Focus determines many outcomes in sports including football games. Just ask Mt. Lebanon or Peters Township who will battle each other at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 in The Almanac’s Game of the Week. Lebo got off to a rough start in its season opener, dropping a 35-14 decision to arch-rival Upper St. ...
The 2025 high school football campaign kicks off at 7 p.m. Aug. 22 with Week Zero contests, but don’t tell the participants these games are meaningless. While they have no bearing on conference standings, they certainly carry significance because they pit rivals against one another. ...
Mt. Lebanon football coach Greg Perry doesn’t know when Patrick Smith sleeps. “At 6 a.m. he’s running sprints. At 7, he’s lifting weights. At 10, he’s practicing with us,” Perry said. “He’s such a tireless worker. There’s no time off for him.” Smith is a “throw ...
Donovan McMillon of McMurray believes in the Declaration of Independence not to mention the Constitution, particularly the Ninth Amendment. For unalienable rights mentioned in those documents catapulted the 2021 Peters Township High School graduate to success. “If there is anything football ...
Versatility ruled the gridiron in the South Hills this fall as players excelled at multiple positions. In fact, some of the standouts were such forces on both sides of the ball that they garnered all-conference acclaim in dual capacities. The trait also runs rampant among this year’s list of ...
Bethel Park did not collapse when it learned one of its best players would miss most of the football season because of a shoulder injury. On the contrary, the Hawks have flourished. Without Ryan Petras, who had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder in mid-August, Bethel Park ...
