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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. ...

March Madness

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 ...

Culture change

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 ...

A cry went up in AHN Arena as Liam Sheely grabbed his left shoulder during fourth-quarter action in Mt. Lebanon’s 68-58 victory against Peters Township in a non-section boys’ basketball game played Feb. 10. A junior, Sheely rushed towards Joe David for relief. There Lebo’s floor boss, who ...

SF, PT girls continue on collision course

South Fayette and Peters Township continue on a collision course as both teams continue to dominate the girls’ basketball scene this winter. The Lady Lions ran their winning streak to nine games with victories against Montour, 79-33, and Moon, 51-24. South Fayette was 10-0 in Section 3 and ...

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 ...