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Waywood’s gem lifts Yough over Frazier in charity event
Kierra Waywood took the name of her team’s fundraiser to heart. The Yough senior pitcher tossed a complete game, struck out 16 batters, allowed just two hits and scored the decisive run as the Cougars (12-5) topped Frazier, 3-0, in nonsection action Wednesday. The dominant performance highlighted a charitable event...
Georgia sprinter impaled by javelin, full recovery expected
ATHENS, Ga. — A Georgia track athlete was expected to make a full recovery after being impaled by a javelin during practice. Freshman sprinter Elija Godwin was injured Tuesday when he and his fellow sprinters were doing backward sprints at the university’s track. According to school statement, Godwin backed into...
Frank Dermody: Republican ‘dirty dozen’ threaten public safety
Imagine a world where you could commit any crime — even killing another person — but as long as you were the one who called the police and reported yourself, you’d walk away scot-free. That’s the world some corporate special interests are asking extremist Republicans to build for them —...
Coal miners appeal to Mitch McConnell to back a rescue of their pensions
WASHINGTON — He didn’t say no. A contingent of retired coal miners that has long been pressing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to back a fix for their soon-to-be insolvent pension fund, said Wednesday it had a positive meeting with the Kentucky Republican. “He didn’t make any promises,” said Phil...
After ‘trying’ 2018 season, Seton Hill women’s lacrosse qualifies for NCAAs
After each season, Seton Hill women’s lacrosse coach Courtney Grove takes a solo trip to the beach. She spends much of her time reflecting on the team’s performance: what went right, what went wrong, what can improve. When she takes her trip this summer, she can reflect on a watershed...
Editorial: Mass shootings compete for attention with body count
The latest school shooting seemed almost run-of-the-mill. A Denver school was the scene. Nine people shot. Only one killed. Only. The synagogue shooting in California received a fraction of the attention that the Tree of Life garnered. A few people shot. Only one killed. Only. In a culture where we...
Latrobe students test science, technology, engineering, arts and math – S.T.E.A.M. – skills
Seventh graders from Greater Latrobe Junior High on Wednesday participated in the school’s annual S.T.E.A.M. Day at Rotary Park. This is the third year the school has held the event, which focuses on activities based on science, technology, engineering, arts and math. “We came up with the event because we...
3 firefighters injured in 7-alarm fire in EtnaVideo
Three firefighters were sent to hospitals with minor injuries suffered battling a seven-alarm blaze at a large commercial building in Etna. The first call came in at 2:18 p.m. Wednesday to the building in the 400 block of Butler Street, near Route 28. An Etna firefighter said the building houses...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Friday, May 10
Hello, Sewickley, The Western PA Civil War Roundtable monthly meeting will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. May 15 at Edgeworth Elementary School. The lecture will be “Elmira Prison” with Doug Oakes and Terri Olszowy, who will discuss military prisons during the Civil War, especially the notorious Union prison...
92-year-old liberator still grapples with Holocaust horrors
SCRANTON — Alan Moskin knew he was fighting Nazis. He didn’t know he was on a humanitarian rescue mission. Like most U.S. soldiers fighting in World War II’s European theater, Moskin didn’t understand the breadth and depth of Adolf Hitler’s hatred toward Jewish people until he discovered the concentration camps....
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through May 7, 2019
There are two days left in the 2019 WPIAL boys volleyball regular season before the start of the district playoffs. Check out the updated standings at the Trib HSSN website. The Class AA postseason field of 13 is set while 10 Class AAA teams are in and three are hopeful...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through May 7, 2019
Here are the final WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2019 season through May 7. The top six teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched section championship *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class AAA — Set with 12 playoff teams...
Jazz concert fills Heid’s House in Aspinwall
Lighthouse Arts, Inc., presented a concert and live recording of the Clifford Barnes Group on May 5, in Aspinwall at Heid’s House. Founder and operator of the studio is George Heid, a musician of 50 years. The parlor of the home is set up to accommodate 100 guests. The concert...
Letter to the editor: Norwin memo was not from board
The Norwin School District human resources department recently sent out a memorandum to all professional staff outlining procedural changes related to how employees report time off. The memorandum began with, “On behalf of the Norwin Board of Education.” These procedural changes were not discussed with the school board prior. I...
Letter to the editor: Pa. deer season change is a mistake
Well, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has listened to sports people again. We will start rifle deer season the Saturday after Thanksgiving (“Saturday start to 2019 deer hunting season might not be permanent,” April 30, TribLIVE). They say they talked to hunters, but people I talk to say nobody ever talks...
Letter to the editor: Matt Schimizzi cares about Westmoreland
Being a teenage high school student with an interest in politics and law has its ups and downs. You have a lot of people discouraging you, or making it seem as though your opinion doesn’t matter. I will be voting for the second time in May, so I pay close...
Allegheny Land Trust holds Watershed Fest
Allegheny Land Trust’s Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Festival was held May 5. Hosted at the Bell Acres Fire Hall, the festival celebrates the health and vitality of community watersheds and launches the land trusts’ larger effort to create a Rivers Conservation and Stewardship Plan and ultimately launch a watershed organization....
Here’s what’s happening around town: Wednesday, May 8
Hello, Sewickley, Animal Friends will hold a Kindness Event and Art Show from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. Families, kids, teens, scouts and community groups are invited to make gifts that will be enjoyed by Animal Friends’ residents. See the center’s animals on a guided tour and learn some ways...
Char Valley students partake in Kids of Steel program
For students at Chartiers Valley, running roughly 26 miles since the start of 2019 through the Kids of Steel program was one word: Amazing. Roughly 220 students from the district’s primary, intermediate and middle schools partook in the P3R Kids of Steel program, where students participate in trainings that gets...
Leechburg career breakfast gives students a taste of job optionsVideo
“What are you going to do with your life?” More than 45 Leechburg Area High School 10th-graders pondered that question Wednesday during the 12th annual Career Exploration Breakfast. Professionals on hand included those from the arts, media, the biomedical field, Douglas Education Center, Eichenlaub Landscaping and Penn State University. They...
Pirates minor league report: May 7, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 15-14) was delayed because of rain and eventually lost 3-1 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ke’Bryan Hayes went 0 for 3, Jacob Stallings went 2 for 3 with a run scored and Kevin Kramer had one RBI while going 1 for 3. Rookie Davis fell to 0-3 after giving up...
Chartiers-Houston routs Bentworth to claim Section 3-2A title
Chartiers-Houston set out to accomplish several small goals this season. The first goal on that list was crossed off Tuesday as the Bucs defeated Bentworth, 12-2, in five innings to clinch the Section 3-2A title outright for the first time since 2015. “We’ve been working really hard in the offseason,”...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 7, 2019
On Friday, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district baseball playoffs. Seventy-one teams have punched their ticket for the Way to Washington, but there are still a few spots to be had as 16 district teams still have hope heading into the final day of section play....
High school scores, schedules for May 7, 2019
High Schools Baseball Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 11, Allderdice 0 (5 inn.) Class 5A Section 2 Shaler 9, Moon 4 South Fayette 9, North Hills 4 Section 3 Albert Gallatin 6, Carrick 5 Trinity 6, Carrick 0 Class 4A Section 3 Ringgold 6, Elizabeth Forward...
Shaler uses small ball to eliminate Moon from playoff contentionVideo
Small ball is alive and well at Shaler. In an era where the bunt has become a lost art and is frowned upon by baseball sabermetrics, Shaler bunted five times, including four times in a span of five batters in a four-run fifth inning during a 9-4 win over Moon....
