Tag: Plum

Deer Lakes boys, girls soccer teams set to begin WPIAL postseason as top-3 seeds

October 17, 2018

Deer Lakes' boys and girls soccer teams already will add to the banners in the high school's gymnasium, but the Lancers hope they're not done decorating yet. The WPIAL rewarded the Lancers for their respective Section 2-AA championships by awarding them top-three seeds in the playoffs, which begin Saturday in

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A-K Valley high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 8

Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-6, 1-4) at Armstrong (3-5, 1-4) 7 p.m. Friday at ESS/NexTier Stadium, Kittanning Last week: Mars 49, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 20, Armstrong 9 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Frank Fabian, Armstrong Top players: Shane Susnak, Fox Chapel (Jr., 5-11, 175, QB); Isaac Ridinger,

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The Birdie thinks A-K Valley teams resemble scary movies

Last week: 10-1 (.909) Season: 72-17 (.809) The Birdie was watching television over the weekend when a commercial for the upcoming andquot;Halloweenandquot; movie filled his screen. Originally confused by some aspects of the film -- andquot;how does a mask's face ageandquot; and andquot;what happened with all the sequels in betweenandquot;

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 15, 2018

October 14, 2018

Monday Boys golf Burrell's Tiger Hubbard will aim for a top-22 finish and a trip to the state finals when he tees off at the PIAA Class AA Western Regional at Toms Run Golf Course. Hubbard, a senior, competed at the regionals as a sophomore and is coming off an

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Plum’s Jackson overcomes lack of right hand to inspire on football field

October 13, 2018

Jason Jackson thought his football playing days were over until he tuned in to the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl on New Year's Day. Then he saw No. 18 for Central Florida, linebacker Shaquem Griffin, turn into a one-man wrecking crew, earning defensive MVP honors with a dozen tackles, including 31andamp;#8260;2 tackles

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Defensive TD leads Latrobe past Plum

October 12, 2018

Something had to give. It was late in the first half between Latrobe and Plum, and to that point, little had emerged to separate the two teams trying to gain ground for the fifth and final playoff berth in the Class 5A Big East Conference. The teams had played relatively

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Plum hockey looks to regain championship after move back to Class AA

The Plum varsity ice hockey team experienced change in the offseason after a playoff trip to cap the 2017-18 campaign. One of those changes came in late May when 2005 Plum graduate and Mustangs hockey alum Phil Mains was named head coach. He took over the reins of the varsity

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Injuries wreak havoc on Plum girls volleyball season

Plum girls volleyball coach Kelsey Bonk hasn't had too many nights this season where she's had her full complement of players available for a match. Injuries have run rampant this season for the Mustangs, with 10 players missing at least one week of action and several lost for the season.

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A-K Valley notebook: Freport’s Hunter has breakout performance

October 10, 2018

Ricky Hunter spent his first two seasons at Freeport behind Jake Sarver on the Yellowjackets' depth chart at kicker and punter, but the junior had a breakout performance in Friday's 14-10 win over Class 3A Big East rival Deer Lakes. With Freeport trailing by three points late in the fourth

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WPIAL team golf titles up for grabs in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

Four champions will be crowned Thursday at the 2018 WPIAL team golf championships at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver. Six teams make up the championship field in boys Class AAA and AA. Four teams are in the girls finals in Class AAA and AA. In boys' Class AAA, Central Catholic,

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