Tag: Kiski Area

Laurel Highlands and Kiski Area square off Sept. 8, 2023, at Kiski Area.
Kiski Area victory tempered by injury to Laurel Highlands standout Antwan Black Jr.
September 8, 2023
Kiski Area scored the winning touchdown with less than a minute to play to defeat Laurel Highlands, 28-24, on Friday at Richard A. Dilts Stadium. But the high-intensity contest was marred by a late injury to Laurel Highlands star Antwan Black Jr.

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Two-time defending WPIAL champion Ken High scored on its first three possessions, opening the season with a 20-0 victory over Central Catholic on Sept. 10, 1948. Willie Thrower (27) tossed two touchdown passes and guard Renaldo Kozikowski scored from 57 yards out on the old Statue of Liberty play.
Through the years: Willie Thrower TDs, trick play sparked Ken High to win in 1948
September 7, 2023
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that have shaped local scholastic history.

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Valley’s Dorian Briggs (left) celebrates a first-half touchdown last Friday.
The Birdie is feeling lucky with his Week 2 A-K Valley football picks
September 6, 2023
Last week: 7-3 (70%)

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Kiski Area senior Abbie Johns has verbally commited to play basketball at PSAC power Shippensburg.
Kiski Area’s Johns excited to commit to Shippensburg for basketball
September 5, 2023
Abbie Johns still feels the excitement and also the relief.

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Kiski Area quarterback Carson Heinle throws against Plum last Friday.
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 1
August 30, 2023
Friday

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Riverview’s Toby Green works out during a preseason practice.
The Birdie isn’t goofing around anymore as he makes his Week 1 A-K Valley picks
Last week: 8-3 (72.7%)

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Kiski Area’s Makayla Keibler spikes against Norwin during the Pack the Park match Tuesday at the Ellen Toy grass court at Vandergrift’s Kennedy Park.
Under clear skies, Kiski Area defeats Norwin in Pack the Park volleyball match
August 29, 2023
Last year’s Pack the Park girls volleyball event between Norwin and Kiski Area didn’t make it to the Ellen Toy Grass Court at Vandergrift’s Kennedy Park as rain chased officials, fans and both teams inside to Kiski Area High School.

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Plum’s Nicholas Odom breaks free against Kiski Area on Friday.
Franzi, Odom lead Plum to victory over Kiski Area
August 25, 2023
For the second straight season, Plum and Kiski locked up in the season opener. Last year at Plum, the score was tied at halftime before the Mustangs pulled away.

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Deer Lakes’ Collin Rodgers heads the ball over Beaver’s Henry Harris during the 2022 WPIAL Class 2A championship game at Highmark Stadium.
A-K Valley boys soccer preview: Deer Lakes planning encore after ‘special year’
August 24, 2023
The most successful boys sports year in Deer Lakes history began with the boys soccer team’s run to its second WPIAL title in three years last fall.

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Burrell’s Devin Beattie breaks toward the sideline past Jeannette’s Mitchell Steele in the fourth quarter of last year’s matchup.
Stop bugging The Birdie as he makes his Week Zero picks in A-K Valley football
August 23, 2023
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