Mt. Lebanon Girls Basketball Rolls Into Final

Underdog Oakland Catholic kissed its chances for an upset good-bye when its top player -- senior guard Colleen Kiss -- was held to four points in last night's WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals against top-seeded Mt. Lebanon.

The unbeaten Blue Devils (25-0) rolled to a resounding 49-32 victory against the Eagles (17-8) at Chartiers Valley. Mt. Lebanon coach Dori Oldaker believes an unblemished record is not a burden to carry through the playoffs.

"It's not pressure," she said. "We don't think about it because right now we think about getting a banner on our gym wall. So it doesn't matter what our loss total is. We're just thinking about that banner."

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Steal, Free Throw Lift Mt. Lebanon

Years from now, Luke Hagy's scoreline won't be impressive from last night's WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal. A Mt. Lebanon freshman guard, Hagy had just three points; a layup in the first quarter and a late-game free throw.

But there was more to his performance -- plenty more. Hagy had seven assists and three steals, two of those coming in the final 28.8 seconds, to seal a 36-35 victory for Mt. Lebanon (21-4) against North Hills (17-8) at Chartiers Valley.

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Mt. Lebanon, N. Hills Win A Pair Of Thrillers

UPDATE: Mt. Lebanon will be playing North Hills in the WPIAL semifinals this Wednesday, February 25 at 8 PM at Chartiers Valley High School. LET'S GO LEBO!

Mt. Lebanon and North Hills, two of the hottest teams in the WPIAL, found themselves down by significant margins and fighting for their playoff lives yesterday.

Both survived ... barely.

In two thrilling finishes decided by just five points, both schools earned WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinal victories.

Paul Lang made a reverse layup at the buzzer to lift Mt. Lebanon (20-4) to a dramatic 45-43 win against McKeesport (14-10) at North Hills. It was the Blue Devils' ninth consecutive victory.

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Third-Seeded Mt. Lebo Disposes Of Kiski Area

The Kiski Area Cavaliers knew a solid effort was needed in order to upset third-seeded Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils in the opening round of the WPIAL boys Class AAAA playoffs.

The effort came, with the exception of a few minutes in the third quarter. Kiski Area committed six turnovers in seven possessions during one stretch of the third period.

That was enough to allow Mt. Lebanon to break open a close game and roll to a 60-45 victory over the Cavaliers at North Allegheny High School.

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Undefeated Mt. Lebanon Earns Top Seed

The Mt. Lebanon girls basketball team (22-0) claimed its initial prize for an undefeated season by landing the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL tournament, which begins Friday at various sites.

In one of the winningest combined seasons in Class AAAA history, the girls were joined in the playoffs by the Mt. Lebanon boys (18-4), who claimed a No. 3 seed after sharing the Section 4-AAAA title with Peters Township.

"You have to beat four good teams to win this thing," Mt. Lebanon boys coach and former Pitt player Joe David said. "There is no easy road, so my attitude is that we're happy to be here. We look forward to playing those teams. If you're going to be a champion, you have to prove it."

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Lebo Football In WPIAL Playoffs

Although they didn't have the regular season that they hoped to this year, our Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils football team has made the WPIAL playoffs. They will play the Gateway Gators at Gateway High School in Monroeville on Friday, October 31 at 7:30 PM. LET'S GO LEBO!