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Sewickley Bridge will be reduced to one lane Monday, Tuesday
The Sewickley Bridge will be reduced to one lane alternating traffic Oct. 5-6, weather permitting. According to a news release from PennDOT District 11, sign installation work will take place in Moon Township and Sewickley Borough. Single-lane alternating traffic will occur as needed on the bridge over the Ohio River...
Letter to the editor: Where’s Hunter Biden?
Hey Joe Biden — where ya hiding Hunter? Didn’t you claim you had two sons? Cheryl Koloshinsky Latrobe...
Letter to the editor: Do your homework and use your vote wisely
Every time I see someone write about term limits, I go crazy. We have term limits: It’s called “our vote.” The problem is, we don’t do our homework — look up the candidate’s voting record since he or she got elected. We Americans are getting so lazy it’s ridiculous. We...
Trib HSSN’s Week 4 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 4 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 269 - Max Rocco, Serra Catholic (6 of 18) 266 - Gamal Marballie, Yough (13 of 18) 246 - Trueschal Maddox, Fort Cherry (10 of 12) 245 - Brad Birch, Jeannette (13 of 22) 237 - Naman Alemada,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 2, 2020
Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Canon-McMillan 45, Hempfield 14 Central Catholic 33, Seneca Valley 7 North Allegheny 14, Mt. Lebanon 11 Norwin 28, Baldwin 12 Class 5A Allegheny 6 South Fayette 28, Moon 13 West Allegheny 17, Bethel Park 7 Big East Franklin Regional 42, Connellsville 21 Penn-Trafford...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: No. 1 Beaver Falls cruises past No. 5 New Brighton
Tyler Jones and Quadir Thomas each returned interceptions for touchdowns as top-ranked Beaver Falls rolled past No. 5 New Brighton, 44-15, in the Class 2A Midwestern Conference on Friday night. Jaren Brickner tossed for 184 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers (4-0, 4-0). Xavier Reynolds caught a touchdown pass,...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Keystone Oaks edges Avonworth in Northwestern 6
Logan Shrubb threw for one touchdown and ran for two more to lead Keystone Oaks to a 20-13 win over Avonworth (2-2, 1-1) in Class 3A Northwestern 6 play Friday night. Owen Minford scored on a 28-yard reception for the Golden Eagles (3-1, 2-0). Ian Syam ran for 159 yards...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Rochester slams OLSH in Big Seven showdown
Rashawn Reid ran for five touchdowns and caught another to lead No. 5 Rochester (4-0, 4-0) to a 47-21 Big Seven win over No. 4 OLSH (3-1, 3-1) on Friday night. Reid scored on runs of 5, 6, 75, 25 and 45 yards. Denny Robinson also ran for a score...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Montour races past New Castle in Parkway clash
Gannon Kadlecik rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns as Montour scored a 47-22 victory over New Castle (0-4, 0-2) in the Class 4A Parkway Conference on Friday night. Luke Persinger threw for 165 yards and a touchdown for Montour (3-1, 1-1) while teammate Zachary Carletti scored on a 90-yard...
The Stroller, Oct. 3, 2020: 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. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Burtner House Restoration Society selling commemorative Christmas ornaments Burtner House Restoration Society is selling handcrafted Christmas tree ornaments to celebrate the 200th birthday of the homestead in...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Justin Rice shines as Fox Chapel tops Shaler
Justin Rice threw for 174 yards and five touchdowns — three to Lorenzo Jenkins — to lead Fox Chapel to a 36-21 victory over Shaler (0-4, 0-2) in a Class 5A Northeast Conference game Friday night. Benjamin Wilk and Colin Kwiatkowski also caught TD passes for the Foxes (1-3, 1-1)....
Serra Catholic eases to victory past Shady Side Academy
Before the game started, Jayvon Holt knew he and his Serra Catholic teammates had a distinct, important advantage Friday. “We’re gonna be faster than any team we play,” Holt said. Certainly, that played out on the field against Shady Side Academy. Serra Catholic (3-0, 1-0) physically dominated the Indians (0-2,...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: North Allegheny edges Mt. Lebanon
Gregg Phillips completed all eight of his passes for 59 yards and a touchdown as top-ranked North Allegheny held off Mt. Lebanon, 14-11, in Class 6A play Friday night. Brady Leczo picked up two sacks for North Allegheny (3-0, 2-0), which held Mt. Lebanon (1-2, 1-2) to 205 yards. In...
Chartiers Valley rolls over Blackhawk, sets up showdown with Aliquippa
The Chartiers Valley football team continued its trend of dominant second-half performances as the Colts turned a seven-point halftime lead into a 41-14 victory over Blackhawk in a Class 4A Parkway Conference game. Chartiers Valley quarterback Anthony Mackey accounted for five touchdowns: three passing and two rushing. “(Mackey’s] so calm,”...
McKeesport gets rolling early, often against Ringgold
Entering the season, McKeesport coach Matt Miller knew the Tigers’ renowned triple-option offense would be in good hands with quarterbacks Caleb Reist and Terrance Glenn at the forefront. That was certainly the case Friday as the duo combined to run for more than 200 yards and three first-quarter touchdowns in...
Sewickley area student news for the week of Oct. 3
National Merit Scholarship semifinalists Three students from Sewickley Academy have been named semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program: Aidan Ragoowansi, Navin Rana and Aeyoung Song. The high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 7,600 National Merit Scholarships, worth approximately $30 million, that...
Elizabeth Forward beats South Park, moves to head of the class in Interstate Conference
Elizabeth Forward coach Mike Collodi called Friday’s Class 3A Interstate Conference matchup with South Park “the best game his team’s played” in his tenure leading the Warriors. The Eagles have no argument with that. Elizabeth Forward, behind a fast and physical style, ran over South Park straight to the top...
WPIAL high school football Week 4 scores for Oct. 2, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 4 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • CENTRAL CATHOLIC 33, SENECA VALLEY 7 Gannon Carothers took one carry 70 yards for a touchdown and also returned an interception 56 yards for another score. • PENN-TRAFFORD 38, WOODLAND HILLS...
Surging Springdale stays unbeaten, beats Greensburg Central Catholic
Springdale relied on its big-play offense to go 4-0 for the second consecutive season with a 45-22 victory Friday at Greensburg Central Catholic. Legend Ausk returned to the lineup and threw for 203 yards and two scores, and junior Logan Dexter was busy, rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns...
Franklin Regional overpowers Connellsville with fast start
Seeking to build on momentum gained in its last two games, Franklin Regional scored on all four of its first-half possessions and never looked back in a 42-21 win over visiting Connellsville in a Class 5A Big East game Friday night. “Connellsville’s offense is very good, and we knew we...
Belle Vernon bounces back, shuts out Laurel Highlands
Belle Vernon responded in a big way following last week’s lost to mighty Thomas Jefferson in a 49-0 victory over Laurel Highlands on Friday night in Big Eight Conference play at the Mustang Corral. Leopards coach Matt Humbert always enjoys coming back to the school he once starred at, but...
Here is what happens if President Trump becomes too ill to serve
If President Donald Trump becomes too ill to serve as he battles covid-19 — either in his own opinion or that of Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet — the Constitution would come into play. Brian Kalt, a law professor at Michigan State University, is the author of a...
Editorial: Trump’s diagnosis shows covid-19 is nonpartisan
President Trump now is one of the 7.2 million Americans who have tested positive for covid-19. Everyone should be able to put themselves in these shoes. Maybe everyone doesn’t have a grandma in a nursing home or a husband working in a hospital. Maybe everyone doesn’t work frontline in a...
Freeport Area confirms covid-19 case among middle school staff
Freeport Area School District officials confirmed Friday that a staff member at Freeport Area Middle School tested positive for covid-19. The individual was last at the school on Sept. 23 and contact tracing did not reveal any close contacts among students or staff. The school will not be closed because...
Timeline of Trump’s activities in week coronavirus hit home
WASHINGTON — With just a month to go until the election, President Donald Trump had a busy schedule during the week the coronavirus hit home with him. Trump tweeted early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. Monday • Trump surveys a truck...
