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Mt. Lebanon runner-up in WPIAL team track championships

Mt. Lebanon grabbed the runner-up trophy during the WPIAL Class 3A girls track and field team championship meet held recently at West Mifflin stadium. North Allegheny won the team title. The Tigers toppled the Blue Devils, 81-69, as well as Norwin, 89-61, and Hempfield, 97-53, in the ...

Mt. Lebanon flag football future bright

“What ’til Next Year” isn’t just the collective mantra of loyal baseball fans. It has emerged as the slogan for the Mt. Lebanon flag football team after its loss to Shaler, 26-13, in the WPIAL semifinals. “We are so proud of our team and what we accomplished, but we are looking ...

Upper St. Clair finishes runner-up in WPIAL team tennis

When a team aims high and does its best, it can never be disappointed in the results. That was Megan Foster’s philosophy after Upper St. Clair succumbed to top-seeded North Allegheny, 5-0, in the WPIAL Class 3A team championship match played May 5 at the Janet Swanson Tennis Center on the ...

Flag football on rise for high school females

The popularity of female flag football is simple. “The NFL remains popular and girls like football,” said Michael Rost, who coaches the Mt. Lebanon flag team with Shawn Curren. The simplicity of the game is also appealing. “The flag game is approachable for anyone that can run, ...

Flag football on the rise in the region

When the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association approved flag football as an official spring sport for females, paving the way for district and state championships, Ryan Huzjak applauded. The father of four daughters, Huzjak is the senior vice president of business operations ...

Mt. Lebanon wrestler takes monumental steps

Isla Silva of Mount Lebanon possesses the primary principle for success. “She thinks big,” said Matt Kocher. Kocher is Silva’s amateur wrestling coach. He is also owner of South Hills Wrestling Academy (SHWA) where she trains. “Four of our pillars at SHWA are: think big, say ...