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PIHL high school hockey standings through Jan. 1
Here are the PIHL high school hockey standings through Wednesday, Jan. 1. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class AA,...
Winchester Thurston and Rochester debut in TribHSSN state rankings
Outside of Class A, there was little movement in the final Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings of 2019. Garnet Valley fell from No. 1 to No. 5 in Class 6A after a 7-point loss to Ridley. Grove City replaced Mifflinburg in Class 4A, and Winchester Thurston is in and...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Dec. 21
On the surface, it looked like just another week at the office for the top-ranked girls basketball team in WPIAL Class 6A. Bethel Park was slated to face its two biggest rivals in Section 2: Upper St. Clair and Mt. Lebanon. But this was an emotional week for the Black...
High school schedules for Dec. 23, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Latrobe at Fox Chapel, 5:30 p.m. Nonsection Albert Gallatin at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Blackhawk at Beaver Falls, 7:30 p.m. Central Catholic at Penn Hills, 7:30 p.m. Derry at Connellsville, 7:30 p.m. Peters Township at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. West...
One more WPIAL section basketball game before the holidays on Monday
The final WPIAL section game of the decade will be played Monday. The top two teams from Section 3-6A boys basketball meet when Fox Chapel hosts Latrobe. Last season, the Wildcats won the section championship — two games in front of the second-place Foxes. This season, Fox Chapel comes into...
Trump impeachment trial: Squaring off in the Senate 
WASHINGTON — A senior White House official and leading Senate Republicans predicted Sunday that congressional Democrats would fail in their bid to force the Senate to summon witnesses in President Trump’s impeachment trial. Democrats countered by asking why, if Trump were innocent, he would block the testimony of top aides...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Dec. 21
Two years ago, the McKeesport girls basketball program struggled through a 4-17 season. Last year, the Tigers enjoyed a turnaround with 13 wins, a district postseason berth and victory and a spot in the state playoffs. With many players back, McKeesport looks to build on that success as it is...
Peter Morici: Giving the Fed better tools to manage financial crisis
Three times since August, the Federal Reserve has cut the federal funds rate — the rate banks charge each other for overnight loans and that strongly influences the short-term rates they charge businesses. However, Chairman Jerome Powell has made clear the Fed won’t lower rates further as long as the...
Powerade Wrestling and Holiday Hoops this week on Trib HSSN
Forget about all that hustle and bustle connected with last-minute shopping. You can relax and enjoy some high school basketball and wrestling by an open fire this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of holiday treats with WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls holiday...
Duquesne suffers 1st loss after best start in 66 years 
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jalen Benjamin scored a season-high 18 points and UAB used two late runs to hand Duquesne its first loss of the season on Sunday, winning 77-68 in the St. Pete Shootout. Tyreek Scott-Grayson added 16 points for the Blazers (8-4), who won their fourth straight. Scott-Grayson...
Christian editor doubles down on Trump as being ‘morally unfit’ 
WASHINGTON — The editor-in-chief of evangelical magazine “Christianity Today” doubled down Sunday on his rebuke of Donald Trump. Mark Galli appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” days after arguing in an editorial that Trump should be removed from office because the nation’s trust was betrayed by his attempts to “use...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 10
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...
Editorial: Give gift of charity this holiday
It doesn’t matter what holiday you are celebrating. Knowing you have more people on your list than you can afford to gift is stressful. Now what if you weren’t looking at just your parents and your kids and your sister and your nieces and nephews and your friend at work?...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland bus proposal
I congratulate the Westmoreland County commissioners on proposing to run their own bus system. This will be at least a two-year journey to save money for the county taxpayers. Two years, to give them a chance to work out the inevitable bugs, since county government has never operated its own...
Letter to the editor: Term limits, impeachment & lobbyists
I thoroughly enjoyed Lori Falce’s column “Term limits are half the story” (Dec. 12, TribLIVE). There are a couple of things she did not include but are, I believe, important. Considering the brevity of term for a representative, how can the House logically be the initiator of impeachment? Secondly: Adapting...
Letter to the editor: Abortion least of evils?
It is apparent to me that letter-writer John Watson believes he is a prophet from God, called upon to deliver his message against abortion (“Wolf’s veto of abortion ban,” Dec. 9, TribLIVE). He seems to think that God has told us that all lives must be preserved. This is written,...
Living with Children: What did I think of Mr. Rogers?
With the release of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” inquiring minds want to know: What did I think of Mr. Rogers? I never met the man, but in the early days of my fatherhood, I watched Rogers’ show enough to figure out that as was also the case with...
Check out this eclectic pick of 17 gift-worthy box sets
This year figures to go down as a memorable one for box sets and other special releases. Several landmark albums, including the Beatles’ “Abbey Road,” The Replacements’ “Don’t Tell A Soul” and Prince’s “1999” were re-issued with lots of worthy additional music. Bob Dylan’s vault got raided once again, and...
The Stroller, Dec. 22, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Hockey game to benefit Brian Shaw Memorial Fund The Brian Shaw Memorial Hockey Game will be at 8 p.m. Friday at the Pittsburgh Ice Arena, 700 Craigdell Road, New Kensington. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Plum Mustangs and Kiski Cavaliers varsity hockey teams will play. Admission is $5 and...
'Officer' Rudy, newest member of Gilpin's police force, has a nose for trouble (and snacks) 
“Officer” Rudy is the newest addition to the police force in Gilpin. He loves belly rubs, snacks and attention. Rudy is a 3-year-old Belgian Melinois, a popular breed for training as police dogs. He received his K-9 certification from the North American Police Work Dog Association this month. He reported...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 22
Blawnox JPC Construction Services Inc. sold property at 937 Center Ave. to Dean Lusk for $215,000. Etna Richard Begenwald Jr. sold property at 66 Cherry St. to Paul Farine for $170,000. Estate of Dorothy Kitzki sold property at 22-24 Freeport St. to JLA Properties L.P. for $80,000. Gretchen Knepp sold...
High school scores for Dec. 21, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Class A Section 3 Greensburg Central Catholic 85, Aquinas Academy 55 Nonsection Beaver Local (Ohio) 66, South Side 41 Bethel Park 67, Gateway 61 Deer Lakes 40, Armstrong 37 Hempfield 53, Woodland Hills 41 Mohawk 73, East Palestine (Ohio) 47 OLSH 65, Beaver...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 11
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...
High school roundup for Dec. 21, 2019: Penn-Trafford tops Uniontown in OT
Zach Rocco netted 21 points and was named to the All-Tournament team as Penn-Trafford defeated Uniontown, 70-66, in overtime at the KSA tournament in Orlando. Ben Myers added 16 points, Chase Vecchio had 13, and Josh Kapcin scored 11 for the Warriors (6-1). Greensburg Central Catholic 85, Aquinas Academy 55...
Baruch Stein: A world without American aid to Israel
Several Democratic presidential contenders have discussed cutting aid to Israel if their demands are not met. The latest confrontation in Gaza provides an opportunity to understand what that means. Approximately 450 rockets were fired at Israel between Nov. 12 and 14. More than half landed in open areas between towns....


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