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Shaler Area student hosts animal shelter drive
For his 11th birthday, Shaler Area Elementary School fifth-grader Elijah Gillespie wants gifts for local shelter pets awaiting adoption. Elijah was spurred to organize the drive after viewing a national animal-rescue commercial. He is collecting items for Animal Friends in Ohio Township and the Beaver County Humane Society in Center...
Sled tracks lead Erie police to burglary suspect
Erie police said sled tracks left in the snow led officers to items stolen in a burglary at a westside residence on Monday morning. Matthew S. McClure, 28, was arraigned late Monday night on charges including burglary, criminal trespass, theft and receiving stolen property in the burglary at a residence...
Gateway grad Means tearing up the track at Cal (Pa.)
Cal (Pa.) senior track and field standout Jae’Len Means is on quite the run lately, literally and figuratively. The 2014 Gateway grad is putting the finishing touches on an indoor track season that has earned him a trip to the NCAA Division II indoor championships and garnered plenty of recognition...
West Jefferson Hills to begin offering some funding for club sports
West Jefferson Hills School District plans to start showing extra support for its club sports teams. School board members on Feb. 26 approved the first reading of a new policy outlining rules for club sports teams, including financial contributions the district plans to provide to qualifying teams. “We like to...
Knoch hockey team denied postseason berth
Knoch’s bounce-back hockey season ended without a trip to the Penguins Cup playoffs. Gregory Hensh scored a pair of goals and added two assists, leading Connellsville to a 5-0 win over Knoch on Monday night in the teams’ PIHL Division 2 regular-season finale. Ryan Brown added a goal and two...
Nazareth Prep beats No. 2 Cornell to reach 1st WPIAL championship game
The character of a team is often revealed by how it responds to adversity. Nazareth Prep had the content of its character challenged on several occasions against Cornell Monday night in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at Ambridge High School, and each time it responded. In fact, its response was...
Which PSU prospect has NFL teams ‘fired up’? Draft expert Daniel Jeremiah breaks it down
In a few days, Indianapolis will be the hub of the NFL world — and seven Nittany Lions will try to prove why they belong at the next level. Trace McSorley, Miles Sanders, Connor McGovern, Ryan Bates, Amani Oruwariye, Shareef Miller and Kevin Givens were invited to the 2019 NFL...
WPIAL boys, girls basketball teams qualify for PIAA playoffs
While the Path to the Pete continues into the semifinals this week, and the Road to Hershey will tip off next week. The WPIAL will send a handful of teams from each class into the PIAA postseason field, ranging from five to seven teams. While all four semifinalists have clinched...
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 25, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Pine-Richland (21-2) vs. Butler (19-4) at Fox Chapel, 8 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (16-8) vs. Mt. Lebanon (20-3) at Moon, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Mars (22-1) vs. Chartiers Valley (18-5) at Fox Chapel, 8 p.m.; Penn Hills (20-3)...
No. 4 OLSH upsets 3-time defending champion Bishop Canevin in Class 2A semifinals
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart weathered the Bishop Canevin storm out of the gates, then came back off the canvas and delivered a knockout, bracket-busting punch to oust the top seed from the WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball playoffs. Behind senior Ashley Norling’s 29 points, the No. 4-seeded Chargers...
R. Kelly leaves jail after posting $100,000 bond, pleading not guilty to sexual abuse charges
CHICAGO — After three days in custody, R&B superstar R. Kelly walked out of Cook County Jail on Monday evening into a crush of reporters and onlookers — both apparent fans and detractors. “R. Kelly! R. Kelly!” one young woman screamed as she tried to video-record the singer as he...
Top-seeded North Catholic girls defeat Elizabeth Forward in Class 4A semifinals
With her team leading by five after one quarter against the defending WPIAL Class 4A champions Monday night, Elizabeth Forward coach Krystal Gibbs was feeling good. Her team was shooting lights out from 3-point range and had top-seeded North Catholic reeling for a period of time. But the veteran coach...
Five things to watch in the WPIAL girls basketball semifinals
Some believe losing in a championship game is tough. However, playing in a title game offers memories of a lifetime, whether players receive a gold or silver medal. The toughest loss typically comes in the semifinals. A team is one win away from a season-long goal. Yes, all of the...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Chartiers Valley’s Joe Pipilo
Joe Pipilo School: Chartiers Valley Class: Senior The WPIAL basketball playoffs are played on a stage where the lights are brighter and the crowd is louder. After missing out on all of that fun last year, Joe Pipilo and Chartiers Valley are making a lot of noise this postseason. The...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: Canon-McMillan
The Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week is headed where no team in program history has ventured before — the Canon-McMillan Big Macs. By virtue of a come-from-behind, overtime win over North Allegheny in the first round and a runaway upset over Latrobe in the quarterfinals, No. 7-seeded...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for week of Feb. 25, 2019
A busy week of district semifinals and championship games began with a lengthy and strong wind storm across the state. Perhaps it is the wind of change. While there were no changes to this week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings and little movement overall within the five ranked teams,...
Editorial: Robert Kraft charges no reason for celebration
It always comes down to us versus them, and it’s getting exhausting. The New England Patriots are the team that everyone south of Connecticut and west of Vermont loves to hate. Come from another NFL powerhouse location — like, say, Pittsburgh — and the animosity doubles. It’s easy to say...
Etna Winter Street Skate has become a favorite annual event
Etna’s Winter Street Skate has become a well-attended annual event as the borough puts up an ice skating rink in the middle of town, local establishments are open for business and the day is full of food, fun and festivities....
Seeking nominations for Sewickley’s Man, Woman, Citizen of the Year
Do you know someone who has had a great impact on the community? Someone who goes above and beyond to make the world a better place? Someone whose example inspires others to get involved and do great things? We want to hear all about them! The Sewickley Herald is accepting...
Carnegie Elementary gas line repairs ‘won’t be cheap’
Carnegie Elementary School students will soon find out whether they have to make up two days of classes because of a gas leak. Carlynton School District Superintendent Joseph Dimperio has applied to the state Department of Education for an exception because of the emergency. The school was closed Feb. 14...
Snake in dryer gives Florida woman ‘near death experience’
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. — A Florida woman says she “about had a near death experience” when she opened her dryer and saw a snake curled up in her laundry. Tampa’s Fox 13 News reports Amanda Wise was almost finished unloading the dryer in her garage on Sunday when she saw...
Letter to the editor: Idiots & imbeciles
On this date in 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt (a Democrat ) signed an immigration act that excluded “idiots, imbeciles, feeble-minded persons and insane persons” from being admitted to the United States. The bill was incomplete because there was no provision to exclude these same American-born persons from being politicians or...
Letter to the editor: Commit to 100 percent renewable energy
I want to thank the following Pennsylvania House representatives for co-sponsoring Rep. Chris Rabb’s House Bill 2132, to transition Pennsylvania to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. If passed in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, it will add 380,000 good-paying jobs to Pennsylvania’s existing 60,000 clean-energy jobs, while saving all...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 25
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 25....
Hampton students explore black history
Black History was observed and celebrated this February among students and staff at Hampton Township School District, through books, music, art and even technology. Several educational projects and activities were held throughout the schools and different classes, including the libraries. For example, Beth Casey, library media specialist at Central Elementary,...
