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Baldwin topples Mt. Lebanon

Baldwin needed a boost in confidence and Mt. Lebanon obliged. As a result, the Highlanders came from behind to beat the Blue Devils, 54-52, and advanced to the WPIAL Class 6A boys championship game to face Upper St. Clair (19-5) at 7 p.m. March 2 at the Petersen Events Center. “We let a ...

Ito propels Panthers to victory against Butler

After Christian Ito almost single handedly took down Butler, 78-71, in a quarterfinal basketball playoff game on Feb. 23, Upper St. Clair students chanted, “best player in the WPIAL.” They would get no argument from Panther floor boss Dan Holzer. “He is one of the better players in ...

Depth determines Mt. Lebanon’s success in swimming

By Eleanor Bailey Almanac Sports Editor ebailey@thealmanac.net When the WPIAL hosts its swimming championships Feb. 29 to March 1 at the University of Pittsburgh Trees Pool, North Allegheny is expected to run away with the team titles as the Lady Tigers have won a league-high 29 titles, 15 ...

Three score silver in first WPIAL girls wrestling finals

Paige Jox of Mt. Lebanon along with Grace O’Korn and Liliana Giulianelli from Peters Township captured silver medals during the inaugural WPIAL Championships for girls wrestling. The trio along with Upper St. Clair’s Genevieve Hanson and the Mt. Lebanon trio of Sophia Beanner, Ester Ward ...

Davis sinks South Fayette

Shaun Davis lived for this moment. The senior scored the game-winning hoop as time expired in Bethel Park’s upset victory, 34-32, against South Fayette in the first-round of the WPIAL Class 5A boys’ basketball playoffs. “Everybody dreams of a buzzer beater in the playoffs,” Davis ...

Bethel Park wins P-R duals

Bethel Park wrapped up the team portion of the wrestling season with convincing victories against Thomas Jefferson, 46-25, and Butler, 49-21, and won the championship during the Pine-Richland Duals. The Black Hawks, who finished the regular season with a section title and a 19-3 overall ...