A title,

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A-K Valley basketball notebook: Big day approaches for Leechburg’s Smith

February 7, 2019

Leechburg is playing its biggest game of the season Friday night, but Blue Devils coach Corey Smith has an important item on his schedule earlier that day. Smith and his fiancee, Ashley, will welcome their third child that morning with a scheduled C-section at West Penn Hospital. Then, Smith will

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Leechburg coach to welcome new baby on same day as team’s biggest game

February 6, 2019

Leechburg is playing its biggest game of the season Friday night, but Blue Devils coach Corey Smith has an important item on his schedule earlier that day. Smith and his fiancee, Ashley, will welcome their third child Friday morning with a scheduled C-section at West Penn Hospital. Then Smith will

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Leechburg girls pull away from St. Joseph in second half

February 4, 2019

The Leechburg girls basketball team was given little chance to reach the postseason. A wave of standout seniors graduated, leaving behind a roster full of talent but no experience. There were many moments Monday night when the Blue Devils' inexperience showed, but Leechburg's overall talent shined brighter. Backed by Kat

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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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