Lebo Oficials Bleach Soccer Balls To Fight MRSA

Mt. Lebanon recreation officials this week warned parents and doused equipment with bleach after a young soccer player contracted a drug-resistant staph infection.

One member of the municipality's preschool-to-second grade soccer league was diagnosed with MRSA on Wednesday, and rec officials believed the best response to prevent it from spreading to teammates was to wash all soccer balls in a bleach solution after each game.

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Soccer Community, Conservationists Honor John Doctor

Mt. Lebanon officials Saturday will dedicate a soccer field they renamed for a Duquesne University professor who fought to preserve a nature park while promoting the playing of soccer there.

It is a fitting tribute to a man who could bring together groups as diverse as soccer fans and conservationists, those who knew John Doctor said.

"John was the bridge between these two interests," said Lee Adams, his friend of about eight years.

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