Butler’s Santino Sloboda, Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown seeking 3rd WPIAL Class 3A titles
Butler senior Santino Sloboda and Belle Vernon senior Elijah Brown will look to add their names to a growing list of three-time WPIAL wrestling champions Saturday at the Class 3A championships at Canon-McMillan. The list is currently at 89 members. Derry’s Mason Horwat and Brady Brown are also aiming to...
Norwin girls, behind career night from Lenyn Brozeski, race past Hempfield and into girls semifinals
Norwin watched the movie “Secretariat” this week for inspiration. Then the host Lady Knights went out and turned their quarterfinal game into a one-horse race. A monster second quarter Friday night propelled No. 2 seeded Norwin to a 57-42 victory over No. 7 Hempfield and its fourth straight semifinal appearance....
Police: Michigan man linked to 97 Walmart thefts nationwide arrested in North Huntingdon
A Michigan man accused of a cross-country crime spree involving nearly 100 thefts from Walmart was jailed Friday after attempting to steal about $2,100 worth of electronics from the North Huntingdon store, according to police. Andrew L. Reed, 18, of Detroit, was arrested Thursday night in the parking lot of...
North Huntingdon man charged with DUI in UTV crash that seriously injured passenger
A man was arraigned this week in connection with a UTV crash in North Huntingdon that left a passenger seriously injured, according to township police. Benjamin Howard Kessler, 22, of South Versailles, Allegheny County, is accused by police of being intoxicated while behind the wheel of the UTV on Jan....
St. Agnes Church resumes fish fries after yearlong pause to renovate social hall
St. Agnes Church in North Huntingdon has its annual fish fries down to a science — at least that’s how volunteer Diane Pesarsick describes it. For four weeks leading up to Easter, more than 120 churchgoers get into a rhythm. Boxes of food — fish, french fries and ingredients for...
Registration open for free senior lunch at Norwin
Norwin area senior citizens can enjoy a free lunch and student entertainment from noon to 2 p.m. March 8 in the Norwin High School cafeteria, 251 McMahon Drive, North Huntingdon. The annual Senior Citizens Luncheon is open to Norwin residents ages 55 and older. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. This...
Norwin area: Art scholarship, fish fries, cooking classes, more
Norwin Art League scholarship The Norwin Art League is accepting applications for its annual $1,000 scholarship, which is being presented this year in honor of Albert Froeschl to recognize his longtime support of the organization. The scholarship is open to local high school students who plan to attend college and...
Norwin youth sports leagues face jump in school facility use fees
Norwin youth sports teams and community groups will pay more to use school district facilities starting in the 2027-28 school year under a fee schedule the school board approved unanimously this week. The board hiked the rates without discussion for the use of gymnasiums, ball fields, the swimming pool and...
Irwin officials consider temporary bridge after Colony Drive closure
With funding for a new bridge likely unavailable for three years, Irwin officials are expected to discuss next month whether to rent or buy a temporary structure to replace a bridge closed in January because of a hole in the decking. “If everything went smoothly, we’re still looking at three...
Ohio woman pleads guilty to theft, forgery scheme at Murrysville, Irwin banks
An Ohio woman charged last summer in an identity theft and forgery scheme at banks in Murrysville and Irwin was paroled last week after pleading guilty to her role in what authorities described as a multi-state operation. Jennifer C. Folzenlogin, 63, of Cincinnati, was arrested last July following a regional...
Fox Chapel does little things right in Class 6A 1st-round win over NorwinVideo
Joe McGivney wants to make impactful moments throughout a basketball game. The Fox Chapel junior guard believes they eventually will add up to something meaningful. McGivney scored 20 points Monday night during Fox Chapel’s 52-49 win over Norwin in the first round of the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball playoffs....
Norwin notebook: Another football recruit makes college choice
The NCAA’s National Signing Day came and went Feb. 4, and another Norwin football player made his commitment official. The Knights had one of their most attractive overall classes to college programs in years. Senior Michael DeFazio, a tight end and linebacker, had nine college offers and decided to go...
Norwin boys, girls gear up for WPIAL basketball playoffs
The Norwin girls and boys basketball teams were primed to enter the WPIAL playoffs. The Norwin girls (16-4) are strong candidates to make a run at another title in Class 6A after reaching the finals the last two years. A late-season loss to Canon-McMillan, the top seed, likely took Norwin...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 15, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Diandre Wright sold property at 413 Atlantic Ave. to Mary Ruth Long Flores for $217,000. Gerald Gleba sold property at 303 Barclay Ave. to Alyson Dodaro for $218,000. John Domino sold property at 405 Edgewood Road to Louis Albert Wheeler IV and Haley Abigail Cirka for...
Patient Franklin Regional pass rusher finds college fit at West Liberty
Lochlan Bresnahan led his team in quarterback hurries, but that didn’t mean he was in a hurry to commit to a college. The Franklin Regional senior tight end and linebacker — he also played some defensive end — waited until late in the game to choose a side. A late-arriving...
Norwin area: Movie night at Sage’s Army, church fish fry, more
Sage’s Army to hold movie night Sage’s Army, a nonprofit drug prevention and recovery organization, will show the movie, “The Fantastic 4: First Steps,” at 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at the organization’s headquarters at 6044 Lincoln Highway, Hempfield. The doors will open at 5.30 p.m. The free movie night will...
Norwin youth sports teams oppose hiking fees for fields, gym
A group of Norwin youth sports league representatives expressed their opposition Monday to the Norwin School Board’s plans to raise rental fees for using the district’s fields and gymnasium, saying the increases could price some players out of playing. The school board on Monday night considered a policy that would...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 8, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of Gertrude Burkett sold property at 2505 Hollywood Drive to Mark Prelich and William Copley for $430,000. Forest Hills Bronwen Walters sold property at 101 Avenue K to Nathaniel Eliazar and Brooke Eliazar Macke for $175,000. Dolce V Investments Co. LLC sold property at 619 Barclay...
Franklin Regional caps unbeaten season by outlasting Norwin for PIAA Class 3A title
JOHNSTOWN — To win a team championship, it takes a group of heroes. And for the third consecutive week, Franklin Regional had a few more than Norwin. The Panthers (22-0) won their third PIAA Class 3A wrestling title by defeating section rival Norwin, 29-24, on Saturday at 1st Summit Arena....
Franklin Regional, Norwin to wrestle for PIAA Class 3A title
JOHNSTOWN – The Franklin Regional and Norwin wrestling teams will meet in a third consecutive title match Saturday afternoon. Franklin Regional has won the previous two meetings between the rivals, 30-28 on Jan. 21 for the Section 9-3A title and 31-27 in the WPIAL finals Jan. 31. This one is...
Norwin notebook: Linebacker commits to Division I Lehigh
Norwin senior linebacker Josh Lenart has committed to a Division I program, pledging to Lehigh of the FCS Patriot League. Lenart said Lehigh felt like home. “Lehigh is where I see myself for the next four years,” he said. “The biggest thing for me was that I wanted to go...
Hempfield boys squeeze past Norwin in OT thriller to close section play
Hempfield gave out free white T-shirts with “Spartan Empire” emblazoned on the front Friday night. But a white-out turned into a red-out. Hempfield and Norwin had their share of blood timeouts — from cuts on knees, bloody noses and a nasty cut above the left eye of Norwin’s Alex Graney...
Norwin, Franklin Regional wrestling teams advance to PIAA semis
JOHNSTOWN — Winning toss-up matches is key to deciding tight wrestling matches this time of the season. That is why Norwin and Franklin Regional wrestling teams are headed to the PIAA Class 3A semifinals. Both teams got clutch wins Friday in the quarterfinals at 1st Summit Arena. Norwin got wins...
Autism advocacy groups to host open-mic karaoke at Monroeville MallVideo
Band Together Pittsburgh, a nonprofit that provides music-related programming and opportunities for people on the autism spectrum, is expanding its open-mic karaoke events into Allegheny County on Feb. 21 at the Monroeville Mall. “We have not just performers but also DJs who are on the autism spectrum,” said Lisa Hnath,...
Reserves help Norwin girls rally past scrappy Hempfield; both teams playoff-boundVideo
Things did not look good for the Norwin girls basketball team midway through the third quarter of Thursday’s Section 2-6A game at Hempfield. Hempfield had opened up a nine-point lead and had a chance to make it double figures. That is when Norwin coach Brian Brozeski opted to sub out...
