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WPIAL hopes dashed

There will be no South Hills teams vying for WPIAL baseball championships this week at EQT Park. However, there is a state title for which to compete as PIAA tournament action commences on June 2. After winning two games in the District 7 tournament, Bethel Park (18-5) and Peters Township ...

Despite a one-day delay, Bethel Park and Peters Township earned first-round victories in the WPIAL Class 5A baseball tournament. After their games at Boyce-Mayview Park on May 14 were postponed because of inclement weather, the Black Hawks and Indians traveled South on Route 19 and scored wins ...

Joe Maize, fourth from left, and a host of dignitaries from the Peters Township School District, Council, Parks and Recreation as well as state representative Natalie Mehalik cut the ribbon May 5th on the newly named Joe Maize Field in Peterswood Park. The refurbished baseball field features a ...

Elan Green, like any good reporter, used his connections to get the biggest interview of his budding journalism career. During the South Hills Memorial Day Parade fundraising kickoff event April 3 at the Mt. Lebanon Historical Society, Green used his cellphone to converse with former ...

By Eleanor Bailey The Almanac Sports Editor ebailey@thealmanac.net After a successful showing in Rookie Ball, David Shields of Mt. Lebanon is anxious for spring training to start. The 6-2, 210-pound southpaw will report with other Kansas City pitchers and catchers on Feb. 12 in ...

Former Almanac AOTY still succeeding

At age 33, Michael Hull has entered a new phase in life. While he remains passionate about sports, he no longer is the standout performer that garnered Almanac Male Athlete of the Year honors in 2010 and went on to play five seasons in the NFL. Instead, he is a spectator with more important ...