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Education briefs: Allison Park resident earns Faculty Honors
Earns honors Lauren Duderstadt of Allison Park earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Summer 2021 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 academic average for the semester. The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a top...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 7, 2021
Bellevue Michelle Salisbury sold property at 117 Center Ave. to Jacob Very for $166,000. Kevin Wright sold property at 403 Forest Ave. to David and Elizabeth May for $380,000. Scott Russell sold property at 512-514 Highland Pl to Krutarth Patel for $276,789. Vanaja Tripuraneni trustee sold property at 638 Monroe...
Freeport beats section rival Hampton to win its 6th WPIAL volleyball championship
It might be tough for any coach with six WPIAL titles to pick out the most satisfying one. But Freeport coach Tom Phillips was quick to point out that Saturday’s 3-1 victory over section rival Hampton was tops. “I think it’s not only one of the best, but the best,”...
Clutch plays from Zach Panza lift Hampton past West Allegheny in Class 3A WPIAL finals
It’s not often that a player scores the game-winning goal and makes a huge save in the same game, but Zach Panza managed to pull off both accomplishments Saturday. And it was enough to propel Hampton boys soccer to its first WPIAL championship in a decade. Panza, a center back,...
Coach pays off bet as Hampton wins school’s 1st WPIAL cross country title
Hampton boys cross country coach Dean Longwell dyed his hair bleach blonde on Oct. 31, but it had nothing to do with Halloween. Longwell was keeping his word. The longtime coach made a bet with his young team over the summer. If they earned a top-three finish at the WPIAL...
Hampton girls soccer team came a long way during another playoff season
A girls soccer season that began with the program’s most lopsided loss in a decade ended with the players’ heads held high. Hampton rebounded from a shaky start to place second in Section 1-3A and reach the WPIAL playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. The No. 7-seeded Talbots defeated No....
Hampton holds off Plum in WPIAL Class 4A 1st round, stays unbeaten
The No. 4-seeded Hampton Talbots remained perfect, but they used an imperfect performance to stay that way. The Talbots (11-0) overcame turnovers and penalties to edge a spirited Plum team 14-13 on Friday night on a late touchdown in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. Trailing for...
WPIAL girls volleyball championship preview: 3 teams look to defend titles
A pair of WPIAL schools will be playing for the Triple Crown this week. Both North Catholic and Greensburg Central Catholic have teams playing for WPIAL championships in boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A year ago, the Mars and Greensburg Central Catholic boys and...
Hampton council results not official until certified by Allegheny County
New faces will be a part of the Hampton council after the Nov. 2 election saw two separate contests being held – with six running for three open seats for four-year terms and two candidates running for one, two-year term. In the four-year term race, Democrat Bethany Hardin Blackburn was...
Plethora of fitness programs set at Hampton Community Center
Zumba, tai chi and yoga are among the classes that will be offered at the Hampton Community Center beginning in mid-November. They will join popular activities that include pickleball, badminton and volleyball that are available to Hampton residents and non-residents, said Melanie Martino, coordinator of special events and marketing. And...
Hampton girls volleyball uses big rally to defeat Plum
In a Section 5 match with Armstrong late in the regular season, the Hampton girls volleyball team found itself down 2-0. The Talbots were able to mount a rally that night and pull out a win. It helped them finish in a tie for the section title. Hampton was in...
Former Hampton doctor sentenced to home detention, probation for distributing painkillers
A former doctor from Hampton who pleaded guilty in July to health care fraud and money laundering for illegally writing prescriptions for painkillers has been sentenced to home detention and probation. Andrzej Kazimierz Zielke, 66, of Hampton, who was initially arrested in 2017, operated Medical Frontiers LLC, a pain management...
Hampton dispatches Franklin Regional boys soccer team in semis
Franklin Regional has enjoyed deep playoff runs in recent seasons, winning two WPIAL titles in three years. But during the Panthers’ recent run of success, they had only faced Hampton one other time in the boys soccer postseason. The Talbots decided it was time to steal some of the Panthers’...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 31, 2021
Bellevue Estate of Bruce Simpkins sold property at 512-514 Carolyn Ave. to Mineweaser Development Group LLC for $143,500. SFR3 LLC sold property at 175 N Jackson Ave. to Huachan Jiang for $73,000. Barry James Shenck sold property at 622-624 Orchard Ave. to NYXQ31201 LLC for $127,700. Bradford Woods Frederick Shaheen...
Hampton girls tennis takes step forward
There was only one way to go for the Hampton girls tennis team this season. After a winless, covid-strained campaign in 2020, and with at least a half-dozen returning players, the Talbots anticipated having a bounce-back season. Among the players back from last year were junior Abi Green, sophomore Elena...
Hampton marches into WPIAL football playoffs
Each Saturday morning, the Hampton football team gathers for its weekly film study to break down the previous night’s game. After a quick workout, the players settle in, munching on bagels and other food, to watch the replay. So far it’s been two thumbs up. “It’s a different mood this...
North Park eagles could rebuild after nest tree collapses, game commission says
When an old dead oak holding a bald eagle nest crashed to the ground in North Park last week, a legion of photographers and watchers collectively gasped. The tree supported not just the park’s only eagles’ nest, but the only such nest in any Allegheny County park. The two bald...
Local churches collecting gifts for Operation Christmas Child
Local churches are joining in a worldwide effort to make Christmas a little brighter this year. Samaritan’s Purse will be accepting donations of gifts for children in need all over the world as part of its Operation Christmas Child effort. Curbside collections will take place during the week of Nov....
Weleski powers Plum past Hampton, into WPIAL Class 3A semifinals
Plum took another step toward a possible third consecutive WPIAL girls soccer final Thursday night with a Class 3A quarterfinal victory over Hampton at Mustangs Stadium. Sophomore midfielder Ava Weleski scored two goals in the first half, and senior forward Marissa Liberto added a late insurance goal to give Plum...
UPMC’s Dr. Kurt Weiss received grant for research on cancer he’s experienced
Kurt Weiss was supposed to go mountain climbing with the Boy Scouts. He never went. Little did he realize that there was another uphill challenge in front of him. Weiss’ right leg hurt so badly the day of that Boy Scouts’ adventure in 1989, his mother took him to the...
Hampton Community Library has full schedule in November
Hampton Community Library’s new fall hours are Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. The library is closed Sundays. Online programs Get inspired to learn a language, flex your brain and investigate the natural world with our new media kits. Follow our blog posts each...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 24, 2021
Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at Unknown Address to Kunal Kapoor and Devika Gandotra for $566,294. Marshall Koen sold property at 2512 Adele Ct to Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. for $505,000. Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. sold property at 2512 Adele Ct to Ramandeep Kakar and Manisha Vasudeva for...
Hampton 3-sport standout Kelly helps guide girls soccer team to WPIAL playoff berth
Sophia Kelly had a tough decision to make this past summer. A week-and-a-half at the beach, or basketball and soccer practices? She made the unusual choice. “I didn’t go on vacation this year,” said Kelly, a senior at Hampton. “I opted out.” Kelly is a rare three-sport female varsity athlete...
Cleanup continues from wrath of 8 tornadoes in Western Pa. region
Daniel Andreko knew a tornado might be coming after receiving an emergency alert on his smartphone. But as he watched the rain turn from a drizzle to a torrential downpour with howling winds shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, he thought the warning might have been a false alarm. “I was...
3 tornadoes confirmed in region, power being restored
Radar confirmed that three tornadoes touched down in the region Thursday evening and National Weather Service surveyors will spend the next couple days gathering information about them and other potential twisters, according to meteorologist Jason Frazier. Those tornadoes were near Mt. Nebo and Hampton in Allegheny County and Buffalo Township...
