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George Guido: Armstrong County gets new passing king
There’s a new all-time career passing leader in Armstrong County. Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen has 5,242 passing yards after throwing for 201 yards in Friday’s 49-13 victory by the River Hawks at New Castle. It surpasses the mark of 5,132 yards set by West Shamokin’s Trevor Henderson from 2001-04. Olsen, who...
Northgate uses explosive plays to defeat Riverview
Northgate’s big-play offense proved to be too much Saturday afternoon for the Riverview Raiders. The Flames scored five touchdowns on plays of 45 yards or more in a 32-26 victory over the Raiders at Oakmont’s Riverside Park. Junior Austin Mitchell ran for 156 yards on six carries and scored from...
District college football roundup: Carnegie Mellon upsets No. 22 Rensselaer
Ben Coyne had three sacks of Carnegie Mellon’s seven sacks, and the Tartans (2-0) upset No. 22 Rensselaer (1-1), 10-7. The win was the sixth straight for Carnegie Mellon over a ranked opponent. Hayden Hairston’s 23-yard field goal in the first quarter for CMU accounted for the game’s only points...
Steve Corbin: Citizens are united and legislators don’t represent us
According to the most recent data from Pew Research Center, National Election Studies, Gallup, ABC/The Washington Post, CBS/New York Times and CNN polls, only one-fifth of Americans say they trust the federal government to do what is right. The June 12 headline from a NBC News article sums it up:...
Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky: Can space save Earth?
The world economy is in the doldrums, pessimism is rife around the world and most young people, according to one survey, believe climate change means the end of human life on Earth. Yet, a better future beckons, if we can only begin to look outside ourselves and even beyond our...
Bincheng Mao: Gorbachev valued positive change over power and inspired generations
When East Germans defied Soviet domination with the Leipzig march in 1989, they were chanting an unlikely slogan. “Gorbi, Gorbi!” they shouted in a celebratory tone, referring to then-Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev. The brave demonstrators were hungry for democracy and freedom. Yet, they chose to voice their ideals using...
Kirk Cameron’s anti-abortion film ‘Lifemark’ rides wave of Christian moviesVideo
When the Kendrick brothers met with their usual Hollywood movie studio contacts to distribute their latest picture, “Lifemark,” which came out Friday, the Christian filmmakers received a response they weren’t used to hearing: No thanks. The three brothers based in Albany, Georgia, are known for making religious-themed pictures that perform...
Fox Chapel grad Patrick Monteverde gets promotion to Double-A
Patrick Monteverde is movin’ on up. The 2016 Fox Chapel graduate continued his rise through the Miami Marlins farm system when he was promoted from the Class A Beloit (Wisc.) SkyCarp to the Double-A Pensacola (Fla.) Blue Wahoos. Monteverde is now two steps away from the Major Leagues in only...
Fox Chapel girls volleyball shows early-season progress
After some recent struggles, it appears the Fox Chapel girls volleyball team is headed in the right direction. The Foxes were 0-12 in section play last season, 0-16 overall. But Fox Chapel started out 1-2 and coach Diana Andreyko, in her sixth year with the program, has reason for optimism....
Letter to the editor: Avalon, Fabian keep the oldies alive
We recently attended a concert at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh featuring the Golden Boys, Frankie Avalon and Fabian. We expected to witness two senior citizens acting their age and doing the best they could, but we were pleasantly surprised to experience a two-hour performance far from that. These two...
Sounding off: Reps don’t represent, abortion destroys families, no ‘freebies,’ MAGAs not extremists, Fetterman wrong choice
Representatives don’t represent us When our Harrisburg representatives run for office, they tell voters that they will represent us. But they don’t. In fact, they willingly agree not to. As every new session begins, legislators vote on procedural rules. Currently, those rules allow only majority party leaders and committee chairs...
Letter to the editor: Disappointed in today’s teachers, unions
I am a retired teacher who taught for 36 years, and I am completely disappointed with today’s teachers and their unions. The president of the National Education Association wanted to replace the word “mother” with “birthing parent.” A California high school teacher suggested her class pledge allegiance to a “pride...
Editorial: Candidates need to participate in debates
Pennsylvania will get at least one debate. It seems odd to suggest that not having debates during a midterm is at all possible, and yet the top two races in the Keystone State have kept that question unanswered for weeks. It’s absurd to consider skipping them. Pennsylvania has one of...
The Stroller, Sept. 10, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-through food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman disastrous choice for Senate
We are being bombarded with annoying and in many cases untrue TV ads touting the candidates. A new ad promotes John Fetterman, saying that he “rebuilt his town and brought back jobs.” Braddock remains a very depressed town, now numbering only 1,700 residents after losing 41% of its population between...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 9, 2022: Quinn Priester’s 7 shutout innings lift Curve to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 69-63) scored twice in the ninth inning to defeat Omaha (Royals), 7-5. LF Blake Sabol (.300) hit a two-run homer for the winning margin. Sabol was 2 for 3 with two runs scored. 3B Kevin Padlo (.284) was 1 for 4 with an RBI. C Jose Godoy (.211)...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 9, 2022
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan 33, Seneca Valley 21 Class 5A Allegheny Six Upper St. Clair 53, Baldwin 14 Northeast Penn Hills 33, Pine-Richland 28 Nonconference Aliquippa 26, North Catholic 0 Armstrong 49, New Castle 13 Avonworth 21, Sto-Rox 18 Beaver 28, Freedom 18 Beaver Falls...
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 2
Top performers for Week 2 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 323 - Josh Jenkins, Sto-Rox (12 of 24) 317 - Chris Cibrone, Peters Township (18 of 34) 286 - Zion Frye, Carrick (17 of 35) 279 - Gavin Owens, Chartiers Valley (11 of 18) 268 - Keyshawn...
High school football roundup for Week 2: Canon-McMillan takes down Seneca Valley
Jake Kasper ran for 153 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 5 Canon-McMillan to a 33-21 win at No. 3 Seneca Valley (1-2, 0-1) in a Class 6A football game Friday night. Mike Evans threw for 150 yards and a touchdown for the Big Macs (1-2, 1-1). Graham Hancox...
Serra rallies from pair of 2-TD deficits, uses big defensive play to hold off Washington
Being a ball hawk is a skill, a skill they take very seriously at Serra Catholic. Last year, defense led the Eagles to a WPIAL championship. Friday night, it helped carry them to an impressive win over perennial power Washington. DaiQuan Chatfield’s 47-yard fumble return helped Serra Catholic take the...
Central Catholic’s 17-point 2nd quarter propels Vikings past Bethel Park
One week after defeating last year’s WPIAL Class 6A champions, Bethel Park looked to continue its success, going head-to-head with Central Catholic at Bethel Park High School Stadium. Central Catholic also had a victory last week against Abraham Lincoln High School. With both teams coming off of strong wins, the...
O’Connor hosts assessment meeting in McCandless
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor is hosting an information session about the county’s property assessment and appeals process from 5:30-7 p.m. on Oct. 3 at Northland Library, 300 Cumberland Road. O’Connor is partnering with Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, a coalition of local community-based organizations focused on housing fairness and equity,...
Avonworth overcomes early deficit to defeat Sto-Rox in wild game
Friday night at Lenzner Field was nothing if not a bit bizarre. Avonworth and Sto-Rox each recovered one of their own kickoffs, there were a combined 25 penalties and five turnovers and a comeback from an early double-digit hole. In the end, power football and two key takeaways lifted the...
McKeesport grinds out victory over Belle Vernon
It was the Bobbie Boyd show Friday night at George L. Smith Field at Weigle-Schaeffer Stadium. The McKeesport standout ran for more than 160 yards and a score while also adding a stout defensive effort to help lead the Tigers to a 14-6 victory over visiting Belle Vernon in a...
Deer Lakes gets big nonconference win over Apollo-Ridge
It was a whole lotta love Friday for Deer Lakes in its home opener. Junior wide receiver Wayne Love caught four passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns as the Lancers rolled past Apollo-Ridge, 43-7, in a nonconference game. Deer Lakes quarterback Derek Burk completed 7 of 15 passes for...
