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Upper St. Clair celebrates successful season

As Pete Serio draped WPIAL silver medals around the necks of Isabella Psillidis, Alexandra Pantelis, Alexandra Prunzik, Sarah Zadrozny and Abigail John, the Upper St. Clair coach hugged those seniors a little longer.“It’s always very hard for me to say goodbye,” Serio said. “These ...

Chartiers Valley girls win third straight WPIAL title

For the third year in a row, the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team captured a WPIAL championship.The Colts defeated Trinity 62-40 in the Class 5A championship game held March 15 at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena.The Hillers handed CV a 49-42 loss Jan. 23, snapping the Colts’ ...

Upper St. Clair squeaks past Norwin

During a third-quarter timeout with Upper St. Clair trailing Norwin by three points, Panthers head coach Pete Serio asked his players furtively, “are you afraid to win?”Ava Keating was not.When play resumed, she responded with a 3-point field goal that sparked the Panthers on an 11-6 run ...

Upper St. Clair boys basketball team captures WPIAL title

Upper St. Clair got its revenge in the end.The Panthers defeated Pine-Richland 56-53 at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena March 13 to claim the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship.Last fall, the USC football team dropped a 34-13 decision to Pine-Richland, which went on to win ...

Upper St. Clair beats Butler to move on to WPIAL finals

The last time Dan Holzer coached a player like Luke Banbury, Upper St. Clair won a WPIAL basketball championship.Dallas Cowboys’ linebacker Sean Lee led the Panthers to the Quad-A title in 2005.Banbury poured in 17 points to lead Upper St. Clair to a 70-62 victory over Butler and into this ...

Chartiers Valley advances to championship games

Winning is a habit at Chartiers Valley High School, particularly when it comes to basketball games that advance the Colts to championship competition.The CV girls basketball team (22-3) defeated Greater Latrobe 59-43 March 11 to advance to its fourth WPIAL final in five years. The Colts have ...