Tag: Riverview

A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 18, 2019

February 17, 2019

MONDAY

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South Side girls use 3rd-quarter surge to take down Riverview in 1st round

February 15, 2019

Riverview did pretty much everything a lower-seeded team would want to do in the first half. The Raiders came out and shot well, they held the lead for a while and got to halftime tied. But on the other side of the court was a South Side team determined

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A-K Valley WPIAL basketball capsules for Feb. 15, 2019

February 14, 2019

Friday's games Boys First round Class A No. 9 Leechburg (12-9) vs. No. 8 Bishop Canevin (14-7) 8 p.m. Friday at Fox Chapel Winner plays: No. 1 Vincentian (14-7) on Thursday in quarterfinals. Coaches: Corey Smith, Leechburg; Gino Palmosina, Bishop Canevin Points scored/allowed: Leechburg, 59.9/51.5; Bishop Canevin, 60.5/48.8 Players to

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A-K Valley H.S. notebook: Waiting is hardest part for Fox Chapel boys

By the time Fox Chapel tips off its WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball first-round matchup against Seneca Valley on Tuesday, the Foxes will have gone eight days between games. That's actually a short amount of time compared to the past two years. Fox Chapel had a first-round bye each of

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South Side girls use 3rd-quarter surge to take down Riverview in 1st round

Riverview did pretty much everything a lower-seeded team would want to do in the first half.

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Riverview’s wrestling Murphy brothers thrive on competition

February 13, 2019

Joe Murphy can see it coming sometimes at Riverview's wrestling practices: His 120- and 126-pound wrestlers, who just happen to be his teenage sons, tend to get testy while grappling during workouts. So like a father warning his children as they fight in the backseat of the car, Joe and

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Alle-Kiski Valley high school wrestling notebook: Section title in sight for Burrell’s Gaul

Bryan Gaul spent much of the wrestling season on the sidelines because of a pair of injuries, one suffered at a preseason tournament and another at midseason. But the Burrell senior can become a four-time individual Section 3-AA champion if he takes home the title at Friday's tournament at Canon-McMillan,

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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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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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Springdale rallies in 4th to beat Riverview, clinch playoff spot

February 8, 2019

Springdale senior Mike Zolnierczyk didn't want to see his final Dynamos home game end on a losing note. Down by five to start the fourth quarter with a playoff berth on the line, Zolnierczyk scored two quick baskets and his teammates took it from there as the Dynamos overwhelmed Riverview

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