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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...
Carlynton School District to open time capsule as part of 50th anniversary celebration
Carlynton School District is making plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary and will cap off the celebration with the opening of a sealed time capsule. The capsule, hidden behind brick and mortar in a corner section of the Carlynton Junior-Senior High School facade, will be opened and its contents revealed...
Chartiers Valley strikes back at Trinity, wins 3rd straight WPIAL title
Almost two months ago, the top-seeded Trinity Hillers did something no other team had done in almost three years. They beat the two-time defending WPIAL Class 5A champion Chartiers Valley Colts in a nonsection matchup and snapped their state-record 64-game winning streak in the process. “They beat us on Jan....
South Fayette boys take pride in navigating challenging season
A similar theme that many district basketball coaches have talked about recently is not of the disappointment of team goals not met, but the satisfaction of having a season in an effort to reach those goals. Count South Fayette boys basketball coach Dave Mislan among them. “I guess the best...
Hockey rivals Bishop Canevin, Chartiers Valley unite for special cause
For the Bishop Canevin hockey team, curiosity about a picture hanging on a wall led to a heartwarming fundraiser and a great night of outdoor hockey. On Feb. 15, the Crusaders and Chartiers Valley skated to a 4-4 tie at the South Park outdoor rink. The game was played in...
How to watch Monday’s WPIAL basketball championships on Trib HSSN
The final four WPIAL basketball championship games will be played tonight at a pair of high school gymnasiums, and a quartet of teams will be rewarded for persevering during an unprecedented 2020-21 season. Teams endured covid-19 protocols and shutdowns that provided a bigger challenge than any on-court opponent. They continued...
In Brief: CVHS musical, bunny car hop and more in Carnegie, Bridgeville
Chartiers Valley High School musical Chartiers Valley High School’s musical, “FAME: The Musical,” is running 7:30 p.m. March 17 through March 20. Tickets are $10 and are prioritized and open to families only first. If all family ticket requests have been filled and there are still open seats available under...
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: Trinity vs. Chartiers Valley
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 Trinity vs. No. 2 Chartiers Valley 8 p.m. Monday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena On the air: 95.3 FM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: District 10 champion Warren (22-3) in PIAA quarterfinals, March 20 How they got here: Trinity defeated No. 16...
Signal Item real estate transactions for the week of March 14
Bridgeville Estate of James McDonough sold property at 226 Osceola Drive to Joshua Thomas and Lauren Ricciuti for $212,500. Estate of Sheila Kelly sold property at 1352 Pesavento Drive to Callie Rozsa for $275,000. Richard Scalise III sold property at 1218 Terrace St. to Evan Augustine for $140,000. Carnegie Duke...
New Castle tops Chartiers Valley for record 14th WPIAL basketball title
New Castle’s Sheldon Cox wasn’t the senior who had everyone’s attention entering Saturday night. But by the time Cox threw down two dunks in the final seconds, all eyes were on him and his record-setting Red Hurricanes. Cox scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and...
WPIAL rematches set for PIAA Class AAA lightweight wrestling finals
HERSHEY — Franklin Regional and Waynesburg each advanced two wrestlers to the finals at Saturday’s PIAA Class AAA championships at the Giant Center. Six WPIAL wrestlers will compete in the lightweight (106 to 138 pounds) finals, including all-WPIAL matchups at 132 and 138 pounds. It will be the third consecutive...
WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship breakdown: Chartiers Valley vs. New Castle
WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship No. 1 Chartiers Valley vs. No. 2 New Castle 8 p.m. Saturday at North Allegheny On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: District 8, 9 or 10 champion in PIAA quarterfinals, March 19 How they got here: Chartiers Valley defeated No. 17 McKeesport,...
Bishop Canevin closes out Rochester to win 1st WPIAL boys basketball crown
Shooting 29% usually isn’t the way to a championship. But it was enough for Bishop Canevin to win the first WPIAL title in school history as the Crusaders downed Rochester, 42-27, Friday night in the Class A title game at North Allegheny. With the 88th anniversary of President Franklin D....
Quartet of WPIAL wrestlers reach PIAA Class AA finals in upper weight classes
HERSHEY — Burrell senior A.J. Corrado became the third wrestler from his school to reach the finals at the 2021 PIAA Class AA wrestling championship Friday at the Giant Center. This is the first time in school history Burrell has had three wrestlers reach the finals. Corrado (160 pounds) joins...
Chartiers Valley scorches nets, beats Latrobe to set up rematch with Trinity
Latrobe girls basketball coach Mark Burkhardt looked up at one of the baskets after Thursday night’s playoff game at Chartiers Valley and, half-jokingly, wondered how often the school has to change the nets. “I don’t know how they keep them up in here,” Burkhardt said. With the way second-seeded Chartiers...
