Michael Love stories, Page 4

Freeport, Highlands on collision course in Allegheny 7 clash

Last year’s Allegheny 7 Conference contest between Highlands and Freeport was the first one in the brief all-time series that the Golden Rams were held to single digits. The Yellowjackets, who now lead the series 3-2, limited Highlands to a single touchdown in a 28-7 win at Golden Rams Stadium....
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2025 Week 6

Player of the week Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg Highlands, So., RB/LB Owen-Cratsenberg continued to make plays and create havoc defensively for the Golden Rams in their 35-0 victory over Deer Lakes, but he also made an impact running the ball as Highlands improved to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the Allegheny 7...
Freeport girls soccer team inching toward goal of section title with big match vs. North Catholic looming

At the beginning of the season, Freeport girls soccer players came together and established their expectations for the season. A section title, a deep run in the WPIAL playoffs and a trip to the PIAA tournament were some of the high marks on that list. But they also broke it...
WPISL regular season enters stretch run

Two weeks remain in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season, and Bethel Park (10-0) and Montour (8-0) hope to remain undefeated. Montour will get a chance to move to 10-0 on Tuesday with a rescheduled doubleheader against West Allegheny (3-5). Bethel Park and Montour will clash in a...
We Serve First all-star games to honor area girls volleyball seniors

The We Serve First Foundation celebrated a successful Pack the Park match earlier this month with Kiski Area defeating Norwin on the outdoor Ellen Toy grass court at Kennedy Park in Vandergrift. The foundation now is looking forward to its fourth annual all-star classic Dec. 6 at Kiski Area High...
Gateway grad Courtney Jackson finds role with Seattle Seahawks

The last time Courtney Jackson was at Heinz Field, now Acrisure Stadium, was Nov. 5, 2022, as Syracuse played Pitt in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup. Things didn’t go as Jackson and his Orange teammates hoped that day as the Panthers held the Syracuse offense to three field goals in...
Former coach returns to lead Gateway hockey team as it moves back to JV level

Dennis Shannon coached the Gateway varsity hockey team from 1997 to 2004, and he found success with the Gators to where he is the program’s all-time leader in coaching victories. A Monroeville resident for 47 years who has enjoyed a five-decades long coaching career at the high school, amateur and...
Leechburg workhorse RB Andrasy enjoying stellar season

Timmy Andrasy knew coming into his senior season that he would be a major focal point of the Leechburg football offense. After the graduation of Blue Devil heavyweights Jake Cummings and Jayden Floyd, Andrasy expected his impact in the running game to increase. He accepted that role and has run...
Plum girls golf continues improvement during 2nd WPIAL season

The Plum girls golf team’s seven seniors — Kailey Burton, Ava Miller, Addy Pfeiffer, Alex Fulmer, Hayden Tihey, Brooke Price and Aine Collins — were celebrated Sept. 15 before a Section 4-3A home match with Latrobe at 3 Lakes Golf Course in Penn Hills. The contest was the final one...
Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg scores 4 TDs as Highlands runs away from Deer Lakes

Last year, Highlands led Deer Lakes by two touchdowns at halftime before the Lancers rallied for a one-point win. There was no dramatic Deer Lakes comeback victory this season. The Golden Rams led by three scores at halftime Friday in an Allegheny 7 Conference clash with the Lancers at Golden...
A-K Valley high school football players to watch for 2025 Week 5

Player of the week Amos Glenn Freeport, Sr., RB/DB Glenn was again a workhorse for a Yellowjackets team that moved to 5-0 for the first time since 1990 with a 34-7 win Friday at rival Burrell. He rushed 23 times for 194 yards and four touchdowns. His 24-yard scamper in...
Deer Lakes, Highlands have sense of urgency for Allegheny 7 Conference clash

Deer Lakes and Highlands went down to the wire last season to decide their first football game against each other in nine years. The Lancers, trailing by 13 points at halftime, rallied in the second half with a pair of touchdowns from since-graduated Zier Williams and a couple of turnovers...
Mars fends off Freeport to stay undefeated in section

Mars won the first two sets of Tuesday’s Section 2-2A girls volleyball clash with Freeport and hoped to finish off a clean sweep. The Yellowjackets didn’t go down without a fight, however, and rallied to keep the match alive with a third-set triumph. But in the end, the visiting Planets...
A-K Valley girls soccer notebook: 8 teams pushing for section titles

Girls soccer teams in the Alle-Kiski Valley are surging as the WPIAL regular season passes the halfway point. Eight teams either lead their section or are in second place. That group — Fox Chapel, Plum, Kiski Area, Freeport, Burrell, Deer Lakes, Riverview and Springdale — is a combined 56-9-1 overall...
Gateway youth football players prepare for playoffs

Gateway continued its success in the Big East Youth Football League last year as all four of its teams — flag (ages 5-6), Termites (7-8), Mites (9-10) and Midgets (11-12) — qualified for the playoffs. The flag team and Midgets both made it all the way to their division championship...
Shawn Moorefield Jr. returns from injury, makes immediate impact for Gateway

Shawn Moorefield Jr. was determined to get back on the football field as quickly as possible. The Gateway senior was dealt a serious setback in February when he suffered a torn Achilles tendon during a club 7-on-7 game. “I worked hard to get back,” he said. Moorefield had surgery in...

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