As Pete Serio draped WPIAL silver medals around the necks of Isabella Psillidis, Alexandra Pantelis, Alexandra Prunzik, Sarah Zadrozny and Abigail John, the Upper St. Clair coach hugged those seniors a little longer.“It’s always very hard for me to say goodbye,” Serio said. “These ...
During a third-quarter timeout with Upper St. Clair trailing Norwin by three points, Panthers head coach Pete Serio asked his players furtively, “are you afraid to win?”Ava Keating was not.When play resumed, she responded with a 3-point field goal that sparked the Panthers on an 11-6 run ...
Upper St. Clair got its revenge in the end.The Panthers defeated Pine-Richland 56-53 at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena March 13 to claim the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship.Last fall, the USC football team dropped a 34-13 decision to Pine-Richland, which went on to win ...
Winning is a habit at Chartiers Valley High School, particularly when it comes to basketball games that advance the Colts to championship competition.The CV girls basketball team (22-3) defeated Greater Latrobe 59-43 March 11 to advance to its fourth WPIAL final in five years. The Colts have ...
The last time Dan Holzer coached a player like Luke Banbury, Upper St. Clair won a WPIAL basketball championship.Dallas Cowboys’ linebacker Sean Lee led the Panthers to the Quad-A title in 2005.Banbury poured in 17 points to lead Upper St. Clair to a 70-62 victory over Butler and into this ...
The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team rebounded one game after its state-record winning streak ended with a 78-52 victory over Oakland Catholic to improve to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in Class 5A, Section 1.Perri Page led the Colts with 20 points while, Hallie Cowan contributed 18, Aislin ...
