Mt. Lebanon football coach Greg Perry doesn’t know when Patrick Smith sleeps. “At 6 a.m. he’s running sprints. At 7, he’s lifting weights. At 10, he’s practicing with us,” Perry said. “He’s such a tireless worker. There’s no time off for him.” Smith is a “throw ...
At 18, Ryan Buonomo has already racked up an enormous debt. A debt of gratitude that is. He credits others for his success on the lacrosse field. His family, his teammates, his coaches all contributed to his record-breaking, award-winning career at Upper St. Clair High School. Most ...
Steve Spence has played and coached football long enough to understand the transparency inherent in the sport. “Truth always finds you on the football field. There’s no hiding,” he said. “You get the result for which you prepared.” “Your hard work or lack of it; your ...
An adage about luck applies to Mallory Kuntz. For if she didn't have bad luck, she would have no luck at all. Each year that Kuntz attempted to play the sports she loved for Bethel Park High School, she suffered a catastrophic injury. She tore her ACL three times. After being a starter on ...
Ryan Petras blamed his 0-for-3 showing at the plate during the inaugural Pennsylvania Baseball Coaches Association’s East-West All-Star game on June 22 at Medlar Field at Lambruno Park on the University of Penn State’s campus to “good pitching” and inactivity. Sentimentality more ...
July is a milestone month for Suzie McConnell-Serio of Upper St. Clair. The two-time Olympian celebrates her birthday on the 29th. During that time frame, she’ll also become a grandmother as her oldest daughter, Jordan, is expecting a baby. “We don’t know whether it’s a boy or girl but ...
