Black Hawks Athletics

A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION
WPIAL Champions, PIAA Champions, Collegiate Athletes and More

Bethel Park has enjoyed a tremendous amount of athletic success over the years.

At Bethel Park, we believe a dynamic athletic program is essential for student-athletes' educational development. Designed to enhance students' interests and talents, our program teaches life lessons in sportsmanship, teamwork, and competitive drive. Athletes learn to win with humility and lose with grace.

Goals of the Athletic Program:

Foster work ethic and perseverance in young athletes.
Develop positive citizenship traits.

Founded over a century ago, our athletic program has grown significantly and is now integral to Bethel Park's tradition. While we compete to win, our primary focus is on maintaining our rigorous academic standards and meeting PIAA eligibility requirements.

We celebrate student-athletes' success but reject "winning at any cost" and pressures that compromise sportsmanship and mental health. Our program, seen as a scholastic activity, emphasizes character-building traits such as self-sacrifice, honesty, loyalty, hard work, dedication, reliability, and responsibility.

Bethel Park firmly believes that these attributes, learned through athletic participation, prepare students for lifelong success, as evidenced by the achievements of our alumni.

Athletics

Edwards sets two school records, leads Bethel Park to fourth at WPIAL championships

Jackson Edwards led Bethel Park at the WPIAL Championships at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Hall, winning the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke while setting school records in both events to help the boys team finish fourth overall. The Black Hawks also earned multiple top finishes and personal-best times across several relays and individual events, with the girls team placing in the Top 20.

2025–26 School Calendar Update: Makeup Day and Schedule Changes

The Bethel Park School District Board of School Directors recently approved an administrative recommendation to amend the 2025-26 school calendar to make up for the unexpected school cancellation on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, caused by a severe winter storm.

Update (1/27/26 - 12:22 PM): Snow removal nearing completion, activities to proceed as planned

Snow removal at all Bethel Park Schools, including at the BPHS campus, is expected to be completed late this afternoon. All scheduled after-school activities planned for Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 -- including athletic contests, the school board meeting, etc. - will proceed as planned.

Bethel Park Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes Class of 2025

Bethel Park announced its Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2025, honoring seven former student-athletes and contributors during an induction ceremony at Bethel Park High School sponsored by Allegheny Health Network. The class includes Tracy Pfister ’83, Anthony Caruso ’08, Nick Kwiatkoski ’11, Levi Metheny ’16, Nino Bonaccorsi ’17, Coach Jeff Metheny, and Distinguished Contribution Award recipient Patricia Barnitz, each recognized for their lasting impact on Bethel Park athletics.