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Sophomore veterans key for Upper St. Clair girls

The Upper St. Clair girls basketball team is back in the gym and preparing for its opener Dec. 15 at North Allegheny following a brief hiatus because of coronavirus concerns.COVID-19 recently forced the cancellation of practices. The Panthers had some players miss workouts because of close ...

Upper St. Clair optimistic about basketball prospects

Danny Holzer envisions himself as an eternal optimist.Although the coronavirus pandemic threatens to shutdown the winter scholastic sports scene, the Upper St. Clair varsity basketball coach sees the 2020-21 campaign being completed.“I always see the glass as half full,” Holzer said. “We ...

Chartiers Valley girls basketball team proceeding with plans

COVID-19 interfered with the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team’s plans to repeat as state champions in the spring.Now, in December, despite the disease’s recent surge, the Colts hope their 2020 agenda is not derailed again.So far, so good.CV has not skipped a beat since teams have been ...

Bethel Park senior softball player commits to Ohio State

Reagan Milliken excels enough in softball and basketball for Bethel Park to have accumulated a number of memorable moments. Her proudest achievement, however, has not occurred on the field or the court.“Honestly,” she said of committing to play softball at Ohio State University, “signing ...

Back to the Future: Seton LaSalle names Monz new coach

Even though Seton LaSalle experienced back-to-back losing seasons, Mauro Monz of South Fayette views the task as his alma mater’s latest head football coach as that of reviving rather than rebuilding the program.A member of a Rebels team that reached the WPIAL semifinals almost 30 years ago, ...

Upper St. Clair swimmer soars at U.S. Open

Josh Matheny of Upper St. Clair coasted to victory during the Toyota U.S. Open held Nov. 12-14 in Richmond, Va.Representing Team Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics Club, Matheny won the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:01.26. That was well under the trial cut of 1:03.29 and .12 seconds ahead of silver ...