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Two achieve milestones

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 ...

“Don’t count us out” proved the winning motto at South Fayette as the Lady Lions fought off doubts to become WPIAL champions for the third year in a row. Despite losses due to the graduation of two Division I prospects and to critical season-ending injuries to two additional players, the ...

After two rounds of PIAA girls’ basketball playoff action, there were no local survivors as South Fayette (19-9), Chartiers Valley (17-8) and Peters Township (24-2) wrapped up their seasons with decisive defeats. The Lady Lions dropped a 48-28 decision to Oakland Catholic (26-2) on March 13 ...

South Fayette advances while PT, CV falter

There will be no WPIAL championship appearance for either the Peters Township (22-2) or the Chartiers Valley (16-7) girls basketball teams, but South Fayette (17-8) overcame all odds and advanced to the Class 5A championship game for the third consecutive year. While North Allegheny and Norwin ...

Peters Township rises to the top with Wetzel

Natalie Wetzel can do it all on a basketball court. This winter alone, the Peters Township junior averages 17.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game while converting 49.8 percent of her two-point baskets and 38.1 percent of her 3-point shots. “You can run out of superlatives to ...

Gemma Walker averages 16.3 points per game but the senior was in a bit of a hurry to score a dozen of them when Peters Township hosted Bethel Park on Jan. 19 at AHN Arena. During a 59-55 overtime win against the Black Hawks, Walker tossed in 12 of her game-high 22 markers in the first ...