Bethel Park Journal category, Page 2
Bethel Park councilmen honor Joey Fabus with memorial bench
A short distance from the house in which Cindy Fabus grew up is a bench bearing the name of her late son. On Oct. 20, she unveiled a plaque in memory of Joey Fabus on the new seat at the entrance to Pine Tree Park, accessed from N Street in...
Jack Allen faces Jon Lloyd in Bethel Park mayoral race
Two candidates, including the incumbent, are squaring off for Bethel Park mayor Jack Allen Republican Age: 73 Education: BS, University of Pittsburgh Occupation: Retired Community involvement: Mayor, 12 years; council member, 16 years; past commander, American Legion Post 760; chairman, Veterans Memorial committee Years residing in municipality: 38 With state...
Doubles victory lifts Quaker Valley in WPIAL team tennis thriller; Shady Side Academy reigns in 3A
With each team having won two matches, the No. 1 doubles teams from North Catholic and Quaker Valley were locked in a decisive showdown. Quaker Valley’s Jane Lenhard and Kate Miller went down 1-0 in the first set but rallied back and defeated Ava Conley and Leah Kernan to bring...
Upper St. Clair outscores Bethel Park for important Allegheny Six win
Last season, Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair didn’t decide their game until the final minute, a 14-10 road win for the Panthers. After jumping out to a 14-0 lead in Week 7’s contest Friday night, the Panthers led by 15 at the half and ran away with a 25-point...
Bethel Park School District program promotes reading relatability
Many may remember receiving school reading assignments and not particularly enjoying them or being able to process the necessary content in time for the exam a few days later. Thanks to a program called Core Knowledge Language Arts, Bethel Park School District students have an opportunity to become more invested...
Franklin Park teen establishes nonprofit clothing company to help victims of domestic abuse
A North Allegheny senior is putting her heart where her needle is. Patricia Rae Shanahan of Franklin Park is the owner of Heart and Hem, a nonprofit that designs and sells clothes to raise money and awareness for survivors of domestic abuse, with proceeds directly benefiting the Women’s Center &...
Moon edges Bethel Park in Allegheny Six Conference opener
The hype has been plentiful around the Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference, and Friday night’s clash between Moon and Bethel Park showed why. At Tigers Stadium at Moon Area High School, Moon bounced back from a tough nonconference loss to Seneca Valley last week with a strong start and a...
North Allegheny among 6 Western Pa. districts accepted into League of Innovative Schools
Preparing students for the future by working with some of the most innovative school districts in the nation is one of the advantages that North Allegheny will have as a new member of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools. North Allegheny joins five other school districts in Western Pennsylvania...
Bethel Park student achievements for the week of Sept. 23, 2025
Kyle Ralyea earned the distinction of faculty honors for spring 2025 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 academic average for the semester. Ralyea, along with David McClintock, Tobias Roule and Nikhil Shetty, graduated from Georgia Tech in May....
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Sept. 21, 2025
Trib HSSN football player of the week – David Dennison School – Bethel Park Class – Senior Height/weight – 6-foot-2, 190 pounds Position – Running back, outside linebacker #Earned – Bethel Park running back David Dennison sat and waited his turn. Oh, he got his fair share of playing time...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 21, 2025
Huizhen Liu sold property at 2730 Bertha St. to William Roman Rivera and Vanessa Rodriguez Lopez for $305,887. Rosemary King sold property at 6032 Dalmation Drive to Michael Hill Jr. and Lee Ann Hill for $348,000. Estate of Ryan Michael Stare sold property at 836 Fredericka Drive to Lance Delmastro...
Bethel Park tennis ace adds to already stocked trophy case
Cami Fisher added yet another honor in her outstanding tennis career at Bethel Park. The Bethel Park junior defended her Section 4-3A singles title Sept. 11 with a close 7-6 (7), 6-4 victory over Upper St. Clair freshman Brianna Kuczinski in the finals. Fisher is the fifth girl in school...
Senior-heavy Bethel Park boys soccer off to strong start
The Bethel Park boys soccer team responded to a season-opening loss by going unbeaten in its next five games. As a result, the two-time defending Section 2-3A champions found themselves in a tie for first with rival Thomas Jefferson in the section at 4-0-1. Bethel Park and TJ staged six...
Fisher’s Files: Bethel Park jumping on opponents in 1st half
One month into the season, the Bethel Park football team was 3-1 and averaging a hefty 38.2 ppg. Bethel Park scored 40-plus points in nonconference wins against Seneca Valley (43-26) and West Mifflin (41-7) and eclipsed 50 points in a 56-28 victory over Armstrong. The Black Hawks’ only loss was...
Bethel Park notebook: Pillar of Black Hawks offensive line makes college choice
Bethel Park senior Santino LaMolinare, a 6-foot-3, 275-pound all-conference lineman, drew nine Division I college offers before committing Aug. 3 to Duquesne. LaMolinare was a first-team all-conference pick in the Allegheny Six last season and was part of the highest-scoring offense in Class 5A as the starter at right tackle....
After 32-month renovation, Bethel Park rededicates Independence Middle School
Independence Middle School was in the early stages of a major renovation project when Racquel Sutton came aboard as principal at the start of 2022. Even though she took over at Bethel Park High School as lead administrator this July, she figured prominently during Independence’s Sept. 10 rededication ceremony. “I’d...
Wedding: Gaefke-Hayes
Gaefke-Hayes Bethel Park High School graduates Xavier Gaefke (class of 2020) and Brianna Hayes (class of 2021), were married at Pinehall at Eisler Farms on July 20. Pastor Ron Weryha of Faith Lutheran Church officiated. Several fellow Bethel Park High School alumni were members of the bridal party. The couple...
In brief: Back to school collection, fish fry and more in Bethel Park
Back to school collection The Community Foundation of Bethel Park is kicking off the school year with a community-wide Pack the Bus fundraiser to support Bethel Park students and teachers. On Sept. 2 at the Farmers’ Market, a collection will take place of essential school supplies, clothing, toiletries, and snacks...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 24, 2025
Patrick Donohue sold property at 5541 Claytonia Drive to Brian Breland for $320,000. William Kelly sold property at 930 Havenwood Drive to Pamela Slampak for $345,000. Eugene Stark sold property at 53 Highland Road Unit 508 to Linda Deans for $131,000. Bryan Calhoun sold property at 5827 Kings School Road...
Dozens of Bethel Park athletes from class of ’25 take next step to compete in college
Bethel Park’s senior athletes rolled triple fives in their commitments to their football, baseball and wrestling careers. Five senior members of the 2024-25 football, wrestling and baseball teams at Bethel Park are planning to continue competing at the next level this fall. On the gridiron, they are Jack Bruckner (Carnegie...
Here’s the scoop: Flora Park Creamery serves Penn State ice cream
Randy Stetor drives a 16-foot refrigerated truck to Penn State’s main campus in State College every two weeks and returns with 6,000 pounds of ice cream. And not just any ice cream — he brings back three-gallon tubs of flavors from the famous Penn State Berkey Creamery. “The cows are...
Bethel Park High School senior raises money for UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation
A Bethel Park High School senior turned a challenging medical diagnosis into a charity to help others. When he was 9, Sean Rovers, now a 17-year-old senior at Bethel Park High School, was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor, a type of CNS sarcoma called intracranial myxoid mesenchymal. He had...
Bethel Park car cruise relocates to South Park
During a time of year when roads routinely are closed for construction, a street in South Park is shutting down temporarily for a reason that looks to be much more enjoyable. The 14th annual Rev ’Em Up for Kids Mega Car Cruise Event, presented by Pasta Too Italian Restaurant in...
2025 Trib HSSN football position-by-position breakdown: Scouting the defensive line
TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here is a look at the top defensive tackles for the 2025 season. 1. Lincoln Hoke North Allegheny Senior, 6-2, 260 An indomitable defensive lineman named Hoke wearing black and gold sure feels familiar....
Bethel Park sets goal to remain among Class 5A elite year in, year out
Only the strongest football programs can graduate a big, talented senior class one year and keep winning the next — a short list that Bethel Park wants to join. For six months, the Black Hawks have talked about having “something to prove,” said third-year coach Phil Peckich. That idea describes...
