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Dan Rodricks: In Annapolis, an accounting of what they lost on the day of the Capital shooting
One by one, in the most profoundly personal ways, they told us what the depraved violence of June 28, 2018, had cost them. One by one, relatives of the Capital Gazette shooting victims described what the killer took from them: a brother who was “the curator of obscure family memories”...
Sounding off: Money’s worth on the turnpike
The Turnpike Commission is laughing itself all the way to the bank! The diversion of E-ZPass and Toll by Plate has allowed the commission to drastically increase tolls while keeping the public ignorant of those increases. Turnpike usage is geared toward the commuter and not the occasional user who must...
Burt’s big game leads Steel Valley past Ligonier Valley
NiJhay Burt scored five touchdowns, and for the third week in a row, rushed for more than 200 yards, leading Steel Valley to a 40-0 win over Class 2A No. 5 Ligonier Valley on Friday in this Allegheny Conference opener at Campbell Field in Munhall. After the Ironmen’s defense stopped...
Paul Muschick: Well, I’m not a Pennsylvania Turnpike scofflaw after all
Paul Muschick is a columnist for The Morning Call of Allentown (paul.muschickmcall.com). This week, when I called for tougher enforcement to collect $104 million in unpaid Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls, I mentioned how I hadn’t been billed for a ride on the pike six weeks ago. I was expecting a bill...
At the Library: Upcoming programs at the Northern Tier Library
Blue Mist Road: Fact and fiction Every year at Halloween, this barely traveled road on the edge of North Park leaps into prominence. What started as a local story is commonly listed as one of Pittsburgh’s most haunted sites and has been featured in publications such as Weird Pennsylvania. Just...
North Allegheny notebook: Slow-pitch softball team rolls past Penn-Trafford
North Allegheny’s slow-pitch softball team swept a doubleheader against Penn-Trafford on Sept. 26 and improved to 5-1 on the season. The Tigers rolled to 27-1 and 26-4 wins and have outscored opponents 129-36 through six games. In Game 1 against P-T, Nina Pietrzak was 4 for 4 with three RBIs,...
Shady Side Academy girls soccer carries momentum into season’s 2nd half
The Shady Side Academy girls soccer team finished the first half of the Section 2-2A season atop the standings at 4-0. But the Bulldogs have no intention of stopping there after a hard-fought, 1-0 victory at Burrell on Sept. 27. A goal by Gabby Hill-Junke, her fifth of the season,...
Fox Chapel golfers adding to program’s successful legacy
Many youngsters find something interesting to do in the summer between their junior and senior years of high school. For Fox Chapel’s Max Johnson, he spent time in Montana golfing near Yellowstone National Park. It’s an experience he won’t soon forget. “I played seven or eight different courses. My father...
Letter to the editor: GOP’s invasion of privacy is dangerous
The citizens of Pennsylvania are entitled to have their private records kept private. What the Senate GOP is asking for, they have no right to without our giving permission (“Pa. Senate GOP moves to collect private voter information in controversial review of 2020 election,” Sept. 15, TribLIVE). To give such...
Letter to the editor: Covid is coming over the border
President Biden has been in the news daily putting pressure on us citizens to get vaccinated. I am vaccinated and am not against the vaccine. What upsets me about his comments is that he wants to put the reason for upswing in covid on people who are not vaccinated. I...
North Hills student news for the week of Oct. 2, 2021
Student leaders North Allegheny Senior High School seniors Victoria Ren and Alina Zaidi were named as Bank of America Student Leaders for 2021. The prestigious program helps prepare students to enter the workforce through skills-building and leadership development. Ren and Zaidi were selected for their commitment to community involvement, service...
The Stroller, Oct. 2, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Information should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Mini golf fundraiser planned Oct. 16 in Springdale A Halloween Miniature Golf Outing to benefit the Myasthenia Gravis Association will be Oct. 16 at Glen’s Frozen...
Editorial: Ousting airport authority members was vindictive move
What would Arnold Palmer think? The question must be on the minds of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority members and those who knew the Latrobe-born professional golfer, after county commissioners removed Donald “Doc” Giffin and authority Chairman Paul Puleo from the board. The county airport is named for Palmer, the...
Letter to the editor: Carbon fee, dividend is wealth redistribution scheme
The carbon fee and dividend process (the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act) supported by Citizens’ Climate Lobby is advertised as a revenue-neutral means of reducing U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion. This plan is little more than a wealth redistribution scheme masquerading as a cure for the “climate...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 1, 2021
High schools Field hockey Friday’s results Class A Aquinas Academy at Ellis School, (n) Nonsection Shady Side Academy at Peters Township, (n) Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Baldwin 21, Norwin 10 Canon-McMillan 45, Hempfield 27 Central Catholic 35, Seneca Valley 0 Mt. Lebanon 51, North Allegheny 20 Class 5A...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: New Castle rallies past Montour with late touchdown
Austin Kelly caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Chris Hood with 8 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give New Castle a 14-10 victory against Montour (2-4, 0-1) in a Class 4A Parkway Conference football game Friday night. Hood threw for 48 yards and ran for 111 yards and...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Ambridge snaps 28-game losing streak
The WPIAL’s longest losing streak is over. Adam Fernandez scored on a 60-yard punt return and an 81-yard kickoff return as Ambridge scored a 35-9 victory over Hopewell (0-5, 0-1) in the Class 3A Northwestern 6 Conference on Friday night, snapping a 28-game losing skid. Deavon Ivory threw for 107...
Undefeated Moon scores workmanlike win over South Fayette
The Moon Tigers did what they had to do Friday night. Their grind-it-out attitude was most on display during the Tigers’ final offensive possession. Leading 21-13 with 7:16 left in the game, Moon marched 92 yards and took over six minutes off the clock. The drive resulted in a 22-yard...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Rocco leads Serra Catholic past Shady Side Academy
Max Rocco threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 2 Serra Catholic to a 39-7 victory over Shady Side Academy (3-3, 0-1) in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference on Friday night. Amire Spencer caught seven passes for 131 yards while teammate Terrell Booth caught four passes for...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Fort Cherry edges Northgate
Maddox Truschel hit Anthony D’Alessandro with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 5 minutes, 16 seconds left in the game to put Fort Cherry ahead for good in a 29-28 Class A Big Seven Conference win against Northgate (2-4, 1-2) on Friday night. Truschel threw for 177 yards and ran for...
This date in sports history: Oct. 2Video
1950 — Jim Hardy throws six touchdown passes, including five to Bob Shaw, as the Chicago Cardinals pound the Baltimore Colts, 55-13. 1970 — Fourteen members of the Wichita State football team are killed in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains. 1980 — Larry Holmes registers a technical knockout...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 5
Top performers for Week 5 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 339 - Landon Lutz, South Fayette (28 of 39) 311 - Max Rocco, Serra Catholic (15 of 34) 298 - Brad Birch, Gateway (15 of 27) 269 - Graham Hancox, Seneca Valley (20 of 38) 256 -...
Clairton holds on for victory over Bishop Canevin in sloppy game
After a two-game losing streak and a two-game winning streak, Clairton faced a first-place battle against an undefeated Bishop Canevin football team Friday night. The Bears led by 22 points after a sloppy first half and eventually added a touchdown to answer a ferocious comeback attempt by Bishop Canevin and...
WPIAL Class 6A/5A roundup: Upper St. Clair upsets Peters Township
Ethan Hiester scored three touchdowns as Upper St. Clair upset No. 2-ranked Peters Township, 31-3, in Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference play. Mateo Cepullio also caught a touchdown pass for the Panthers (3-3, 1-0). Sam Miller threw for 113 yards and two interceptions for Peters Township (4-2, 0-1). Bethel Park...
Pirates farm report for Oct. 1, 2021: Indy’s James Marvel fans 8 in 8 innings
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 61-66) beat Nashville (Brewers), 7-2. RHP James Marvel (7-7, 5.26) had his best start of the season, allowing two runs and striking out eight over eight innings. RHP Tyler Bashlor (2.39) pitched a perfect ninth with a pair of strikeouts. C Christian Bethancourt (.281) had two RBIs on...
