Tag: Valley

Burrell gets important victory over short-handed rival Valley

January 15, 2019

The Burrell-Valley rivalry always holds plenty of importance for both schools, but it felt especially crucial for Burrell on Tuesday. Burrell knew the reality of its situation as the midpoint of section play approached, and the Bucs realized they needed to take advantage of their opportunity against the Vikings. The

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A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley aims to dethrone Burrell for section title

Part of Burrell's enormous WPIAL success over the past decade-plus includes a dominance of its section opponents. To wit: The Bucs have won 107 consecutive section matches since the 2002-03 season, claiming the regular-season championship every year since 2004. Although a long line of teams would enjoy the opportunity to

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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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Deer Lakes tops Valley to continue section hot streak

January 11, 2019

Once again, Deer Lakes used the formula of strong defense and solid foul shooting that has led to the Lancers' best section start in 32 years. Deer Lakes went 10 for 10 from the foul line in the third period and held Valley scoreless for a 6-minute, 18-second stretch en

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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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Kiski Area’s Miller, Burrell’s Oswalt big winners at WCCA wrestling championships

January 5, 2019

The train keeps rolling for the Kiski Area wrestling team at the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association tournament at Norwin. The Cavaliers on Saturday won their fourth consecutive team title, which tied them with Greensburg Salem and Latrobe with the most titles: 12. But just as big as Kiski Area's win

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Camacho joins elite club as four-time winner; Miller becomes three-time winner to lead Kiski to another title

Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho didn't like wrestling next-to-last in the finals at the 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament Saturday at Norwin. There was too much time waiting around for his match at 126 pounds, which was moved to the 13th match of the finals. It turned

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Five things to watch at the WCCA wrestling championships

January 3, 2019

Here are five things to watch at the 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament, set for Friday and Saturday at Norwin High School. LUCKY 13 Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho is favored to win his fourth county title. He would become the 13th wrestler to achieve the goal

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Top seeds announced for WCCA tournament

In previous years, the opening night of the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament went quickly. There were a lot of lopsided matches and quick pins. But that might not occur this weekend. There will be a lot of quality quarterfinal-round matches at some weight classes. Action begins 5 p.m.

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