Bob Orkwis stories, Page 5
Mars guts out win over stingy North Hills
In its last two conference wins over Armstrong and Shaler, Mars racked up a total of 76 points. In its last two conference losses to Peters Township and Gateway, North Hills gave up a total of 78 points. Those numbers made it look like Mars would light up the scoreboard...
Late field goal, OT turnover carry Bethel Park to thrilling win over Moon
Homecoming drew a large and boisterous crowd to Bethel Park on Friday night. Senior kicker John Gummo and safety Will Patrizio sent the fans home happy. Gummo made a 23-yard field goal to tie the score with eight seconds left in regulation and Patrizio stripped the ball from a Moon...
Dom Pieto leads Central Catholic to measuring-stick win over Bethel Park
Even though it was a non-conference crossover game between 6A Central Catholic and 5A Bethel Park, both teams looked at the game as a measuring stick for the rest of the season. If that’s the case, Central Catholic is yards ahead of Bethel Park as the Vikings defeated the Black...
Bethel Park picks off 4 passes en route to defeating West Allegheny
Bethel Park and West Allegheny came into Friday’s Class 5A Allegheny 8 matchup after wins last week in which both teams ran the football effectively. The passing game took center stage Friday, which turned out well for the Blackhawks and not so well for the Indians. Bethel Park (2-0, 2-0)...
Peters Township defeats Upper St. Clair in Allegheny 8 opener
Peters Township used a pair of scores from Josh Casilli to knock off Upper St. Clair, 29-21, in the teams’ WPIAL Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference opener Friday night. The No. 2-ranked Indians (2-0, 1-1) started fast with a long return from Aidan McCall on the opening kickoff. Peters Township’s...
Peters Township tops Mt. Lebanon in double overtime to reach PIHL Class AAA Penguins Cup finalVideo
Special teams are always important in a hockey game, especially in the playoffs … and most especially in overtime of the PIHL Penguins Cup semifinals. Mark Lehman’s power play goal at 10:33 of the second overtime gave Peters Township a 3-2 win over Mt. Lebanon and put the top-seeded Indians...
