Tag: Deer Lakes
A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of Dec. 17-23
December 17, 2018
Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Plum and Franklin Regional battled for the last playoff spot from their section down to the final day of the 2017-18 regular season, with Plum securing it. They'll meet in a Section 2-5A game at Franklin Regional, with Plum seeking to shake off a slow start
A-K Valley basketball notebook: Leechburg girls continue winning ways
December 13, 2018
Maybe it seemed unlikely for Leechburg to continue its run of girls basketball success this season. After all, the Blue Devils graduated the most successful senior class in school history after last season, and that group played more than 90 percent of the varsity minutes last season. Early indications show
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Ryan Kerr and Deer Lakes’ Anna Solomon
December 11, 2018
Ryan Kerr School: Fox Chapel Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Report card: Kerr returned to the hardwood after sitting out last season because a dislocated ankle and put up a game-high 26 points in Fox Chapel's 68-59 upset of Class 6A No. 1 Pine-Richland in the Plum round-robin tournament. The 6-foot-2
Third-quarter run leads Deer Lakes girls past Burrell
December 10, 2018
With 30 seconds elapsed in the third quarter of Monday's nonsection girls basketball game between Deer Lakes and Burrell, the visiting Lancers held just a two-point lead. Bucs senior Kaylen Sharrow had just converted a layup off of a turnover to cut her team's four-point halftime deficit in half. But
A-K Valley swimming preview: Fox Chapel’s Cagley aims to defend diving title
Fox Chapel's Jonah Cagley is after a three-peat. The 2017 and 2018 WPIAL Class AAA boys diving champion has his sights set on No. 3, and the senior enters the 2018-19 campaign with a lot of positive vibes. andquot;I am just super excited to go into my last year withA-K Valley high school look-ahead: Week of Dec. 10, 2018
December 9, 2018
Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Burrell and Deer Lakes shared a section in most seasons, but they split up after the PIAA went through realignment in the offseason. Still, they will meet for a nonsection game at Burrell. Senior Kaylen Sharrow leads the way for Burrell (1-1) after scoring in double
After slow start, Deer Lakes girls roll past Riverview
December 7, 2018
Deer Lakes and Riverview started out with some opening night jitters in the first quarter. But things began to click in the second quarter for the Deer Lakes girls, and the Lancers rolled to a 48-30 victory in the nightcap of the school's tip-off tournament. Cameron Simerda led a balanced
A-K Valley basketball top storylines, players, teams to watch
December 6, 2018
The 2017-18 basketball season ended with six Alle-Kiski Valley teams in the PIAA playoffs, highlighted by the Highlands boys' run to the Class 5A quarterfinals. Record-breaking players and senior classes took their final bows. Then, the offseason, as it always does, brought change. Those seniors graduated, leaving roster holes thatA-K Valley high school look-ahead: Week of Dec. 3, 2018
December 2, 2018
Monday Hockey andamp;#8226; Burrell can run its season-opening winning streak to 10 games if it can beat Connellsville in a Division II game at Pittsburgh Ice Arena. The Bucs lead the Division II standings by two games, outscoring their opponents 63-21. andamp;#8226; After a lopsided loss to West Allegheny, Fox
Deer Lakes’ Madeline Boulos named Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year
December 1, 2018
Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year Madeline Boulos Deer Lakes, freshman, forward Madeline Boulos was one of the youngest players on Deer Lakes' girls soccer team this fall, but she quickly became one of the most important, too. The Lancers leaned into their youth movement the last
