Below is a review of the South posts that appeared Sunday, May 12 through Friday, May 17. We're also including links from the previous Saturday (May 11).

Saturday, May 11
* Photo journal: Lebo boys' lax, to begin playoffs with Franklin Regional
* Photo journal: The Chartiers Valley girls' lacrosse team
* Five South teams reach girls' lacrosse playoffs
* Five South team to compete in boys' lacrosse playoffs
* Schedule toughens Mt. Lebanon boys' lacrosse team

Sunday, May 12
* Sports Town South Week in Review (May 5-11)

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Both Seton-LaSalle and Baldwin High's boys lacrosse teams enjoyed solid seasons in 2012. The Rebels finished the regular season with a 13-1 record and were a spotless 5-0 against Division II, Section 2 competition.  Baldwin was almost as solid as the Rebels, finishing the regular season with a 13-5 record and a 5-1 mark in section play.

Both easily survived challenges in the quarterfinals. Seton-LaSalle scored more than 10 goals in a game for the 10th time this season with a 16-5 quarterfinals victory over Latrobe this past Thursday. Baldwin hit the road the same day for its 13-6 victory at Mars.

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At this stage of the season, seeding purposes don't amount to much when there's plenty of incentive at stake. Particularly when the competitors in question are the Mt. Lebanon High Blue Devils and the Peters Township High Indians.

With a rivalry that might be one of the strongest in the WPIAL, the two schools play very hard against each other -- no matter what sport is being contested.

So, when the boys lacrosse teams from both schools line up at 6 p.m. Monday at Baldwin High, there likely will be a spirited contest played with just a little more incentive for both teams.

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South Park's reward for playoff victory is a match with No. 1 volleyball team

The South Park boys volleyball team fell short of the Class AA Section 3 title, but were the most impressive of the section's six teams in the second half.

"We got off to a slow start," said Eagles coach Jesse Panzarello, referring to South Park's 2-3 record in the first half of section play. "We made so many changes trying to find the best lineup. We had a different lineup in every match.

"In the second half, we finally settled down and came up with a starting lineup that allowed us to perform much better."

South Park won four of its last five matches to conclude its section schedule with a 6-4 record. The Eagles finished in a three-way tie for second place along with Thomas Jefferson and Seton-LaSalle.

"We had three five-set matches in the first half and lost two of them," Panzarello said. "We had three more five-set matches in the second half and won two of them. Those matches made us mentally stronger as a team."

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