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High school roundup for March 25, 2019: Riverside’s Ottaviani tosses no-hitter
Nic Ottaviani had quite the debut outing Monday afternoon. The senior lefty tossed a no-hitter with nine strikeouts to lead Riverside to a 1-0 victory over Freedom in a nonsection baseball game in Beaver County. Ottaviani also knocked in the lone run of the game with a single in the...
High school scores, schedules for March 25, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Monday’s results Ripken Experience tournament In Myrtle Beach Upper St. Clair 5, Fordham Prep (N.Y.) 3 WPIAL Nonsection Armstrong 4, Ellwood City 1 Butler 18, New Castle 1 (3 inn.) Franklin Regional 10, Medina (Ohio) 5 Greensburg Salem 13, North Hills 2 McGuffey 4, Chartiers-Houston 1...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ Kris Letang should be Norris finalist lock
The Penguins haven’t been cheated when it comes to individual awards. That especially goes for the awards you can’t get cheated out of, like the Art Ross Trophy. That goes to the NHL scoring champion. The Penguins have 15. That’s not to say the Penguins never have been cheated. Like...
Kate Steinle case: Dismissal of parents’ lawsuit against San Francisco is upheld
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court led by a Trump appointee Monday unanimously upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against San Francisco for failing to alert immigration authorities of the release of the immigrant who killed Kate Steinle. The suit, brought by Steinle’s parents, alleged that San Francisco was...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Chartiers Valley
The Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week played 30 games and won all of them on their way to a district and state championship — the Chartiers Valley Colts. Call it what you want: A dream season, a golden season, a perfect season. It was all of that...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Peters Township’s Makenna Marisa
Makenna Marisa School: Peters Township Class: Senior She helped her team win double gold, now Makenna Marisa is a double winner again, as the Trib HSSN Player of the Week. The senior closed out an incredible scholastic career in leading Peters Township to a season of firsts. The Indians won...
Tom Purcell: God chose this Little Sister to be a beggar
Sister Margaret Mary didn’t think she was up to the job. Nine years ago, during her 40th year of religious service, she had been assigned the most difficult role of her life: full-time beggar at the Little Sisters of the Poor retirement residence in Pittsburgh. Little Sisters of the Poor...
George Will: Mueller’s report makes normal election possible in 2020
WASHINGTON Robert Mueller’s report is a gift to the nation, which now knows what was already a reasonable surmise: that its chief executive’s unlovely admiration for a repulsive foreign regime, Vladimir Putin’s, is more a dereliction of taste and judgment than evidence that he is under that regime’s sway. The...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for week of March 24, 2019
The Road to Hershey is over and the 2018-19 girls high school basketball season is in the books. The WPIAL hoisted two gold basketballs in Hershey while Districts 3, 5, 6 and 11 ended up with one state champion each. Below are the final Trib HSSN state rankings of the...
Taste of Shaler held at Elfinwild Fire Hall
Taste of Shaler was held at Elfinwild Fire Hall on March 23 as the community was treated to foods and beverages from locations throughout the Shaler Area. In addition to the variety of consumable goods, there was also music, student artwork and even a silent auction. The annual event is...
Editorial: Mueller, Rosfeld and what justice looks like
We have a Hollywood fairy-tale idea of justice. It’s something that makes the hurt go away and heals rifts. Maybe sometimes that’s true. It would be nice if it was. But justice doesn’t always look like that. In Pittsburgh, a significant number of people look at the Michael Rosfeld verdict...
As students walk out for Antwon Rose, his mother urges Woodland Hills students to stay putVideo
As hundreds of students marched in Downtown Pittsburgh to honor Antwon Rose II, kids at Woodland Hills High School, where Rose was a student, stayed put. They stayed at the request of Rose’s mom. “There is nothing to accomplish by walking out,” Michelle Kenney said to the group of Woodland...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Monday, March 25
Hello, Sewickley, The Allegheny County Division of Elections is looking for poll workers for Glen Osborne and Haysville for the special election on April 2. If interested, call Rosalie at the Allegheny County Division of Elections at 412-350-4502. Volunteers do not have to be a resident of either community, but...
Father of Sandy Hook victim found dead of apparent suicide
HARTFORD, Conn. — The father of Avielle Richman, one of 20 first-grade students and six educators killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting, was found dead of an apparent suicide at Edmond Town Hall early Monday, police said. The death of Jeremy Richman, 49, appears to be suicide, police...
Letter to the editor: Poor Rosfeld headline, photo choice
I take issue with the photograph and headline editors chose to accompany an article about possible protests regarding the police shooting of Antwon Rose II (“Some preparing, others bracing, for start of police shooting trial in Pittsburgh,” March 18, TribLIVE). The article seemed intended to capture the support that the...
Letter to the editor: Rich golfer has no class
I have been a lifelong passionate golfer and follow the PGA Tour every day. I am shocked and dismayed by the comment by Justin Rose (No. 2 in world rankings) that he is grateful he has Morgan Stanley to help him make “difficult decisions” while having a portfolio of $10...
Letter to the editor: Media gives killers acclaim
The savage creature who mowed down peaceful Muslims at worship in New Zealand committed this atrocity while basking in the glow of knowing that his grievances against those who are not white would be broadcast throughout the world and that first and foremost, we would remember him for all time,...
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 25
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 25....
Mother of Sandy Hook victim: ‘It’s about not giving up’
Faith, family and friends were what got Michele Gay through the darkest moments following the unimaginably tragic shooting that killed her 7-year-old daughter, Joey, and 19 of her classmates at Sandy Hook Elementary School six years ago. Now, Gay has made it her mission to improve school safety across the...
Hungry for pizza? Hit up Ianni’s in Vandergrift for some unique specialtiesVideo
It’s a Mecca of sorts for aficionados of “ ’Za.” Ianni’s Pizzeria in Vandergrift beckons the faithful with its wafting smell of burning hardwood. Family-owned and operated for more than 90 years, Ianni’s (pronounced e-on-ees) serves homemade specialty pizzas in a completely renovated open, airy and industrial-styled two-level space formerly...
Mushroom program slated for Northern Tier
Fungus fans won’t want to miss an upcoming program at Northern Tier Regional Library where they can learn all about growing their own tasty delicacies right in their backyard. The program, Cultivating Shiitake Mushrooms, is scheduled for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 1. Tony Miga, director of Chatham University’s Eden Hall...
Mark Hamill plays forceful character in ‘Knightfall’
LOS ANGELES — Unless you hang around to read the credits at the end of a television show, the addition of Mark Hamill to the cast of the History Channel’s “Knightfall” would seem like a rare move for the actor, who will forever be known as Luke Skywalker. But Hamill’s...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 25
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 25....
Veggie wrap perfect way to use fresh produce
Have you ever used the phrase “It’s a Wrap?” Lorraine Burgess, Pine-Richland High School cafeteria assistant for 16 years, has been saying that at the end of the day for years now. She is well-known for her handmade fresh-ingredient wraps. Lorraine has perfected a fresh roasted vegetable and basil pesto...
NA Orchestra hosts Disney-themed concert
Members of the North Allegheny Orchestra dressed as popular Disney characters and performed a selection of the animation studio’s favorite music on Saturday, March 23, at Carson Middle School. The free concert featured musicians dressed as Belle, Ariel, Aladdin and others. Children in attendance dresssed as their favorite Disney characters...
