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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 10, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 3A Section 4 Yough 66, Mt. Pleasant 51 Bash with the Bronx At North Allegheny Upper St. Clair 50, Aliquippa 45 Hampton 57, Allderdice 53 Lincoln Park 83, Imani Christian 74 Nonsection Ellwood City 60, Shenango 47 South Allegheny 74, Shady Side Academy...
High school roundup for Feb. 10, 2024: Lincoln Park tops Imani Christian in battle of defending champs
Brandin Cummings scored 27 points and Meleek Thomas added 26 to lead Lincoln Park to an 83-74 victory over Imani Christian in a nonsection matchup of defending WPIAL and state champions Saturday night. Rhaki Lum added 12 points for the Class 4A Leopards (19-3), who led by just two points,...
Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode wins 3rd straight WPIAL all-around gymnastics title
Baldwin junior Abby Rexrode won her third straight all-around title at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Saturday at Moon, taking first place in three of the four events. Rexrode, who won the vault, bars and floor and placed eighth in the beam, is the third gymnast to win three straight WPIAL...
Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Sade, Oasis, Ozzy Osbourne among Rock Hall nominees for ’24
NEW YORK — Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Lenny Kravitz, the late Sinéad O’Connor and heavy metal’s Prince of Darkness are some the 2024 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide musical net that also includes the pop-soul of Sade and Britpoppers Oasis....
North Allegheny notebook: NA basketball teams turn attention to playoffs
The North Allegheny boys and girls basketball teams are playoff bound after finishing in the top four of their respective sections when the regular season concluded. The NA boys earned a 73-52 victory over Seneca Valley last week to improve to 10-11 overall and 7-2 in Section 1-6A. Ty Iwanonkiw...
Sheldon Jacobson: This year’s Super Bowl offers something for everyone
Super Bowl LVIII will be held Feb. 11, with the San Francisco 49ers out of the NFC facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs out of the AFC. This is rematch of Super Bowl LIV, when the Chiefs rallied from a 10 point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat...
Tickets on sale for ’24 Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame banquet
Tickets are available for the 53rd Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet, set for 7 p.m. May 4 at the Pittsburgh Shriners Center in Harmar, near the Route 28 expressway. Tickets are $40 each, and a patron can sit either with an honorees’ following or at a non-affiliated...
Letter to the editor: How can anyone support Trump?
In light of the recent decision by an appellate court that Donald Trump is not immune from any crimes committed as president, this question must be asked: What sort of person would support any candidate who responds to felony charges not by proclaiming his innocence, but rather that he’s above...
Letter to the editor: Working together builds a great nation
Considering the often divisive and generally vituperative vitriol spewed on this page and throughout the media, one may be forgiven for being surprised at the quiet cooperation of residents north of Route 30 who helped to mitigate depleted water levels at the Beaver Run Reservoir (“Water authority lifts mandatory conservation...
Editorial: Spaying or neutering pets has big impact
Longtime game show host Bob Barker offered good advice at the end of each episode of “The Price is Right”: “Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered.” It was an important message. A cat can live as long as 20 years but can start breeding after...
The Stroller, Feb. 10, 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. Oakmont and Verona to welcome spring with Daffodil Days Riverview Relay...
Letter to the editor: American dysfunctionalism
American exceptionalism as we have known it is dying and is being replaced with what can only be called American dysfunctionalism. What was once accepted as truth, that America was the greatest nation in the annals of history, is fast disintegrating right before our eyes with the full cooperation of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 9, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic 58, North Allegheny 57 Butler 58, Pine-Richland 50 Seneca Valley 67, New Castle 62 Section 2 Norwin 58, Hempfield 45 Mt. Lebanon 61, Canon-McMillan 43 Upper St. Clair 57, Baldwin 52 Class 5A Section 1 Peters Township 76,...
Pine-Richland gets past Moon to win program’s 4th WPIAL team gymnastics title
Pine-Richland topped the field in the bars and the beam to win the WPIAL team gymnastics championship for the fourth time in program history Friday. The Rams, who also won in 2009, 2006 and 2003, had a winning score of 148.608, finishing ahead of two-time defending champion Moon (144.167) and...
High school roundup for Feb. 9, 2024: Pine-Richland boys in, New Castle, Seneca Valley out on wild final day
Pine-Richland lost to Butler on Friday night but was the big winner anyway when the Section 1-6A boys basketball standings were finalized. Braylon Littlejohn scored 22 points, Donovan Carney added 16 and Tayt Lucas finished with 12 to lead the third-place Golden Tornado (16-5, 6-4) to a 58-50 victory over...
County police: Mt. Oliver shooting victim in critical condition
A man who was shot in Mt. Oliver on Friday night was listed in critical condition, Allegheny County Police said. County police said the shooting occurred in the 500 block of Transverse Avenue. First responders found the man, who was not identified, shot inside a house at about 9:15 p.m....
Elizabeth Forward gears up for playoffs with thrilling OT win over rival Belle Vernon
Both coaches – Elizabeth Forward’s Nolan Larry and Belle Vernon’s Joe Salvino – saw an eerie resemblance between Friday night’s game and last season’s section finale between the two rivals. Unfortunately for the Leopards, the results were similar as well. EF’s Isaiah Turner hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter...
LaVar Arrington: After the Super Bowl, restaurants and bars can count on skill games
There is nothing quite like Super Bowl Sunday. It is that one day when devout football fans mix with agnostic game watchers, packing tables in bars, restaurants and social clubs. As a former NFL player, it is awesome to see the craze around my favorite sport. Beyond the entertainment, it’s...
Gary Franks: Yes, our border crisis is an invasion
Do weapons need to be involved for there to be an invasion? Border states and numerous other states run by Republican governors say no. They would argue that an invasion can be an unwanted overflow or steady stream of people entering your property illegally. If you agree, then President Joe...
Experts point to slew of errors by Pittsburgh police seen in Jim Rogers Taser videoVideo
It took less than two minutes on the scene of a suspected stolen bike in Bloomfield before Pittsburgh police Officer Keith Edmonds made the first of what experts described as many missteps. Edmonds should have recognized the 54-year-old homeless man he encountered on Oct. 13, 2021 might have been having...
In wake of Biden report, experts explain how aging affects the brain
No model predicts how an individual’s mind changes or memory fades over time, according to local experts. “It’s very much an individual thing,” said University of Pittsburgh associate psychology professor Marc Coutanche. “You can have someone who’s very sharp right into their 80s, and you can have someone in their...
California principal on leave after pretending to shoot kids during drill, parents say
LOS ANGELES — A principal at a San Gabriel elementary school was put on leave of absence by district administrators after pretending to shoot kids and announcing children were “dead” during an active shooter lockdown drill, according to parents and staff. The incident, which is under investigation by the school...
Las Vegas police: Damage to Sphere from climber is around 6 figures
LAS VEGAS — An anti-abortion advocate caused about $100,000 in damage to the Las Vegas Sphere when he climbed the structure as part of a publicity stunt, police said. Maison Des Champs, 24, faces charges of destruction of property, conspiracy to destroy property and disregarding the safety of persons or...
Accused killer nurse indicates she will plead guilty in Western Pa. insulin deaths
A Harrison nurse charged with killing two nursing home residents and attempting to kill 17 others by deliberately giving them lethal doses of insulin indicated her wish to plead guilty during a short court appearance Friday. Heather Pressdee, 41, appeared to be frustrated with her defense attorneys when they asked...
X is selling million-dollar ad packages for Super Bowl Sunday
X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has been selling special ad packages tied to the National Football League playoffs and Super Bowl, which include video ads that run before NFL highlight videos, an effort to use the US’s most popular sporting event to lure back major advertisers. The...
