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Strong season has South Fayette girls basketball excited about program’s future
Every team had to deal with the pandemic this past basketball season, but covid-19 related issues hit some programs more than others. The South Fayette girls basketball team had several stops and starts it had to deal with, but it was able to enjoy success in a season that started...
College honors and accolades for Carnegie area students for the week of April 3, 2021
Organized Freedom Seder Daniel Kratovil, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s MD Class of 2023, was among the student organizers of the school’s annual Freedom Seder, held on March 23. Freedom Seders intertwine the archetypal story of the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in ancient Egypt with more modern...
Neighbor Spotlight: Communication is key for Bridgeville Police Chief Chad King
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...
Carnegie man dies following multi-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes
A 71-year-old man died of injuries suffered in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes neighborhood, according to the county medical examiner. Emergency responders were called to the intersection of Saint Thomas Street and Monastery Avenue shortly before 3 p.m., for a crash involving multiple vehicles. One man...
In brief: Rose pruning demo, military banner program and more in South Fayette, Carnegie
Annual Rose Pruning Demonstration The Pittsburgh Rose Society will be holding its Annual Rose Pruning Demonstration on April 10 from 1-3 p.m. Bad weather date will be on April 17. The pruning event will be held at the rose gardens of Bill Dorn, president of the Pittsburgh Rose Society, located...
Carlynton girls show glimpses of bright future during .500 season
The Carlynton girls basketball team had turned itself around, going from a struggling program a decade ago to one that was a legit championship contender over the last six years. Since 2015, the Cougars won at least 19 games four times, participated in the state playoffs four times and reached...
Run to WPIAL finals helps Chartiers Valley boys carry on winning tradition
Brandon Sensor just completed his third year as boys basketball coach at Chartiers Valley. It is a program built on tradition that hasn’t skipped a beat the last three winters. The Colts are 59-17 in those three years with their district title hopes ending in the WPIAL semifinals in 2019...
Collier, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of March 28, 2021
Bridgeville Emerio Sanchez sold property at 804 Bower Hill Road to Wayne Richard Pilarski for $115,000. Luke Patnesky sold property at 334 New York St. to Blaine and Mikki Warfield for $279,900. Carnegie David Soubie sold property at 712 Charles St. to New Community Properties LLC for $50,000. Judith Popivchak...
Chartiers Valley held to 27 points in PIAA championship loss to Cardinal O’HaraVideo
HERSHEY — On film, Cardinal O’Hara looked big, strong and physical to Chartiers Valley coach Tim McConnell, so his Colts weren’t surprised by what they ran into at Giant Center. Yet, nobody could’ve foreseen this. Chartiers Valley — which once scored 100 points in a game this season — tied...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 27, 2021: PIAA champions to be crowned
The champions-only version of the PIAA basketball playoffs has one day left with four more state title games to be played at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. Two boys and two girls championship games will be held Saturday at noon, 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Here...
Student news from the Carnegie, Bridgeville area for the week of March 27, 2021
Performed in spring musical Seton Hill’s Department of Theatre and Dance presented streamed recorded performances of the music of Goldrich and Heisler in two parts last month – “I Believe in Love” and “Make Your Own Party.” MacKenzie Hartnett of Bridgeville was a member of the student cast of “Make...
PIAA Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: Chartiers Valley vs. Cardinal O’Hara
PIAA Class 5A girls basketball championship Chartiers Valley vs. Cardinal O’Hara 5 p.m. Saturday at Giant Center, Hershey On the air: PCN-TV; WJPA-FM 95.3/HSSN How they got here: WPIAL champion Chartiers Valley defeated District 10 champion Warren, 61-38, in the quarterfinals and District 3 champion Spring Grove, 50-33, in the...
Carnegie attorney a finalist for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year
Pledging to raise awareness and funding for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Carnegie attorney Rocco Cozza of the Cozza Law Group, PLLC, has been chosen as a nominee to represent Pittsburgh in this year’s Man & Woman of the Year All-Star competition presented by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The...
Carnegie Carnegie staffer gives tips for navigating news shared on social media
Did you know that a Pew Research Center poll shows that more than two-thirds of adults get at least some of their news from social media? Just under half of those people get their news from Facebook. I feel safe in generalizing that most of us have a distrust of...
Chartiers Valley sinks Spring Grove, earns chance to defend state title
WINGATE – Sometimes, losing can be a good thing. After going two years without tasting defeat, the Chartiers Valley girls’ basketball team dropped — gasp — three games this season. It might have made the Colts better, though. “I think you take things for granted sometimes,” Colts junior forward Perri...
This week’s Giant Eagle Heinz Field vaccination clinics are full
As of Tuesday afternoon, Giant Eagle’s mass vaccination clinics at Heinz Field on Thursday and Friday are full. Giant Eagle spokesperson Dick Roberts said that while additional clinics will take place, he cannot comment on how many more there will be. Appointments are required. Only those eligible under Pennsylvania’s Phase...
In brief: Virtual coffee South Fayette police chief, road closure and more in Bridgeville, Carnegie area
Virtual coffee session with the chief South Fayette Township Police Chief John Phoennik invites the public to a virtual lunchtime session of coffee April 16 from noon to 1 p.m. Meet Chief Phoennik via Zoom. Use your telephone, computer or smartphone to join the meeting: us02web.zoom.us/j/87473152597. Road closure Traffic detours...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for week ending March 21, 2021
Three losses in a 25-day period seemed to take the spotlight away from a team that had won two straight WPIAL crowns, claimed the most recently completed PIAA Class 5A girls basketball championship and was the owner of a record 64-game winning streak. For the first time in more than...
Matchups set for 2021 PIAA girls basketball semifinals
The WPIAL girls basketball champions were close to a quarterfinals sweep on the Road to Hershey. Only Beaver did not survive as the Bobcats lost a heartbreaker in overtime to District 10 power Villa Maria Academy, 29-28, on Saturday. The other five District 7 champs are Final Four bound Monday...
Scott, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of March 21
Bridgeville Jason Ramous sold property at 808 Mill St. to David and Lorie Opalanko for $78,000. Carnegie Lindsay Beatty sold property at 380 Sunrise Drive to Ankit Arora for $261,000. Collier Maronda Homes Inc. sold property at 1066 Livorno Drive to William John Craig III for $353,125. David Sinneway Jr....
Chartiers Valley girls cruise past Warren in PIAA quarterfinals
Despite a “flawed” game plan, Chartiers Valley scored 26 of the final 37 points in the first half, then used a 13-0 run in the third quarter to blow open a tight game and roll to a 61-38 victory Saturday afternoon. The win lifts the three-time WPIAL champions and defending...
Bishop Canevin boys forfeit state playoff game at last minute after positive covid test
For Bishop Canevin, it was none and done. With the Berlin Brothersvalley boys basketball team on the floor for warmups 15 minutes before the scheduled 6:30 p.m. start, Bishop Canevin officials announced there would be no game and the host Crusaders would have to forfeit. The parents of one of...
WPIAL girls basketball champions set for PIAA quarterfinal matchups
Ten WPIAL girls basketball teams were still alive through two rounds of the PIAA postseason last year when the state postseason came to a halt. Now, six District 7 champions are set for the winners-only version of the PIAA playoffs. All of the WPIAL champions received a first-round bye and...
Diocese denies appeal to reverse St. Philip Catholic School merger
The Diocese of Pittsburgh has denied a group’s appeal to reverse the merging of St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton. The Committee to Save St. Philip School appealed Bishop David Zubik’s decision to merge two schools into one in February. Since then, the group has tried and failed to meet...
Group still trying to secure meeting with Bishop Zubik to argue closure of St. Philip School
A group fighting to keep St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton open is in a standoff with the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as neither party can agree on the conditions of a meeting between attorneys and Bishop David Zubik. The Committee to Save St. Philip School in February appealed the bishop’s...
