Tag: Springdale

Leechburg quarterback Thomas Burke tries to avoid Bishop Canevin’s Lesae Lacks in a game Oct. 8 at Leechburg’s Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Eastern: Leechburg, Clairton earn top individual awards on all-conference team
December 14, 2021
Leechburg quarterback Thomas Burke finished fifth among all WPIAL passers this season, earning the senior Offensive Player of the Year honors in the Eastern Conference.

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Springdale made the playoffs in three of coach Seth Napierkowski’s five seasons.
Springdale football coach Seth Napierkowski resigns after 5 seasons
December 10, 2021
It wasn’t an easy decision, but with family and work obligations increasing, Seth Napierkowski decided to step down as the Springdale football coach.

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OLSH’s Jake DiMichele drives to the basket during the PIAA Class 2A championship game against Constitution on March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown
December 8, 2021
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart put together a perfect season a year ago, winning section, WPIAL and PIAA titles.

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Plum’s Kaitlyn Killinger controls the ball during a game against Thomas Jefferson on Sept. 28.
Plum’s Kaitlyn Killinger chosen as Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year
December 4, 2021

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Plum’s Luke Kolankowski works the ball upfield during a game against Franklin Regional on Sept. 7.
Plum’s Luke Kolankowski selected as Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Luke Kolankowski has always seen himself as a facilitator in the offense for the Plum boys soccer team.

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Springdale’s Chris Mitchell drives to the basket past OLSH’s Rocco Spadafora during their game on Feb. 5, 2021, at OLSH High School in Moon.
Springdale boys basketball expects winning ways to continue
Winning is contagious.

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Springdale’s Grace Gent steals the ball from Valley’s Desire Ingram during a scrimmage at Valley High School Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.
Springdale girls basketball team ready to make noise in playoffs
There’s an air of quiet confidence and cautious optimism that surrounds the Springdale girls basketball team, and there should be.

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Rochester coach Gene Matsook and Springdale coach Seth Napierkowski talk before their WPIAL Class A quarterfinal Friday, Nov. 12, 2021.
Rochester football team pulls away for win over Springdale
November 12, 2021
Rochester and Springdale were knotted at seven at halftime of Friday’s WPIAL Class A quarterfinal at Freedom’s Jimbo Covert Field.

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Moon’s Cole Newhouse sacks Bethel Park quarterback Max Blanc on Oct. 21.
WPIAL football playoff preview: An in-depth look at all 22 games
November 11, 2021
The simple math tells the story.

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Arnold’s Carl Mele scores a touchdown against Springdale at George Leslie Memorial Stadium on Nov. 10, 1961. The 35-14 victory gave the Lions what was then the best record in school history at 9-1.
Through the Years: Arnold capped best season in 40 years in 1961
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history.

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