Bethel Park Journal category, Page 26

Flat and frustrated at halftime, Bethel Park reminded itself there were still 16 minutes of basketball to play. That the outcome was far from decided and it still had plenty to offer this game. Fourth-seeded Norwin had a nine-point lead and looked to have the No. 5 Black Hawks, who...

Some dates just stick out. Today is one of those. It’s Feb. 22, 2022, or 2-22-22. People are calling it “Twosday” and it falls on a Tuesday, which makes it even more of an anomaly. Known as a palindrome, which means it reads the same backward and forward, people take...

A woman reported to be missing since Monday has been located. Jefferson Hills Borough Police reported Tuesday that Joan Brady, 78, of Jefferson Hills was found just outside of Baltimore. Police had been asking for help in locating her, saying earlier Tuesday morning that Brady had left her home around...

Sasha Henderson has been named to the Dean’s List at St. Lawrence University for the fall 2021 semester. Henderson is a member of the class of 2024 majoring in psychology and history. Christian Frazier has been accepted into Palmer College of Chiropractic for the winter 2022 semester at the Port...

BPTV wins award “Dead and Buried Treasures,” a show on The Municipality of Bethel Park’s cable station, BPTV, recently won a national award – the “2021 Golden Turkey Award” from THE VORTEXX Network, proclaiming it the Best Horror Host TV Show in the country. According to BPTV director Dave Cable,...

Paul Vincent Saporito sold property at 2612 Bethel Church Road to Jorge Guadalupe and Linda Newton Lizarraga for $249,900. Gary Devine sold property at 1082 Cork Drive to HP Pennsylania 1 LLC for $339,900. Scott Forse sold property at 1266 Delfield Drive to Austin and Jennifer Hauck for $369,000. NVR...

Bethel Park’s wrestlers were hoping to make some noise in the postseason. Loud noise, if possible. “Individually, we’re looking forward for the postseason,” coach Tim Crawford said. “Our season has been going very well. We are happy to have made the WPIAL team tournament. We rebounded to beat Peters Township...

Both teams at Bethel Park qualified for the WPIAL basketball playoffs. Here is a rundown of their 2021-22 regular seasons: Bethel Park girls Bethel Park’s girls team displayed significant improvement in the second half of the season. The Black Hawks won eight of their last 10 games to end up...

A state audit of the Bethel Park School District turned up poor record-keeping and inaccurate reporting that led to the district receiving overpayments of more than $200,000 in state reimbursements. The overpayment — $220,913 in total – came from inaccurate numbers regarding student transportation reported to the state Department of...

Beautiful, exotic blooms aren’t the only draw at the Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania’s annual orchid show. This year’s two-day event also will include a silent auction, an hourly raffle of orchid plants and orchid-related items, a sales area, a repotting table and educational opportunities. Show hours will be noon-8...

Erin Prindle is a trail runner. The Bethel Park mom laces up her Saucony shoes and ventures out. She often takes new paths. “I love running in the woods and being in nature; it’s cathartic,” she said. “Navigating a new trail is like life in the way that sometimes you...

River City Brass will wrap up its 40th-anniversary season with a series of spring concerts in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. “This will be the end of a season post-pandemic with all concerts live and in-person,” said artistic and general director James Gourlay, who also conducts the ensemble. March will mark...

Last week, four teams were tied for first place in Section 2-6A boys basketball. Entering Saturday, it was Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair sitting tied for the top spot. Now, only defending WPIAL Class 6A champion USC is left alone in first place. The Panthers put together a dominant...

An Arkansas man was jailed after Bethel Park police say he attempted to break into an occupied car at the South Hills Village mall and later tried to break into a secured area of the police station. The mall incident occurred on Saturday, when police say Rodrick Hatten, 30, of...

“V” is for vegetables. That was the lesson for 73 kindergartners at Memorial Elementary School in the Bethel Park School District on Jan. 27. Teachers Dana Polis and Kristen Mills talked to students about the importance of vegetables for a healthy diet. The children were given individual packages of baby...

Comedy fundraiser Beat the winter doldrums and attend a night of comedy at the Bethel Park Community Center at 6 p.m. Jan. 29. The Fifth Annual Funny Fundraiser, hosted by comic David Kaye, will feature well-known comedians Tom Anzalone and Matt Wohlfarth. The event, sponsored by the Bethel Park Historical...

Patty Yanniruberto sold property at 1119 Clifton Road to Danielle Mitsch for $328,000. Estate of William Rodgers sold property at 584 Clifton Road to Evan Edward Lloyd II and Kelly Marie Gibson for $250,000. Charles Hergenroeder sold property at 375 Fruitwood Drive to Edward and Susan Walker for $251,000. James...

Bethel Park athletics is a top-level organization. I have been covering high school sports for more than 40 years, mainly in South Hills communities, but one of the schools outside my coverage area was Bethel Park. Not anymore. The Bethel Park monthly is in its rookie season, and I’ve been...

Bethel Park’s Mason Kernan kept his sensational sophomore season intact at the Allegheny County championships held Jan. 14-15 at Fox Chapel. Kernan, competing at 120 pounds, captured a county title with a 6-5 win against Pine-Richland’s Dominic Ferraro in the championship bout. With the victory, Kernan extended his record this...

Bethel Park’s tall and talented boys basketball team made noise on the court early and often in the first half of the 2021-22 season. The Black Hawks won 10 of their first 11 games, including a 48-44 section victory Jan. 11 at home against Upper St. Clair. “Our greatest strength...

David Watt had an idea. Aaron Hartman helped bring it to life. Watt of North Huntingdon collaborated with Hartman of Peters to design the CigarmBand for fishermen. Watt wanted to be able to smoke a cigar while having both hands available to cast a net. He drew a picture of...

Bethel Park High School football coach Brian DeLallo had an idea for his players to get a workout while learning about community service. In the wake of the Jan. 16 snowstorm, he felt it would do his team and residents some good to clear out driveways and sidewalks. The message...

Bethel Park Public Library will forgive previously accrued fines for residents and no longer charge daily late fines on overdue materials, officials announced earlier this month. The changes are part of an initiative launched to start the new year. Library director Christine McIntosh said the goal is to “reduce barriers...

Anthony Trocano graduated with a master of business administration from Ohio University in the summer of 2021. Sebastian Leis, a junior exploratory major at Slippery Rock University, was part of the cast for its Musical Theatre Society’s “Fall Broadway Cabaret.” Grace Gealey and Lillian Williams were named to the fall...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There were stretches of the Upper St. Clair at Bethel Park boys basketball battle for first place in Section 2-6A on Tuesday that looked like a young child’s finger painting. To Black Hawks coach Josh Bears, the game looked like a priceless...