Tag: Plum

Plum’s Adamski to play in 2nd straight PIHL all-star game

January 18, 2019

A.J Adamski is the captain for the Plum hockey team, and like a good captain, he rattled off several names of his teammates before discussing what it meant to be selected for a second consecutive PIHL All-Star Game. andquot;We have a lot of good players on our team like Daniel

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Longtime Plum basketball coach Ron Richards finds new home on the court … as official

Ron Richards said he typically gets the same reaction from either a former coaching colleague or a fellow referee that sees him wearing the black and white striped officiating shirt for the first time. andquot;Both the officials and the coaches look at me and laugh,andquot; he said. Richards carried a

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George Guido: Alle-Kiski Valley basketball teams face key games down stretch

January 15, 2019

The halfway point of the high school basketball section season was reached in the last two nights. Now gear up for section- half action beginning Thursday and Friday. A number of boys playoff races could go down to the wire, but it's a shame a number of Alle-Kiski girls teams

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A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 14, 2019

January 13, 2019

Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Deer Lakes visits Shady Side Academy for a Section 3-3A game. Deer Lakes (9-2, 5-1) can tie for first place in the section with a win. andamp;#8226; Apollo-Ridge's defense will be put to the test at Greensburg Salem, which features 1,500-point scorer Megan Kallock. Apollo-Ridge allows

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Plum spirit squad falls just short of berth to PIAA championships

January 11, 2019

There is a fine line between heartbreak and elation in sports, and Plum's competitive spirit team learned just how thin of a margin exists. Rebooted after a two-year hiatus, the team competed Jan. 5 at the WPIAL championships at Hempfield. Plum coach Amanda Anderson had the results in her hands

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Kiski Area wrestlers roll past Plum in Section 1 match

January 9, 2019

Kiski Area has a busy week of wrestling ahead, and the Cavaliers wasted little time in starting it off the right way. Top-ranked Kiski Area used a run of pins and forfeits on its way to a 78-4 victory over host Plum in a Section 1-AAA match Wednesday night. andquot;This

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Jan. 7, 2019

January 6, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge and Freeport are coming off losses in their most recent Section 1-4A games. The host Yellowjackets (7-2, 3-1), ranked No. 4 in Class 4A, feature a top quartet of juniors in Madeline and Samantha Clark, Harley Holloway and Sidney Shemanski. Apollo-Ridge (7-2, 2-2) is led by

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Alle-Kiski Valley high school wrestling notebook: County glory awaits

January 1, 2019

Burrell, Kiski Area and Valley are preparing to try to prove themselves in WPIAL wrestling circles with the team playoffs arriving in about a month. First, though, their wrestlers will aim for some county glory. The 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association championships will take place Friday and Saturday at

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Plum’s Mason Proskin rising up hockey ranks

December 30, 2018

Growing up as a Penguins fan, Mason Proskin never envisioned putting on a Flyers jersey. But when an opportunity presented itself to play for the Jr. Flyers this season, wearing the orange and black turned out to be a good fit. Proskin, a Plum native, is a defenseman and alternate

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A-K Valley lookahead for week of Dec. 31, 2018

WEDNESDAY Wrestling: Burrell, the dominant team in Section 3-AA for a decade and a half, will visit resurgent Highlands. The Bucs (2-1, 2-0) routed South Allegheny and Riverview in their first two section duals, not surrendering a team point. Highlands (7-5, 1-1) is looking to keep up a strong start

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