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After making history last season, Chartiers Valley girls swim team has new cast of characters
After capturing its first section title in program history last season, the Chartiers Valley girls swimming program is looking to defend its title with a different cast of swimmers. Last season, the Colts finished first in Section 1-2A and finished tied for 22nd place in the WPIAL Class 2A swimming...
Reflections on a rewarding journey with Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
This is my final column in the Signal Item. I have enjoyed writing them over the last several years. More importantly, the Signal Item has written myriad articles about happenings at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall over the last 122 years. It’s a relationship! I am not...
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden in North Fayette hosts ‘Dazzling Nights Pittsburgh’ through Jan. 1
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is blooming with a field of 2,000 illuminated flowers. “Dazzling Nights Pittsburgh” is a winter display featuring a million lights throughout the garden. Guests can stroll under dozens of handmade Moroccan lanterns hanging from the treetops, a new feature this year, and through a tunnel of giant...
Experienced, talented Chartiers Valley girls roster looks to put it all together
The first season for the Chartiers Valley girls basketball program under coach Mike Semplice came to an end in heartbreaking fashion after losing to Mt. Lebanon, 47-46, in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals. However, the tough loss provided Semplice and the Colts with valuable lessons that can be applied for...
Led by star guard Jayden Davis, Chartiers Valley boys look to finish stronger
Last season, the Chartiers Valley boys basketball team won its first 12 games and was ranked No. 1 in Class 5A at one point. However, the Colts sputtered once they reached section play and missed out on the playoffs by one game. With eight players returning from last year’s team...
‘Sky’s the limit’: 2 flying club members receive Wright Brothers awards for 50 years of flight
Ever since they were children, John Dyke and Ed Patrick have been fascinated by airplanes. “I could spend hours on the observation deck watching planes take off and land,” said Dyke, 75, of Carnegie. For Patrick, 81, of Murrysville, the first ride he took in a smaller plane was the...
South Fayette stuns Hampton to complete surprise playoff run with WPIAL Class 3A title
A dominant force throughout the regular season, the Hampton boys soccer team entered the WPIAL Class 3A championship game hoping for more of the same. Undefeated against 3A competition and having outscored its opponents by a combined 72 goals this season, the No. 2 Talbots took to the Highmark Stadium...
South Fayette nets golden goal in OT to dethrone Moon in Class 3A girls soccer
The nerves of playing in the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer championship game Saturday at Highmark Stadium didn’t rattle Mia Deramo. The South Fayette sophomore forward has played plenty of high-level games at the venue as part of the Riverhounds’ developmental program. Before Deramo scored the game-winning goal with 1...
WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Moon
WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer championship 5-South Fayette (14-4-2) vs. 3-Moon (15-1-2) 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Nicholas Rosser, South Fayette; Bill Pfeifer, Moon Players to watch: Abbigail Rosser, South Fayette; Serayah Leech, Moon WPIAL titles: South Fayette 0; Moon 5 (2004, ‘16, ‘17, ‘21,...
WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Hampton
WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship 8-South Fayette (13-4-3) vs. 2-Hampton (17-2-1) 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Rob Eldridge, South Fayette; Matt McAwley, Hampton Players to watch: Adam Thompson, South Fayette; Luke Fiscus, Hampton WPIAL titles: South Fayette 18 (1933-38, ‘43-52, ‘58, 2015); Hampton 4...
2-time state champion Joe Rossi resigns as South Fayette football coach
Joe Rossi says his wife, Karley, should teach a course for coaches’ wives. The Rossis have four kids, they’re all involved in sports, and he was often busy as South Fayette’s football coach. “I’m watching her try to drive to Jersey on a Friday, come back on Saturday, drive the...
Mad Mex donating 100% of sales this evening to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
For its 30th birthday, Mad Mex is doing the gifting. All food and beverage sales from 5 p.m. to close on Monday at eight Mad Mex restaurants will be donated to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The ninth, in Erie, will give funds to the Second Harvest Food Bank...
Rare call helps South Fayette boys upset Plum in boys soccer playoffs
It was one of the rarer calls rarely seen in a soccer match. In the 56th minute, Plum keeper Owen Zalewski was punting the ball away when the whistle blew and officials deemed he handled the ball outside the 18-yard box before he kicked it and awarded South Fayette a...
Perennial contender Chartiers Valley in the mix for WPIAL cross country success
The Chartiers Valley cross country program seems to be in the mix every year, and this year looks to be no different. The boys and girls teams might be young, but they hope the experience gained last year by the girls team pays off as they look to prepare for...
Plasko scores all 4 goals to lead South Fayette past Latrobe in boys soccer playoffs
Senior Michael Plasko is one of South Fayette’s best basketball players. A fiery guard who can shoot 3-pointers, he averaged 17 points per game last winter. But he also plays a mean forward for the soccer team. In the first half of the Lions’ opening playoff game, the call was,...
Moon grinds to victory against South Fayette
It’s not too often that Moon’s wing-T offense will be flashy, and it wasn’t in Friday’s 24-3 win over South Fayette to allow the Tigers (3-3, 1-0 5A-1) to win their third straight and open conference play in the Allegheny Six. But what the offense lacked in flash, on a...
Raising Cane’s to open 3 restaurants in Pittsburgh area
“Caniacs” will soon be able to get their chicken fix locally. The Raising Cane’s location at 3610 Fifth Ave. in Oakland is set to open on Oct. 10. A second restaurant, at 384 Lincoln Hwy. in North Versailles, should open in early November. The Oakland restaurant will be located in...
Andrew Carnegie Free Library exhibit explores French Jewish life during the Holocaust
Most of us have seen this movie scene: the intrepid protagonist is starting to put the pieces together, but more research is needed. Our hero is seated in a dim library basement, their face illuminated by the flickering light of a microfilm reader as they scroll through a long reel...
New coach hopes to bring stability to Chartiers Valley girls soccer program
Stability is key for a successful program. This is exactly what first-year coach Dave Zinski is looking to bring to the Chartiers Valley girls soccer program. Zinski, the Colts’ third coach in four years, has been trying to put his fingerprints on the team by injecting positivity around a program...
Despite challenges, Chartiers Valley boys soccer stays in contention
There have been many different obstacles the Chartiers Valley boys soccer program has faced this season, but the Colts have stayed positive as they’ve been challenged by potential roadblocks. The Colts (3-6, 3-4) have been dealt with navigating a coaching change, renovations to their field and injuries to key players....
Man critically injured in SUV-pickup crash in Collier
A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition when the pickup truck he was driving was struck by an SUV Saturday in Collier, according to Allegheny County Police. The crash occurred at about 11:30 a.m. as the pickup was leaving Trader Jack’s Flea Market in the 900 block...
Man dies after being struck while loading truck in South Fayette
A man who was injured Saturday afternoon while trying to load a flatbed trailer in South Fayette has died, according to authorities. He was in critical condition when he was taken to a hospital, according to Allegheny County Police. The man, identified as Lewis Alling, 59, of Hickory, died at...
Peters Township dominant in shutout of South Fayette
On a clear, cool night, Peters Township kept the South Fayette homecoming crowd quiet and blanked the Lions to open play in the 5A Allegheny Six Conference. Peters Township (4-0, 1-0) defeated the Lions, 35-0, and did so with a dominating defense and a potent offense. Peters, the No. 2-ranked...
Montour stages big rally in second half to defeat South Fayette
Montour rallied from a 17-point deficit to defeat South Fayette, 42-35, thanks to scoring the game’s final 24 points at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium at Montour High School. The Spartans won on a 6-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Jake Wolfe. Montour’s defense, meanwhile, held the Lions to seven points...
Highlands overcomes penalties to beat Chartiers Valley
When Chartiers Valley and Highlands met for the first time last year, they played a tight contest with the Golden Rams prevailing by eight points. Friday night was not as close as last year’s contest but had all the excitement and tenacity a Class 4A showdown brings. Highlands (3-0) remained...
