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High school football coaches talk about it all the time: Every game is meaningful. Neshannock found that out in 2018 after finishing fifth in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference, one game out of a playoff spot behind Riverside. The difference was the Lancers’ Week 1 loss to the Panthers...

WASHINGTON — As China and its unruly possession Hong Kong teeter on the edge of catastrophe, President Trump has issued a series of messages with a common theme: If his friend Xi Jinping decides to crack down on the city’s pro-democracy movement, the United States will understand. It’s the wrong...

Burgettstown is ready for another memorable year, similar to the one it put together last season. The Blue Devils went 10-0 during the regular season but lost 7-6 to Freedom in the second round of the WPIAL Class Class 2A playoffs. Fifth-year coach Mark Druga believes the key to last...

The South Side Rams had championship DNA coursing through their veins during the 2018 season. The Rams went 8-3 last year and advanced to the WPIAL Class 2A championship game to take on Steel Valley. There, they were routed by the Ironmen, 48-6, who won their second championship in the...

Rich Piccinini is one of the few football coaches in the WPIAL who knows what it is like to be in the playoffs with Carlynton. He was the Cougars’ offensive coordinator in 2001, the last time the team qualified for the postseason. To put that in perspective, as Piccinini embarks...

When Greensburg Salem girls soccer coach Michael Rhea surveys his team, he sees a hard-working group with the potential for a couple of explosive scorers. He also sees a freshman class willing to learn, but with several players stuck on the basics. One thing Rhea wishes he saw was more...

A whitewashing against eventual state champion West Allegheny in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs meant Greensburg Salem finished with a losing record. In many ways, however, last season was a resounding success. Thanks to a 7-5 record in Section 3, the Golden Lions qualified for postseason...

It doesn’t take much for a reputation to go up in smoke. It happens all the time. A respected person — a community leader or a valued professional — couldn’t possibly be responsible for a crime. Until it happens. Generally, it’s the kind of thing that hits only that person’s...

BALTIMORE — Attorneys for Adnan Syed, the subject of the “Serial” podcast, are trying to take his case to the Supreme Court. The petition, filed Monday after an extended deadline, asks the justices to reverse a ruling by Maryland’s highest court. It had refused to grant a new trial to...

Northern Tier Regional Library has a variety of upcoming activities and events. The library is at 4015 Dickey Road, Gibsonia. • Every Wednesday through July 31, young aspiring chefs are invited to experience, play and learn during varied culinary activities. No previous cooking experience is necessary. An art project inspired...

Northern Tier Regional Library has a variety of upcoming activities and events. The library is at 4015 Dickey Road, Gibsonia. • Chef Carol Nardello and the library will offer a special program for aspiring chefs called Super Food Sleuths. This is a nutrition-based culinary adventure for kids ages 8 to...

Northern Tier Regional Library has a variety of upcoming activities and events. The library is at 4015 Dickey Road, Gibsonia. • Every Wednesday through July 31, young aspiring chefs are invited to experience, play and learn during varied culinary activities. No previous cooking experience is necessary. An art project inspired by...

Element Church hosted its annual Backpack Block Party on Aug. 17. In addition to providing children with the opportunity to choose their own, free backpack full of school supplies to start the school year, there were hot dogs, snow cones, cookies, games, prizes and more on the church grounds as...

The Giant Eagle on Butler Plank Road in Shaler sold a $2 million winning ticket in the Pennsylvania’s Lottery Match 6 drawing on Aug. 16. The ticket matched all six numbers drawn. The Giant Eagle location will receive $10,000 for selling the ticket. The holder of the winning ticket is...

Nativity Lutheran Nativity Lutheran Church will hold a grocery collection to benefit North Hills Community Outreach’s food pantry from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Ferguson Road Kuhn’s Market. The public is invited to give non-perishable food items and paper/cleaning products. Glenshaw Presbyterian Glenshaw Presbyterian Church, 300...

Garden club set to meet Sept. 11 Greybrooke Garden Club, whose members reside in various communities of Pittsburgh’s North Hills, will meet Sept. 11 in the fellowship hall of Parkwood Presbyterian Church, 4289 Mt. Royal Blvd., Allison Park. The business meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments follow the meeting and...

Joe Marak might only be in his first year as head coach at Summit Academy, but it’s just like home to him. “My father taught here and my uncle worked here,” Marak said. “I feel like I’ve been around here my whole life. It’s like a family tradition.” Marek will...

East Allegheny was a spectator of the WPIAL football playoffs from 2012 to ‘15. The Wildcats turned the tide and have enjoyed postseason trips the past three years, including a trip to the Class 2A quarterfinals in 2017. It might not sound like much, but EA finishing fourth in the...

St. Alphonsus Harvest Home — a St. Alphonsus Church tradition for more than a century — will kick off Sept. 6 with a 5K in North Park, followed by a dinner and festival Sept. 8 at the Wexford church’s campus. The Harvest Home Twilight 5K Fun Run/Walk begins at 6...

How sanctimoniously disingenuous are those politically correct gun-control dogmatists who believe this one issue is the end-all and be-all to mass casualty shootings, failing to recognize the primordial cause. Most sensible individuals can see through their puerile thought. Foremost, the mental heath laws demand change. Several years ago the New...

Rudy Gagliardi makes some pretty preposterous statements in his letter “Trump will get my vote.” He says “I think global warming is something Al Gore came up with to become a millionaire.” Seems pretty arrogant to think that nature gives a damn what you think. Are you a climatologist? Obviously...

This fall marks the 60th anniversary of Bishop Canevin, a high school intended to serve the 21 parishes of the Chartiers Valley. Originally designated as Chartiers Valley Catholic High School when its doors opened in September 1959, and then renamed Canevin High School, it was planned as the Diocese of...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 19....

Northern Tier Regional Library has a variety of upcoming activities and events. The library is at 4015 Dickey Road, Gibsonia. • On Aug. 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., get help with technology. In a one-on-one 30 minute session, experts can focus on the skills you need. Topics include...

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 19....