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High school roundup for Feb. 23, 2019: Butler takes down Upper St. Clair in quarterfinals
After a sub-par performance in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball playoffs, Butler’s Ethan Morton more than made up for it in the quarterfinals. Morton hit three 3-pointers, three two-point field goals and was 17 of 18 from the free-throw line for 32 points as Butler...
RMU men pick up ground in NEC with victory
Josh Williams had 22 points, including two key 3-pointers late, and Robert Morris defeated St. Francis Brooklyn, 67-62, on Saturday. The Colonials’ win, coupled with St. Francis (Pa.)’s loss to LIU Brooklyn, moved RMU within a game ofthe top spot in the Northeast Conference. St. Francis Brooklyn went ahead 52-51...
Duquesne rallies from 19-point deficit to nip George Mason
FAIRFAX, Va. — Tavian Dunn-Martin had a career-high 22 points as Duquesne beat George Mason, 79-78, on Saturday. The Dukes overcame a 19-point deficit to make it a close finish. Frankie Hughes scored the tying 3-pointer and the go-ahead free throw in the final two minutes. Hughes had 15 points...
Wayne Campbell: Keep Sunday hunting ban
The issue of allowing Sunday hunting has surfaced again. Senate Bill 147 sponsored by Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, removing the prohibition, was reported out of the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee without benefit of public scrutiny or hearings. It is unfortunate that opponents to Sunday hunting were not given a...
Outdoors notices for Feb. 24, 2019
NOTICES Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Feb. 15, Butler (13-2) defeated Fort Hand (2-12), 1,163-1,135, and Murrysville (6-9) beat Clymer (8-6), 1,163-1,162, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Clymer (11-3) beat Murrysville (3.5-11.5), 1,147-1,142, and Butler (13-2) beat Fort Hand (1.5-12.5), 1,142-1,080....
Editorial: Does Norfolk Southern proposal double rail cars and risk?
When you have a lot of rivers, you’re going to have a lot of bridges. When you are a city that was built on coal and steel, you’re going to have a lot of trains. And sometimes that’s double the trouble. Norfolk Southern wants to rebuild a bridge on a...
Sounding off: Legalized pot is a gateway drug
Having a family member who went through outpatient rehab a few years back, I am amazed that Pennsylvania would consider legalizing marijuana. During every family meeting I attended, it was stated that marijuana is a gateway drug. Has that changed? Make it legal, and the next step could be cocaine,...
Letter to the editor: Senator minimizes crime of DUI
One of our esteemed U.S. senators recently stated that illegal immigrants who are caught driving under the influence should not be considered criminals. Think about this for a minute. Thousands of Americans are maimed or killed every year by DUI drivers. It is totally willful and criminal to get behind...
Letter to the editor: In politics, compromise is possible
The divisiveness at the federal level is stigmatized as the “worst ever,” “unprecedented” and “without comparison,” to cite just a few epithets. Good rhetoric. Grabs viewers. Raises partisan money. But untrue. There has never been a “golden age” of politics, and in fact the current level of acrimony is historically...
Letter to the editor: UPMC’s positive impact
In Bob Bauder’s article “AG Shapiro: UPMC’s ‘corporate greed’ hurting patients” (Feb. 7, TribLIVE), UPMC said its practices have increased competition in Western Pennsylvania, which benefits consumers. This statement stands in stark contrast to statements by Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who called UPMC’s practices “corporate greed.” Many Western Pennsylvanians will...
Letter to the editor: Voter registration is easy
One has to admire the subtle cleverness of state Rep. Sara Innamorato’s op-ed “It’s time for automatic voter registration in Pa.” (Feb. 9, TribLIVE). This appears to be taken directly from the socialist playbook. Drum up a phony problem where there isn’t one, disguise it as saving democracy, then soft-sell...
Letter to the editor: Damage of legal pot
Legalize pot? Why not? It could get us more money to run our already-bloated state government. It could also provide us a whole new class of citizens who would like to get — and stay — stoned legally. Just what we need, huh? More Timothy Leary fans who want to...
Letter to the editor: Why all the wall hoopla?
I don’t know anything about the southern border. I live in Pennsylvania. So I went on Google Earth to look at the southern border. I just typed in “San Diego” and I saw that there already is a wall there. Now mind you, I only looked at California up to...
Actor brothers take center stage in Serbia’s street protests
BELGRADE, Serbia — Taking center stage in the weekly protests against Serbia’s autocratic president was a role that actors Sergej and Branislav Trifunovic felt compelled to play. The two brothers are among the main public faces of the demonstrations against populist leader Aleksandar Vucic’s firm grip on power that started...
PIHL standings through Feb. 23, 2019
Here are the final PIHL high school hockey standings through Feb. 23. Check out playoff coverage over the next four weeks, along with the weekly PIHL Power Play Show at 8 p.m. Wednesday at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Exclusive coverage of the 2019 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed...
Quaker Valley girls remain alive for PIAA berth
The Quaker Valley girls basketball pulled off one playoff upset last week but fell short of a second Thursday night. Bri Spirnak’s 23 points sparked No. 5 Elizabeth Forward to a 46-38 victory over Quaker Valley in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals at North Hills. Bailey Garbee had 19 points,...
Norwin bowler Dutka rolls 300, sets WPIBL series record
It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. No, it was so quiet you could hear 10 pins drop. On Feb. 4, at the Swissvale Bowl-A-Rama, Norwin sophomore Ethan Dutka rolled a 300 game, the only perfect game in the last two WPIBL seasons, en route to an...
Mitchel Nickols: For Black History Month, let’s celebrate contributions
Here we are, hundreds of years since millions of slaves were deported from the west coast of Africa involuntarily, and millions died because of poor conditions on slave ships. Yet the call for all Americans to join in the celebration of Black History Month is not too much to ask....
Nation’s first female assistant police chief visiting Shaler library
The nation’s – and Pittsburgh’s – first female assistant police chief will discuss her career, memoir and documentary at 1 p.m. March 13 at Shaler North Hills Library. The law enforcement veteran will sign copies of her 2017 book “Therese Rocco: Pittsburgh’s First Female Assistant Police Chief” available for $20,...
Moon, Lawson lead No. 2 Serra Catholic past Sto-Rox in Class 2A quarterfinals
Second-seeded Serra Catholic used its size to its advantage Friday night as it earned its first trip to the WPIAL semifinals in nine years with a 71-61 victory over No. 7 Sto-Rox in a Class 2A quarterfinal game at Peters Township. The Eagles (19-3) were led by their pair of...
High school roundup for Feb. 22, 2019: No. 1 OLSH cruises past Shenango in quarterfinals
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart looked every bit like the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball playoffs Friday night. Austin Wigley had 23 points to guide the Chargers to a 85-54 victory over No. 9 Shenango in the quarterfinals at Ambridge. Jake DiMichele had 17...
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 22, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Pine-Richland (20-2) vs. Peters Township (16-7) at North Hills, 3 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (19-3) vs. Butler (18-4) at Canon-McMillan, 1:30 p.m.; Latrobe (18-2) vs. Canon-McMillan (15-8) at Norwin, 3 p.m.; Mt. Lebanon (19-3) vs. Fox Chapel (16-7) at...
Beaver’s Cestra, Ringgold’s Vogt capture WPIAL Class AA diving titles
The processes of crowning the WPIAL Class AA diving champions Friday at South Park proved to be polar opposites. In the girls championships, Ringgold senior Anna Vogt led at the end of the all three rounds to win her second-straight gold medal. During the boys championships, however, Beaver senior Andrew...
Judge dismisses charges over boy’s death on waterslide
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A judge dismissed criminal charges Friday against a Kansas water park owner and the designer of a 17-story slide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated in 2016. Wyandotte County Judge Robert Burns cited improper evidence in dropping second-degree murder charges against Schlitterbahn owner Jeff Henry,...
John Stossel: Bogus gun research
Last week Rep. Nancy Pelosi warned President Donald Trump that if he declared an “emergency” to build a wall, “think what a president with different values can present… Why don’t you declare (the epidemic of gun violence in America) an emergency, Mr. President? I wish you would … . A...
