Tag: Freeport
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
WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for week of Oct. 21, 2018
Here are the latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week of Oct. 21, 2018: Class 4A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 15-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 12-4, 3 3. Baldwin, 13-1, 2 4. Bethel Park, 13-5, NR 5. Pine-Richland, 10-4, 4 Out: Butler, 9-7, 5 Class 3A 1.
Freeport overcomes nerves, blanks North Catholic in WPIAL first round
October 20, 2018
Freeport battled nerves and a strong wind through much of the first half of its playoff opener Saturday. Both Mother Nature and the Yellowjackets calmed down in plenty of time for the team to continue its recent run of postseason success. Sidney Shemanski scored twice, and Carli Giori added another
Freeport clinches playoff spot with rout of Mt. Pleasant
October 19, 2018
Freeport, mired in last place in the Big East Conference after three games, won its fifth straight Friday, 41-7, over visiting Mt. Pleasant. The victory qualifies the Yellowjackets for the WPIAL playoffs for the 28th time in school's history. Austin Romanchak ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns. He addedA-K Valley girls soccer playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s 1st-round games
October 18, 2018
Girls soccer First round Class 3A No. 7 Kiski Area (13-4) vs. No. 10 Plum (12-6) 3 p.m. Saturday at Kiski Area Winner plays: Winner of No. 2 Oakland Catholic (14-1)/No. 15 Gateway (7-9-2) on Wednesday Coaches: Melisa O'Toole, Kiski Area; Caitlin Schuchert, Plum Players to watch: Reagan Frederick, Kiski
A-K Valley football notebook: Freeport closes in on playoff berth
With a home win Friday over Class 3A Big East opponent Mt. Pleasant, Freeport can do what seemed improbable just over a month ago: clinch a WPIAL playoff berth. The Yellowjackets dropped their first three games, including gut-punching losses to Derry and Elizabeth Forward where they let a second-half lead
Deer Lakes boys, girls soccer teams set to begin WPIAL postseason as top-3 seeds
October 17, 2018
Deer Lakes' boys and girls soccer teams already will add to the banners in the high school's gymnasium, but the Lancers hope they're not done decorating yet. The WPIAL rewarded the Lancers for their respective Section 2-AA championships by awarding them top-three seeds in the playoffs, which begin Saturday in
A-K Valley football players to watch for Week 8
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
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,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;
