Tag: Valley

Deer Lakes celebrates 1st section championship since ’92

February 5, 2019

Deer Lakes needed a cleanup crew on its gymnasium floor Tuesday night. An accomplishment more than 25 years in the making provided cause for celebration. The Class 3A No. 5 Lancers clinched their first outright section championship since 1992, rallying from an eight-point deficit in the third quarter to down

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 4, 2019

February 3, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: The Section 1-4A playoff race is muddied, with Apollo-Ridge (14-5, 6-5) and Knoch (8-10, 6-5) holding on to the last two spots and Greensburg Salem (10-9, 6-5) right behind. Apollo-Ridge visits Highlands (2-16, 0-12), Knoch visits Freeport (14-3, 6-5) and Greensburg Salem hosts Indiana (7-13, 5-7). Leechburg

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Obstacles abound for playoff-hopeful A-K Valley boys basketball teams

January 28, 2019

Apollo-Ridge reported to the gym for a Saturday morning practice in mid-December, just hours after an 18-point loss to Sto-Rox dropped the Vikings to 0-5 on the season. The players' effort that day belied the record. andquot;The kids were upbeat,andquot; Apollo-Ridge coach Greg Fox recalled earlier this season. andquot;It was

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A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 2

January 27, 2019

Monday Girls basketball It's a big night for Freeport as the Class 4A No. 4 Yellowjackets (14-2, 9-1) visit No. 1 North Catholic (14-1, 10-0) in a battle for first place in Section 1-4A. North Catholic won the first matchup against Freeport, 75-63, thanks largely to an early 14-2 run

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Valley boys basketball answers call, surges to win over Shady Side Academy

January 25, 2019

In a season filled with challenges, Valley boys basketball coach Mark Faulx issued one to his Vikings at halftime of Friday's game against Shady Side Academy. Valley responded with a huge third-quarter surge and emerged with a key Section 3-3A victory, 61-56. After a first half that included failing to

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Burrell wrestlers take down Derry to claim 16th straight section title

January 23, 2019

The Derry wrestling team attempted what several others over the past decade and a half had failed to do: unseat Burrell from its section championship throne. But the Bucs didn't let their record-setting section streak fall as they topped the Trojans, 46-14, Wednesday evening to capture the Section 3-AA title

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A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley’s Hutcherson joins teammate with 100 career wins

January 22, 2019

Noah Hutcherson wasn't counting down -- or up -- to 100 wins, but he knew how important the accomplishment was when he reached it. The Valley senior 170-pounder earned his century victory last week with an 8-0 major decision over Burrell's Danny McCarthy, joining teammate David Schuffert in triple digits.

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Top-ranked Burrell, Kiski Area to be tested at respective section wrestling tournaments

Austin Mele racked his memory for a time he faced an Elizabeth Forward wrestler in his Burrell career, and nothing emerged. The senior 160-pounder should get his chance Wednesday, as the Class AA No. 1 Bucs and Warriors square off at 6 p.m. in the semifinals of the Section 3-AA

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Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2019

Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 9-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 11-1, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 8-2, 3 4. Waynesburg, 12-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 5-2, 5 6. Thomas Jefferson, 13-0, 6 7. Norwin, 8-2, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 9-2, NR 9. Peters Township, 5-1, 8

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A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 21, 2019

January 20, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge will get a second chance to slow down Class 4A No. 1 North Catholic in a Section 1-4A game. The Vikings (10-4, 4-4) have the second-best defense in the section, allowing 36.5 points per game, but the defending WPIAL champion Trojans (12-1, 8-0) scored 76 in

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