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High school roundup for Feb. 25, 2022: McKeesport’s Maddie Cherepko hits long-range 3 to knock off Trinity
Maddie Cherepko buried a long-range 3-pointer at the buzzer to lead No. 6 McKeesport to a dramatic 50-49 upset victory over No. 3 Trinity in the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball quarterfinals Friday night. Rachel Manfredo scored 12 points and Brooke Evans added nine for the Tigers (20-4), who will...
Fox Chapel boys rally in second half to defeat Pine-Richland, advance to WPIAL semis
Fox Chapel coach Zach Skrinjar doesn’t mind games of two different halves. His Foxes were down by nine against Pine-Richland in Friday’s Class 6A quarterfinal. But Fox Chapel came alive in the third quarter and posted a 77-67 win over the Rams before an overflow home crowd. Eli Yofan tied...
High school scores, summaries and schedule for Feb. 25, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s results North Hills 61, North Allegheny 53 Mt. Lebanon 58, Upper St. Clair 53 Fox Chapel 77, Pine-Richland 67 Central Catholic 69, Butler 38 Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule North Hills (23-0) vs. Mt. Lebanon (16-8); Fox Chapel (22-1) vs. Central Catholic...
Navy to court-martial sailor accused of starting fire that destroyed $1.2B warship
SAN DIEGO — A 20-year-old sailor will face a military trial on charges he deliberately set the fire that destroyed a $1.2 billion warship on the San Diego waterfront in 2020, the Navy announced Friday. Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays, a former deck seaman on the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme...
DA’s office investigating district judge accused of delay in signing arrest warrant in Uber driver homicide case
Detectives with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office are investigating a local district judge a week after his failure to sign a warrant in a homicide case led to a three-hour delay in the suspect’s arrest. Magisterial District Judge Mik Pappas told the Tribune-Review on Friday that he was never...
Gary Franks: With Russia, prevention beats sanctions
The best way to stop a war is to prevent it from starting. We are failing here. Prevention beats punishment anytime with the former saving lives and the latter doing the opposite. Terms of engagement in conflicts with nations that are formidable does not usually include punishment or sending a...
Man sues, alleging wrongful imprisonment for deadly fire in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield
A man who said he spent nearly 14 years wrongfully imprisoned for a fire that killed three people in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood is suing the prosecutor and two police officers who led the investigation. Daniel Carnevale, 58, filed the federal lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution, fabrication of evidence and civil conspiracy...
Gene Barr: It’s time U.S. energy policy stops empowering Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has plunged Europe into crisis with his invasion of Ukraine. His stated goals are to destabilize the country to bring the nation back under Russia’s control. In response, it’s time we hit Putin where he knows it will hurt — through the energy sector. Unfortunately, there’s...
Letter to the editor: Students being denied a full education
Regarding the article “Norwin board pulls plug on CNN 10” (Feb. 14, TribLIVE): I am a 1969 graduate of Norwin High School. My parents taught there, and my dad was assistant superintendent. I thought the idea of public education was to obtain a well-rounded education. You are exposed to things...
Letter to the editor: Medical aid in dying law needed in Pa.
Thanks for printing George Will’s column “Medical aid in dying should be our right” (Jan. 20), as well as the article “Easing pain at the end” in November 2016. I have spent many moments of my life speaking on my husband’s dead voice to have Pennsylvania pass such a law,...
Ashes to go, Bible study and more around Sewickley area churches
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Pancakes to Go: On Shrove Tuesday, March 1, the church will serve Pancakes to Go from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The meal consists of pancakes, sausage and doughnuts and is $6. Place your order ahead at 412-741-8484 or stpaulssew@verizon.net. Ashes to Go: Pastor Ryan Kobert from...
Organizations meet challenges to serve up Lenten fish fries
Lenten fish fries are more than a Western Pennsylvania Catholic tradition. They are nationwide and also found in Protestant faith communities as well as secular groups. Serving up fish dinners to the public is a great way to raise funds, not just for churches, but also for fire companies and...
Letter to the editor: Opposition to Mon Oakland Connector
Regarding your article “Focus of Pittsburgh’s proposed Mon-Oakland Connector project changes” (Feb. 11, TribLIVE): Although it is true that the project has “generated strong opposition” from transit advocacy groups “and from some Greenfield residents,” naming only these groups implies that only a handful of residents oppose the MOC roadway. Since...
Letter to the editor: Socialism distinctions
To letter-writer Richard London (“We all benefit from ‘socialism,’ ” Feb. 13 TribLIVE): The following are corrections to some of the things I believe you’ve got wrong. The definition of socialism does not change relative to its practitioners. It still means government control over business and industry no matter who’s doing...
The Stroller, Feb. 25, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday and/or Fridays during Lent. To your non-profit’s fish fry listed in the paper and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. String ensemble...
Letter to the editor: Bridge collapse is a wake-up call to government
The recent collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park is a wake-up call to correct misguided government spending priorities. Pennsylvania’s 2021-22 budget is $39.8 billion. Allegheny County approved an operating budget of $942.5 million and $182.5 million in a capital improvement budget. The City of Pittsburgh is...
High school roundup for Feb. 24, 2022: Avonworth boys shock Ellwood City, St. Joseph girls stun Rochester as top seeds fall
Last year, Ellwood City won a WPIAL championship as a No. 11 seed. On Thursday night, the Wolverines were on the other end of a shocking upset. Rowan Carmichael scored 26 points to lead eighth-seeded Avonworth to a 66-55 victory in the Class 3A quarterfinals, ending Ellwood City’s 18-game winning...
Aquinas Academy moves past Monessen girls in WPIALs
Sometimes a team just has your number. That was what Monessen girls basketball coach Janine Vertacnik kept on saying to herself after the Greyhounds dropped their Class A quarterfinal contest to Aquinas Academy, 60-37, on the road Thursday night. “They were just the better team tonight,” Vertacnik said. “Every time...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 24, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule North Allegheny (15-8) at North Hills (22-0), 7 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (16-7) at Mt. Lebanon (15-8), 7 p.m.; Pine-Richland (12-11) at Fox Chapel (21-1), 7 p.m.; Butler (13-9) at Central Catholic (17-5), 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Thursday’s...
Highlands storms back to beat Penn Hills in WPIAL quarterfinals
The Highlands Golden Rams erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit and held Penn Hills scoreless over the last 3 minutes, 43 seconds of the game to pull out a thrilling 51-49 victory Thursday night at Penn Hills. The Indians had leads of 41-31 and 43-33, but junior Jimmy Kunst came up...
Butler’s Kriess battles her way to WPIBL girls singles title
Butler senior Harley Kriess battled her way to a WPIBL girls singles bowling championship Thursday, winning tight matches in the quarterfinals and finals to take home the crown. Kriess defeated Burrell sophomore Leah McCandless in the finals, 178-174, at AMF Belle Vernon. The match came down to the 10th frame....
Homewood man pleads guilty to threatening to blow up federal building in Pittsburgh
A man from Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening to blow up the federal building in Downtown last year. Albert H. Morris, 61, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of making a threat by telephone to destroy a federal building. He will be sentenced by U.S....
Bellevue man who killed man outside North Shore’s Tequila Cowboy pleads guilty to 3rd-degree murder
In the hours leading up to his fatal stabbing of a Black man on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, Joden Rocco sent a picture of his boots to his friend and called them “Carolina (racial epithet) stompers.” In another message that night, Rocco wrote, “This is not a game that we do....
Laurels & lances: Theater, politics and resurgence
Laurel: To an encore performance. “Hamilton” has been undeniably the biggest thing to hit musical theater in years. It wasn’t just a smash on Broadway. The traveling company has been just as in demand when it visits, as it did in Pittsburgh in 2019, and again now as live theater...
Biden has history with contentious Supreme Court hearings. Now he’s trying to avoid one
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden knows a thing or two about contentious Supreme Court hearings, having presided over a pair of the most heated confirmations that still reverberate in U.S politics. That experience is shaping the process of naming the first Black female justice in a bitterly divided Washington. Biden...
