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Blue Devils qualify for states

The Mt. Lebanon High School rifle team finished fourth in the WPIAL championships held Feb. 11 at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsman Club located in Canonsburg and qualified for the state championships. Woodlands Hills won the title with an 800-53x while Hempfield finished as the runner-up. ...

Davis dreaming big

Jayden Davis sees himself as the next TJ McConnell to come out of Chartiers Valley. “Yes, I do,” he said. “There are a lot of similarities, especially the aspect of being told that you are too small. We let our hustle and our actions do the talking.” Known as the “little kid” on ...

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 ...

Fearless Blue Devils prepared to make playoff run

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 ...

Team dreams lost

Franklin Regional upended Connellsville, 32-25, to capture the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling title and Norwin grabbed the third PIAA playoff spot by defeating Thomas Jefferson, 36-30, in the consolation match contested Feb. 1 at the AHN Arena on the Peters Township High School campus. For the ...

USC anticipates top seed in Class 6A

When the WPIAL announces playoff pairings in boys’ basketball on Feb. 10, expect Upper St. Clair to draw the No. 1 seed in Class 6A. The Panthers are the defending district champions. Additionally, they have been ranked first throughout the 2024-25 regular season. “They are the best team ...