Tag: Springdale

Alle-Kiski Valley H.S. notebook: Leechburg feels ‘incredible’ after snapping skid

August 26, 2018

Leechburg's locker room had, in coach Mark George's words, a bit more andquot;hooting and holleringandquot; than usual after Friday's 28-13 victory over Apollo-Ridge at Owens

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Alle-Kiski high school lookahead: Week of Aug. 27-Sept. 1

MondayFreeport has won at least a share of the Section 1-AA championship for three consecutive seasons, and the Yellowjackets are on a six-year run of

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Springdale goalkeeper Zolnierczyk offered by Harvard

August 23, 2018

Despite his all-WPIAL goalkeeper status, Mike Zolnierczyk had no desire to stop Harvard from presenting him his first Division I soccer offer. Zolnierczyk, the senior

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A-K Valley high school notebook: 9 A-K Valley teams to play Week Zero game

Friday marks the third iteration of Week Zero since the PIAA began allowing football teams to start playing an optional nonconference game instead of a

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Dvorsak’s transformation into starting lineman could lead to success at Springdale

August 22, 2018

Justin Dvorsak began his summer days in the offseason with a protein-filled omelet and some eggs. He then would take a trip to the local

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After considering holdout, The Birdie is back prognosticating A-K Valley games

August 18, 2018

After flying back north this summer from his undisclosed offseason home, The Birdie heard all about the contract dispute between the Pittsburgh Steelers and a

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Springdale rebuilds roster after heavy losses to graduation

Seth Napierkowski experienced success and overcame challenges last season in his first year as coach of the Springdale Dynamos. This year, however, he has to

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Aaron Epps tabbed to lead Springdale boys basketball program

August 15, 2018

Aaron Epps has been coaching on and off in the WPIAL for almost 15 years, but all of his stints have been with girls teams.

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A-K Valley notebook: Teams endure high temps during opening heat acclimatization workouts

August 6, 2018

The PIAA's mandated heat acclimatization period for football began Monday, and Mother Nature obliged. With temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and lower 90s in

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Springdale set to begin boys basketball coach interviews

July 3, 2018

Springdale is getting ready to enter the second phase of its boys basketball coaching search. Athletic director Ray Davis said interviews will begin next week

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