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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mark (Knobby) Walsh has transitioned nicely from coaching boys to girls in basketball. With the WPIAL playoffs about to commence, Walsh has the Mt. Lebanon girls poised to make noise in the Class 6A tournament. When the Blue Devils travel to Seneca Valley on Feb. 21, Walsh will remind his ...
Ethan Higgins of Bethel Park and Payton Collins of Mt. Lebanon recently reached significant milestones in their athletic careers. A senior, Higgins entered the Century Club by winning his 100th career wrestling match during the Powerade Tournament held Dec. 27-28 at Canon-McMillan High ...
