Mars Area School District
CRANBERRY TWP — Fast starts had become a theme during Mars hockey’s 14-game winning streak that landed it in the Penguins Cup Class A final.
The Planets scored the first ...
March 18, 2025
Sports
CRANBERRY TWP — It was a night Seneca Valley hockey will never forget.
A very long one, at that.
Marshall Hewitt’s rocket shot over goaltender Jackson Ankrum’s glove hand...
March 17, 2025
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Not all high school sports teams have clear leaders entering the season, but don’t count the boys tennis teams at Mars and North Catholic among them.
The Planets and Troj...
March 17, 2025
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Luke Lamb came away from his effort in Friday's 50-yard freestyle wanting more, then went out and earned it Saturday at Bucknell University's Kinney Natatorium.
At the PI...
March 16, 2025
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You miss every shot you don’t take. It’s one of sports’ great clichés, but it’s how Mars boys basketball and coach Kobe Phillippi operate from deep.
The Planets have knoc...
March 07, 2025
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PITTSBURGH — After an early bedtime the night before, Luke Lamb ate two bananas before hopping in the University of Pittsburgh's Joseph C. Trees Pool on Friday morning.
T...
February 28, 2025
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WPIAL boys basketball playoffs: Mars falls just short of 5A title game in OT loss to Peters Township
MOON TWP — Mars was a 19-mile drive from the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, but only the length of a paper clip away from a win Tuesday night that wou...
February 25, 2025
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SOUTH FAYETTE TWP — Regional conflict doesn’t usually have a lot to do with basketball.
It kind of did for Mars on Tuesday night.
During a pivotal moment in a WPIAL Class...
February 18, 2025
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O’HARA TWP — The good thing about the early portions of the wrestling postseason is one mistake can be overcome.
One loss won’t end the season, but it can provide insight...
February 15, 2025
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SHALER TWP — The right game plan goes a long way in laying the foundation for an upset.
Mars girls basketball coach Zach Stitt had a surprising one in mind, then watched ...
February 14, 2025
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