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High school scores, schedules for May 13, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A First round Thursday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (12-6) vs. Hempfield (11-9) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m.; Peters Township (13-6) vs. Butler (6-13) at Boyce Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m.; Norwin (13-6) vs. Mt. Lebanon (10-10) at West Mifflin, 2 p.m.;...
Breakout squad named Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week is the Upper St. Clair Panthers, a team that enjoyed a breakout season to end a long postseason drought. The Panthers clinched their first playoff berth in 20 years in impressive fashion as they won six of the final seven games to...
Seneca Valley senior named Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week
Claire Zimmerman School: Seneca Valley Class: Senior The Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week is Seneca Valley senior Claire Zimmerman, helped the Raiders close out the regular season with two nonsection wins thanks to her bat and her pitching. Against Montour, Zimmerman hit a three-run homer to ignite the...
Slain Freeport woman had PFA against ex-boyfriend, faced threats
Shortly after Mary Jo Kornick kicked Nicholas Domek III out of their Freeport apartment, Domek told a neighbor that Kornick “was going to get hers.” That neighbor, Donna Dreyer, told the Tribune-Review on Monday she never expected him to do anything drastic. “I just thought it was going to blow...
Mark Madden: Rival leagues could solve many of sport’s problems
Sports are stale. Badly over-expanded and diluted. Yet the old suffocates the new. The New York Yankees have a storied history, but maybe pinstripes make non-fans cringe by now. (The same could doubtless be said about hypocycloids.) The solution: a rival league. It wouldn’t matter what sport. Not as long...
Former president Jimmy Carter undergoes surgery to repair broken hip after fall
ATLANTA — While leaving to go turkey hunting Monday morning, former President Jimmy Carter fell at his home in Plains, Ga. He was recovering comfortably from surgery to repair a broken hip at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, according to information from Deanna Congileo, the press secretary for the...
Editorial: U.S.-China trade war is scary roller coaster
If you have any money in the stock market, you’re going to want to close your eyes, catch your breath and hold on tight. The roller-coaster ride that is the daily ups and downs of trading is headed for a whole new set of death-defying loops. We know why. In...
Monessen football, basketball standout Whitlock transfers to Belle Vernon
Devin Whitlock has withdrawn from Monessen and has enrolled at neighboring Belle Vernon. Belle Vernon athletic director Matt Humbert confirmed the talented freshman athlete is enrolled at Belle Vernon. “I’m not sure of the official date, but I do know that he is enrolled with the expectation of starting some...
Review: Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber make early bid for ‘song of summer’Video
Say hello to Jed Shieber, everyone, and get used to him: He’s sure to be here for a very long while. We speak, of course, of the bromantic union of Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran, who after collaborating behind the scenes on two recent pop smashes — Bieber’s “Love Yourself”...
Letter to the editor: Keep Logan, Weimer as Hempfield supervisors
Doug Weimer and Tom Logan have done a great job as our Hempfield Township supervisors and we need to keep them in. This year more than ever it’s important to look at the candidates and see what they have done, not what they are saying they will do. These two...
Letter to the editor: Where’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
I am very concerned about the condition and whereabouts of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We’ve heard unsubstantiated stories of her working out with trainers, walking a mile a day, sparring with Chuck Norris, etc. We’ve seen and heard a few vague photos and sound clips, also. All after...
Letter to the editor: Politicians choose deadlock over cooperation
How is it that our government has so rapidly slipped into levels of incompetence, arrogance and corruptive behavior never imagined by the Founding Fathers? Ranting and raving ignoramuses with little understanding of the basics of the Constitution spew ridiculously stupid, inaccurate and blatantly false interpretations of the simplest tenets of...
With measles still rising, what religion has to say about vaccination
Each new update in the nationwide surge of measles cases takes Dr. Paul Offit back to the battlefield that was Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia during a regional outbreak that began in 1990. By the time it ended the following year, more than 1,400 city and suburban residents had contracted the...
Uber driver accused of trying to kidnap 2 women arrested
Police arrested an Uber driver accused of trying to kidnap two women early Saturday in Pittsburgh. Richard Lomotey, 36, of Monaca, picked up the women and then disregarded the GPS directions and locked them in his Ford Fusion, according to police. The women requested a ride home to Penn Hills...
Hungary’s strongman, who echoes Trump’s rhetoric, will visit White House
WASHINGTON — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is widely accused of undermining his country’s democratic institutions, is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump on Monday, the latest authoritarian leader to get a White House invitation. Although Hungary is a European Union member and a NATO ally, Orban has become...
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 13
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 13....
Consulting firm to handle Sewickley code enforcement
Sewickley has entered into an agreement with an engineering consulting firm that specializes in municipal code enforcement services. The move came after Nancy Watts, the borough’s code enforcement officer, informed council of her retirement plans. Borough Manager Marla Marcinko said Watts’ resignation, and subsequent retirement, is effective May 15. Watts...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Monday, May 13
Hello, Sewickley, The Sewickley Valley Historical Society will host a dedication of the B.G. Shields Memorial Garden at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Old Sewickley Post Office. The garden faces Broad Street, to the left of the building. Resident Elise Keely, of EK Smith, Landscape Designs, was chosen to create...
Fox Chapel Plaza’s Alta Via offers a food tour of northern ItalyVideo
Traditional Italian food step aside. The newest addition to Pittsburgh’s impressive Big Burrito Restaurant Group whisks one off to the Dolomite region in northern Italy. Alta Via is a globally recognized walking trail through the Italian Dolomites, hence the name. “The food is simple, clean, fresh and ingredient driven,” says...
Huddle Up: Gus Frerotte, Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick go one on one
Former Ford City High School standout and NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte sits down with Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in the latest edition of the podcast, “Huddle Up with Gus.” In each episode, Frerotte discusses with guests how sports has shaped their lives. Part 1: But, Mom, I...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 13
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 13....
Incumbent Shaler Area school directors uncontested in primary
Five incumbent Shaler Area school directors will face no opposition in the May 21 primary election. Jim Tunstall represents Region 1 and will carry out a two-year term. The following will carry out four-year-terms: Jason Machajewski and Eileen Phillips representing Region 2; and James L. Fisher and Jeanne Petrovich representing...
Stryper brings rockin’ sound, message to Rhythm GrilleVideo
Three and a half decades ago, Stryper came on the scene and shook up both the Christian music and secular heavy metal scenes with forceful, yet tuneful music and lyrics that openly addressed the faith and belief of the band members. The band created plenty of controversy in the Christian...
Luke DeCock: Things going south in a hurry for Hurricanes vs. Bruins
BOSTON — People talk about pushing the panic button like it’s always a bad thing. When things are desperate but not quite dire, there’s a lot to be said for staying the course, pushing a little harder, renovating instead of demolishing. Then there are those moments when there aren’t any...
High school scores, schedules for May 12, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A First round Thursday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (12-6) vs. Hempfield (11-9) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m.; Peters Township (13-6) vs. Butler (6-13) at Boyce Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m.; Norwin (13-6) vs. Mt. Lebanon (10-10) at West Mifflin, 2 p.m.;...
