Tag: Riverview

Deer Lakes’ Madeline Boulos named Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year

December 1, 2018

Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year Madeline Boulos Deer Lakes, freshman, forward Madeline Boulos was one of the youngest players on Deer Lakes' girls soccer team this fall, but she quickly became one of the most important, too. The Lancers leaned into their youth movement the last

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Junior quartet set to lead Riverview girls basketball

November 30, 2018

Riverview coach Keith Stitt and the Raiders enter the season with a lot of optimism, and for good reason. The Raiders return four starters who are all juniors, so it's safe to say experience won't be an issue. The Raiders finished last season 11-11 overall and 7-7 in Section 2-2A

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Riverview boys looking for improvement after last season’s struggles

Riverview coach Paul Sapotichne knows he doesn't have the biggest team, or maybe the most experienced team. But that hasn't dimmed Sapotichne's expectations one bit. andquot;We expect to be better than we were last year,andquot; Sapotichne said. andquot;We put in a good offseason. We're small. We at times will play

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Alle-Kiski valley high school notebook: Kiski Area grad faces Steelers

November 21, 2018

The man who will try to slow down the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense Sunday hails from the Alle-Kiski Valley. Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Joe Woods, a 1988 Kiski Area graduate, will call the plays Sunday as the Steelers visit Broncos Field at Mile High at 4:25 p.m. A longtime defensive backs

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Alle-Kiski Valley high school lookahead: Week of Nov. 11

November 11, 2018

Monday Hockey First place in PIHL Division II is on the line as Burrell (6-0) takes on Central Valley (5-1). The Bucs have 43 goals, 16 more than the second-highest total in Division II this season. Tyler Stewart and Dylan Zelonka have 23 points apiece. Knoch will try to keep

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Kiski Area’s Shreffler hopes experience pays off at PIAA championship meet

November 2, 2018

Kiski Area senior Kierra Shreffler knows what the PIAA cross country course at the Hershey Entertainment Complex can deliver, and she hopes to run her best race there Saturday in her third and final attempt. andquot;The course at Hershey is very tough, mentally and physically,andquot; Shreffler said. andquot;To have those

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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A-K Valley athletes of the week: Knoch’s Sammy Jo Barnes, Riverview’s Mason Ochs

Sammy Jo Barnes School: Knoch Class: Junior Sport: Cross country Report card: Barnes punched her ticket to states a second time last week with her sixth-place finish at the WPIAL Class AA girls cross country championships at Cal (Pa.)'s Roadman Park. She trimmed 17 seconds off of last year's time,

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

October 29, 2018

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 29, 2018

October 28, 2018

Monday Boys soccer: Deer Lakes will attempt to make it to Highmark Stadium for the first time as it takes on Section 2-AA rival Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL semifinals. The Lancers went 1-0-1 against the defending WPIAL champions during the regular season, but the 11th-seeded Indians upset North

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