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Peters Township claims WPIAL crown

Panic may be a great entry for a daily Wordle puzzle, but it’s never an applicable five-letter word found in the vocabulary of the Peters Township High School football team. The sudden sensation of fear did not overwhelm the Indians even when they found themselves trailing top-seeded ...

Upper St. Clair hosts South Fayette in conference clash

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. ...

Upper St. Clair kicker makes conversion to American football

In the short 18 years of his life, Jacobo Echeverria Lozano has encountered many twists and turns in life, but his kicks for the Upper St. Clair football team have always been straight and true. Born in Colombia, Echeverria Lozano moved to America in 2012. He was four. He turned five on his ...

Smith working tirelessly for Mt. Lebanon’s success

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 ...

Aunt Suzie gives T.J. thumbs up

Less than 24 hours into her new job as girls basketball coach at Upper St. Clair High School, Suzie McConnell-Serio took her first day off. She had a very good reason. After being hired on June 10, she traveled to Indiana to watch her nephew, T.J. McConnell, play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. ...

Bethel Park beats Petes Township in consolation contest

Bethel Park defeated Peters Township, 17-2, in the WPIAL Class 5A consolation contest played May 27 at Ross Memorial Field in Washington. With the win, the Black Hawks improved to 19-5 overall and earned the third seed out of District 7 for the PIAA tournament. They will take on Dubois June 2 ...