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Trib HSSN girls, boys soccer rankings: Week ending Oct. 15, 2023
WPIAL soccer rankings Girls Class 4A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny (16-0) 1 2. Upper St. Clair (14-1) 3 3. Peters Township (13-1-2) 2 4. Seneca Valley (13-1-1) 4 5. Fox Chapel (9-4-1) 5 Out: None Class 3A 1. Mars (13-0) 1 2. Moon (11-1-2) 2 3. Plum...
ESPN announces ‘College GameDay’ will be in Columbus for Penn State-Ohio State
One of the Big Ten’s biggest games of the year is getting more national attention. ESPN announced today that “College GameDay” will be in Columbus for the Saturday, Oct. 21 showdown between No. 6 Penn State and No. 3 Ohio State. The network will set up its studio show on...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Oct. 5-11, 2023
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate,...
Penn State will enjoy win over UMass, but everyone knows Ohio State is up next
STATE COLLEGE — Drew Allar cracked a smile. It hadn’t even been an hour after Penn State’s quarterback exited the rain-soaked Beaver Stadium turf after a 63-0 win over UMass. But sitting at the media room dais, crowded by reporters, recorders and cameras, he reasonably could expect the question was...
Letter to the editor: Plastic bag ban another ‘show’ by Pittsburgh leaders
Regarding the article “Pittsburgh businesses, shoppers prepare for plastic bag ban” (Oct. 9, TribLIVE): Sales of plastic garbage bags have skyrocketed after bans on plastic shopping bags in every case. Paper bags have a higher carbon footprint than plastic. This information is available everywhere. All you have to do is...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 15, 2023
Aleppo Mary Lippiello sold property at 151 Ferry Road to 151 Ferry LLC for $176,229. Scott Shipper sold property at 410 Rockledge Drive to Jean Alain Kurumfashe and Ana Bela Miguel Dasilva for $575,000. Bell Acres Theodore Zierden III sold property at 108 Skymark Ln to Mark and Deborah Peterson...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 15, 2023
Aspinwall Allyson Tenenini sold property at 207 Tenth St. to Molly Marous for $350,000. Ronald Donnick sold property at 10 Fifth St. to Ryan and Nicole Zents for $201,000. Blawnox Squaw Run L.P. sold property at 208 Woodland Road to Pamma LLC for $418,770. Fox Chapel Christopher Raffle sold property...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 15, 2023
Churchill Rhonda Miller sold property at 12 Garden Ter to Katherine Anne Kefalos for $160,000. Edgewood Clarence Paul Enterprises LLC sold property at 323 Coal St. to 325 Coal St. LLC for $25,000. Susan McBride sold property at 128 Lincoln Ave. to Christopher Scott for $396,000. Aarika Taylor Turpin sold...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 15, 2023
Franklin Park Memory Lane Venture LLC sold property at 1606 Memory Lane Ct to Benjamin Marcus Homes LLC for $220,000. Hampton Joshua Good sold property at 5031 Lakeview Drive to Peter Michael Biernesser and Samantha Lynn Wills for $355,065. Marshall Stephen Grunz sold property at 2634 Lansdale Drive to Cartus...
Letter to the editor: We must all stand against bullying
Regarding the editorial “Change the language of bullying” (Sept. 24, TribLIVE): The Bureau of Justice Statistics Report highlighting the growing number of young people targeted at the hands of those who inflict hurt and pain is immensely troublesome. Bullying diminishes one’s spirit; it makes a child feel they are less...
Editorial: PennWest has an identity crisis
On Monday, enrollment data for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools — the ones with that “(insert name here) University of Pennsylvania” tag — was released. The numbers aren’t great; but, unsurprisingly, there is always room to spin them depending on how you choose to look. Across the...
The Stroller, Oct. 15, 2023: 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. Annual lottery ticket fundraiser to aid Animal Protectors Animal Protectors of...
Letter to the editor: Poland’s ‘Liberum veto’ in action here
I know most people find history boring. Please indulge me. In the 1700s, Poland was ruled by a king and a parliament made up the country’s largest landowners. The parliament operated under the “liberum veto.” Any member of the Polish parliament could single-handedly veto any piece of legislation. Sound familiar?...
Black quarterbacks long have thrived in the Canadian Football League
In the days leading up to Super Bowl LVII, J.C. Watts got a call from a reporter who wanted his thoughts on the upcoming clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Specifically, Watts, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995-2003, was asked about his...
School news from the Fox Chapel area
Fall play Fox Chapel Area High School students will present their fall play, “The Man Who Came to Dinner”, at 7 p.m. Nov 2-4. All performances will be held in the school auditorium, and tickets are $8. Tickets will be sold at the door. Students will perform the play free...
In brief: news from North Park and more
North Park history Historic Structures of North Park will be Longvue Acres Garden Club’s October program. Allegheny County Park Ranger, Deaglan McManus, will review the unique historic structures that are hidden in plain sight in nearby North Park. The program begins at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24, at Northmont United...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 14, 2023
Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class A Big 7 Shenango 37, Summit Academy 8 Black Hills Bishop Canevin 62, Chartiers-Houston 0 Eastern Leechburg 29, Riverview 28 Saturday’s summary Bishop Canevin 62, Chartiers-Houston 0 Chartiers-Houston 0 0 0 0 —0 Bishop Canevin 14 27 14 7 —62 BC: Henry Barbisch 46 pass...
High school roundup for Oct. 14, 2023: Olszewski, Carter spark Bishop Canevin
Kole Olszewski was 9 for 11 for 107 yards and four touchdowns and Marquis Carter scored on runs of 90 and 35 yards to lead Bishop Canevin to a 62-0 victory over Chartiers-Houston (0-8, 0-5) in Class A Black Hills Conference football Saturday night. Olszewski connected on TD passes of...
‘Always Sunny’ gang visits Harrisburg liquor store to promote their whiskey
“The Gang” from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” made a stop Saturday in Harrisburg to promote their latest libation. Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney, three members of the Always Sunny Gang, stopped at the Fine Wine & Good Spirits distributor on Jonestown Road to promote their new whiskey,...
New Kensington’s Willie Thrower cast the mold for the modern NFL quarterback 70 years ago
Willie Thrower didn’t talk much about his place in NFL history. Not even with his family. His son, Melvin, was in junior high before he learned about his father’s watershed moment. On Super Bowl Sunday in 1988, Melvin Thrower sat with his father in their New Kensington home and watched...
Piper Laurie, 3-time Oscar nominee with film credits such as ‘The Hustler,’ ‘Carrie,’ dies at 91
Piper Laurie, the strong-willed, Oscar-nominated actor who performed in acclaimed roles despite at one point abandoning acting altogether in search of a “more meaningful” life, died early Saturday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 91. Laurie died of old age, her manager, Marion Rosenberg, wrote via email, saying...
District college football roundup: Cal (Pa.) starts fast, rolls past Seton Hill
Eric Willis scored on a 75-yard touchdown catch on the first play from scrimmage, sparking Cal (Pa.) to a 41-14 PSAC victory over Seton Hill on Saturday. Davis Black was 14 for 23 for 300 yards and four touchdowns for the Vulcans (5-1, 4-0). Omari Hopkins caught five balls for...
Calif. to follow other states in granting community college tuition break to Mexico residents
LOS ANGELES — Agustin Guzman spends hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic and crosses an international border just to get to his college classes. But it’s worth it. Though he’s a resident of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, he pays the same tuition as a student 4 miles away from Laredo, Texas, thanks to...
Riverhounds head into playoffs with 8-game unbeaten streak after scoreless draw in Detroit
They may not have gone about it in the most exciting way possible, but the Pittsburgh Riverhounds will head into the USL Championship playoffs on an eight-game unbeaten streak. Rookie Christian Garner recorded his first pro shutout as the Riverhounds and Detroit City FC played to a scoreless draw Saturday...
Gang violence traps more than 100 schoolchildren in Haiti for 2nd day
More than 100 Haiti students, some as young as 6, are trapped inside their Catholic school in downtown Port-au-Prince as a fresh round of violence continued to erupt between armed groups. Late Saturday, the students were looking at spending a second night at school. The students are among 400 children...
