Hampton Journal category, Page 70
Hampton notebook: Strong boys soccer season ends in OT loss to No. 1 Mars
Hampton senior Corey Scherer needed some time to ease the sting of a 1-0 double-overtime playoff loss to nemesis Mars. “We all gave it our best,” he said. “We just happened to come up short.” When Mars’ Dane Beller scored in the 107th minute of their WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal...
Hampton football takes huge step forward
Hampton senior lineman Dawson Dietz stood along a chainlink fence at Aliquippa’s Carl Aschman Stadium, wearing a muddy uniform and a smile. “It was so exciting to go from two wins for the last three years (to the playoffs),” he said. “It’s crazy to be able to be here and...
The Week: North Hills – Nov. 1-7, 2020Video
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or find more news at TribLIVE.com. Female police officer claims sexual harassment in suit against ex-McCandless chief, lieutenant A McCandless police officer is suing the...
Hampton church on mission to connect kids with foster, adoptive homes
Finding foster or permanent families for the more than 13,000 children in Pennsylvania who need a home might seem like an insurmountable task. But members of Allison Park Church in Hampton believe finding homes for those kids is an opportunity to put their faith in action one child at a time....
Unofficial results: Mercuri likely to defeat Skopov in race for 28th state House seat
Voters in the North Hills tasked with filling the seat vacated by former Speaker of the House Mike Turzai will likely keep the seat in the GOP’s hands. Republican Rob Mercuri of Pine is on track to defeat Democrat Emily Skopov of Marshall to win a two-year term as the...
With narrow lead U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb declares victory over Republican challenger Sean ParnellVideo
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb declared victory Wednesday night as incomplete results showed the Democratic incumbent take a whisker-close lead over Republican challenger Sean Parnell, with barely 700 votes separating the candidates in the hotly watched race for the 17th Congressional District. By noon Thursday, Lamb’s lead had grown to about...
Republican challenger Sean Parnell’s lead over U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb narrows
Republican challenger Sean Parnell led U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb late Wednesday afternoon in the high-profile 17th Congressional District race, but Lamb narrowed the lead throughout the day, according to unofficial and incomplete returns. As of 4 p.m., Parnell had collected 53.2% of the votes counted compared to Lamb’s 46.8%, a...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Hampton Weigang Peng sold property at 4449 Greengrove Drive to James Kordesich and Julia Knihnicky for $248,500. Matthew Backman sold property at 3143 Mohawk Drive to Daniel Asher and Kelly Noel Stewart for $391,000. McCandless LJM Homes LLC sold property at 1724 Guyton Road to Michael and Melanie Williams for...
Hampton girls volleyball continues recent run of success
New coach. New section. New adjustments. It all added up to an outstanding regular season and section championship for the Hampton girls volleyball team. The Talbots (11-3, 9-3) finished in a four-way for first place in Section 5-3A along with Mars, Armstrong and Freeport. “A key to the team’s success...
Liberto brothers boost Hampton football into playoffs
The Hampton football team made a valiant playoff push down the season’s home stretch. Hampton won five of its final six games to finish third with a 5-2 record in the Greater Allegheny Conference. The Talbots, making their first playoff appearance since 2015, landed the No. 8 seed in Class...
WPIAL playoffs roundup: No. 1 Aliquippa blanks Hampton in opening round
Top-seeded Aliquippa forced four first-half turnovers, including a fumble on the opening kickoff, and sprinted past No. 8 Hampton, 31-0, in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs Friday night at The Pit. Aliquippa (8-0) took a 7-0 lead 81 seconds into the game on Vernon Redd’s 14-yard...
Girl Scouts holding Thanksgiving food drive at McCandless Crossing Nov. 1, 14
A local Girl Scout troop will be holding a food drive at McCandless Crossing on two Saturdays in November to help needy families during the holidays. Girls from Troop #36774 will be at the shopping center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 1 and 14. Donations will be...
Polling places: Where to vote in Hampton Township
Election day is Nov. 3. The Allegheny County Elections Division said all 1,323 polling locations will be open that day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. will still be allowed to vote, according to the county’s website. Poll workers will be provided masks, gloves,...
WPIAL Class 4A football quarterfinals preview
WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals No. 5 Chartiers Valley (6-1) at No. 4 Belle Vernon (5-1) 7 p.m. Friday at James Weir Stadium, Belle Vernon On the air: Audio at 1020 AM and TribHSSN.TribLive.com Winner plays: Winner of No. 8 Hampton (5-2) vs. No. 1 Aliquippa (7-0), 7 p.m. Nov. 6...
News briefs: Pumpkin carving winners, Thanksgiving food drive, advisory committee openings and more
Hampton Township has the picked the winners of this year’s Pumpkin Carving Contest. The first-place winner was a carving of the Pittsburgh skyline. Second-place went to a pumpkin depicting a castle. The third-place winner was a pumpkin featuring Morticia Addams. And an honorable mention was awarded to the “Covid Couple”...
Hampton teen inspired by Taylor Swift wins WYEP’s singer-songwriter competitionVideo
Lindsay Liebro hasn’t had years of vocal training or lessons on a musical instrument. The 16-year-old Hampton High School junior says she developed her vocal style by singing in the choir and performing in school musicals. And she is self-taught on the guitar, which she says “came so naturally.” But...
Preschoolers parade in Halloween costumes for residents of Terrace Place at VincentianVideo
Preschoolers from the Vincentian Child Development Center dressed up as their favorite characters to help lift the spirits of residents at Terrace Place at Vincentian on Tuesday with a Halloween parade. The kids circled the grounds of the independent living community and waved to residents, sang Halloween songs and were...
News briefs: Trunk-or-treat on tap; advisory board applications wanted; Hampton sports tickets on sale
Salem United Methodist Church is holding a trunk-or-treat event on Halloween. Families are invited to bring their children dressed in costumes to collect treats in the church parking lot. The event is scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 31. The church is at 350 Manor Road in Wexford. For...
Trick-or-treat during a pandemic: ‘We don’t have the power to stop Halloween’
It didn’t take long for the first trickle of school-related coronavirus cases this fall to turn into a steady drip that has seen multiple school buildings close. State health officials said earlier this week that the fall surge they had anticipated had arrived. Many communities, however, are going ahead with...
Pair of birdies highlight Oakmont experience for Hampton’s Arianna Erka
There was a time when back-to-back triple bogeys at the WPIAL golf championships would have ruined Arianna Erka. But when the once-temperamental Hampton senior carded consecutive 7s on Nos. 2 and 3 at historic Oakmont Country Club, she instead settled down and finished in style what was likely her final...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 25
Hampton Brendon Robinson sold property at 3172 Camberly Drive to Erin Formaini for $162,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 5170 Hampton Place Drive to Benjamin and Victoria Westcott for $549,580. Michael Heinricher sold property at 5182 Hampton Place Drive to Dominic and Mary Kathryn Alessandria for $670,000. Renee Simons sold...
No. 8 Hampton tops Kiski Area to advance to WPIAL boys soccer quarterfinals
Through 40 minutes Saturday at Fridley Field in Allison Park, No. 8 Hampton and No. 9 Kiski Area were scoreless, but as the first half turned to the second, the game opened up and the scoring started. Hampton (11-4-1) scored three goals, and the Cavaliers (11-5-1) only managed one as...
Longtime friends, teammates Nichols, Viszlay lead Hampton soccer into postseason
Hampton’s Liam Nichols and Gabe Viszlay are dynamic teammates on the field and the best of friends away from it. They connected playing recreational youth league soccer about six years ago. Since then, the two have been teammates on Hotspurs club soccer, Hampton middle school and the high school program....
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Rodney Gallagher accounts for 5 TDs as Laurel Highlands edges Trinity
Rodney Gallagher threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 77 yards and a TD and scored on interception returns of 75 and 72 yards to lead Laurel Highlands to a 34-33 victory over Trinity (3-4, 2-4) in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday night. Tyson Brophy...
A-K Valley soccer playoff preview capsules
Boys Class AAA First round 9-Kiski Area (11-4-1) at 8-Hampton (10-4-1) Noon, Saturday, Fridley Field, Allison Park Winner plays: Winner of 16-Laurel Highlands (7-8) at 1-Mars (14-0), Noon, Saturday, Mars Athletic Complex. Hat tricks: The Talbots scored 13 goals in their final regular-season game against Highlands. They only have allowed...
