Tag: Freeport
Are some wins on the menu for A-K Valley teams in The Birdie’s Week 5 picks?
September 25, 2024
Last week: 8-3
Mars girls volleyball sweeps stalwart Freeport
September 24, 2024
A program on the rise was up against one of the established favorites in girls volleyball when Mars hosted Freeport on Tuesday night, and the Fightin’ Planets showed they are a force with which to be reckoned.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Riverview’s Mary Quinlan, Freeport’s Stephen Evans
September 21, 2024
Mary Quinlan
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Leechburg rolling at 5-0
Leechburg senior quarterback Jayden Floyd rushed for 209 yards and five more touchdowns Friday in a 35-13 victory over Jeannette, giving him 10 rushing scores over the past two weeks for a Blue Devils team that is 5-0 for the first time since 1981.
Freeport bounces back from tough loss to earn runaway victory over Burrell
September 20, 2024
Freeport rallied but came up just short in its Allegheny 7 Conference opener last week at Deer Lakes.
A-K Valley soccer notebook: Deer Lakes boys pushing for another section title
September 19, 2024
Another year and another opportunity for Deer Lakes boys soccer to win a section title.
Through the years: Freeport coach collected 100th win with thrilling victory over Mars in 1974
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy.
The Birdie turns whining into an art form before making his Week 4 A-K Valley picks
September 18, 2024
Last week: 9-2
Burrell, Freeport resume rivalry with conference implications on the line
Separated by classification the past two years, the Freeport and Burrell football teams have reunited in the Class 3A Allegheny 7 Conference and are set to resume a rivalry that extends to the 1960s and a pair of WPIAL playoff clashes.
Freeport scores in overtime to top Burrell in section clash
September 16, 2024
Eighty minutes weren’t enough to decide Monday’s WPIAL Section 2-2A girls soccer clash between rivals Freeport and Burrell at Buccaneer Stadium.
