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Mt. Lebanon swimmer golden in final PIAA meet

Sylvia Roy put an exclamation point on her scholastic swimming career when she not only captured her third straight state title in the 100-yard backstroke during the PIAA championships, but the senior from Mt. Lebanon also shattered her own record in the event. “What a way to go out,” ...

Mt. Lebanon swimmer dominates WPIAL championships

Sylvia Roy capped her WPIAL swimming career in record fashion. The Mt. Lebanon senior not only claimed her fourth straight individual titles in both the 50-yard freestyle as well as 100-yard freestyle events to become only the third female swimmer in Class 3A to complete the feat, she also ...

Mt. Lebanon swimmer expected to dominate final WPIAL

The WPIAL swimming championships will be held Feb. 27-28 at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool. Look for Sylvia Roy of Mt. Lebanon to make a big splash in her final hurrah before she matriculates to the University of Virginia. The senior is looking to become a four-time WPIAL ...

Meaningful memento

Swimmer Josh Matheny of Upper St. Clair brought home many souvenirs from the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. One of those tokens now belongs to Dave Schraven. The Mt. Lebanon resident coached Matheny when he attended Upper St. Clair High School and when he trained for the Pittsburgh ...

Olympic odyssey:

During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Josh Matheny was able to see his parents briefly. He met with them once for 30 to 40 minutes at a Parisian cafe. “It was hard to see people outside the Olympic Village,” the 21-year-old son of Dr. Jeffrey and Kristin Matheny said. So, since spending ...

Matheny finishes seventh in Olympic swim event

Fans of Josh Matheny gathered in the auditorium of his alma mater July 31 to watch the 2021 Upper St. Clair graduate realize a dream of competing in the finals of the 200-meter breaststroke event during the Summer Olympics in Paris. Matheny clocked a 2:09.52 and finished seventh at the Paris ...