Tag: St. Joseph

Helm-led Greensburg Central Catholic rallies past St. Joseph

January 18, 2019

Greensburg Central Catholic exacted some revenge on first-place St. Joseph, but it did not come easy. The host Centurions had to piece together a second-half rally to regain control and take down the Spartans, 62-54, on Friday night in Section 3-A boys basketball. Senior guard Geoff Helm scored a game-high

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Leechburg rolls past St. Joseph behind raucous home crowd

January 15, 2019

In the days leading up to Tuesday's Section 3-A showdown with St. Joseph, Leechburg coach Corey Smith implored the community to come out and support the Blue Devils. The community responded and packed the home side of Lewis Hicks Gym with Thunderstix in hands. And the community liked what it

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George Guido: Alle-Kiski Valley basketball teams face key games down stretch

The halfway point of the high school basketball section season was reached in the last two nights. Now gear up for section- half action beginning Thursday and Friday. A number of boys playoff races could go down to the wire, but it's a shame a number of Alle-Kiski girls teams

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A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 14, 2019

January 13, 2019

Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Deer Lakes visits Shady Side Academy for a Section 3-3A game. Deer Lakes (9-2, 5-1) can tie for first place in the section with a win. andamp;#8226; Apollo-Ridge's defense will be put to the test at Greensburg Salem, which features 1,500-point scorer Megan Kallock. Apollo-Ridge allows

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A-K Valley basketball notebook: Improved ‘D’ priority for Highlands boys

January 10, 2019

Highlands coach Tyler Stoczynski had something of a Nick Saban moment last week. Johnny Crise took off for a windmill dunk in the second quarter, a slam that brought the crowd and Crise's teammates to celebrate. Unfortunately for the Golden Rams, they celebrated a bit too long, as Freeport inbounded

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Jan. 7, 2019

January 6, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge and Freeport are coming off losses in their most recent Section 1-4A games. The host Yellowjackets (7-2, 3-1), ranked No. 4 in Class 4A, feature a top quartet of juniors in Madeline and Samantha Clark, Harley Holloway and Sidney Shemanski. Apollo-Ridge (7-2, 2-2) is led by

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Bendis dominant in St. Joseph victory over Riverview

January 4, 2019

If basketball doesn't work out for St. Joseph standout senior Grant Bendis, he might want to think about owning a paint store some day. The 6-foot-2 guard owned the paint Friday, pulling down a career-high 22 rebounds to go with his game-high 19 points to lead the Spartans past a

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Puzzle pieces in place for successful season for St. Joseph boys basketball

December 31, 2018

Matt Arvay suffered his season-ending basketball injury last fall on the basketball court, but it didn't happen in a practice or a game. Instead, it came in ever-dangerous gym class, as he was andquot;goofing aroundandquot; with friends, came to a jump stop and felt his knee pop. Boom. All of

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A-K Valley lookahead for week of Dec. 31, 2018

December 30, 2018

WEDNESDAY Wrestling: Burrell, the dominant team in Section 3-AA for a decade and a half, will visit resurgent Highlands. The Bucs (2-1, 2-0) routed South Allegheny and Riverview in their first two section duals, not surrendering a team point. Highlands (7-5, 1-1) is looking to keep up a strong start

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St. Joseph boys sprint past Springdale for tourney title

December 29, 2018

Usually ultra-quick St. Joseph operated at about half speed in the first half of its tournament championship game Saturday night. Then the Spartans cranked their game into high gear, picked up the pace and ran away with the title. Matt Arvay and Grant Bendis scored 18 points apiece, and St.

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