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WPIAL Class 5A football roundup: Franklin Regional ends No. 5 Shaler’s unbeaten streak
Chase Lemke threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two TDs as Franklin Regional upset Class 5A No. 5 Shaler, 55-7, in nonconference football action Friday night. Ayden Hudock caught six passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns, Nick Purdue ran for a 4-yard score, Austin Kerns...
WPIAL Class 6A football roundup: Mt. Lebanon edges Seneca Valley
Matthew Nguyen scored on an 80-yard kickoff return, and Bernard McAuley kicked a 31-yard field goal for the winning points as No. 4 Mt. Lebanon earned a 17-14 victory over No. 5 Seneca Valley (0-5, 0-2) in a Class 6A conference football game Friday night. Fred LaSota added a 40-yard...
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 4 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 4 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 361 - Brad Birch, Gateway (17 of 24) 338 - Jaivin Peel, Western Beaver (12 of 17) 338 - Tristyn Tavares, Norwin (15 of 38) 275 - Jaydon Oliver, Armstrong (8 of 20) 268 - Carson Bellinger,...
Peters Township shuts down Upper St. Clair in Class 5A clash of top-ranked teams
No. 1 Peters Township and No. 2 Upper St. Clair have built a rivaly on tough play and defense, and through one quarter Friday night, it looked like that trend would continue. However, the Indians struck first and continued to strike on their way to a 31-0 victory over their...
California pulls away from Monessen in second half
Friday’s Tri-County South Conference matchup between Mon Valley rivals California and Monessen almost resembled a basketball game. It was a game of runs. After the Trojans scored the opening 23 points, the Greyhounds rebounded with 20 straight points. But Cal had the final spree in the fourth quarter with 28...
Thomas Jefferson rallies past Belle Vernon on late TD pass
When Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson renew their rivalry, there’s usually one play or a series of plays that decide the game. On Friday night, it was the Jaguars who got those plays. A fumbled snap on a Leopards punt led to Luke Kosko finding Jason Salman for a 49-yard...
Clairton flashes potential with dominant win against Leechburg
Clairton is showing near the midway point of the football season it can overcome many things. In fact, a young Bears team is showing some of the grit its championship-winning predecessors showed for years. The Bears’ big-play offense was on display again Friday night as they rolled to a 42-14...
Deer Lakes football team rolls over Southmoreland
Southmoreland needed a bounceback performance against Deer Lakes on Friday night after being shut down last week by Knoch. But after an even first half, the Lancers scored 17 second half points to cruise to s 24-7 victory. After both teams scored on their initial possessions, it looked like a...
Elizabeth Forward shuts down Knoch in battle of unbeatens
In a nonconference battle between a pair of unbeaten Class 3A squads, Elizabeth Forward left with its perfect record intact. Ryan Messina threw for a pair of first-half touchdowns to Isaiah Turner, and the Warriors’ defense was dominant in posting its second shutout of the season with a 22-0 win...
Gary Franks: Will ‘border crisis’ destroy America?
“Let me tell you something New Yorkers, never in my life have I had a problem that I did not see an ending to — I don’t see an ending to this. This issue ( the influx of migrants crossing the Mexican border into the U.S.) will destroy New York...
Column: Coach Prime dominates the college football world. What might come next?Video
Deion Sanders hobbles to get around these days, but his ability to command an audience is even more potent than it was during his speedier playing days. Just three games into his first head coaching job in college football’s top division, the guy who went from Prime Time to Coach...
Allegheny County DA candidate Matt Dugan lays out plan to make Downtown Pittsburgh safer
Democrat Matt Dugan said Friday that he would work to restore Downtown Pittsburgh as a safe, clean place for residents, businesses and visitors if elected Allegheny County’s district attorney. “It’s vitally, vitally important that we as leaders provide a safe and clean Downtown area so that our existing businesses can...
Russell Zerbo: EPA/DOE money should be wisely spent on plugging wells
Pennsylvania has an opportunity to receive $33,695,097 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to plug small, conventionally drilled oil and gas wells with known owners. This federal funding could significantly reduce climate-changing methane pollution as well as smog-causing volatile organic compounds (VOC) and...
Jason Killmeyer and Erin Koper: Which way, Western Pa.?
Walking through downtown Pittsburgh, the words “Reduced Rates” above so many “For Lease” signs catch our attention. Our downtown feels worse, and it is worse. Shootings, public drug use and vagrancy have surged. But so do other parts of the city and county: West End. Banksville. Duquesne. McKeesport. We’re not...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s dog looking out for him
Recent news reports of President Biden’s German shepherd Commander biting Secret Service agents at least 10 times in the past year are troubling but not surprising. I have owned German shepherds for over 35 years and know them as a highly intelligent, loyal and protective breed. I believe Commander was...
Letter to the editor: Fixing the teacher shortage
I have a few suggestions on how to fix the national teacher shortage, since the teachers union and the government won’t do it. Immediately raise the salaries of new teachers just out of college, $40,000 to $50,000 at least. I can hear the howls of school boards and taxpayers now....
William Enyart: Planned cut to VA funding for ambulances would harm our nation’s veterans
Unless stopped, the Department of Veterans Affairs is set to knock over a domino that might drastically harm veterans’ health care and then spread to the general community. In a cost-cutting measure on track to take effect early next year, the VA plans to sever a critical link between veterans...
The Stroller, Sept. 22, 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. Gateway Clipper cruises to sail from Freeport park Experience Armstrong Inc....
Laurels & lances: Fires, speakers and votes
Laurel: To trying new things. Volunteer fire companies are having problems filling their ranks. They are addressing this with a combination of ideas. There are recruitment outreach programs and courting of teens who could grow in the departments. There are incentives for members, such as small stipends for taking calls...
Letter to the editor: We should support our public schools, unions and teachers
I had a hard time believing what I was reading in Nathan Benefield of the Commonwealth Foundation’s op-ed “Shapiro, lawmakers must choose — students or special interests?” (July 18, TribLIVE). The money that they accused the teachers unions of spending is chump change to the foundation and their ultra-wealthy contributors....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 21, 2023
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Section 3A North Allegheny 6, Norwin 0 Pine-Richland 11, Allderdice 0 Section 2A Fox Chapel 3, Latrobe 0 Penn-Trafford 5, Upper St. Clair 0 Section 1A Ellis School at Aquinas Academy, (n) Friday’s schedule Section 1A Winchester Thurston at Shady Side Academy, 5 p.m....
Pirates farm report for Sept. 21, 2023: Jared Jones gives up 2 homers in Indianapolis loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 68-77) dropped a 3-1 decision to Rochester (Nationals). RHP Jared Jones (4-5, 4.72) started and went 4.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on two home runs, a solo shot in the fourth and a two-run homer in the fifth. Jones finished with six strikeouts. RHP Dauri...
High school roundup for Sept. 21, 2023: Springdale wins under the lights in Oakmont
Senior Billy Lawrence and junior John Duku scored first-half goals for Springdale, and the Dynamos added three more in the second half to defeat rival Riverview, 5-0, in Section 3-A boys soccer Thursday under the lights at Riverside Park in Oakmont. Springdale (7-1, 6-1) won its third straight and completed...
Springdale homeowners describe impact of power plant implosion as decision on second one hangs in the balance
Brittni Bair’s baby was just 10 weeks old the day the smokestacks at the former power plant in Springdale were imploded in June. Because of concerns about potential toxins and debris being released near her family’s Pittsburgh Street home, she testified Thursday, she and her husband took their newborn to...
Turtle Creek woman gets jail time for fatal hit-and-run
A Turtle Creek woman will spend at least nine months in jail for killing a pedestrian in McKeesport last year and leaving the scene. Hanna Nickole Frank, 20, pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle in June. As part of a plea agreement, Frank must serve nine to 18 months in...
