Bethel Park Journal category, Page 34
Bethel Park to bring back Summer Spectacular with more fireworks, viewing locations
Bethel Park officials want residents and visitors to celebrate this summer with the biggest bang after covid canceled last year’s activities. The borough’s Summer Spectacular returns June 26. The inaugural event took place in 2018 and is normally held at Millennium Park. However, it is far more spread out this...
In brief: Food drive, vacation Bible school and more in Bethel Park
Food drive on Montour Trail The Montour Trail Council is teaming up with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Greater Washington County Food Bank to collect non-perishable food and household items. Donations will be collected from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on June 19 at Washington Elementary School on Bethel Branch...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week: June 7, 2021
It was a championship performance for the ages. Bethel Park junior catcher Sandra Soltes had three hits, two home runs including a grand slam, three runs and eight RBIs in the Black Hawks’ 9-2 win over Canon-McMillan to win the WPIAL Class 6A softball crown. “My performance to me has...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of June 6, 2021
James Kossis sold property at 126 Abbeyville Road to Abbeyville Apartments Associates L.P. for $3,869,160. Paul Surace sold property at 6007 Boxer Drive to Anthony and Clare Ferrari for $350,000. Estate of William Amrhein sold property at 1173 Braun Road to Tina Cuda for $75,000. Christopher Hutchinson sold property at...
Bethel Park girls lacrosse sees effort pay off with 1st section title in 9 years
What goes around comes around. “The last time I won a section championship, one of my assistant coaches, Taylor Connors, was a senior on that team,” said Becky Luzier, Bethel Park’s girls lacrosse coach. “It was special to get to have this experience with her this year as a peer.”...
‘Championship atmosphere’ made WPIAL finals memorable for Bethel Park baseball
WPIAL Class 5A runner-up. It’s not what they were striving to achieve. It is, nonetheless, a worthy feat that capped a sensational season for the Bethel Park baseball team. The top two squads in 5A met June 1 in the league championship game at Wild Things Park in Washington. Top-seeded...
Scholarships, academic achievements and more for Bethel Park students
Scholarship award Grace Gealey, a 2021 graduate of Bethel Park High School, was recently awarded the annual scholarship from the Bethel Woman’s Club. Throughout her high school years, Grace has been an active member of the local community and has participated in many school activities. Her career choice of American...
Sandra Soltes’ 2 home runs lead Bethel Park to 1st WPIAL softball title
The Bethel Park softball team remained undefeated in grand style. Junior catcher Sandra Soltes smacked two home runs, including a first-inning grand slam that put the Black Hawks up for good in a 9-2 win over Canon-McMillan in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game Thursday afternoon at Cal U’s Lilley...
Bethel Park School District officials eye tax hike to balance 2021-22 budget
Bethel Park property owners should expect to pay a little more in real estate taxes next year as school district officials eye an estimated 3.5% tax hike in next school year’s budget. The board unanimously voted last month to advertises its proposed 2021-22 budget with a 0.7618-mill tax hike. If...
Neighbor Spotlight: Bethel Park High School senior plans to make serving her country her life’s work
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
The Clubhouse at Cool Springs in Bethel Park debuts new mini golf courseVideo
Claire Dolcich lined up her putt on a Bethel Park course, adjusted for wind and blasted her golf ball with excitement for what could have been hundreds of feet. Fortunately for the South Baldwin 5-year-old, her father, Bill Dolcich, was nearby and tipped in the shot for a hole-in-three before...
Franklin Regional gets walk-off win over Bethel Park in Class 5A title game
Andrew Muraco took it personally when Bethel Park coach Pat Zehnder decided to intentionally walk Louie Kegerreis with a runner on second base in the bottom of the seventh inning to get to him in the WPIAL Class 5A championship. So the Franklin Regional senior made Bethel Park pay. He...
In brief: Salvation Army clothing drive, vacation Bible school, more in Bethel Park
Salvation Army Western PA Division clothing drive The Salvation Army Pittsburgh Temple Worship and Service Center is collecting gently used clothing and shoes for local students in need on June 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The annual clothing drive is held in partnership with the Mt. Lebanon Police...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of May 30, 2021
Jeffrey David Houghtelling sold property at 2710 Bethel Crest Drive to Gregg and Lois Kretchun for $415,000. David Fournier sold property at 5489 California Ave. to Mark Babic and Dena Mastromatteo for $260,000. CY Fortune Realty LLC sold property at 214 Cambridge Road to David Seymour and Jennie August for...
Bethel Park boys lacrosse looks forward to promising future
Bethel Park’s boys lacrosse team ended the regular season in third place in Section 1-AAA at 6-2, behind only Mt. Lebanon (8-0) and Upper St. Clair (7-1) and ahead of Peters Township (5-3) and Canon-McMillan (4-4). The Black Hawks landed the sixth seed for the WPIAL playoffs, then edged No....
Bethel Park senior turns focus to pole vault, reaches new heights
Megan Malecki gave up the hurdles this season to concentrate on her pole vaulting career. It proved to be a wise decision. A senior at Bethel Park and a Millersville University recruit, Malecki took first place in the pole vault at the WPIAL Class AAA championships May 19. “I loved...
Police: Failed DoorDash delivery in Bethel Park results in couple’s arrest
An Ohio couple has been charged with drug possession and other crimes after a DoorDash delivery didn’t make it to its Bethel Park destination. Borough police said they responded to a welfare check for a driver who did not make her delivery shortly after midnight Monday. Officers found the car...
Bethel Park teacher Jaclyn Barton receives AIU World of Gratitude Award
Bethel Park School District’s English as a Second Language teacher Jaclyn Barton received this year’s World of Gratitude Award from the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Robert Scherrer, the AIU’s executive director, presented her the award at a special recognition ceremony on May 25. The award is designed to honor those who...
New housing development proposed in Bethel Park
A 65-unit townhouse development has been proposed in Bethel Park. Penn Cove Group Capital would like to develop the properties off of Hamilton and Baptist roads in what is proposed as The Enclave at Cool Springs. It is unclear how big the homes would be or how much they may...
Bethel Park weathers early storm, drops Pine-Richland in Class 6A softball semifinals
Through the first three batters of the game, it appeared as if unbeaten Bethel Park was in for a rare test. But that storm — like the literal one that hit midway through the third inning — came and went quickly. The top-seeded Black Hawks (17-0) combined a stellar pitching...
Bethel Park couple contends in lawsuit that physical therapist infected them with covid
A Bethel Park couple is suing Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy Association and a therapist there, alleging that she failed to properly wear a mask when she visited their home in the fall and infected them with covid-19. John Boyle and Cheryl McKinney became so ill, they were both hospitalized,...
In brief: Vacation Bible School, blood drive and more in Bethel Park
Vacation Bible School VBS is coming to South Hills Church of the Nazarene, 5601 Library Road in Bethel Park. This year’s Vacation Bible School is Rocky Railway. The program will run over five consecutive Wednesdays beginning June 30 and ending July 28 from 6:30-8 p.m. Children that have just completed...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of May 23, 2021
Bethel Park David Ursenbach sold property at 3345 Appel Road to John Rirchard and Danielle Nicole Nagurney for $275,000. Linda Ann Swazuk sold property at 6085 Baptist Road to George John Cobert IV and Heather Leann Cobert for $160,000. Ezell Lindsey sold property at 108 Sandstone Court to Ryan and...
Bethel Park girls lacrosse celebrates 1st section title since ’12
Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair battled for first place in Section 1-AAA in girls lacrosse all season. So perhaps it was only fitting the three South Hills rivals ended up in a three-way tie atop the standings, all with 9-1 records. The Black Hawks clinched a share...
Mother-daughter duos coach Bethel Park softball to spectacular season
The Bethel Park coaching staff is unique in WPIAL softball. It is made up of a pair of mother-daughter tandems. Heather Semplice-Scott is head coach; her daughter, Geana Scott, is an assistant and statistician. Donna DeCarlo, the team scorekeeper, and Carly Schoenstein, Donna’s daughter, are assistants. “It’s exciting to have...
