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Kiski goalie proves point with Penguins Cup Class A championship win over Fox Chapel
Kiski senior goaltender Evin Brice turned in a masterful performance Monday night, making 34 saves to lead his team to a 4-1 victory over Fox Chapel in the PIHL Penguins Cup Class A championship game. It was a showing at least a month in the making. On Feb. 13, Fox...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 20, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Monday’s results Nonsection Bentworth 6, Waynesburg 5 Butler 10, Knoch 0 Central Valley at Canon-McMillan, (n) Charleroi 23, Monessen 1 Chartiers-Houston 8, Jefferson-Morgan 3 Conifer (CO) 10, Montour 0 Father Judge 6, Mars 1 Freedom 15, Carlynton 0 Freeport 11, Moniteau 2 Greensburg Salem 5, East...
High school roundup for March 20, 2023: River Valley ousts OLSH in PIAA Class 3A semifinals
Ava Persichetti scored 23 points to lead District 6 champion River Valley to a 44-38 victory over OLSH in the PIAA Class 3A girls basketball semifinals Monday night. Rylee Kitner added 10 points for River Valley (29-2), which trailed by a point heading into the fourth quarter. River Valley will...
No damage to building after heat lamp damaged plastic at Baggaley elementary
There was no damage to Baggaley Elementary School Monday night after a heat lamp melted a piece of plastic in a classroom, according to Superintendent Michael Porembka. Firefighters vented smoke from the area after being called to the Unity building on Route 982 around 8:30 p.m. “Our fourth grade students...
Peters Township jumps on Upper St. Clair, claims Class 3A Penguins Cup
One side felt elated, the other was shell shocked in Cranberry just seconds into the Class 3A PIHL championship game, as the Penguins Cup title game started with a turnover and a bang for the defending champion Peters Township Indians. Upper St. Clair, the seventh seed in 3A, won the...
Woman killed, several injured in Fayette County crash involving school van
A Dunbar woman was killed and school van driver seriously injured Monday afternoon during a three-vehicle crash in Fayette County, according to state police. Trooper Kalee A. Barnhart said Brenda Dewitt, 56, was traveling west on Furnace Hill Road in Dunbar around 3:30 p.m. when she tried to pass a...
Suspended Somerset County DA being held in Cambria Prison until sentencing
EBENSBURG — Suspended Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Thomas will await sentencing under “protective custody” inside Cambria County Prison for his assault conviction, the prison’s warden said. In doing so, he’ll spend the next two months in a private cell. However, the fact he’ll be segregated from the rest of...
Trump’s lawyers move to quash Georgia special grand jury report
ATLANTA — Lawyers for Donald Trump launched a broad attack on a Fulton County criminal probe into election interference in Georgia, arguing in a court filing Monday that the conduct of the prosecutor, the judge and a special purpose grand jury tainted the investigation. The former president’s legal team asked...
Pa. legislators frustrated with Norfolk Southern CEO’s appearance before Senate committee
Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw’s appearance before a state Senate committee on Monday focused heavily on the decision to purposely burn the leaking chemicals, which sent a plume of ash and smoke into Pennsylvania. Shaw’s repeated insistence that a “unified command” group of government and agency officials, led...
Shaler moves into top spot in Western Pa. coaches boys volleyball poll
The Shaler boys volleyball team opened the season over the weekend by winning the Meadville tournament. The Titans went 10-0 in pool play before defeating Moon, State College and Meadville in the playoffs to win the title. Shaler moved ahead of North Allegheny and into the top position in the...
For a golfing vacation, Branson, Mo., is a ‘world-class destination’
BRANSON, Mo. — Kirk Elmquist wants Missouri golfers to know how lucky they are. “I think the world has recognized Big Cedar as one of the top resorts to play golf, and it’s right here in your backyard,” says Elmquist, the executive director for the Branson/Lakes Area Tourism Community Enhancement...
Comforting Syrian soup pulls almost everything from pantry
The Syrian soup shurba w’kibbeh is pure comfort food, a rustic mixture of meatballs and rice in a simple tomatoey broth that’s redolent with warm spices. It’s also a prime example of the complex flavor you can build by drawing on ingredients already in your pantry. This recipe from our...
Norwin grad Aleks Brozeski delivers championship performance at PSAC indoor meet
After Slippery Rock sophomore Aleks Brozeski won the PSAC championship in the women’s indoor triple jump, her event coach, Tabitha Bemis, was asked about the victory by one of her fellow coaches. The Norwin grad’s performance came as a bit of a surprise. On paper, at least. Brozeski entered the...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Aiden Bunker
Franklin Regional secured its 27th boys swimming section title last month, continuing a dominant stretch for the team. The WPIAL meet March 2-3 did not come with the same success, at least when it comes to first-place finishes. So while the Panthers did have a solid showing from several swimmers,...
Valley grad Tyler Santucci settling in as new defensive coordinator at DukeVideo
Tyler Santucci was going to play in the NFL. He was sure of it. His standout career at Valley segued into AP All-American status as a linebacker at Stony Brook, and that, naturally, would lead to a regular gig on Sunday afternoons in the fall. But somewhere along the way,...
Penn State’s defensive line has plenty of talent, but the tackle group must find a new leader
New Penn State defensive line coach Deion Barnes will be working with one of the most talented end rooms in the country this spring. And Barnes, a former PSU defensive analyst who succeeds John Scott Jr., knows defensive end talent when he sees it. Barnes played the position at a...
Ryan Costello: Pharmacy benefit managers help keep drug costs down
These days, it seems it is always political campaign season. That is true on the presidential level, with several candidates already seeking the Republican nomination. Here in Pennsylvania, we will also be electing a U.S. senator (Bob Casey’s seat) and a full state and federal House delegation next year. As...
Letter to the editor: An all-electric Air Force One?
The president is calling for the American people to go to all-electric vehicles. With something like 12,000 airplanes in the sky at one time, I believe it’s time for President Biden to show the world he is not all talk. Biden needs to have the “Next Air Force One” made...
Letter to the editor: Try plant-based for one day on March 20
MeatOut was launched in 1985 by Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) and has since grown into the world’s largest annual grassroots educational campaign encouraging the end of the use of animals for food. On March 20, the first day of spring, we ask people to turn over a new leaf...
In brief: Stop signs approved, fish fry and more in Pine, Richland
Stop signs approved New stop signs are coming to Pine Township following a public hearing at the Pine board of supervisors meeting on March 6. Authorization was added at the following locations: 15 new stop signs on Curtis Drive, six on Spruce Road, and two on Walnut Way. There will...
In brief: Women’s Suffrage program at library, community dinner and more in Penn Hills, Verona
Library program Learn how alumnae of Chatham University (then the Pennsylvania Female College) participated in the movement to achieve women’s suffrage in the United States from 6-7 p.m. March 27 at Penn Hills Library. Using materials found in the Chatham University Archives, the speaker will share historical photos and documents...
In brief: Lunch & learn, Mark Rengers Gallery show and more in Sewickley area
Lunch & Learn Fern Hollow Nature Center and the Sewickley Heights History Center will offer a new Lunch and Learn Series on the third Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Each program will take place at the History Center and will focus on a different nature-related topic such...
Letter to the editor: Grateful for lifesavers in Harrison
I would like to express my appreciation for the Citizens Hose EMS crew and director Jim Erb. They were recently honored at a Harrison Township meeting for their lifesaving efforts (“Harrison emergency crews lauded for saving 2 lives,” March 2, TribLIVE). I am extremely grateful that our township has a...
Editorial: Shapiro hears Gideon’s trumpet
State capitals from Honolulu to Augusta, Maine, heard Gideon’s trumpet when the U.S. Supreme Court sounded it in 1963. But Harrisburg has remained deaf for 60 years to the clarion call to provide lawyers for indigent criminal defendants. The court ruled on March 18, 1963, in Gideon v. Wainwright. A...
Hampton area happenings, week of March 20, 2023
‘Egg My Yard’ The second annual “Egg My Yard” fundraiser for Hampton boys lacrosse is scheduled for April. Team members will hide candy-filled eggs in front yards, along with letters from the Easter Bunny to be posted on front doors for Eastern morning. Order by April 3 for delivery (Hampton...
