Behind single goals from Peters Township forwards Ryder Mertens and Will Tomko, the Blue edged the Gold, 7-6, in the PIHL’s Class AAA all-star hockey game played Jan. 29 at RMU Island Sports Center located on Neville Island.In the triumph, Tomko also added an assist as did Bethel Park’s ...
Bethel Park approved the hire of Philip Peckich, 31, as varsity football coach at its regular school board meeting held Jan. 24. He will received a stipend of $10,777 per year, which would supplement his income as a financier.Peckich was promoted from offensive coordinator, where he served as ...
Action heats up in local high school gymnasiums as area basketball teams head into the home stretch with the second round of section competition.Peters Township has had the hot hand recently. Since losing a triple overtime game to Thomas Jefferson, 105-100, the Indians have won six straight, ...
Before Neil deGrasse Tyson became a famed astrophysicist, he wrestled. He captained his Bronx High School of Science team before he went on to earn degrees from Harvard, Texas and Columbia universities.Of the sport, Tyson once said that it’s the hardest thing in the world to do. “Anyone who ...
Dylan Evans might not be familiar with Sammy Davis Jr. but the Chartiers Valley High School senior is quite acquainted with the entertainer’s signature song when he’s on the wrestling mats.“I gotta be me,” Evans said.At the start of the season, Evans exhibited flashes of himself. He ...
Mt. Lebanon made its first appearance in the Burgettstown Tournament and the Blue Devils walked away with three medals not to mention a positive experience.“We have never wrestled there during my tenure,” said Lebo coach Marc Allemang. He explained since the Blue Devils did not participate ...
