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WPIAL Hall of Fame welcomes Class of 2013

 By Jerry Dipaola
During his career at Donora High School in the 1940s, Bimbo Cecconi accomplished more than most WPIAL athletes. He won medals in track (high hurdles …
Seton-La Salle, Mt. Lebanon win WPIAL boys lacrosse titles
By Dave Mackall
Mike Ermer already was wet from the intermittent rain Thursday night at Baldwin High School. The Mt. Lebanon boys lacrosse coach really got drenched by …
Top-seeded Mt. Lebanon to face challengers in boys lacrosse playoffs
By Chris Adamski
The Mt. Lebanon boys lacrosse team began the regular season with an abundance of questions about who would replace some rather significant players who had …
Big first inning vaults Pine-Richland to playoff win over Mt. Lebanon
By Chris Harlan
With outcomes like this, Pine-Richland might be wise to lose more coin flips. The higher-seeded Rams, designated as the visitors, surged ahead Monday with four …
Multisport athletes draw attention of college recruiters
By Chris Harlan
Mt. Lebanon’s Alex Bookser has footwork nimble enough to impress college football coaches, partly because the 6-foot-6, 295-pounder can spin with ease. Maybe turning around …
Gorman: Quips’ Henry, Lebo’s Bookser make ESPN list
By Kevin Gorman
Dravon Henry turned an afternoon nap into a deep sleep that lasted into late Friday night. When the Aliquippa junior defensive back finally awoke, it was to good news. Henry was one of two WPIAL players named to ESPN’s first national ranking of the top 150 players in the Class …
Prospect watch: Mt. Lebanon’s Alex Bookser
By Kevin Gorman
ALEX BOOKSER 6-foot-6, 295 pounds, OL-DL, Mt. Lebanon Alex Bookser paid attention to the media following his Twitter account, so he decided to play an …
Golden leads Char Valley past Mt. Lebanon
By Nathan Smith
Chartiers Valley girls basketball coach Spencer Stefko knew the odds were stacked against his team when it faced Mt. Lebanon in the PIAA Class AAAA …
Quick start leads Mt. Lebanon to PIAA second-round win
By Paul Schofield
Mt. Lebanon girls basketball coach Dori Oldaker didn’t want to talk about Friday’s upcoming PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinal-round game against Section 4 rival Chartiers Valley. …
Mt. Lebanon redeems self, downs Bethel Park
By Chris Harlan
This win came a week later than Mt. Lebanon’s Jordan Holmes would have liked, but it still eased the angst her team had been carrying. …
Chartiers Valley girls earn 1st WPIAL title-game berth
By Chris Harlan
Chartiers Valley senior Mariah Wells must know how Mt. Lebanon felt year after year. “It’s like a piece of heaven,” said Wells, who scored 17 …
No. 1 Mt. Lebanon rallies past Fox Chapel
By Dave Yohe
Fox Chapel knew there was a tough road ahead in the WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball playoffs. The Foxes knew they would have to face …
High school girls basketball roundup: No. 1 Mt. Lebanon tops Fox Chapel in quarterfinals
By Staff Reports
By winning three of the past four WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball championships, Mt. Lebanon has a target on its back every time it takes …
Shaler hockey team skates its way back to .500
By Jerry Clark
For two periods, Curt Hetz’s Titans played the kind of hockey he preaches and with which he has won a championship. Playing unselfish synchronized hockey …
Mt. Lebanon’s defense returns in victory over Bethel Park
By Chris Adamski
When Mt. Lebanon played Bethel Park on Jan. 3, it allowed a season-high 60 points. That type of production from an opponent is rarer even …
Mt. Lebanon girls look for someone to pick up scoring load 
By Chris Adamski
Thirty points? Thirty-five points? The exact number is irrelevant (it’s actually 35.8). Whatever the number cited, it’s been brought up repeatedly. “We’ve discussed it every …
Athletes of the Week: Sewickley Academy’s J.P. Bowell, Mt. Lebanon’s Caroline Grattan
By Brian Graham 10:27 a.m.
J.P. Bowell School: Sewickley Academy Year: Junior Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Bowell scored an insurance goal for the Panthers in their 2-0 win over …
Seneca Valley reaches semifinals for 1st time in 14 years
By Chris Harlan
Seneca Valley’s Jon Dorogy scored an 84-yard touchdown on a pass play named Porsche, fitting for an offense with the speed of a sports car. …
Mt. Lebanon girls volleyball team spiking opponents 
By Brian Graham
The Mt. Lebanon girls volleyball team cruised through WPIAL competition this season, and now the Blue Devils have their sights set on a PIAA championship. …
Mt. Lebanon, Seneca Valley passing attacks take center stage
By Chris Harlan
Mt. Lebanon’s Mike Melnyk and Seneca Valley’s Don Holl aren’t from Pittsburgh, which might explain the coaches’ affinity for wide-open, pass-oriented offenses. “We have different …
High school football notebook: Fantastic finish might earn Clairton’s Boyd state record
By Chris Harlan
Clairton senior Tyler Boyd would need to score 22 more times to reach the PIAA’s career touchdown record, an enormous number that few score during an entire season. Yet, Boyd might have a chance, at least mathematically. His senior season would have six more games should Clairton reach the PIAA …
Peters Township tandem mines more gold at PIAA championships
By Matt Grubba
HERSHEY –– One week after winning a team championship, Peters Township sophomores Sara Komer and Abby Cummings added another gold medal to their collection. Komer and Cummings claimed the PIAA Class AAA doubles title by winning a rematch of the WPIAL final against Oakland Catholic’s Nicole Cyterski and Megan Wasson, …
Greensburg Central, Mars capture WPIAL volleyball titles
By Bill West
Mt. Lebanon ensured not every WPIAL girls volleyball championship went to teams that previously lacked titles. The No. 4 seed Lady Blue Devils edged Class …
WPIAL Class AAA girls volleyball championship preview
By Bill Beckner Jr.
WPIAL volleyball championship CLASS AAA: No. 3 Fox Chapel vs. No. 4 Mt. Lebanon 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Chartiers Valley High School Serves and volleys: Fox Chapel (18-3) quietly has been one of the hottest teams in the state, winning 17 consecutive matches, including a pair of 3-2 victories over power …
Weather could play a factor at PIAA cross country championships
By Chris Adamski
It’s a sport that competes in the wilderness during a season (fall) and in a part of the country (Pennsylvania) that make for as unpredictable …