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Butler, Ringgold boys step up in playoff opener to top Ambridge
“May-be next year!” The chant rang out from the Ringgold student section across the Peters Township high school gym as victory came into view. The Rams advanced with a 73-62 win over Ambridge on Wednesday night to face top-seeded Highlands in the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball quarterfinals at noon...
South Fayette students organize food bank fundraiser at Brick n’ Mortar restaurant
Enjoy tasty food at Heidelberg’s own Brick n’ Mortar restaurant Feb. 28-29, and help feed hungry mouths through the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. South Fayette students Maya and Aja Butler are organizing the fundraiser. Patrons are asked to donate a nonperishable item, and 10% of their meal will be...
Shaler Area High School presents ‘Shrek The Musical’
More than 100 Shaler Area High School students will stage “Shrek The Musical” for two weekends in March. The 2008 Broadway musical is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animated film “Shrek.” The Shaler Area production follows the title character, an ogre played by junior Sonny DeMasi, as the unlikely hero...
High school roundup for Feb. 19, 2020: After slow start, Blackhawk rolls Elizabeth Forward
Blackhawk was the only team in the Class 4A boys basketball field that won at least a share of its section title in the regular season but didn’t receive a first-round playoff bye. In the first quarter Wednesday night, it looked like the WPIAL made the right decision in giving...
East Allegheny girls cruise past Charleroi
The Charleroi Cougars girls basketball team has excelled this season in competitive, close games. East Allegheny made sure Wednesday night’s Class 3A first-round WPIAL matchup wouldn’t be one of those. Abby Henderson and Amaia Johnson combined for 33 points to lead the seventh-seeded Wildcats to a 51-24 victory. East Allegheny...
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 4
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years. They expanded from two days to three days and from eight boys and girls finals to a dozen championship games. The district also switched venues, moving from the Palumbo Center at Duquesne to the...
British TV host Caroline Flack’s cause of death revealedVideo
British coroners stated Wednesday that former “Love Island” host Caroline Flack’s death was ruled a suicide by hanging, according to multiple outlets. Flack was found dead Saturday at her home in London. Her family originally confirmed her passing with Britain’s Press Association saying, We can confirm that our Caroline passed...
Thanks to bye week, no changes in HSSN basketball power rankings
Consider this week’s Trib 10 a reminder of how the power rankings were last week when we concluded the regular season. There were changes aplenty last week, and there will be more next week right before the WPIAL championship games at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. However, all was quiet this...
WPIAL basketball quarterfinals tip off in four brackets Thursday
After nearly a week of first-round games, the Path to the Pete moves on to Round 2. The WPIAL basketball playoffs continue Thursday with the first of three days of boys and girls quarterfinal basketball. In the first round, it is win or go home. In the semifinals and championships,...
Clutch performance gives Norwin’s Turek WPIBL boys singles title
Norwin senior CJ Turek is doing some of the best bowling of his four-year high school career, and on Wednesday, he picked up some hardware to prove it. Turek turned in a clutch performance in the final match, bowling a 279 to capture the boys singles title at the WPIBL...
Kris Bryant to hit leadoff for CubsVideo
MESA, Ariz. — A few days ago, the big question was whether Kris Bryant would make it through spring training in a Chicago Cubs uniform. After Bryant met with manager David Ross on Wednesday morning, the question was whether Bryant would be the Cubs’ next leadoff man. The answer, Ross...
Zach Shamberg: Pa.’s seniors should be a priority
Earlier this month, in the lead-up to his annual budget address, Gov. Tom Wolf announced several new initiatives geared toward protecting Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable populations. In all, these initiatives represent more than $40 million in new spending to help those in need. That includes $1.4 million to enhance the state’s...
Berks County man accused of killing his dog with ax for refusing to go outside
A wife called cops on her husband after state police say he threw the family’s dog against the wall and then killed it with an ax, after the Chihuahua mix refused to go outside. As WFMZ-69 News reports, Joshua Leneweaver, 41, of Earl Township, Berks County, was jailed Monday evening...
Pennsylvania primary ballot finalized
The field is set for Pennsylvania’s April 28 primary. Candidates for federal and state office had until 5 p.m. Tuesday to file nominating petitions to run in the primary. Eight Democrats and three Republicans filed petitions to seek their party’s nomination to run for president in November, though the field...
Long voting lines at the polls in District 2 have Pine officials requesting help from county
Voters who live in Pine Township District 2 may see shorter lines at the polls this year. Township manager Scott Anderson said at the Feb. 18 meeting of the Board of Supervisors that he’s been in touch with officials from Allegheny County who have pledged to send help in advance...
Editorial: Time for Nalani Johnson Rule
Time in a child’s life ticks by fast. A baby grows and changes every day. A week can be the difference between pants that fit and pants that don’t. And an hour can be the difference between life and death. On Tuesday, cellphones across the area blared as an Amber...
George Zimmerman sues Buttigieg, Warren over Trayvon Martin birthday tweets
ORLANDO, Fla. — George Zimmerman, the former Sanford, Fla., resident acquitted of murder in the 2012 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is suing Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg over tweets they posted to commemorate the teenager’s birthday. The lawsuit was reported Wednesday morning by Newsweek. The...
Pennsylvania primary ballot finalized for presidential races, Congress, state legislature
The field is set for Pennsylvania’s primary, with a slew of Democratic presidential candidates hoping to continue momentum — or finally find some — in the Keystone State’s late April election. One of those who might still be looking for a spark, or to fan one that should have long...
The Stroller, Feb. 20, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Evening of...
Thomas Jefferson students present idea for school dance team
Thomas Jefferson High School seniors Julia Petrovich and Jaden Lotis have dreamt of the day that they could dance on a school team. A dance team would provide students at TJ with the opportunity to showcase their skills and talents on a regular basis, tie together arts and athletics, and...
Whitehall Boy Scout honored for heroics
A vacation to Ohiopyle hit a sour note for the Shaneman family this summer when dad Shane fell and broke his leg in several places. But, there was not much to worry about — Ryan Shaneman, 14, an eighth-grader at J.E. Harrison Middle School, knew just what to do. After...
Letter to the editor: Trump, supporters combat conspiracy
I am what the media calls a “conspiracy theorist” — a derogatory term used to smear a critical thinker who questions the statements of known liars. Teddy Roosevelt stated in a 1913 autobiography that, “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government …” And in the 1986 Iran/Contra hearings,...
Letter to the editor: Truth in headlines
I was saddened to see your Feb. 7 print headline “Trump takes aim at ‘scum’.” Quoting people in headlines is what the tabloids do to convey misinformation. Why not put the truth in the headline and then quote President Trump’s words in the body of the article? The article was...
The Stroller, Feb. 19, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Knead Community...
Letter to the editor: Officials keep sticking it to electorate
Well, another local election has come to an end, and our elected officials who ran on the promise of not raising our taxes once again are ready to stick it to us (“Tax hike stands after Westmoreland commissioners stick with budget,” Jan. 22, TribLIVE). Actually, it seems they are going...
