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Eliminating doom of Dog Days of August

The dog days of summer and the opening of training camp can prove a fatal combination for high school football players as researchers have discovered August can be the deadliest month of their season.At the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine annual meeting, Dr. Barry P. Boden of ...

Bethel Park hires new baseball coach

Make no mistake, Patrick Zehnder wants to bring a baseball championship to Bethel Park High School.But the Black Hawks’ new head coach has bigger, more important plans for the boys who play the game.“I hope to help develop this talented group of young men into successful baseball players ...

Peters Township manager retires

For Joe Maize, timing is everything.And now seemed the perfect moment for the longtime Peters Township High School baseball coach to retire.After 35 years as head coach and 422 victories, Maize submitted his retirement letter. During its June 25th regular meeting, the school board approved the ...

Anderson, Carter place nationally

Patrick Anderson of Mt. Lebanon and Emily Carter from Bethel Park placed in the Top 6 among all high school runners during the New Balance Outdoor Nationals held June 13-16, 2019, at Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, N.CAnderson finished sixth in the one-mile competition. The rising senior clocked a ...

Mt. Lebanon leads list of boys’ lacrosse all-stars

John Sramac topped the list of area athletes garnering postseason laurels for boys lacrosse.Sramac not only gained all-section and all-WPIAL acclaim, he earned first-team all-star recognition by the Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association.The Mt. Lebanon rising senior registered his ...

Upper St. Clair, Seton LaSalle lead lacrosse all-star lists

For Upper St. Clair and Seton LaSalle, it was a banner year for girls lacrosse and now the teams’ players are reaping the benefit of that success.With three selections each they led the list of area athletes named to the district and section all-star teams, which were selected based on voting ...