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Sounding off: As election approaches, readers share thoughts on parties, candidates
The moderates need to take charge It’s supposed to be majority rule and minority representation, but instead we have a noisy and dangerous left and right minority turning things upside down. Moderate conservative Republicans have no home in today’s Republican Party, and centrist Democrats see the radical left calling too...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman on crime, lieutenant governor’s mansion
I have two subjects I would like Lt. Gov. John Fetterman to address. First, he states he lowered crime in Braddock. That is a partial truth. If you go on crime websites and look for Braddock, they show “major” crime decreased. However, “minor” crime remained the same. We are talking...
Letter to the editor: Vote Democrat to solve our real problems
Heading into the midterm election, we face a lot of real problems. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused worldwide inflation. Ballooning medical and college costs have been squeezing families for years. A changing climate is driving stronger storms and worse floods. Democrats have been working hard — for example, the...
Editorial: Gunfire makes us all innocent bystanders
Innocent bystanders. It is a phrase of absolution. It says that in a particular instance, these people were not in the wrong. On Oct. 15, three people were killed in Pittsburgh’s North Side when an argument in a parking lot jumped from a war of words to a gunfight. Jacquelyn...
Letter to the editor: Abortion is a woman’s issue
New anti-abortion laws in Louisiana criminalize women who have miscarriages with suspicion of crimes that potentially carry the death penalty. Five to 25% of all pregnancies end in spontaneous miscarriage. These are devastating events for the women involved. Now these women are going to be put through more trauma! One...
Letter to the editor: Abortion is the No. 1 issue
It is my opinion that the No. 1 issue in this year’s election — other than skyrocketing inflation or millions of immigrants being welcomed with open arms into our country or President Biden signing an executive order that allows the government to spy on Americans to assess “political instability” —...
Westinghouse tops Perry to reach City League championship
Keyshawn Morsillo threw two touchdown passes and Shaun Robinson and Kahlil Taylor each ran for two scores as No. 1 Westinghouse beat Perry, 45-6, in the City League semifinals Friday night at Cupples Stadium. The Bulldogs (8-0) will take on second-seeded Allderdice (4-5) in the City championship at 4 p.m....
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Nick Curci’s 338 yards, 5 TDs lift Apollo-Ridge to OT upset win
Nick Curci ran for 338 yards and scored his fifth touchdown of the game on a 2-yard run in overtime as Apollo-Ridge scored a 43-36 upset over No. 3 Serra Catholic (7-2, 5-1) in an Class 2A Allegheny Conference matchup Friday night. Jake Mull also caught a 49-yard TD pass...
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: No. 1 Elizabeth Forward stays unbeaten
Zion White threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns — all to Zach Boyd — as top-ranked Elizabeth Forward scored a 62-13 win over Greensburg Salem (3-6, 0-4) in Class 3A Interstate Conference play Friday night. Boyd caught six passes for 233 yards while teammate Diego Magwood ran for 138...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 21, 2022
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 28, Seneca Valley 25 Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park 28, South Fayette 9 Upper St. Clair 43, Moon 6 Big East Gateway 42, Norwin 10 Plum 34, Hempfield 21 Northeast Penn Hills 37, Shaler 7 Pine-Richland 35, Woodland Hills...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: No. 3 Central Valley rolls past No. 5 West Allegheny
Brett FitzSimmons ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Central Valley to a 55-7 victory over No. 5 West Allegheny (7-2, 4-2) in Class 4A Parkway Conference play Friday night. Antwon Johnson added 136 passing yards and a touchdown for Central Valley (9-0, 6-0), which led...
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 8
Top performers for Week 8 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 431 - Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (17 of 21) 431 - Mac Schnur, Butler (27 of 41) 356 - Alec Anderson, Carmichaels (16 of 23) 354 - Joey Mayer, Hampton (13 of 24) 309 - Payton Wehner, Central...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Alec Anderson’s big night seals Carmichaels’ playoff berth
Alec Anderson threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns to lead Carmichaels to a 48-14 victory over Bentworth (2-7, 0-6) in the Class A Tri-County South Conference on Friday night. Carmichaels (6-3, 4-2) clinched a playoff berth with the win. Tyler Richmond had seven receptions for 278 yards and three...
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Gateway tops Norwin to clinch playoff berth
Brad Birch threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 3 Gateway to a 42-10 Class 5A Big East Conference win against Norwin (1-8, 0-4) on Friday night. Chris Livesey caught four passes for 152 yards and a touchdown and scored on a 59-yard punt return for Gateway...
Players switch positions, pace offense as Bethel Park tops South Fayette, clinches playoff spot
Bethel Park was without its top running back, Austin Caye, on Friday night at South Fayette Stadium, but the conference-leading Black Hawks still clinched a playoff spot in the Class 5A Allegheny Six with a 28-9 win. The Black Hawks (8-1, 4-0) used two 100-plus-yard rushing efforts to seal a...
Rangers hire 3-time World Series champion Bruce Bochy as next manager
Heading into their 52nd season, the Rangers still have not managed to win a World Series. But, for the first time, they have a manager who has. The Rangers agreed to terms with Bruce Bochy to take over as the 20th full time manager in club history, the club announced...
Another big game for Landan Stevenson carries Mapletown past Monessen to Tri-County South title
Monessen’s missed opportunities and ill-advised penalties and the hard-nosed running of Mapletown’s Landan Stevenson were the determining factors in a Week 8 de facto Tri-County South Conference championship game Friday night. Stevenson ran the ball for 176 yards and threw a touchdown pass in the second quarter, as the Maples...
Joey Bellinotti, Shady Side Academy shut down Deer Lakes
Shady Side Academy bested Deer Lakes, 20-0, on Friday at Lancer Stadium, spoiling Deer Lakes’ senior night and keeping the Lancers (4-5, 2-2) from clinching a playoff spot. The Bulldogs (4-4, 3-1) clinched the WPIAL playoffs last week. The Bulldogs defense prevented the Lancers from entering the red zone and...
Cadin Olsen leads Armstrong past Chandler Thimons, Highlands in high-scoring affair
Many observers expected a replica of a heavyweight boxing match Friday at Golden Rams Stadium for the Greater Allegheny Conference showdown. The Armstrong High School band played the “Theme from Rocky” after the game, and it was quite appropriate as the River Hawks and Highlands combined for 971 offensive yards....
Belle Vernon overwhelms Southmoreland with 7 TDs in 7 drives
Another Friday night, another early ending for Belle Vernon. The Leopards scored touchdowns on their first seven possessions, including five in the first half, to help push Belle Vernon to a 48-0 win over Southmoreland in a Class 3A Interstate Conference matchup. Jake Gedekoh had a pair of touchdown runs,...
Gary Franks: Black tribal voting must stop
America seeks to be a melting pot. Ideally, we seek to evaluate people, organizations, performances, records, visions and conditions not based on skin color or party affiliation, but on merit. Otherwise, you can be prejudged. For example, if you are a Black American, there is a more than 90% chance...
Pa. Supreme Court rejects appeal seeking parole eligibility for 2nd-degree murder on jurisdictional grounds
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said this week that a challenge to the constitutionality of sentencing people to a mandatory life-without-parole prison term for second-degree murder must be handled through individual appellate proceedings, not Commonwealth Court. Six people serving life without parole for what is known as felony murder — the...
Nathan Benefield: Pa. is epicenter of Democrats’ political spending
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro’s overflowing campaign coffers underscore the importance of Pennsylvania to national politics — and the influence of government unions in elections. With four weeks remaining until the midterm elections, Shapiro reported raising a whopping $25.4 million in his latest campaign-finance report, bringing his total to a...
Brittany Crampsie: On the economy, Democrats deliver
A plurality of Pennsylvanians and Americans rate the economy as the most important issue right now. As we approach the midterm elections, economic arguments are the focal points of most campaigns. In most years, this works to the detriment of the Democratic Party, but this year could be different. Year...
Bus driver recruitment continues to challenge school district transportation contractors in Alle-Kiski Valley
School bus companies serving Alle-Kiski Valley school districts are advertising for bus driver openings. But applicants have not been flocking to replenish the ranks at area school bus terminals. Driver shortages have been an issue for many districts in recent years. In early September, state officials reported a shortfall of...
