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Chartiers Valley hosts Thomas Jefferson

It’s the ninth week of the high school football season and Chartiers Valley finds itself in an unusual, yet thrilling, situation. The Colts are playing a significant home game. CV will host Thomas Jefferson at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in a game with playoff and championship implications. “It’s ...

Upper St. Clair welcomes South Fayette at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 in The Almanac’s Game of the Week. If history is any indication, then the contest should be a real cat fight between the Panthers and the Lions. “For the past decade, this game has been played consistently between the two schools. ...

Peters Township hosts Upper St. Clair

When TJ Plack arrived at Peters Township, he noticed an oddity regarding the football program. “Zero rivalries,” he said. “We were knocking on all doors to get one.” While Canon-McMillan is a natural geographic adversary, Upper St. Clair has proved a bigger nemesis for the soccer and ...

The 2025 high school football campaign kicks off at 7 p.m. Aug. 22 with Week Zero contests, but don’t tell the participants these games are meaningless. While they have no bearing on conference standings, they certainly carry significance because they pit rivals against one another. ...

Donovan McMillon of McMurray believes in the Declaration of Independence not to mention the Constitution, particularly the Ninth Amendment. For unalienable rights mentioned in those documents catapulted the 2021 Peters Township High School graduate to success. “If there is anything football ...

Six named All-State in football

Six standout football players from the South Hills area garnered All-State accolades from the Pennsylvania Football Writers Association. All gained recognition on the Class 5A all-state football team. Peters Township led the list with three honorees while two Bethel Park players earned the ...