Tag: Plum

Penn-Trafford’s Ben Grabowski beats Norwin’s Luke Denny for a fourth-quarter touchdown Sept. 29.
Don’t be alarmed when the Birdie makes his Westmoreland County Week 7 picks
October 11, 2023
Last week: 10-3 (76.9%)

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Valley’s Charles Perkins (center) celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against Deer Lakes on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 7
Class 5A Big East Conference

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Burrell’s Devin Beattie (11) fights for extra yards on Sept. 8 against Valley.
Birdie paints playoff picture, makes Week 7 A-K Valley picks
Last week: 9-2 (81.8%)

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Kiski Area players huddle up before playing Plum on Monday.
Kiski Area volleyball sweeps Plum in nonsection play
October 9, 2023
Plum and Kiski Area teams are no strangers to each other as the schools match up in multiple sports across fall, winter and spring.

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Senior Hailey Depkon digs a ball during a defensive drill while fellow senior Kate Joyce waits to take her turn during a Plum girls volleyball practice Oct. 4, 2023, at Plum High School.
Young Plum girls volleyball team growing up fast in time for WPIAL playoffs
October 7, 2023
When Rachel Satira was hired as head coach of the Plum girls volleyball team, she knew the team would be young with some growing to do to get to where it wanted to be.

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Plum’s Olivia Bigger works against Franklin Regional’s Eden Williams during their game on Sept. 18, 2023, in Murryville.
Plum sophomore girls soccer player steps into Bigger role with football team
One day a couple of years ago, Olivia Bigger was delivering soccer kicks toward a goal from about the 40-yard line.

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Plum’s Tristan Ralph is a senior on the 2023 soccer team.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Tristan Ralph, Riverview’s Lola Abraham
Lola Abraham

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Pine-Richland’s Ethan Pillar carries for a first down against Penn Hills on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Pine.
WPIAL Class 6A, 5A football roundup: Pine-Richland upsets top-ranked Central Catholic
Ethan Pillar ran for 300 yards and three touchdowns as Class 5A No. 5 Pine-Richland pulled off the upset of the season, shocking Class 6A No. 1 Central Catholic, 26-19, in a nonconference game Friday night.

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West Deer end Rich Cale catches a conversion pass – worth just one point at the time – from quarterback Dave Kashlak on Oct. 2, 1963 as an overflow crowd at Richland watched the Braves win the “Battle of Bakerstown Road,” 14-12.
Through the Years: In 1963, West Deer earned bragging rights vs. Richland
October 5, 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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Leechburg’s Jake Cummings is a member of the 2023 football team.
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 6
October 4, 2023
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