Hampton Journal category, Page 50
Hampton sophomore earns Eagle Scout award
Matthew Zegar of Hampton earned Boy Scouting’s highest rank when he successfully completed the Eagle Scout Board of Review on Dec. 23. The son of Robert and Nancy Zegar, he led a team of youth and adult volunteers in constructing and installing a dog agility course in Seville Park in...
8 Hampton High School students win Pittsburgh Region Scholastic Art & Writing competition
Eight Hampton High School students won awards in the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing competition, Pittsburgh region. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards bills itself as the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. Teens in grades seven-12 (ages 13 and up) compete nationally and regionally in...
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Bellevue Karl Poruben sold property at 258 Brighton Road to Matthew Swiger for $127,000. Harry Phillips sold property at 15 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $35,000. Phillips Family L.P. sold property at 25 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $450,000. Ming Cai sold...
With full lineups, Hampton bowling teams enjoy season
Hampton bowling coach Bob Wallace doesn’t stress over wins and losses with his fifth-year program. The Talbots boys and girls wrapped up the 2021-22 season against Quaker Valley on Feb. 2 with losing records — the fifth time in five years — but their enjoyment left nothing to spare. “I...
Hampton elementary schools collect socks for the homeless
Hampton Township School District’s three elementary schools worked together on a sock collection drive to help people who are homeless in the Pittsburgh area. The idea for the collection drive originated with Poff Elementary School’s JAMbethekindkid club while brainstorming ways to help people in need. Poff second grade teacher Marilyn...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 30, 2022
Bellevue Rashaun Butler sold property at 655 Means Ave. to Salim Bamira and Halima Hassan for $150,000. Ryan Harrold sold property at 638 Tingley Ave. to Mark Yohe for $155,000. Gilliland Laurel Apartments L.P. sold property at 103 Woodlawn Ave. to Gilliland Entropy LLC for $5,200,000. Bradford Woods Michael Locke...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 30, 2022
Bellevue Rashaun Butler sold property at 655 Means Ave. to Salim Bamira and Halima Hassan for $150,000. Ryan Harrold sold property at 638 Tingley Ave. to Mark Yohe for $155,000. Gilliland Laurel Apartments L.P. sold property at 103 Woodlawn Ave. to Gilliland Entropy LLC for $5,200,000. Bradford Woods Michael Locke...
Much improved from last season, Hampton boys basketball still has work to do
After treading water through the first half of their Section 4-5A basketball schedule, the Hampton Talbots were looking to make a big splash and strong playoff push down the season’s home stretch Hampton posted a 3-3 section record through mid-January, flip-flopping wins and losses against Plum, Highlands, Armstrong, Shaler, Indiana...
Hampton swimmer Donato glides toward WPIALs
Belle Donato’s watchful parents urged her to trust them and take the plunge. But year after year, the Hampton girl was apprehensive in the pool, refusing to go below the surface. “Whenever I was 8, I had still never put my head under water,” she said. “Every summer, my parents...
Highlands boys keep pace with crucial win over Hampton
Trailing first-place Mars by just a game in Section 4-5A, Highlands knows it needs every win to stay on the heels of the Planets. The Golden Rams kept pace Tuesday, emerging with a 69-53 victory at Hampton, where many visiting teams have had problems over the last 40 seasons. Junior...
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Bellevue Timothy Carricato sold property at 505 Dawson Ave. to Vidcomm Fund 1 LLC for $95,000. Norman Schnurr sold property at 228 Deer Ln to Deervue LLC for $220,000. John Daly sold property at 51 Greenough Ave. to Daly Ventures LLC for $51,168. Sherry Matous sold property at 641 Highland...
Isabella McNutt hears the cheers on Hampton wrestling team
Hampton sophomore Isabella McNutt began martial arts at age 4 and earned her Taekwondo black belt at age 7. But she sought something new. “I’ve always wanted to do wrestling,” she said. “I feel like it expands my knowledge in all martial arts. I thought, ‘Wow, that looks cool.’ I...
Realignment sends several Hampton sports teams down in class
Seven Hampton athletics teams will be getting new scenery for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 sports seasons. The PIAA enrollment-based parameters, released earlier this month, will drop the programs down one classification, including boys basketball, baseball and wrestling. Four girls teams — softball, tennis, cross country and swimming — will also...
NFL great Herschel Walker to receive St. Barnabas Hance Award
St. Barnabas Charities honors Herschel Walker at the 121st St. Barnabas Founder’s Day Celebration to be held April 28 at the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry. Herschel Walker will receive the 2022 St. Barnabas Hance Award. The Hance Award was named in honor of St. Barnabas founder Gouverneur Hance, who...
Church news: Join in the Olympic Trivia Night at Hampton Presbyterian
Join in the Olympic Trivia Night at Hampton Presbyterian The youth of Hampton Presbyterian Church are raising money for their mission trips. They are planning an Olympic Trivia Night 6-8 p.m. Feb. 6 in the fellowship hall. Sign up your team at the church’s information desk and save the date....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 16, 2022
Bellevue Joseph Lenhart Jr. sold property at Davis Ave. to North Hills Community Outreach Inc. for $20,000. Matthew Crooks sold property at 516 Highland Pl to Coral Calacatta LLC for $265,000. Franklin Park Alan Miciak sold property at 2518 Elkridge Drive to Mau Luen Tung and Fang Jenny Chen for...
Hampton girls basketball turns up pressure during fast start
The Hampton girls basketball team was perfect in December by letting no opposing teams win and by barely allowing them to breathe. On the way to an 8-0 record, the Talbots sprinted out of the gate from the opening whistle, shell-shocking teams en route to the program’s second-best start in...
Bocce provides team sports experience to Hampton students with disabilities
There is something special and unifying about the Hampton High School bocce team. The club offers students with intellectual or physical disabilities the opportunity to experience the camaraderie and competitiveness afforded by team sports through the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Unified Sports program. “The best part is seeing these kids be...
North Park expected to expand through 2-acre Hampton parcel
It’s been years in the making, but a long-sought-after property in Hampton is finally expected to be purchased by Allegheny Land Trust to expand North Park. The two-acre site is situated adjacent to the park and would provide a connection to Pine Creek. ALT, a non-profit that works to protect...
Primanti Bros. celebrates Steelers win with free sandwiches to anyone named ‘Chris’ or ‘Boswell’
Chris Boswell kept the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoffs hopes alive Sunday with an overtime-winning field goal against the Baltimore Ravens. To celebrate that, Steel City sandwich slinger Primanti Bros. announced it will give free classic sandwiches to anyone named Chris or Boswell on Monday. The offer is good at all Primanti...
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 9, 2022
Bellevue Matthew Catherwood sold property at 194 N Balph Ave. to Christopher and Tracey Hicks for $252,000. Bradford Woods Patricia Mirth sold property at 104 Saybrook Hbr to Mark and Heather Budnik for $322,500. Etna Anthony Ferraro sold property at 177 Dewey St. to Erin Kristin McCreary for $260,000. Estate...
Hampton grad nears unexpected milestone with Waynesburg women’s basketball team
Hampton graduate Brooke Fuller was frustrated and struggling as a freshman at Waynesburg when she set an unimaginable goal. “I looked at her and said, ‘Brooke, do you realize if you don’t get any better than you are right now, you are on pace to score 1,000 (points)?’ ” Yellow...
Real estate transfers for the North Allegheny area for the week of Jan. 9
Bellevue Matthew Catherwood sold property at 194 N Balph Ave. to Christopher and Tracey Hicks for $252,000. Bradford Woods Patricia Mirth sold property at 104 Saybrook Hbr to Mark and Heather Budnik for $322,500. Etna Anthony Ferraro sold property at 177 Dewey St. to Erin Kristin McCreary for $260,000. Estate...
4 members sworn into Hampton council
District Magistrate Tom Swan swore in four members into Hampton’s council during its reorganization meeting Jan. 3. Carolynn Johnson and Bethany Blackburn were both reelected to council. Johnson will serve as the council president and Blackburn will serve as council vice president. Newcomers Julie Fritsch and Richard Kernick were sworn...
Depreciation Lands Museum has full slate of activities
At the Depreciation Lands Museum, learn a new skill, attend a lecture or simply enjoy the wooded grounds and historic cemetery, which are open every day from sunrise to sunset. Take a few moments to walk into the quiet winter world of our early settlers. Looking for an indoor activity?...
