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High school football roundup for Sept. 20, 2024: Canon-McMillan beats Mt. Lebanon in OT
Zach Barzd kicked a 32-yard field goal in overtime to lift No. 5 Canon-McMillan to a 17-14 Class 6A win against Mt. Lebanon (0-5, 0-2) on Friday night. Barzd earlier kicked field goals of 27 and 26 yards. Ty Jansma completed 17 of 33 passes for 208 yards for the...
Trib HSSN’s 2024 Week 4 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 4 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 363 - Ceric Mack, East Allegheny (28 of 46) 352 - Nolan DiLucia, Peters Township (14 of 23) 343 - Kole Olszewski, Bishop Canevin (14 of 25) 275 - Elsidro Bryant, Gateway (15 of 30) 223 -...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 20, 2024: Joshua Palacios homers in Indy’s comeback win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 75-70) came back to defeat St. Paul (Twins), 8-6. The Indians scored three runs in the ninth to take the lead. LF Joshua Palacios (.295) went 3 for 5 with a three-run homer and a double. RF Jack Suwinski (.247), 2B Ji-Hwan Bae (.340) and C Dylan Shockley...
No. 3 South Park tops No. 4 South Allegheny in Class 2A clash
After dominating time of possession a week ago in an Allegheny Conference win over Steel Valley, South Park’s next meeting turned into a bit of a track meet. Class 2A’s third-ranked Eagles became the first to down No. 4 South Allegheny this season in a 48-38 victory at Gladiator Stadium...
Central Valley looks battle-tested in high-scoring win over Beaver in conference opener
After a 1-3 start that featured three losses to Class 4A schools, the Central Valley Warriors were battle tested and ready for the Class 3A competition that was ahead. The Warriors showed as much in a wild 51-37 victory against Beaver in their Class 3A Western Hills Conference opener Friday...
Laurel Highlands edges Mt. Pleasant in overtime
It isn’t often that a team that commits more turnovers than the opponent in a game emerges victorious. Visiting Laurel Highlands scored a pair of touchdowns off Mt. Pleasant turnovers in the first half. Mt. Pleasant also turned the ball over on muffed punts twice in the second half. When...
South Fayette hands mistake-prone Belle Vernon rare loss at home
It’s not often that the Belle Vernon football team doesn’t “defend The Beach.” But Friday was one of those nights. South Fayette and quarterback Drew Welhorsky crashed the party and rolled to a 27-14 win over the Leopards, who added a late score inside the final minute. “This atmosphere is...
Fort Cherry turns on jets in 2nd half, speeds past Monessen
Monessen looked like it had all the momentum after scoring on its first drive of the second half to go up a touchdown on Fort Cherry in a battle of unbeaten squads in the Black Hills Conference. The Rangers had other plans. The defending Class A champions turned the tide...
Court rules nearly 98,000 long-registered Arizonans whose citizenship hadn’t been confirmed can vote full ballot
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races. The court’s decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that, for two decades, mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full ballot....
South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn’t get the drugs needed for lethal injections. Owens was convicted of the 1997 killing of a Greenville convenience store clerk during a robbery. While...
Gaetz attended drug-fueled parties with call girls at Florida lobbyist’s home, witnesses say
ORLANDO, Fla. — In the summer of 2017, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, attended a party filled with drugs and paid escorts that was hosted by former state Rep. Chris Dorworth at his Heathrow home, according to witness testimony in newly filed federal court documents. One of the...
Democrats in Pa. approach 2024 election with slimmest voter registration advantage in decades
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. HARRISBURG — Despite a bump following Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race, Democrats in Pennsylvania are entering the home stretch of the 2024 election with their weakest voter...
Police charge Pittsburgh city worker in bug-spray attack on motoristVideo
Donald Jones of Wilkinsburg was driving his two daughters to school last week when their morning commute turned traumatic. Watching through their car window, the girls wailed in horror as a Pittsburgh Public Works employee squirted what police said was wasp spray in their father’s eyes during a dispute on...
Israel ramps up attacks on Hezbollah, says top commander killed
Israel said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs Friday, days after a series of attacks stoked fears the conflict between the two may spiral out of control. The Israel Defense Forces said the airstrike on Beirut killed Ibrahim Aqil, head of Hezbollah’s elite...
Barbara Clark Smith: To American revolutionaries, patriotism meant fair dealing with one another
When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the 13 Colonies gathered in the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. They quickly hammered out a political, economic and...
Bomb, shooting threats to Pine-Richland School District deemed false
Bomb and school shooting threats made Friday against Pine-Richland School District were not credible and originated in Australia, law enforcement officials said. Northern Regional Police Chief Bryan S. DeWick said his department and the FBI classified the threats as “swatting calls. As a precaution, district officials said, after-school and evening...
GOP asks Pa. Supreme Court to bar counties from letting voters fix mail-in ballot errors
The Republican Party is asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to find it illegal for county boards of elections to alert voters to defective mail-in ballots and give them the chance to correct any errors. Voters’ rights groups called the petition filed Wednesday by the Republican National Committee and state Republican...
Letter to the editor: Unity solar farm not in best interests of residents, township
On June 25, the Unity Township Zoning Board held a hearing to consider a special exception application for the installation of a 34-acre solar farm along Charles Houck Road. This issue was unbeknownst to a majority of area residents who, once informed, filled the meeting room to overflowing for the...
Patrick Cassidy talks about mom Shirley Jones in advance of gala honoring her
On Saturday, Pittsburgh CLO will honor Shirley Jones, Western Pennsylvania native and legend of stage and screen, with a Broadway star-studded gala celebration at the Byham Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh. Jones was born in Charleroi and grew up in Smithton — her family owned Jones Brewing Co., which made Stoney’s...
Letter to the editor: When casting your vote, don’t forget about Jan. 6
There are some who would like to forget Jan. 6, 2021, a day when Americans claiming patriotism violated democracy. Thugs kicked down barriers, climbed up walls, broke windows and fought the Capitol police while Congress was doing the work of certifying the presidential election of 2020. To minimize the terror...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 20-22
Well, that’s an official wrap on summer, folks! It’s time to think about chilly nights, mugs of hot apple cider and the scent of falling leaves. Here are a few things to do while ushering in autumn during a still-warm weekend. Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival This weekend, musicians will fill...
Italian Mass, community service and more at Sewickley-area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual bible study is at 6:30 p.m. A link is available on the website. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge....
Alle-Kiski High School Reunion News — Sept. 20, 2024
• Har-Brack High School Class of 1965 will have a picnic at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars pavilion, 894 Veterans Drive, Harrison. Cost: $5. Bring your drinks and a covered dish to share that will serve at least four people. No glass bottles permitted. •...
Letter to the editor: Lies about Trump
Our political discourse rarely weighs heavily in factual information. Our politicians understand that our largely uninformed electorate is best convinced by highly emotional, provocative language. For example, at the recent Democratic National Convention, speaker after speaker acclaimed the “joy” of their party’s nominees while spewing hateful diatribes about the Republican...
The Stroller, Sept. 20, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. 5K Event to raise...
