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WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Feb. 15
There were only 34 WPIAL girls basketball games played last week: 30 on the final night of the regular season and four playoff games Friday. In two of those games, Ellis School junior Natalie Jasper was a dominant force. “Natalie has been one of our leaders this season both on...
PIHL high school hockey standings through Feb. 16, 2020
Here are the PIHL standings through Sunday, Feb. 16. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed only on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class AA, the top two teams...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020
Last week around the PIAA was a lot like the classic movie “All Quiet on the Western Front,” except you could add on the Central Front and the Eastern Front. It was the week when the regular season ended and most district playoffs began, however the elite teams in each...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for Week of Feb. 17-23
The Path to the Pete continues with more opening-round and second-round WPIAL basketball postseason play this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. HSSN has exclusive coverage of the WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs with the final three days of the first round followed by three days of...
WPIAL basketball playoffs continue Monday with first-round games
West Allegheny scrambled last season to make the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball playoffs and was seeded No. 13 in a 13-team playoff field. The Indians put a scare into No. 4 Woodland Hills before the Wolverines pulled away and advanced to the quarterfinals. Fast forward a year, and once...
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Boys basketball No. 6
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...
Topless protesters storm stage as Bernie Sanders campaigns in Nevada
A group of protesters blew their tops — literally — as Sen. Bernie Sanders was campaigning Sunday in Carson City, Nev. The Democratic presidential hopeful had just finished introducing his wife Jane O’Meara Sanders as “the next First Lady” when a woman walked up to the mic and started rambling...
Gary Smith: Character & convictions of Washington & Lincoln
In the aftermath of President Trump’s impeachment trial and in light of the scathing attacks on both Trump and potential Democratic candidates as the 2020 election approaches, the celebration of Presidents Day is a good time to rise above the current political recriminations and rancor by reviewing the character and...
Sto-Rox paper shortage helped by a tweet
A guidance counselor at Sto-Rox School District said she’s been touched by the generosity people have shown since she tweeted about a paper shortage in the district. “I was so surprised at how quickly this could all happen. This is a perfect example of kindness and generosity, and it is...
Editorial: Home prices up, inventory down
People love to see a great house. HGTV is popular for a reason. People want to see what other people’s houses look like, and what their houses could look like, and whether they should think about buying another house or remodeling the house they already have. That old adage is...
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton claims coronavirus is Chinese biological warfareVideo
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton suggested Sunday that the coronavirus is a biological weapon that was manufactured by the Chinese military. Cotton claimed on the show, “Sunday Morning Futures” on Fox News that the Chinese government is “still lying” about the virus that has killed more than 1,600 citizens. More than...
Attorney threatens to sue Lt. Gov. Fetterman over blocking users on Twitter
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has seven days to apologize to two men over blocking them on Twitter, according to the attorney who is representing them. Sean M. Guay, of Hummelstown, and Jason Lindemuth, of Harrisburg, hired Marc Scaringi to represent them. They say they have a First Amendment Right...
Letter to the editor: Impeachment & incumbents
Both political parties showed the worst of already loathed politicians during the impeachment debacle. It never had a chance of succeeding. It really boiled down to Nancy Pelosi running out of options. It then became a Mitch McConnell show. Thus we saw the absolute worst of both Pelosi and McConnell....
Letter to the editor: Bicycle takeover in Pittsburgh
Regarding Bob Bauder’s article “Draft plan calls for more bike lanes in Pittsburgh” (Feb. 11 TribLIVE): Dogs pee on trees and those alert bicycle enthusiasts and their clever strategists here in Pittsburgh have copied this primal territorial approach. They got hold of some white paint and cute abstract stencils of...
Letter to the editor: No ‘gray area’ on guns
Lori Falce’s column “The black and white of guns” starts out lumping seven hot topics with gun rights/control as having “gray area” that must be understood before both sides of any issue are settled. When it comes to gun rights/gun control, it is black and white. Because the “gray area”...
Bud Light hopes to cash in on seltzer trendVideo
If you tried to affix the word “seltzer” to “Bud Light” 15 years ago, you would have been laughed out of the hallowed halls of Anheuser-Busch. Back then, Bud Light was the unrivaled king of American beer. It not only sold far more than any other brand in the U.S....
There is an art to toasting nuts, and here’s how to do it
I sometimes joke and say that as a Southern cook, I use pecans like other chefs use salt and pepper. That is to say, on just about everything. I love pecans and every other nut because they add a crunchy texture and an earthy sweet — nuttier — flavor to...
Living with Children: More big mistakes parents make
This is the second in a series of three columns on the Biggest Mistakes Parents Make (and How to Stop Making Them!). Last week, I identified giving children explanations for parental instructions, giving children lots of choices, putting wonderful relationship with one’s kids at the top of one’s parenting priorities,...
Public can comment on rule to limit support animals on planes
Roosters have boarded airplanes. So have turkeys, ducks and monkeys — all in the name of service. These animals allegedly helped their owners stay calm. Never mind that they may have had the opposite effect on nearby passengers. The “emotional support” designation also helped owners save money — calming, indeed,...
The Stroller, Feb. 16, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local 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. Hoagie fundraiser to benefit...
Freeport Area School Board wants more prices before acting on building work
The Freeport Area School Board is delaying nine capital projects until specific costs can be determined. The school board Thursday was prepared to pass a laundry list of items to be taken care of this summer. The administration submitted a list of estimated costs. They amount to about $520,000 in...
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 15, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday’s schedule Hempfield (12-10) vs. Peters Township (13-9) at Mt. Lebanon, 8 p.m. Pine-Richland (14-8) vs. Connellsville (8-14) at Fox Chapel, 8 p.m. Central Catholic (12-10) vs. Penn-Trafford (14-8) at Norwin, 8 p.m. Bethel Park (13-8) vs. North Allegheny (11-11)...
Gateway High School crowns Mardi Gras king
For one night only, the sights and sounds of New Orleans filled the air when Gateway High School celebrated Mardi Gras with a traditional Valentine’s Day Dance on Feb. 14. After the ballots were counted and the results tabulated, Kenyatta Mwambu (left) was crowned Mardi Gras King. Joining him as...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 16
Blawnox Vista Hermosa LLC sold property at 325 Freeport Road to 352 Freeport L.P. for $230,000. Etna Martha Swope sold property at 22 Greismere St. to Lawrence Lee Wiest Jr. and Melissa Elizabeth Wiest for $120,000. Alexander Giegel sold property at 50 Maplewood St. to Wong Whalen Capital LLC for...
Jefferson Hills Borough hires new solicitor
For the first time in a decade, Jefferson Hills Borough has a new solicitor. Council members this month appointed attorney J. Deron Gabriel of the Law Offices of John E. Gabriel to the role held for the last decade by attorney William Shimko. With a new quorum recently sworn in...
