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Defense setting the stage for championship season at Peters Township

Nobody is comparing the Peters Township defense to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Steel Curtain of the 1970s, yet. However, the Indians have dominated the opposition enough to be considered the primary contenders to capture the 2023 WPIAL Class 5A football championship, which would be the first in ...

Upper St. Clair hosts Mt. Lebanon in classic rivalry game

Mike Junko has many memories from football games between arch rivals Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair. He’s coached on both sidelines, and as a USC native, he played against the Blue Devils. Junko has also watched Lebo win WPIAL championships in 1980, 1981, 1983 and 1984.“I remember going to ...

PT defense scores another shutout

McMURRAY – The Allegheny Six Conference clash between Upper St. Clair and Peters Township on Sept. 22 had all the makings of a classic heavyweight bout that is usually reserved for the Las Vegas Strip or the Boardwalk in Atlantic City.Peters Township, however, overcame a slow start and ...

Peters Township qualifies all five female golfers

Peters Township dominated the links as all five of its female golfers qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA championships.At the sectional qualifier played Sept. 20 at Chippewa Golf Club in Bentleyville, Ellie Benson and Brooke Vowcheck tied for medalist honors. Both carded 3-over par 73s on the ...

Buddy Program provides inspiration to Mt. Lebanon football family

Jimmy Green idolized Colby Sorsdal long before the Mt. Lebanon graduate became an offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions.When Green was playing youth football at Mt. Lebanon, Sorsdal had come to a practice.“Colby talked to us,” Green said. “I remember exactly what he said. He had just ...