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. ...
Focus determines many outcomes in sports including football games. Just ask Mt. Lebanon or Peters Township who will battle each other at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 in The Almanac’s Game of the Week. Lebo got off to a rough start in its season opener, dropping a 35-14 decision to arch-rival Upper St. ...
Drew Welhorsky, like many of his South Fayette football teammates, wears a green silicone bracelet on his left wrist. The wristband features four printed white letters, all capitalized Os. “Outlast, overcome, outwork,” he easily rattles off the first three but struggles to remember the ...
Mt. Lebanon football coach Greg Perry doesn’t know when Patrick Smith sleeps. “At 6 a.m. he’s running sprints. At 7, he’s lifting weights. At 10, he’s practicing with us,” Perry said. “He’s such a tireless worker. There’s no time off for him.” Smith is a “throw ...
Nate Stohl harbors a mean streak. The Upper St. Clair High School senior exhibits the trait but only on the gridiron. “Off the field, Nate is one of the most genuine, kind people you could possibly know,” said USC football coach Mike Junko. “A great teammate and leader.” A high ...
The high school football season did not end the way Peters Township planned. While the Indians had hoped to successfully defend their WPIAL title, they succumbed, 20-9, to Pine-Richland on Nov. 23 at Acrisure Stadium in the Class 5A championship game. “We are obviously disappointed in the ...
