Missed free throws and turnovers prove costly in Peters Township's overtime loss to Exeter.
Indians are in PIAA boys basketball quarterfinals for the first time since 1997.
McMURRAY – The energy surrounding Friday night’s first round PIAA Class 5A boys basketball playoff game was intense enough to trip the fire alarm at the AHN Arena at Peters Township High School.
Eight local high school basketball teams – two boys and six girls – will begin quests for a state championship when they open play this weekend in the PIAA playoffs.
In a battle of Indians, Penn Hills' strong second half edges Peters Township for the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball title.
MT. LEBANON – For the first time since 2009, the Peters Township boys basketball team will be playing for a WPIAL title.
Four double-digit scorers give top-seeded Indians enough firepower to edge South Fayette.
McMURRAY – In what was the most-anticipated boys basketball game at Peters Township in several years, the host Indians gave their fans a night to remember Friday at a throbbing AHN Arena.
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After chalking up its fourth consecutive section title Wednesday with a 12-point win over Trinity, the Waynesburg Central High School wrestling team got its reward Thursday afternoon: top seed in the Class 3A portion of the WPIAL Team Tournament.
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Waynesburg senior is hoping to become a four-time finalist at the Powerade Tournament, held again this year at Canon-McMillan High School.
The game had a "playoff feel" to it and the Indians delivered under pressure.
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The end of the season for Peters Township and Charleroi high schools soccer teams came Saturday.
The PIAA released sites Wednesday for its boys and girls quarterfinal soccer matches that will be played Saturday.
The first day that high school athletes in the Class of 2023 were able to sign binding letters of intent for most NCAA Division I and II college sports was Wednesday, so it was a busy time at several local schools.
The boys high school soccer team from Charleroi and the girls high school team from Peters Township each won their first-round matches in the PIAA playoffs Tuesday.
Indians settle for second in WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer playoffs.
Ringgold runner gets second gold medal in Class 2A.
The best things that can happen as the high school football season moves into the final night of the regular season are for multiple conferences championships to be on the line, many games carrying playoff positioning intrigue and several old rivalries being renewed.
McMURRAY – It was a blue-collar game, and it was fitting that a blue-collar player was the hero.
Postseason play for local high school football teams is rapidly approaching. Only two weekends, starting tonight, remain in the regular season. The playoff picture, however, is still murky.
STATE COLLEGE – Peters Township’s girls golf team settled for silver Wednesday at the PIAA Team Golf Championships at Penn State.
STATE COLLEGE – Four area golfers had top-10 finishes Tuesday at the PIAA Individual Golf Championships at Penn State.
STATE COLLEGE – Rocco Salvitti of Canonsburg shot an opening round of 2-under-par 70 Monday and is tied for second place in the Class 3A boys division at the PIAA Golf Championships.
McMURRAY — If you like touchdowns and plenty of points, then this was not the game for you.
BELLE VERNON – A lot can happen during a round of golf.
UNIONTOWN – After a disappointing effort in the WPIAL Individual Golf Championships with only one qualifier at Allegheny Country Club, the Peters Township High School golf team got some revenge Tuesday.
CORAOPOLIS — Peters Township did all its scoring in the first half and rolled to a 48-8 victory over winless Moon in a Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference game Friday night.
Canonsburg resident and Central Catholic golfer goes wire to wire in winning championship in senior year.
Knowledge is power. Just ask Sydney Shock.
And on a chilly Tuesday, over the tree-lined, sand-guarded 5,500-yard course at Valley Brook Country Club, Marissa Malosh of South Fayette shot 77 to wrap up her second straight WPIAL Class 3A golf title and a spot in the PIAA Championships.
McMURRAY — Chris Cibrone passed for 329 yards and four touchdowns as Peters Township bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 50-13 victory over Baldwin in the Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference on Friday night.
Peters Township golfer is the Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week.
BOLIVAR – Peters Township’s boys golf team broke out their secret weapons Tuesday at Champion Lakes Golf Club.
UPPER ST. CLAIR – Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer once referred to a defensive struggle with Michigan State as “two sledgehammers hitting into one another.”
Is it still early in the high school football season or is it getting late?
When Peters Township and Upper St. Clair face off tonight, they will see mirror images of themselves on the opposite sidelines in this clash for first place in the Allegheny Six Conference.
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