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Bethel Park follows WPIAL script

Getting to the WPIAL baseball championship game isn’t difficult for Bethel Park. Winning a title though is. By dropping a 4-3 decision to Penn-Trafford on May 28 at Wild Things Park in Washington, the Black Hawks lost their eighth consecutive title tilt. Three of those appearances have ...

Mars topples Char Valley in WPIAL 2A girls lacrosse final

Chartiers Valley captured its first WPIAL title in girls lacrosse two years ago by defeating Mars. On May 23, the Planets exacted a bit of revenge by defeating the Lady Colts, 14-6, in the Class AA championship match played at Joe Walton Stadium on the Robert Morris University campus. It was ...

Mt. Lebanon girls win WPIAL title

Mt. Lebanon continues its remarkable season in girls lacrosse when the Blue Devils embark on PIAA tournament play on June 4. During the 2024 campaign, the Blue Devils captured a section banner with a perfect 8-0 record. On May 23, Lebo won a WPIAL title. After three consecutive runner-up ...

Bethel Park sweeps Trinity with WPIAL quarterfinal win

For the third time this spring, Bethel Park defeated Trinity in baseball, but an 11-1 triumph on May 21 at Boyce Mayview Park was the biggest as it advanced the Hawks to the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals for the fourth year in a row. The Hawks battled No. 1-seeded West Allegheny for the right to ...

Shields cools off Butler

When the heat is on, David Shields prefers a jacuzzi over a sauna. The senior southpaw imagined the refreshing experience as he weathered 90-degree temperatures and hurled Mt. Lebanon to victory over Butler, 5-0, in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class 6A baseball playoffs. In recording the ...

Bethel Park returning to WPIAL baseball finals

They’re back. The Black Hawks from Bethel Park are in a district baseball championship again. By virtue of a 7-6 win against West Allegheny in a Class 5A semifinal game played May 22 at Ross Memorial Park in Washington, the Black Hawks return to the WPIAL championships for the second year in ...