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Peters Township prepared for playoff assignment against Butler

Peters Township has done its homework. Now the Indians are ready for their appearance in the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball playoffs.The Indians, who are 12-10 overall and seeded No. 8, will host No. 9 Butler (10-11) at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 in the opening round of the tournament.“We watch a lot of ...

Teams prepared for WPIAL girls’ basketball playoffs

Upper St. Clair (19-2) earned the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball playoffs and awaits the winner of the Peters Township-Butler contest on Feb. 20 before embarking on its title quest.The Panthers, who won the Section 2 title with a 12-0 record, have been to the WPIAL finals the ...

Upper St. Clair’s Robbins scores 1,000th point

The U in the Upper St. Clair girls basketball team means only one thing and it was evident when Kate Robbins scored her 1,000th career point.During the Lady Panthers’ victory against rival Bethel Park, 65-31, on Feb. 9, Ava Keating stole the ball and raced upcourt. Instead of scoring an easy, ...

Bethel Park marksmen hit the bullseye

Bethel Park rifle coach Jude Dressler has every reason to brag about the shooters on his team. They certainly are”‘talented,” not to mention distinctive.For starters, there is Freddy Mach. A sophomore, he secured the silver medal during the WPIAL individual team championships.Mach shot a ...

Peters Township prepared for postseason

After a big week of action that included the section-finale showdown with rival Bethel Park, Peters Township is prepared for the postseason in boys basketball.The WPIAL basketball committee meets Feb. 13 to announce playoff pairings and the tournaments are scheduled to start with preliminary ...

South Fayette, Upper St. Clair enter playoffs with weapons

South Fayette enters the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs with plenty of assets.The Lady Lions are the defending district champions and reigning Section 4 winners. They were 19-2 overall before facing Class 6A powerhouse North Allegheny in the final regular-season contest. They finished 12-0 in the ...