Tag: Riverview

The Birdie has no plans to retire from picking games in the A-K Valley

October 24, 2018

Last week: 11-2 (.846) Season: 83-19 (.814) The news last week of Big Bird's retirement took The Birdie by surprise, as he always looked up to the andquot;Sesame Streetandquot; legend, both literally and metaphorically. But what really shocked the Alle-Kiski Valley's picks expert was the revelation that Big Bird himself

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Seeger, Fox Chapel girls have high expectations for WPIAL championship meet

October 23, 2018

Sarena Seeger was satisfied with her first race on the Roadman Park cross country course at Cal (Pa.). The new site of Thursday's WPIAL championships also was the setting for Seeger's win last week in the Class AAA girls race at the Tri-State Coaches Association championships. andquot;It's a really difficult

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 22,2018

October 21, 2018

Monday Boys soccer: Coming off its first section championship since 2003, Deer Lakes will put its unbeaten season on the line as the Lancers (15-0-1) host Beth-Center (8-10) in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game. It's the first home playoff game for Deer Lakes. Springdale advanced to the WPIAL Class

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Jeannette shuts out Riverview in final test before marquee matchup with rival Clairton

October 20, 2018

The top-ranked Class A defending champion Jeannette Jayhawks passed their final hurdle leading to Friday's showdown with No. 2 Clairton. Jeannette scored three touchdowns on short drives in the first quarter and rolled to a 43-0 shutout over Riverview at Oakmont's Riverside Park. Imani Sanders ran for 63 yards on

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Girls soccer playoffs set to begin in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 19, 2018

The curtain goes up Saturday on the 2018 WPIAL girls soccer postseason with 24 first-round playoff matches. Penn-Trafford, Moon, Waynesburg and Greensburg Central Catholic are the defending champions. Not only are Penn-Trafford and Moon in the Class 4A playoff tournament this season, they are on the same side of the

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Girls volleyball wraps up section play in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 17, 2018

The curtain falls Thursday on section play in WPIAL girls volleyball. Sixty teams have punched their tickets to the district postseason with only a handful of spots up for grabs on the final day. Here are the matches that will help round out the final 2018 WPIAL girls volleyball playoff

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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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Tennis, soccer, volleyball on tap in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 15, 2018

A rainy Monday is expected to give way to a sunny Tuesday when the district continues its 2018 girls team tennis playoffs. The WPIAL postponed all eight quarterfinal matches Monday and re-scheduled for the same higher seed home sites on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The second round matches in Class

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Riverview defense forces 5 turnovers in shutout vs. Springdale

October 12, 2018

Rivalry games always bring out the best in teams. Riverview coach Todd Massack made the game plan simple Friday night against Springdale: run the ball with authority. The Raiders did just that in an 18-0 Class A Eastern Conference win at Veterans Memorial Field. Riverview senior running back Devon Binz

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