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South Fayette, CV, PT eliminated in PIAA playoffs

After two rounds of PIAA girls’ basketball playoff action, there were no local survivors as South Fayette (19-9), Chartiers Valley (17-8) and Peters Township (24-2) wrapped up their seasons with decisive defeats. The Lady Lions dropped a 48-28 decision to Oakland Catholic (26-2) on March 13 ...

PIHL to crown new champions

The PIHL will crown new Penguins Cup champions in Class AAA as well as AA when the league hosts the finals March 18-19 at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Pine-Richland and Penn-Trafford saw to that as the Rams and Warriors toppled the defending champions during recent PIHL playoff ...

Kernan takes third at PIAA championships

Mason Kernan’s scholastic wrestling career did not end as planned. While the Bethel Park senior earned a spot on the podium at the Giant Center in Hershey, his medal did not gleam gold. Bronze, instead, adorned his neck after placing third in the 133-pound weight class during the PIAA ...

Bethel Park beats Fox Chapel in PIAA playoffs

Bethel Park (15-13) reeled off the first 10 points of the third quarter, erasing a seven-point halftime deficit, on its way to a 48-43 triumph over Fox Chapel (16-12) in a second-round PIAA boys’ basketball playoff game at the AHN Arena in Peters Township High School. Held to 13 points in ...

O’Korn forges future for female wrestlers at Peters Township

Grace O’Korn is an extraordinary female. Not because she wrestles for Peters Township High School, but rather, because she does not fear a scale. “Weigh-in is no big deal,” said the 142-pound senior. “When I think of wrestling, making weight is so much more than that. My body ...

Upper St. Clair comes from behind to beat Central Dauphin

Brett Meinert scored seven points in the final 40 seconds of play to spearhead Upper St. Clair’s come-from-behind victory against Central Dauphin, 57-53, in a first-round PIAA Class 6A boys’ basketball playoff game. With the 37.7 to play, Meinert snapped a 50-50 deadlock with a ...