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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 22, 2025
High schools Football Friday’s results KDKA Kickoff Classic (at Wolvarena) North Allegheny 28, Woodland Hills 26 LaSalle College 23, Central Catholic 6 Nonconference Albert Gallatin 48, Greensburg Salem 33 Allderdice 30, Fox Chapel 7 Apollo-Ridge 20, Leechburg 16 Avella 41, Mapletown 6 Avonworth 35, Burrell 6 Bentworth 47, Brownsville 6...
Trib HSSN’s 2025 Week Zero top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week Zero of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 359 - Evan Devine, Bethel Park (15 of 28) 277 - Andrew Loebig, Seneca Valley (13 of 22) 273 - Ethan Hellmann, Upper St. Clair (17 of 22) 260 - Joey Felitsky, North Catholic (12 of 17)...
High school football roundup for Aug. 23, 2025: Late score lifts North Allegheny past Woodland HillsVideo
Brady Brinkley hit Luke Rohan with a 4-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as Class 5A No. 2 North Allegheny defeated Class 5A Woodland Hills, 28-26, in the KDKA Classic at the Wolvarena on Friday. Brinkley threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns while Rohan ran for 107 yards...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 23, 2025: Yordany De Los Santos steals 50th base for Bradenton
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 72-51) managed five hits in a 5-0 loss to Syracuse (Mets). 1B Nick Yorke (.279) went 2 for 4. CF Jase Bowen (.283) went 1 for 3 with a double. C Rafael Flores (.245) went 1 for 3. RHP Wilkin Ramos (0-1, 5.79) started and went 2⅔ innings,...
Upper St. Clair posts 1st-half shutout vs. Mt. Lebanon in Week Zero winVideo
It didn’t take Upper St. Clair long to shake off the offseason rust Friday night. The Panthers scored the game’s first 35 points and opened the season with a decisive 35-14 road win over Mt. Lebanon. A strong opening two quarters, resulting in 35-0 halftime lead, put the mercy rule...
Mt. Pleasant climbs out of early hole, shocks Jeannette in opener
Visiting Jeannette stunned Mt. Pleasant with a pair of long passes that led to touchdowns early in Friday’s Week Zero game at Viking Stadium. The Jayhawks scored on their first four possessions. But the Vikings rallied for a wild 29-23 win. Jeannette struck first by driving out of a third-and-20...
Deer Lakes defense comes up strong against Keystone OaksVideo
Deer Lakes used an old-fashioned football game plan Friday night at Dormont Stadium with a hard-nosed shutdown defense and a strong running game that allowed them to control the clock and avoid turning the football over in a 23-7 Week Zero nonconference win at Keystone Oaks. “It’s tough to play...
Valley High School football player released from hospital after sustaining concussion Friday
A Valley High School football player was released from a Pittsburgh hospital Saturday morning after being treated for a severe concussion he suffered in the team’s game Friday night, the player’s mother said. Josh Dunlap, a senior defensive back, was sore but not experiencing any concussion symptoms Saturday morning, said...
A President’s House architect is ready to ‘fight’ the Trump administration’s potential exhibit removal next month
PHILADELPHIA — When Troy C. Leonard, who worked on designing the President’s House almost two decades ago, first found out exhibits at the site are at risk under the Trump administration, he said, he was crushed. “I was devastated that the exhibit that we had worked so hard on and...
Mikhail Alexseev: Trump’s Russia and Ukraine summits show he can push for peace
By hosting an unprecedented short-notice summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and key European leaders last Monday, President Donald Trump significantly raised the prospects for ending Russia’s 3½-year-long war against Ukraine. The vibe at the opening was affable and positive. The participants genuinely looked determined to work out compromises that...
Epstein’s former girlfriend told Justice Department she did not see Trump act in ‘inappropriate way’
WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend repeatedly denied to the Justice Department witnessing any sexually inappropriate interactions with Donald Trump, according to records released Friday meant to distance the Republican president from the disgraced financer. The Trump administration issued hundreds of pages of transcripts from interviews that Deputy Attorney...
Unique Kobe Bryant-Michael Jordan card set to break price record on Mamba’s birthday
LOS ANGELES — The record for the amount paid for a basketball card is about to be broken by Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 47th birthday … with some help from his “big brother,” Michael Jordan. The 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card featuring...
Ron Turcotte, Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to 1973 Triple Crown, dies at 84
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the Canada-born jockey died of natural causes Friday at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick. He won...
Pitt professor sues school, claiming retaliation by dean over views on Gaza
A University of Pittsburgh professor is suing the school and his dean, alleging he was removed from running the Center for Urban Education over his support for Palestinians. T. Elon Dancy II, an education professor, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Pittsburgh on Thursday against Pitt and Eboni M....
Pa. rebuffs federal request for voter rolls containing personal data
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat’s free newsletters here. Pennsylvania told the U.S. Justice Department that it will not give federal officials a version of the state’s voter rolls that contains...
James Stavridis: 10 ways to force Putin back to the bargaining table
Vladimir Putin came to Alaska and got the red-carpet treatment, complete with a fighter-jet flyover and a warm presidential handshake. The state was an ironic location for a summit given Russia’s continuing seller’s remorse over having sold it to America in the mid-19th century. While expectations were low for a...
New service schedules, blessing backpacks and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Please see the website for more activities. Antioch Baptist Church will celebrate its 135th church anniversary on Aug. 24 at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Verton...
Paving project planned in Kiski Township
PennDOT announced that paving work with lane restrictions will be done Monday through Thursday on Ridge Road, Seven Sisters Road and Garretts Run Road in Kiski Township. Work will occur during daylight hours and there will be single-lane restrictions controlled by flaggers. Derry Construction Company Inc. of Latrobe is completing...
Pat McAfee, Bill Stewart headline West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame class
Pat McAfee, who was one of the top kickers and punters in the Big East Conference, became an All-Pro in the NFL and is now a sports media star, will join fellow West Virginia greats in the latest class of the school’s Sports Hall of Fame. Wren Baker, WVU’s vice...
A-K Valley High school class reunions, Aug. 22, 2025
Publicize your high school’s class reunion for free in The Stroller. Send information as soon as possible to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. • Freeport High School Class of 1955 will have...
Dan DeBone: A once-in-a-generation opportunity for Westmoreland County
As many in our business community know, the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce recently released the long-awaited feasibility and economic impact study for a hotel and conference center in our region. The results are not just promising — they are transformational. This project stems from a clear message: The loss...
Letter to the editor: The poorest are persecuted while the rich are indulged
According to the article “Pledge to move homeless people raises questions” (Aug. 14), there were 5,138 homeless people in Washington, D.C., at the end of January. President Trump has ordered that they leave “IMMEDIATELY.” He said, “We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the capital.” Kevin Donahue,...
Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride benefits Mon/Yough Trail Council
The pre-registration deadline for the annual Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride is Sept. 2 with the event taking place Sept. 13 on the Great Allegheny Passage. The ride will be followed by a free Party on the Trail at the Boston access 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Both events are fundraisers for the Mon/Yough...
Take the TribLive weekly news quiz: Aug. 22
The following is a feature from TribLive: A weekly news quiz: 1. This week, a state will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.” What state was it?...
Letter to the editor: U.S. has duty to stand up for Gaza
Gaza is dying and the world is watching. For over a year and a half, families have been starving, children are wasting away from preventable hunger and entire neighborhoods lie in rubble. This is not a tragic accident of war. It is the deliberate policy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...
