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Playoff win caps season of growth for Bishop Canevin softball
The Bishop Canevin softball team started the season losing four of its first five games. The Crusaders then won four of the next five contests. It was that kind of spring for the Crusaders, one in which everything balanced out, including their final record of 7-7. “This season was a...
Mars dominates Chartiers Valley to capture 5th straight WPIAL Class 2A boys lacrosse title
The Mars boys lacrosse dynasty continues. After a tight first quarter that saw the No. 1 Fightin’ Planets (19-0) come away with just a one-goal lead, they opened the floodgates and scored nine goals in the second quarter, five in the third and two in the fourth to cruise to...
Welsh’s homer gives Chartiers Valley win over Fox Chapel, 3rd place in 5A softball
Chartiers Valley coach Chris Lloyd decided to drop Gianna Welsh a little lower in the batting order. The move paid off as Welsh blasted a two-run homer in the fourth inning and that was all the Colts needed as Chartiers Valley edged Fox Chapel, 2-1, in a WPIAL Class 5A...
Stout defense, intense effort leads Mars girls lacrosse to 1st WPIAL title
The Mars girls lacrosse team scored seven minutes into its WPIAL Class 2A championship matchup with top-seeded Blackhawk and never looked back Wednesday at Robert Morris’ Joe Walton Stadium. Between a standout performance from goalkeeper Alaina Metal and six goal scorers, the Fightin’ Planets dominated from the opening whistle and...
A-K Valley softball playoff capsules: Games for May 27, 2021
Thursday’s games Class A Third-place consolation 2-Leechburg (12-5) vs. 4-South Side (12-4) 4 p.m. at Mars Coaches: Debbie Fleming, Leechburg; Amy Pieto, South Side What’s at stake: The winner qualifies for the PIAA playoffs, and the loser is done for the season. Players to watch: Madison Hanan, Sr., INF, Leechburg;...
Carnegie, Bridgeville area high school graduations set
Carnegie and Bridgeville area high schools are preparing for in-person graduation ceremonies. Chartiers Valley High School’s graduation will take place at Chartiers Valley High School Stadium at 7 p.m. June 2. More than 230 members of the class of 2021 will receive their diplomas in front of friends and family....
In brief: Sawhill Center ribbon cutting, road work and more in Bridgeville, Carnegie area
Sawhill Center Ribbon Cutting The Sawhill Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Historical Society of Carnegie will take place at noon May 29. Lt. Colonel Robert R. Sawhill Jr. was a Carnegie resident who served in the Vietnam War. His plane was shot down near Hanoi and he spent 2,031...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for May 23, 2021
Every little kid who loves baseball or softball seems to have the same dream. Bottom of the last inning, tied score, bases loaded and you come to bat with the fate of your team in your hands and,. Then, a walk-off grand slam to win a playoff game. Dreams can...
Super sophomores make instant impact for South Fayette baseball
The Three Musketeers was a 19th century French historical adventure novel about three swordsmen who fought for justice. The South Fayette version of the nearly 180-year old tale is made up of three swashbuckling sophomores who use bats and gloves to fight for first place and hopefully, treasures of gold...
Carlynton softball savors highlights from up-and-down season
After sweeping Aliquippa in a doubleheader in early May, the Carlynton softball team was 4-3 in Section 1-2A and 6-3 overall. The Cougars looked to be in good shape for a playoff chase in a tough Section 1-2A. However, the team struggled down the stretch and missed out on the...
Carnegie, Scott area real estate transactions for the week of May 23, 2021
Bridgeville David Rimmel sold property at 839 McLaughlin Run Road to M & MK Properties LLC for $32,000. Carnegie Sayed Abouabdalla sold property at 717 Charles St. to Debabrata Misra for $70,000. Luke Ratke sold property at 122 Sita Ct to Elizabeth Ellison for $229,500. Kirk Dodson sold property at...
New barn at Woodville Plantation will provide historical experiences
A Collier nonprofit has crafted an 18th-century barn on its national historic landmark site. Neville House Associates plans to use the structure, crafted with wood from an 1810 Belgium barn found at the Steranko Farm in Latrobe, to provide more authentic experiences at the Woodville Plantation. “It fits in with...
Carnegie Primitive Methodist Church Rev. Pastorius retiring
Carnegie Primitive Methodist Church will see a transition in leadership – but the congregation will be familiar with the name – when Rev. Daniel Pastorius retires and his son, Rev. Todd Pastorius, is welcomed as the new pastor. Rev. Daniel Pastorius will give his farewell sermon at 11 a.m. May...
New names for merged Catholic schools announced, while Vatican considers appeal
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said Guardian Angel Academy will be the name of the school formed from merging Saint Margaret of Scotland, located in Green Tree, with Saint Philip school in Crafton. The naming, announced Wednesday, comes amid a formal appeal to the Vatican to stop the merger. The...
Carlynton, Chartiers Valley school board, Scott council primary race results
Unofficial results for the primary election are in. Many races were uncontested — South Fayette School District school board, Bridgeville council, Carnegie council, Heidelberg council and South Fayette commissioners. Incumbent mayors Stacie Riley, Carnegie; Betty Copeland, Bridgeville; and Kenneth Lasota, Heidelberg, also ran uncontested. Carlynton School District Five candidates, all...
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall celebrates 120 years
As anyone who reads the Library & Music Hall’s newsletters, eblasts or my columns in this newspaper knows, I love milestones. I learned last week that the Library & Music Hall will be celebrating its Quasquicentennial (125) as the country celebrates its Semiquincentennial (250) in 2026. Just imagine the programs...
50 students participated in Chartiers Valley School District vaccine clinic
Chartiers Valley School District held a covid-19 vaccine clinic for students 16 and older on May 13 at the high school. Fifty students received their first shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine. Mikaela Duckstein, director of communications and strategic partnerships for the district, said that while an initial survey indicated...
Police investigate Bridgeville shooting death
An 84-year-old man who was pronounced dead Monday morning was a gunshot wound victim, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Matthew Knepp, of Bridgeville, was found at a South Fayette home in the 2700 block of Ravenwood Drive around 8:30 a.m., according to the examiner’s report. South Fayette Police...
In brief: New traffic lights in South Fayette, Carnegie Memorial Day parade canceled and more
Memorial Day Parade canceled The 2021 Carnegie Memorial Day Parade has been canceled due to covid concerns – planning for the event begins in January/February and at that time the covid climate was very unpredictable. The 2022 parade is scheduled for May 29. CCDC spring planting The Carnegie Community Development...
Slugging siblings make mark at Chartiers Valley
Western Pennsylvania is roughly near the midway point between Berkeley, Calif., and London, England. After Kip Kinchington played rugby in England and his wife Edwina swam at Cal-Berkeley, they settled and started a family in Collier Township. They produced two kids in the early part of the century that are...
Late coach’s influence seen in growth of Bishop Canevin boys volleyball program
It’s hard not to talk Bishop Canevin volleyball without talking about the late Kevin Walters. While he is known more for the six championships he won as a coach in girls volleyball, he was also a big part of starting the Crusaders boys volleyball program seven years ago. “He was...
Carnegie, South Fayette real estate transactions for the week of May 16, 2021
Bridgeville Matthew George sold property at 638 Chestnut St. to Christopher and Leslie Mosesso for $362,000. Dennis Bott sold property at 115 Greenwood Pl to Matthew and Lindsey George for $435,000. Carnegie Lorraine Barker sold property at 843 Charles St. to Alicia Mixter for $90,000. Northstar Chevrolet Inc. sold property...
Degrees, honors and more for Carnegie-area college students
Graduates medical school Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine conferred a doctor of medicine (MD) degree upon 98 students who compose Geisinger Commonwealth’s graduating class of 2021, including Alexander P. McGeough of Carnegie. Commencement ceremonies were held May 2 at Mount Airy Resort in Mount Pocono. The ceremony was also live-streamed....
Carlyton High School’s first graduating class celebrates 50th anniversary with current seniors
Phyllis Timbario remembered what it was like entering her senior year at Carlynton High School some 50 years ago. She was from Carnegie and part of the first graduating class of the new school formed from the merger of Carnegie and Crafton school districts. “One on hand we were getting...
Butler boys, girls dominate at WPIAL Class AAA team finals
As Butler runner C.J. Singleton neared the finish line, the junior wondered how close his nearest 800-meter challenger was, so he took a quick glance behind him. “You’re usually not supposed to look back,” he admitted afterward. But it’s understandable. Butler’s top runners rarely had anyone out in front of...
