Tartan Day brings the Highlands home

Natalie Wetzel experienced two defining moments in her basketball career at Peters Township. Both came within three weeks of each other. Wetzel enjoyed the thrill of victory in leading the Lady Indians to their second WPIAL championship in school history then suffered the agony of defeat in ...
The South Fayette girls are believers. They thought they could knock off four-time defending state champion Archbishop Wood in the PIAA finals. And, they did. Much to the amazement of many, South Fayette dethroned the Vikings, 45-37, in the Class 5A championship contest played March 29 at the ...
Upper St. Clair ended one of its best seasons in girls’ basketball on a sour note when the Lady Panthers succumbed to Perkiomen Valley, 58-27, March 28 in the PIAA Class 6A basketball championship game played at the Giant Center in Hershey. “My hat’s off to the other team. They were ...
The high school boys basketball season is history but the memories live on at Upper St. Clair and Chartiers Valley. The two squads enjoyed one of the finest campaigns in their respective school’s programs. Both teams captured WPIAL championships and advanced to the semifinals in the PIAA ...
The WPIAL announced the 2025 James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award winners and three area athletes from The Almanac’s readership area were among the 20 recipients. In its 34th year, the program recognized 10 males and 10 females from a pool of 158 nominees. Winners earned a $1,000 scholarship ...
Nicholas McGarrity of Peters Township is making progress. In his first two scholastic seasons on the mats, the sophomore has improved by leaps and bounds. After placing sixth as a freshman in the PIAA championships, McGarrity moved up three slots and finished third in the state. McGarrity ...
The high school boys basketball season is history but the memories live on at Upper St. Clair and Chartiers Valley. The two squads enjoyed one of the finest campaigns in their respective school’s programs. Both teams captured WPIAL championships and advanced to the semifinals in the PIAA ...
The high school boys basketball season is history but the memories live on at Upper St. Clair and Chartiers Valley. The two squads enjoyed one of the finest campaigns in their respective school’s programs. Both teams captured WPIAL championships and advanced to the semifinals in the PIAA ...