Tag: Plum
Victory from team’s lone senior helps Plum wrestling take down Gateway
January 25, 2019
Colin Stecik is the lone senior on the Plum wrestling roster. So it seemed fitting that on senior night against Gateway on Jan. 23 Stecik would earn the deciding victory in a match that finished tied at 36 and went to the first criteria: most matches won. andquot;Colin's been with
Plum boys hope to close games, regular season strong
Plum boys basketball coach Hart Coleman had seen the same scenario play out too many times this season: Play strong for three quarters and take the lead only to see that lead -- and the victory -- slip away in the fourth. After a 55-52 loss at Armstrong last Friday,
Plum girls look to finish strong in hopes of returning to WPIAL playoffs
January 23, 2019
At the midway point of the fourth quarter of Tuesday's Section 2-5A game against Franklin Regional, the Plum girls basketball team held a 46-45 lead and hoped to hold on for the victory. However, the Panthers, second in the section behind frontrunner Gateway, grabbed the lead back and pulled away
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley’s Hutcherson joins teammate with 100 career wins
January 22, 2019
Noah Hutcherson wasn't counting down -- or up -- to 100 wins, but he knew how important the accomplishment was when he reached it. The Valley senior 170-pounder earned his century victory last week with an 8-0 major decision over Burrell's Danny McCarthy, joining teammate David Schuffert in triple digits.
Albert Gallatin’s departure leaves open week for Big East opponents to fill
January 21, 2019
The Big East football conference just got a little smaller. As expected, the Class 5A conference will have only seven teams next fall, now that Albert Gallatin has withdrawn from playing WPIAL football. The WPIAL approved an updated conference alignment at Monday's board meeting. Albert Gallatin's subtraction was the only
A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 21, 2019
January 20, 2019
MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge will get a second chance to slow down Class 4A No. 1 North Catholic in a Section 1-4A game. The Vikings (10-4, 4-4) have the second-best defense in the section, allowing 36.5 points per game, but the defending WPIAL champion Trojans (12-1, 8-0) scored 76 in
Plum’s Adamski to play in 2nd straight PIHL all-star game
January 18, 2019
A.J Adamski is the captain for the Plum hockey team, and like a good captain, he rattled off several names of his teammates before discussing what it meant to be selected for a second consecutive PIHL All-Star Game. andquot;We have a lot of good players on our team like Daniel
Longtime Plum basketball coach Ron Richards finds new home on the court … as official
Ron Richards said he typically gets the same reaction from either a former coaching colleague or a fellow referee that sees him wearing the black and white striped officiating shirt for the first time. andquot;Both the officials and the coaches look at me and laugh,andquot; he said. Richards carried aGeorge Guido: Alle-Kiski Valley basketball teams face key games down stretch
January 15, 2019
The halfway point of the high school basketball section season was reached in the last two nights. Now gear up for section- half action beginning Thursday and Friday. A number of boys playoff races could go down to the wire, but it's a shame a number of Alle-Kiski girls teamsA-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 14, 2019
January 13, 2019
Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Deer Lakes visits Shady Side Academy for a Section 3-3A game. Deer Lakes (9-2, 5-1) can tie for first place in the section with a win. andamp;#8226; Apollo-Ridge's defense will be put to the test at Greensburg Salem, which features 1,500-point scorer Megan Kallock. Apollo-Ridge allows
