Tag: Leechburg

Week 1’s don’t-miss matchups in the A-K Valley

August 29, 2018

Class 5A Big East Plum (1-0, 0-0) at Franklin Regional (0-0, 0-0) 7 p.m. Friday at Franklin Regional HS Stadium, Murrysville Last week: Plum 32,

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A-K Valley football players to watch for Week 1

Noah Hutcherson Valley, sr., TE/DE Hutcherson used his speed and strength to produce five sacks in last week's opener against Burrell. The Vikings hope he

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The Birdie appreciates the underdogs in the A-K Valley

Last week: 4-2 Season: 4-2 The Birdie heard plenty of chirping late Friday night from the Leechburg zip code after the Blue Devils beat Apollo-Ridge

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Alle-Kiski Valley H.S. notebook: Leechburg feels ‘incredible’ after snapping skid

August 26, 2018

Leechburg's locker room had, in coach Mark George's words, a bit more andquot;hooting and holleringandquot; than usual after Friday's 28-13 victory over Apollo-Ridge at Owens

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Alle-Kiski high school lookahead: Week of Aug. 27-Sept. 1

MondayFreeport has won at least a share of the Section 1-AA championship for three consecutive seasons, and the Yellowjackets are on a six-year run of

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Leechburg defeats rival Apollo-Ridge for 1st time since 2003, ends 10-game skid

August 25, 2018

Leechburg's Bret Kardos couldn't contain his smile. andquot;This wasn't supposed to happen,andquot; he said through his grin. The postgame sentiments from the senior linebacker/fullback were

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A-K Valley high school notebook: 9 A-K Valley teams to play Week Zero game

August 23, 2018

Friday marks the third iteration of Week Zero since the PIAA began allowing football teams to start playing an optional nonconference game instead of a

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A-K Valley football preview capsules for Week Zero

August 22, 2018

Nonconference Highlands at Plum 7 p.m. Friday at Mustangs Stadium, Plum Last year: Highlands finished 5-4, 4-4 in the Northwest Nine (4A); Plum was 3-7,

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The Birdie tries to wrap his beak around Week Zero matchups in A-K Valley

Three years in, The Birdie still can't wrap his mind around the concept of Week Zero. andquot;Course, I've been called small-minded before,andquot; he said. andquot;A

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Leechburg’s Dudek drawing interest for his kicking

August 19, 2018

Not many college football recruiters have made their way to Leechburg in recent years. That could change this year with the emergence of senior punter/kicker

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