Bethel Park Journal category, Page 6
Bethel Park student achievements for the week of Feb. 25, 2025
Hem Baskota made the dean’s list at the University of Maryland Global Campus for the fall 2024 semester. Katie Clark, Nate Paul and Patrick Pinchinat made the president’s list with a 4.0 GPA at the University of Alabama for the fall 2024 semester. Stepan Engelman, Vatsal Kalra, and Ammar Kethavath...
In brief: South Hills Women’s Club, Lent events and more in Bethel Park
AUP/Association of University People The Association of University People invites singles 50+, who are four-year college graduates, to join them for activities and to meet new people. Activities include monthly dinners, social gatherings, concerts, meeting up at local wineries, day trips and Scrabble. Those interested can attend three activities as...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 23, 2025
David Fullerton sold property at 3219 Elderwood Drive to Cory James Clark and Brooke Nicole Postler for $211,500. Jamal Webb sold property at 5416 Elm St. to John Wilson for $40,000. Estate of Hary Wilson Jr. sold property at 5299 Gardenville Road to Dustin Singer trustee for $90,000. Jason Bowden...
Balanced Bethel Park lineup filled with 20-win wrestlers
Eight athletes assumed leading roles in the Bethel Park wrestling program this season. Seniors Ethan Higgins, Aden Stout, Michael Gibson, Seth Miller and Hunter Goelz and sophomores Pierce Reinhart, Ian Bucheli and Colton Fisher all attained 20 or more victories by mid-February. “Each of these wrestlers have had great seasons...
100th win highlights season for Bethel Park wrestler Ethan Higgins
Career win No. 100 arrived as expected for Bethel Park’s talented senior wrestler Ethan Higgins. “It’s an incredible feeling. Honestly, I’ve worked so hard to get to this point, and when it finally happened, I felt a huge sense of accomplishment,” Higgins said. “It’s a testament to all the hours...
Hard-working Bethel Park girls rewarded with playoff success
Bethel Park’s girls basketball team prepped for a possible playoff run in 2024-25 by playing an onerous regular-season schedule. To that end, the Black Hawks recovered from a midseason malaise to finish 11-11 with a spot in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A tournament against Franklin Regional. “An...
Bethel Park boys basketball season marked by close losses, development
One of the highlights of the 2024-25 season for the Bethel Park boys basketball team was a two-game sweep of Thomas Jefferson in section play. The Black Hawks defeated TJ by scores of 52-48 and 65-63 but missed out on a WPIAL playoff berth while the Jaguars advanced as the...
Bethel Park student qualifies for Special Olympics USA Games
Forget Disney World — Molly Mathias is going to Minnesota. She was in for the surprise of her life when she and other members of Bethel Park’s unified indoor bocce team took a trip to Pittsburgh’s Southside Works on the morning of Jan. 28. That’s when the Bethel Park senior...
Bethel Park man shot brother before trying to kill himself, police say
Allegheny County Police said they have charged a 47-year-old Bethel Park man for shooting his brother before trying to kill himself in January. Despite being shot in the chest and face, Seth Michael Zimmerman’s brother was able to call 911 for help and say who had shot him, police said...
Bethel Park stuns Franklin Regional, which comes up short after furious rally
An enormous fourth-quarter comeback fizzled into a crushing defeat for the Franklin Regional girls basketball team as its first playoff appearance in six years ended with a near miss. A mid-game sigh turned into a ray of hope for the Panthers, but it ended in tears. The fifth-seeded Panthers, section...
Bethel Park chili competition nets $6,000 for nonprofits
A fine way to fend off winter’s chill is a bowl of chili. Or, as was the case at Bethel Park’s inaugural Battle of the Bowls Chili Cook Off, sampling small paper cups’ worth of cooks’ creations. And while guests of the Feb. 1 event at the Bethel Park Community...
Peters Township ends Bethel Park’s playoff hopes
The mission for the Bethel Park boys basketball team was clear. To qualify for the WPIAL postseason in Section 3-5A, they needed to win at home over Peters Township on the final night of section play and have Thomas Jefferson lose to section champion Baldwin. The Highlanders helped with a...
Bethel Park’s playoff hopes get brighter with win over Thomas Jefferson
The power went out on the Bethel Park gym scoreboard several times Friday night. Fortunately for the Black Hawks, the lights did not go out on their playoff hopes. Sophomore guard Will Sabatos tipped in a missed shot to break a tie in the final minute as Bethel Park held...
Police say man shoots another, then himself in Bethel Park
Police say they responded to a Bethel Park home Thursday after a man shot another man and then himself. Authorities did not immediately identify either man; both were reported to be in critical condition at unnamed area hospitals. The incident occurred in the 500 block of Chessbriar Drive, which is...
Bethel Park Police officer serving arrest warrant shoots man holding firearm
A Bethel Park man shot by a police officer serving an arrest warrant Wednesday night is charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers went to an apartment complex along Dorchester Drive at 10 p.m. Wednesday to serve William Adam, 45, an arrest warrant related...
Bethel Park student achievements for the week of Jan. 28, 2025
Nick Howrylak has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester at the University of Mount Union. Kayla Czarnecki, Cindy Reyes and Lynn Alkhoury made the president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University for the fall 2024 semester. Lauren Babbitt and Eva Blatz were named to the...
South Hills Coin Club, Rick Sebak program and more in Bethel Park
South Hills Coin Club The South Hills Coin Club will hold its 65th anniversary coin show on Feb. 1 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Crown Plaza Hotel Pittsburgh South 164 Fort Couch Road in Bethel Park, directly across from South Hills Village. Some 40 dealers will be buying and...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
Barbara Sidor sold property at 3201 Arapahoe Road to Melissa Medich for $215,000. Evangelos Mackrides sold property at 2035 Cool Springs Road to Mary Hall for $415,000. Estate of Garnett Wasson sold property at 3326 Elmdale Drive to Joseph Michael McIntyre and Miranda Nicole Sipko for $360,000. David Meyer sold...
Pierce Reinhart claims 121-pound title, helps Bethel Park to runner-up finish at Allegheny County tournament
It’s been a banner season for the Bethel Park wrestling team in 2024-25. And the Black Hawks’ success continued at the Allegheny County tournament held Jan. 17-18 at Fox Chapel. Bethel Park placed second to Thomas Jefferson, which won the tournament with a record-breaking performance. The Black Hawks racked up...
Bethel Park resident creates miniature dinosaur museum
Twenty years ago, Dom Bianco sat in a classroom at Bethel Park High School carefully drawing the blueprints of a miniature museum for dinosaurs — a long-time dream. “I have loved dinosaurs since I was a little kid,” Bianco said. Now, his idea of creating an exhibit for the extinct...
Bethel Park officials hold line on property taxes, earned income tax in 2025 budget
Bethel Park property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes this year to fund the municipal budget. Council recently passed its 2025 budget with no tax increase. The millage rate remains 3.53 mills, with 0.34 mills allocated for the fire department fund. The earned income tax...
Bethel Park welcomes assistant manager
After an extensive search, Jahd Burns was hired as Bethel Park’s assistant municipal manager, starting his job in November. “Jahd brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning and program evaluation that will be of great help to enhance the services that we provide to our residents,” municipal manager Kristen...
Rotary club passes million mark with annual fundraiser
After five months of planning, the Upper St. Clair-Bethel Park Rotary Breakfast Club conducted its Chicken BBQ fundraiser in October. The annual event, held at Bethel Park High School, marked its 35th year and continues to be the largest fundraiser the club hosts. “This year, we are poised to raise...
Bethel Park observes Wreaths Across America Day
Perhaps the most poignant moment of Bethel Park’s Wreaths Across America observance took place when Debbie Huffner and Rogert Kurtz started walking in tandem. Each had lost a son while on active duty serving his country: Patrick Kutschbach, who was 25 when he died in Afghanistan in 2007, and 10...
Judge honors Bethel Park, Upper St. Clair outstanding citizens
All eyes were on two faithful and foundational local women in District Judge Ron Arnoni’s courtroom on Dec. 4 as Arnoni continued his annual tradition of honoring and recognizing deserving residents with his Outstanding Citizen of the Year Awards. Nominated by their peers, 2024’s honorees Diane Ford of Bethel Park...
