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North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 5, 2023
Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1328 Adrian Drive to Matthew Thomas Brock and Jennifer Amanda Murtha for $652,320. Estate of Velia Schubel sold property at 2231 Montgomery Road to Nicholas Schubel for $240,000. Hampton Dale Lynn sold property at 5027 Apple Ridge Drive to Derek and Kattiana...
Hampton knocks off North Catholic to win elusive WPIAL volleyball championship
Going into its championship match against North Catholic on Saturday, the Hampton girls volleyball program had been WPIAL runner-up twice and had never won a district title. Now, the Talbots can finally proclaim themselves WPIAL champions. No. 1 Hampton (22-0) swept No. 2 North Catholic (18-2) in three sets, 25-10,...
South Fayette stuns Hampton to complete surprise playoff run with WPIAL Class 3A title
A dominant force throughout the regular season, the Hampton boys soccer team entered the WPIAL Class 3A championship game hoping for more of the same. Undefeated against 3A competition and having outscored its opponents by a combined 72 goals this season, the No. 2 Talbots took to the Highmark Stadium...
WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Hampton
WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship 8-South Fayette (13-4-3) vs. 2-Hampton (17-2-1) 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Rob Eldridge, South Fayette; Matt McAwley, Hampton Players to watch: Adam Thompson, South Fayette; Luke Fiscus, Hampton WPIAL titles: South Fayette 18 (1933-38, ‘43-52, ‘58, 2015); Hampton 4...
Volleyball dynasties out to add to their trophy cases in WPIAL finals Saturday
The WPIAL will celebrate the 50th aniversary of its first girls volleyball championships by handing out four more titles Saturday at AHN Arena at Peters Township. Norwin not only won the first gold in 1973, the Knights also won the first 13 Class 3A championships through 1985. Three girls volleyball...
Hampton Middle School Teacher steps of of comfort zone to direct performance
Stepping outside of your comfort zone can prove to be enlightening and beneficial, and that’s the case for Gregory Shumaker, a seventh-grade teacher at Hampton Middle School for 24 years. A few years back, he was handed the role of director for the middle school drama club’s annual performance. For...
Hampton fire departments agree to merge
The North Hampton and Hampton Township No. 1 volunteer fire departments have agreed to merge. Besides the financial considerations of operating two separate departments, the manpower simply isn’t there anymore, according to municipal manager Christopher Lochner. “The big problem, in addition to the extraordinarily high cost of equipment, is really...
Aquinas Academy presents Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ in Hampton
Four-plus centuries of Shakespeare fans can’t be wrong. Count a group of today’s teenagers among them. When Michael Flynn announced the Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh’s 2023 high school play would be “The Tempest,” his students weren’t exactly thrilled about performing in something so antiquated. “They always want to do a...
Hampton boys top Franklin Regional, return to WPIAL Class 3A final
Music thumped and blared from the Hampton locker room as Luke Fiscus was about to be interviewed after the game. “Want me to go in and turn that down?” the Talbots senior midfielder asked. And break the mood? Fiscus and his teammates had the volume on full blast most of...
Hampton Community Library programs for November
Offerings at Hampton Community Library, 3101 McCully Road, include: • “What a Wonder-Fall World” drop-in story time, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Nov. 30. Times are subject to going longer or shorter. Featured are stories, songs and crafts designed to celebrate discovery. All ages and...
In brief: Hampton area happenings, week of Oct. 30, 2023
Hampton Heroes honors veterans Local veterans will be honored during the annual Hampton Heroes program at 10 a.m. Nov. 6 at the school district’s Fridley Field. Residents of Hampton, veterans who work in the township and graduates of Hampton High School are eligible for induction. About 200 men and women...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 29, 2023
Franklin Park Rajesh Patwari sold property at 1911 Kimberly Ct to Cartus Financial Corp. for $855,100. Cartus Financial Corp. sold property at 1911 Kimberly Ct to Rajil and Sonali Mehta for $855,100. David Lee sold property at 3730 Lyndell St. to Infinium Investments LLC for $150,000 (state deed transfer stamps...
Hampton girls tennis reflects on historic season
The Hampton girls tennis team stopped at a restaurant on the way home from its PIAA Class 2A playoff match Oct. 24 in Erie. The most successful season in program history had come to a halt with a 5-0 loss at Cathedral Prep. But the tears had dried, leaving only...
Hampton senior running back climbs school’s all-time rushing list
The first time Hampton running back Brock Borgo touched the football in a meaningful varsity carry, he raced 58 yards for a touchdown. He was a sophomore at the time and, after getting only four varsity carries as a freshman, burst onto the scene against Valley in the 2021 opener....
Highlands defeats Hampton, gets needed help to qualify for WPIAL playoffs
Highlands entered senior night with a lot on the line. Playoff implications, of course, were the main topic of conversation Friday night at Golden Rams Stadium. Highlands needed a win over Hampton, plus help from Kiski Area, if it hoped to reach the postseason. Not only did Kiski Area need...
Heroics, vintage violins teach Hampton students about Holocaust
While many young men tend to view their fathers as heroes, the Rev. Christopher Edmonds had no idea about the degree to which his own dad lived up to the standard. As Hampton Middle School students learned when the Tennessee pastor visited Oct. 23, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds...
Bids rejected for Hampton tennis courts
As details emerge about the future of the tennis courts in Hampton Community Park, it’s becoming more evident how difficult it is to find affordable labor post-covid. At the Oct. 25 township council meeting, officials voted to reject all current bids and create a plan of action for moving forward....
Hampton restaurant remodels, seeks employees
A new look is coming to the Eat’n Park restaurant in Hampton. The location at 5143 Route 8 is undergoing a major renovation, with its reopening anticipated in early December. The remodeled restaurant will include a pickup window and feature and updated lobby, added seating with more options for larger...
In brief: Beggars Day, ALICE training, other Hampton area happenings, week of Oct. 23, 2023
Museum hosts Beggars Day The Depreciation Lands Museum, 4743 South Pioneer Road, Hampton, will host Beggars Day from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 29. Children are invited to participate in the custom of “begging,” the door-to-door tradition that predates trick-or-treating. Youngsters can dress in their favorite costumes from the past,...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 22, 2023
Bellevue Yabeca LLC sold property at 132 S Euclid Ave. to Joshua James Geiger and Rebecca Miller for $277,500. Etna Terrence Cavanaugh sold property at 13 Vilsack St. to Bettina and Wesley George for $240,000. Franklin Park Amy McGuigan sold property at 2567 Aldon Drive to Noah David Schell for...
Aquinas Academy boys double win total but playoff spot remains elusive
Aquinas Academy missed the WPIAL Class A boys soccer playoffs this season, but the Crusaders kept opposing goalies busy. Aquinas scored 47 goals, the most in coach Mat Anselmino’s five-year tenure, capped with a 5-0 victory over California on Oct. 16 in the season finale. “There was definitely more emphasis...
Hampton boys eye WPIAL cross country 3-peat
Since last season’s fourth-place finish at states, the Hampton boys cross country team has been focused on a return trip to Hershey. But one small hurdle remains — The WPIAL Class 2A championships. The loaded Talbots are overwhelming favorites to claim their third consecutive district title Thursday (Oct. 26) at...
Democrat, Republican vie for Hampton Township School Board seat
Five seats are up for election on Hampton Township School Board this November, and four candidates won both the Democratic and Republican nominations in the primary. Incumbents Matthew A. Jarrell, Robert J. Shages and Joy Midgley will appear on the ballot for both parties Nov. 7, along with Maureen Farrell...
Student-run production coming to Hampton High School
The Hampton High School Drama Club will present Matt Cox’s “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic”at 7:30 p.m. Nov 9-11 as a production that is entirely student-run. “We have two student directors who chose the play, ran auditions, cast the production and...
In brief: Hampton area happenings, week of Oct. 16, 2023
Halloween at Hartwood Acres The Allegheny County Department of Parks will sponsor Punkin’ Chunkin’ from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheater. A free trunk-or-treat car cruise is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 22 in the parking lot of the amphitheater. Cruisers...
