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Aunt Suzie gives T.J. thumbs up

Less than 24 hours into her new job as girls basketball coach at Upper St. Clair High School, Suzie McConnell-Serio took her first day off. She had a very good reason. After being hired on June 10, she traveled to Indiana to watch her nephew, T.J. McConnell, play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. ...

July is a milestone month for Suzie McConnell-Serio of Upper St. Clair. The two-time Olympian celebrates her birthday on the 29th. During that time frame, she’ll also become a grandmother as her oldest daughter, Jordan, is expecting a baby. “We don’t know whether it’s a boy or girl but ...

After successful basketball seasons, Peters Township and South Fayette are enjoying the spoils of victory. Members of each team earned All-State accolades for their performances on the hard courts this winter. The Lions led the list with three honorees. Bryan Bennett merited Coach of the ...

The high school boys basketball season is history but the memories live on at Upper St. Clair and Chartiers Valley. The two squads enjoyed one of the finest campaigns in their respective school’s programs. Both teams captured WPIAL championships and advanced to the semifinals in the PIAA ...

With a pair of PIAA finalists and a trio of WPIAL championship participants, 2025 proved a very good year for girls basketball in The Almanac readership area. South Fayette reached the pinnacle, capturing the program’s first state championship and compiling a 29-2 overall record without a ...

Natalie Wetzel experienced two defining moments in her basketball career at Peters Township. Both came within three weeks of each other. Wetzel enjoyed the thrill of victory in leading the Lady Indians to their second WPIAL championship in school history then suffered the agony of defeat in ...