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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...
Mt. Lebanon comes alive in 2nd half, beats North Allegheny for 1st time since 2005
The Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils had to bow down to a banner strung across the entrance to their locker room all week long leading up to their Friday match-up with the North Allegheny Tigers. The banner said just “2005 bow down” and was hung low so as to force each...
Franklin Regional blanks Connellsville to end losing streak
Franklin Regional took advantage of Connellsville’s mistakes and the Panthers’ defense was up to the task in a 36-0 victory Friday in the Big East Conference opener for both teams. Following a scoreless first quarter where neither team’s offense could get anything going, Franklin Regional (2-4, 1-0) cracked the scoreboard...
GCC coach’s memorable day includes shutout victory over Springdale
Friday was a big day for Greensburg Central Catholic coach Marko Thomas. He became a father to baby boy Devin, and his Centurions later won a key game against an Eastern Conference playoff contender. Greensburg Central broke open a close game with big plays in the third quarter en route...
AP Source: NWSL commissioner out amid scandal involving allegations of sexual harassment by former coachVideo
National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Lisa Baird is out after some 19 months on the job amid allegations a former coach engaged in sexual harassment and misconduct toward players, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of...
Penn Hills teen shooting victim identified, recovering from injuries
The victim in a shooting Monday at a gas station in Penn Hills has been identified as 17-year-old Penn Hills High School senior Marques Coffey. The school district issued a statement Friday on its website at the request of the family, stating that Marques “is in good spirits and continues...
Running wild: Browns’ Hunt a ‘devil’ when he has the ballVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Arms flailing, legs churning while kicking up grass and dirt as his dreadlocked hair flies from under his helmet, Kareem Hunt’s got a running style that is unorthodox and unique. He fights for every yard — every inch — like it’s a personal turf war. “Runs like...
Letter to the editor: Biden needs to get serious about our real issues
We have had epidemics before, and we are going to have them again. We have made a terrible mess out of the way we have handled this one. We can’t afford to do this again. It seems all that President Biden wants to talk about is covid, and doesn’t want...
Sheldon Jacobson: Covid-19 booster shot chaos
The covid-19 booster shot debate is now in full gear. Ongoing review, analysis and discussions involving the FDA, the CDC and the White House are bringing more chaos into a public health environment that needs calm and consistency, not confusion. As the delta surge continues in certain areas, many of...
Understanding heart tests
Having a healthy heart is always the goal, but sometimes you need some help to make sure everything is working just right. And that’s where heart tests come in. Health care providers can order many types of heart tests for their patients, and it can get confusing and sometimes scary....
Allison Schrager: The people’s guide to assessing covid risk
We’re often told that humans are lousy at judging risk, and the pandemic seems to have confirmed this in spades. What else can explain vaccine hesitancy or otherwise healthy people wearing two masks as they walk alone, outside? Yet despite all the evidence pointing to our inability to make sense...
