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High school scores, schedules for April 18, 2019
High Schools Baseball Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 2 Penn-Trafford 8, Norwin 3 Section 3 Peters Township 5, Canon-McMillan 1 (8 inn.) Class 5A Section 2 Mars 7, Moon 2 South Fayette 15, North Hills 14 (8 inn.) Section 3 Carrick 4, Albert Gallatin 2 Laurel Highlands 3, Chartiers...
High school roundup for April 18, 2019: No. 4 Knoch takes down No. 3 Greensburg Salem
In a battle of baseball teams in the top five of the TribHSSN Class 4A rankings, No. 4 Knoch upended No. 3 Greensburg Salem, 9-6, in a Section 1 clash Thursday afternoon. The Knights took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third and extended their advantage with five...
Pirates farm report for games of April 18, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 9-4) was postponed because of rain in their series finale against visiting Toledo (Tigers). RHP Eduardo Vera (0-0, 3.27) is expected to be the Indians’ starting pitcher in their series opener Friday night against Louisville (Reds). Next: Friday vs. Louisville, 7:15 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 6-8) lost 8-4 against...
Cher’s Pittsburgh performance proves she’s still got it
Cher made a stop in Pittsburgh with her Here We Go Again Tour 2019 Thursday night. The PPG Paints Arena show also featured special guests Nile Rodgers and Chic. The 72-year-old singer — who has a Grammy, an Emmy, three Golden Globes, an Oscar, and was celebrated at the Kennedy...
Henderson’s homer lifts Southmoreland past No. 3 South Allegheny in slugfest
As South Allegheny and Southmoreland went back and forth, trading run for run, it become apparent the slightest miscue would likely make the difference. That miscue came in the form of a Taylor Lucas pitch left high the zone, a ball promptly pounded over the fence by Charity Henderson for...
Bishop Zubik washes inmates’ feet at Holy Thursday MassVideo
Bishop David Zubik, in his robes and on his knees, washed and kissed the feet of 11 incarcerated men and one guard, mimicking Jesus’ washing the feet of his 12 apostles in a Holy Thursday Mass at the Allegheny County Jail. Zubik told the dozens of inmates gathered in the...
Shaler grad Stephen Borgen helps Thiel men’s volleyball capture AMCC title
During its decade in the Continental Volleyball Conference, the Thiel men’s team appeared in the championship match four times. The Tomcats lost them all. This spring was Thiel’s first in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, where it joined Geneva, Wittenberg and Hiram as affiliate members. Those additions enabled the AMCC...
Differences aside, Lokaitis sisters make formidable combo for Bishop Canevin softball
Siblings bicker. They get under each other’s skin and on each other’s nerves. The Lokaitis sisters, junior Taylor and sophomore Meadow, are no different. Their personalities mix like oil and water. Bishop Canevin softball coach Karen Seitz-LaFianza called Taylor “intense and competitive” and Meadow more laid back. Taylor described herself...
Laurels & lances: Food fest, fight, overcoming and outstanding
Laurel: To a really big dill. Who doesn’t love a big old pickle? Now who doesn’t love an even bigger pickle? Exactly. And that’s what makes a bigger, better Picklesburgh festival something you can really sink your teeth into. The July 26-28 festival is going to be expanded and we...
Springdale mulls battery back-ups for new traffic signals
Springdale officials want to make sure their soon-to-be-installed traffic signals continue operating during a power outage. The borough received grants through PennDOT’s Green Light Go Program for traffic signals to be installed on Pittsburgh Street, at the intersections with Butler Street and Colfax Street. Gordon Taylor, the borough engineer, was...
Derry mayor resigns amid allegations of pointing gun at children
Derry Mayor Kevin M. Gross has resigned in the wake of allegations he pointed a gun at four children in a park on Sunday, his attorney said Thursday night. Gross, who could not be reached for comment, believes that he is unable to accomplish what he wants to do to...
Penguins clear out lockers: Sidney Crosby won’t play at World Championships for Canada
Less than 48 hours after their season ended, the Pittsburgh Penguins returned to their practice facility in Cranberry on Thursday morning to clear out their lockers and address the media for the final time of 2018-19. The Penguins were swept by the New York Islanders in the first round of...
Letter to the editor: Bernie Sanders & socialism
Bernie Sanders recently cried that three people owned more of the nation’s wealth than the lower 50% of the public. Perhaps he is right. Maybe we should all adopt his socialist philosophy. Then we would all have income equality. We would all be poor. Look at Venezuela. In only two...
Letter to the editor: Support bold climate action
Thank you for publishing the op-ed by Penn State climate scientist Michael Mann and PennEnvironment’s Flora Cardoni (“Moving Pa. to clean-energy powerhouse,” March 29, TribLIVE). Thank you for raising awareness of the urgent need for action on climate change and bringing to light solutions. Renewable energy portfolio standards at the...
Letter to the editor: Reasons to legalize marijuana
It’s hard to resist commenting on C.A. Ray’s letter “Why legalize pot”. Ray remarks that marijuana is “much worse” than tobacco, but offers nothing to support that. I believe no one has ever died from smoking pot. Cigarettes? He asks the governor for a reason he is considering legalizing pot....
Remember When: 1944
In the news this week 75 years ago: • The Allegheny County American Legion became the first in the country to begin recruiting “a full company of WACs,” or Women’s Army Corps members. Sewickley Valley Post 4 of the American Legion was designated as a local recruiting station. Job openings...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Thursday, April 18
Hello, Sewickley, Spring is in the air, and that means it’s time for the Sewickley Farmer’s Market. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through the end of November. Stop by the Saint James parking lot to see what’s available. — What’s the Neighborhood News Network...
Etna-Sharpsburg Earth Day Challenge 2019 big success
Officials challenged Etna and Sharpsburg volunteers to spruce up their respective boroughs, with the winner claiming rights to the inaugural Earth Day Mayor’s Cup on April 13. In the end, both groups filled a 30 cubic yard dumpster, though Sharpsburg won this category, because its container was a little more...
West Allegheny stays No. 1 in baseball, new team atop softball power rankings
It was another week of big changes in the TribLive High School Sports Network weekly Power Rankings for baseball, but no teams exited or entered the softball Top 10. This week’s rankings have four new baseball teams. And while there are no additions to the 10 in softball, there is...
Upper St. Clair baseball earns ‘nerve-wracking’ 3-2 victory over rival Mt. Lebanon
Upper St. Clair never trailed in its baseball battle with rival Mt. Lebanon, but nailing down the victory proved to be a nail-biter for the Panthers. USC scored two runs in the sixth inning to break a tie and held on to end a Blue Devils rally in the seventh...
Blessed Trinity Academy teacher honored with Golden Apple Award
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has awarded Marjorie Heasley, Blessed Trinity Academy second grade teacher, the Golden Apple Award for excellence in education and community service. Six educators at Diocese of Pittsburgh schools have won the 28th annual Donahue Family Foundation-sponsored award. At a May 28 celebration with Bishop David...
Joey’s P.A.W. Spring Fling to help get dogs moving again
An upcoming fundraiser will help injured animals get moving again. Joey’s P.A.W. Spring Fling will be held May 2 at 7 p.m. at Domenico’s Ristorante in Cranberry. Guests can enjoy a pizza, wings and salad buffet, and enter basket raffles. All proceeds from the event will go toward Joey’s P.A.W....
High school scores, schedules for April 17, 2019
High Schools Baseball Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 2, Seneca Valley 1 Central Catholic 10, Allderdice 0 Pine-Richland 5, North Allegheny 4 Section 2 Connellsville 7, Plum 6 (9 inn.) Latrobe 5, Hempfield 4 Section 3 Bethel Park 12, Baldwin 4 Upper St. Clair 3, Mt. Lebanon...
Pop Evil brings ‘lyrical hard rock’ to Jergel’s Rhythm GrilleVideo
It’s said that people are products of where and how they grew up. Leigh Kakaty, vocalist of Pop Evil, certainly seems to buy into that idea, saying his group’s music is very much a product of his Muskegon, Mich., hometown roots. On a musical level, that experience translates into a...
Eric Nelson: Pennsylvania should be cautious about nuclear bailout
Normally, businesses use hard work to generate profit and, at times, big business uses lobbyists. This appears to be the strategy as the nuclear industry levels its crosshairs on Pennsylvania. In New York, its $500 million marketing assault secured a return on investment of $5.7 billion in higher energy prices...
