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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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East Allegheny upends Valley for final playoff spot
October 27, 2018
A constant rain created extra difficulty as East Allegheny and Valley tangled for the final playoff spot in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference. Mistakes and a big effort by East Allegheny quarterback Daniel Kasmier submerged the Vikings' postseason hopes. Kasmier rushed for 116 yards and four touchdowns and passed for

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The Birdie has no plans to retire from picking games in the A-K Valley
October 24, 2018
Last week: 11-2 (.846) Season: 83-19 (.814) The news last week of Big Bird's retirement took The Birdie by surprise, as he always looked up to the andquot;Sesame Streetandquot; legend, both literally and metaphorically. But what really shocked the Alle-Kiski Valley's picks expert was the revelation that Big Bird himself

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Playoff berth on the line as Valley heads to East Allegheny for Allegheny Conference showdown
Neither East Allegheny nor Valley minced words about the significance of their meeting Friday night in the regular-season finale. Really, there's no reason to. The stakes are clear: The winner earns the fourth and final playoff berth in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference. The loser will stay home during the

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 22,2018
October 21, 2018
Monday Boys soccer: Coming off its first section championship since 2003, Deer Lakes will put its unbeaten season on the line as the Lancers (15-0-1) host Beth-Center (8-10) in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game. It's the first home playoff game for Deer Lakes. Springdale advanced to the WPIAL Class

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Riverside jumps on Valley early for nonconference victory
October 19, 2018
Things looked good for Valley for a few seconds Friday night, but they quickly took a turn for the worse. Senior wide receiver Malique Richardson fielded the opening kickoff, made a few moves, found some daylight through the Riverside coverage team ... and fumbled away the ball at the Vikings

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A-K Valley football players to watch for Week 8
October 17, 2018
Jewlius Barnes Freeport, Fr., RB/LB/DL Barnes, a varsity newcomer in 2018, has gotten more and more opportunities to shine as the season has progressed. He made a season-best 11 tackles, including four for a loss, and recorded a sack in last week's lopsided victory over Burrell. He has 38 tackles

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A-K Valley high school football Q&A with Valley’s Tyler Green
With the fourth-quarter clock ticking down, trailing by six points and the red bulbs of the stadium scoreboard glowing a bright fourth down and 9 yards to go, Valley's dreams of staying in the hunt for a first postseason appearance in five seasons hung in the balance. Quarterback Tyler Green

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A-K Valley high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 8
Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-6, 1-4) at Armstrong (3-5, 1-4) 7 p.m. Friday at ESS/NexTier Stadium, Kittanning Last week: Mars 49, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 20, Armstrong 9 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Frank Fabian, Armstrong Top players: Shane Susnak, Fox Chapel (Jr., 5-11, 175, QB); Isaac Ridinger,

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The Birdie thinks A-K Valley teams resemble scary movies
Last week: 10-1 (.909) Season: 72-17 (.809) The Birdie was watching television over the weekend when a commercial for the upcoming andquot;Halloweenandquot; movie filled his screen. Originally confused by some aspects of the film -- andquot;how does a mask's face ageandquot; and andquot;what happened with all the sequels in betweenandquot;

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