Canon-McMillan Boys Soccer Team Beats Peters—Heads to Title Game

The team won 2-1 over the rival team.

Congratulations to the Canon-McMillan High School boys soccer team, which beat rival Peters Township in the WPIAL semi-finals Wednesday night. The team next faces Upper St. Clair High School's team Saturday to battle for the title. And friends of the team wanted Canon-McMillan Patch to make sure readers knew: In school history there has never been a team that has gone as far as the semi-finals. They asked fans to come out and support the boys Saturday night for the match, which the Canon-McMillan boys soccer Facebook page indicates will be held at 6:45 p.m. at Elizabeth Forward High School. For more information on the game, check out the Observer-Reporter's coverage here.

• Photos (1)

RECAP/STATS: Highlanders Smack Macs, 31-7

Canon-McMillan will not make the 2012 playoffs; Baldwin is still in the hunt.

To add your own pictures from the game, click on "Upload Photos and Videos" above. Don't hesitate to include photos of the marching band, cheerleaders, coaches and fans! Full statistics (including play-by-play) are available in the media gallery above. Looking very much like the quarterback whom his head coach says that he is, Baldwin High School sophomore Doug Altavilla threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns to lead his team to a 31-7 win over Canon-McMillan High School in a WPIAL AAAA Southeastern Conference football game on Friday night. In the first half alone, Altavilla completed eight of nine passes for 240 yards and both TDs. He finished the game going 9-for-13 against the host Big Macs (1-7 overall, 1-6 Southeastern), even though …

•  25 Comments
• Photos (25)
• Documents (1)

Robert Edward Healy, III

4:17 am on Saturday, October 27, 2012

CORRECTION: Baldwin was actually eliminated from postseason contention, as well.   more ›

Canon-Mac Readies for WPIAL Title Game Thursday

The girls softball team defeated Shaler in the semi-finals yesterday and will move on to the title game against Hempfield at California University of PA.

Canon-McMillan knocked off top-seeded Shaler, 4-3, Thursday at Fairhaven Park's Lind Field to become the first Canon-Mac softball team to advance to the WPIAL championship and clinch its first berth in the PIAA playoffs. According to the Observer-Reporter, the fifth-seeded Big Macs (15-5) will play second-seeded Hempfield on Thursday at 7 p.m. at California University.

• Photos (1)

RESULTS: 2012 WPIAL Track & Field Championships

The boys and girls event was held at Baldwin High School on Thursday night.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has received a list of the medalists from the 2012 WPIAL AAA boys and girls track & field championships, held at Baldwin High School on Thursday night. Click here for boys results. Click here for girls results. Congratulations to Canon-McMillan's Shawn Johnson, who took first place in the boys high jump, long jump and triple jump; Zack Soyring, who took fourth in the javelin, and Alec Rideout, who took seventh in the shot put. On the girls' side, congratulations to Mira Carrozza, who took first place in javelin; and Anna Lombardo, who took sixth place in both the discus and javelin events. As first-place winners, Shawn and Mira automatically qualify to compete in the 2012 PIAA state championships at Shippensburg…

• Photos (1)

Canonsburg Wrestling Legend Puchany Dies

The first four-time WPIAL wrestling champ also coached for Canon-McMillan.

Canon-Mac Lacrosse Ends Season Play

Defeat to Quaker Valley wraps up a season that puts team in good position for next year.

By Gary W. Beam The Canon-McMillan lacrosse season came to end last night at Canon-Mac Stadium as the Quaker Valley Quakers dominated the Big Macs, posting a 14-4 victory and claiming the prize of a playoff berth in the upcoming WPIAL Division II playoffs. Missing the playoffs comes as a great disappointment to the players, coaches and supporters of the team after a very successful 13-5 overall season record. The Big Macs dropped their final four games, three of which were division games, with opponents averaging nearly 12 goals per game. A win in any one of those games would have given Canon-Mac its first playoff appearance since Big Macs lacrosse became a WPIAL-sanctioned sport. The evening started out as most expected with a very tight …

• Photos (4)

Baldwin Highlanders Defeat Big Macs 8-7

Chance to win WPIAL playoff berth denied; 'In the Senior Spotlight' features three more senior players.

By Gary W. Beam An old adage states that opportunity only knocks once, it will not come again. The Canon-McMillan lacrosse team learned, first-hand, how incorrect this saying is. An opportunity to clinch a playoff berth in the WPIAL Division 2-Section 1 playoffs slipped through their fingers last night at Canon-Mac Stadium as the Baldwin Highlanders defeated the Big Macs, 8-7 in overtime. In six of the last eight Canon Mac games, one goal has separated the victor from the loser and of those six, four have gone into overtime. Baldwin got off to a fast start, scoring two goals in the first two minutes and 10 seconds of the game. But as has been their trademark, the Big Macs battled back and, after trailing 4-3 at the half, tied the game on a…

• Photos (3)

Gallery: CM Boys Soccer Falls to Penn Trafford

The team lost 1-0 Thursday night.

The Canon-McMillan boys varsity soccer team lost 1-0 to Penn Trafford High School Thursday night. The team faces off next against Peters Township High School on Tuesday.

• Photos (10)

P.I.A.A. to Vote on Schedule Change

All varsity sports except football may lose two games.

In effort to ease the burden of strained school budgets, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is considering a move that would eliminate two games from all varsity schedules except football and spare district dollars on the cost of transportation and officials.   The 31-member state sports association will vote in less than two weeks—when the P.I.A.A. convenes on May 25 and 26 in conjunction with state track championships—whether or not to reduce athletic schedules for the impending school years.   “Knowing that many districts are facing financial strains due to (Gov. Tom) Corbett’s proposed budget, the association is looking for ways to help districts save on expenses,” said Melissa Mertz, assistant executive director of …

• Photos (1)