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Bethel Park grappler working toward more milestones

Mason Kernan possesses a passion for wrestling that endears the Bethel Park grappler to his coaches and virtually assures him success. “Mason is the type of wrestler any coach would wish for,” said Hawks’ coach Tyler Nauman. “Not many love wrestling the way he does “Mason ...

Top contender: USC team to beat after Lebo win

Although the boys’ basketball season is still young, Upper St. Clair established itself as the team to beat in Section 2 and Class 6A of the WPIAL when the Panthers knocked off Mt. Lebanon, 44-39. The Panthers used a smothering defense to topple the Blue Devils, who entered the fray ranked ...

Three earn all-state football honors

Three athletes in The Almanac readership area were named to the Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State Team for Class 5A. Among the 41 players selected Peters Township placed a pair on the list while Bethel Park had the other representative. The Indians captured a WPIAL title and reached the ...

DiLucia named Almanac MVP

Since Nolan DiLucia could throw a baseball, it made sense to the Peters Township youth football team’s offensive coordinator, who just happened to be his father, to make him a quarterback. “The rest is history,” said the son of Michael and Jennifer DiLucia. At only age 16, DiLucia is ...

Peters Township leads list of Almanac football all-stars

Peters Township had a historic, not to mention memorable, football season in 2023, and while it took a team effort to produce a 15-1 record that featured a conference championship, WPIAL title and runner-up showing in the state, the Indians benefited from some all-star performances by several ...

Peters Township reflects on season and future

After guiding Peters Township to its first appearance in a state championship game, TJ Plack earned a well-deserved day off. The Indians head football coach spent the time doing ordinary things like raking leaves, arranging doctor appointments and putting up Christmas decorations. “Getting ...