Tag: Plum

A-K Valley don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 7

October 10, 2018

Class 5A Big East Latrobe (1-6, 1-4) at Plum (2-5, 1-5) 7 p.m. Friday, Mustangs Stadium, Plum On the air: 97.3 FM, 1480 AM; TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Penn-Trafford 27, Latrobe 7; Plum 45, Albert Gallatin 7 Coaches: Jason Marucco, Latrobe; Matt Morgan, Plum Top players: Zak Williams, Latrobe (Sr., 5-9,

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The Birdie says some A-K Valley teams’ seasons might turn into metaphorical pumpkin

Last week: 8-3 Season: 62-16 The Birdie made his weekly pilgrimage to Giant Eagle -- andquot;gotta respect a store named after a birdandquot; -- over the weekend and was surprised by the number of fall-related products he saw. andquot;Everything's got pumpkin spice in it now,andquot; he said. andquot;Coffee. Cereal. Cookies.

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Westmoreland County’s don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 7

Class 6A Canon-McMillan (2-4, 1-4) at Norwin (3-4, 2-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Norwin Knights Stadium, North Huntingdon On the air: 1450 AM; andamp;#0010;TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Pine-Richland 38, Canon-McMillan 7; Central Catholic 35, Norwin 16 Coaches: Mike Evans, Canon-andamp;#0010;McMillan; Dave Brozeski, Norwin Top players: Joshua O'Hare, andamp;#0010;Canon-McMillan (Sr., 6-0, 185, RB);

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 8, 2018

October 7, 2018

Monday Girls soccer andamp;#8226; With Apollo-Ridge and Highlands fighting for the postseason, each will play a pivotal Section 2-AA game. Fourth-place Highlands visits first-place Deer Lakes, which needs one win to claim the section title. Apollo-Ridge travels to second-place Burrell, which is looking to nail down a playoff berth. andamp;#8226;

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A-K Valley high school roundup: Apollo-Ridge girls soccer tops East Allegheny

October 6, 2018

Having snapped a four-game losing streak earlier in the week, the Apollo-Ridge girls soccer team is streaking in the other direction as it enters the stretch run of the regular season. Adeline Baustert scored what proved to be the winner, and Mayce Anthony tallied three assists to lead Apollo-Ridge (4-4-1,

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Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: St. Joseph hires hoops coach

The St. Joseph girls volleyball coach for four seasons, Dennis Jones hoped to add varsity basketball coaching to his resume eventually. Circumstances finally broke his way. Jones was hired Thursday as the girls basketball coach at St. Joseph, where he will pull double duty in volleyball and basketball. The 55-year-old

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Plum slow-pitch softball chasing another WPISL championship

The Plum slow-pitch softball team won all 17 of its games last year and captured its second Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League championship in three years. The Mustangs have their sights set on another title this fall, and the senior-laden group has not slowed down in its quest. andquot;This team

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WPIAL doubles champions to be crowned in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 3, 2018

New champions will be crowned at the 2018 WPIAL girls doubles tennis championships Thursday. The Class AAA and AA tournaments began Wednesday with first round,

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A-K Valley football players to watch in Week 6

Jack Colecchi Kiski Area, Sr., WR/CB A centerpiece of the potent Cavaliers passing game, Colecchi has a team-best 26 catches for 584 yards and four

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The Birdie displays his love of history for A-K Valley readers

Last week: 10-2 Season: 54-13 An inquisitive reader recently questioned the Birdie about a recent column that referenced the Germans bombing Pearl Harbor, informing the

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