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 ...
The South Fayette girls are believers. They thought they could knock off four-time defending state champion Archbishop Wood in the PIAA finals. And, they did. Much to the amazement of many, South Fayette dethroned the Vikings, 45-37, in the Class 5A championship contest played March 29 at the ...
Upper St. Clair ended one of its best seasons in girls’ basketball on a sour note when the Lady Panthers succumbed to Perkiomen Valley, 58-27, March 28 in the PIAA Class 6A basketball championship game played at the Giant Center in Hershey. “My hat’s off to the other team. They were ...
For the second time in three years, South Fayette is going to Hershey to compete for a state championship in girls basketball. By virtue of a 50-36 win over Peters Township on March 22 at Canon-McMillan High School, the Lady Lions advanced to the PIAA Class 5A final. South Fayette (28-2) will ...
A dunk by Tyler Robbins with 1.2 seconds left in overtime catapulted Upper St. Clair (26-2) to victory, 51-49, over McDowell and into the PIAA semifinals in boys basketball for the second time in school history. The Panthers will play Philadelphia’s Roman Catholic (24-5) on March 22 at a ...
The WPIAL held its version of March Madness when it hosted its basketball championships at the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Six area teams participated with four claiming titles. The Upper St. Clair boys and girls swept the Class 6A bracket while the Peters ...
