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South Fayette controls Hollidaysburg in PIAA quarterfinals, earns rematch with Peters Township
South Fayette girls basketball coach Bryan Bennett always has the future in mind. The Lions work on some concepts that may not be employed for months, if ever. South Fayette showcased that Saturday during a 70-52 PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal against District 6 champion Hollidaysburg on Saturday at Armstrong High...
Chartiers Valley exploits Johnstown’s ‘rough’ shooting night, charges into PIAA semifinals
Chartiers Valley likes to counterpunch whenever an opponent’s shot misses, and Johnstown gave the Colts plenty of chances Friday night. The District 6 champion struggled from 3-point range and missed 24 of its first 25 attempts from beyond the arc, empty possessions that propelled Chartiers Valley to a 58-38 victory...
Mars, Avonworth knock off top seeds in PIHL Penguins Cup Class A semifinals
Mars defeated Chartiers Valley, 3-2, in a comeback victory to kick off a PIHL Penguins Cup Class A doubleheader at the RMU Island Sports Center on Wednesday night. Mars trailed 2-1 heading into the third period. Before the end of the second, the Planets peppered Matt Colberg on a late...
Chartiers Valley’s Women of Pittsburgh event inspires students to forge their own career paths
Caelyn Murray’s goal when coordinating this year’s Women of Pittsburgh event at Chartiers Valley High School was to encourage her peers to dream big with their future plans. “I hope they take in a different experience and broaden their ideas in what they want to do as a career,” said...
Chartiers Valley celebrates another postseason win over section rival Montour in PIAA playoffs
In celebration, Chartiers Valley’s Jayden Davis let go of a half-court shot at the buzzer and it went in. That 3-pointer was one more than his opponent Montour made the entire night. The Spartans went 0 for 17 from beyond the arc as Chartiers Valley built an early lead and...
WPIAL champion Chartiers Valley keeps foot on the gas in PIAA 1st round
The WPIAL Class 5A champion Chartiers Valley Colts throttled the Cocalico Eagles, 62-29, in the first round of the PIAA playoffs Friday night. Chartiers Valley continued its momentum and did not have a championship hangover, running its winning streak to nine games. “We just want to kill every team and...
Duquesne star Megan McConnell named finalist for national Mid-Major Player of the Year honor
The world of women’s college basketball started noticing Duquesne senior guard Megan McConnell before the season, and now she’s on the threshold of one of the sport’s top honors. McConnell, a Chartiers Valley graduate, is one of the five finalists for the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year...
New security protocol implemented at Chartiers Valley
Chartiers Valley’s high and middle school campus will be staffed with security personnel. According to Superintendent Daniel Castagna, once students enter the buildings for normal morning arrival, the security booth’s arm — located on the driveway to the schools from Thoms Run Road — will be lowered, and all visitors...
Chartiers Valley beats Peters Township to cap breakthrough season with WPIAL title
Chartiers Valley went from being a basketball program in turmoil to a WPIAL champion in a little over a year. Led by first-year coach Corey Dotchin and prolific senior scorer Jayden Davis, fourth-seeded Chartiers Valley finished off its turnaround Saturday night by defeating No. 6 Peters Township, 73-66, in the...
Unflappable Peters Township ends South Fayette’s reign in WPIAL Class 5A title gameVideo
Brianna Morreale turned to her teammates at the podium, looking for help. The junior guard for the Peters Township girls basketball team wasn’t exactly sure what the play call was for her go-ahead 3-pointer during the final minute of the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Friday. But the Indians guard...
2025 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship breakdown: Chartiers Valley vs. Peters Township
WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship No. 4 Chartiers Valley vs. No. 6 Peters Township 7 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; Audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Chartiers Valley 6 ( 2015, ‘10, ‘04, ‘01, 1998, ’97), Peters Township 1 (2009) Chartiers Valley (22-3)...
2025 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Peters Township
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 South Fayette vs. No. 2 Peters Township 7 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; Audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: South Fayette 4 (2024, ‘23, ‘22, ‘16); Peters Township 1 (2019) South Fayette (24-1) Coach: Bryan Bennett...
More than 2 dozen teaching positions cut at Chartiers Valley, but 17 new jobs created
Faced with a looming $9 million budget deficit next school year, the Chartiers Valley School Board voted to slash jobs districtwide. Directors voted 6-3 at a contentious meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25, during which they approved two measures that eliminate 30 teaching positions and a handful of secretaries and support...
Chartiers Valley rallies from double-digit deficit to stun No. 1 Montour in Class 5A semifinals
Chartiers Valley stunned the WPIAL basketball world Tuesday night, downing top-seeded Montour, 47-44, in the Class 5A semifinals. The Spartans controlled the first half, going into halftime up 30-20. That’s when Jayden Davis and the fourth-seeded Colts turned up the intensity on defense. The Colts held the Spartans to 14...
In brief: Bridgeville, Carnegie area news and events, week of Feb. 24, 2025 and beyond
Park grants awarded in Carnegie Carnegie was awarded $200,000 from state grant funding to make the Irishtown Tot Park and Carnegie Municipal Park more accessible to children with disabilities. It’s part of funding authorized by the Commonwealth Financing Authority in January to improve local parks and economic development projects. The...
Carlynton’s elementary schools have new leadership
New principals are taking the reins at Carlynton School District’s Carnegie and Crafton elementary schools. Tyler Roberto, 41, of Emsworth was named principal of Crafton Elementary. She started Feb. 11. “What brought me to Crafton was a desire to work closer to home and to return to elementary education,” Roberto...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 23, 2025
Bridgeville Mary Guidos sold property at 628 Elm St. to Josiah and Taylor M Johnson for $208,557. John McCans sold property at 731 Mill St. to Damon Marie LLC for $177,500. Canonsburg First United Meth Church sold property at 310 Station St. to Robert and Amanda McMaster for $306,000. Frank...
Offensively gifted Chartiers Valley leans on defense in WPIAL 5A quarterfinal victory over Moon
Chartiers Valley has a talented 2,000-point scorer in Jayden Davis, and the Colts have often shown a knack for beating teams on the offensive end of the floor. This time, they won at the other end. Chartiers Valley allowed only 24 points through three quarters Friday night, a determined defensive...
South Fayette shuts down upset hopes early in 5A quarterfinal win over Baldwin
A lot of young kids like to spend their vast amounts of energy at the park, running around, going down the slides and enjoying the monkey bars and jungle gyms. When South Fayette junior Ryan Oldaker was young, her playground was the gym at Mt. Lebanon High School. On Wednesday,...
Bridgeville author’s thriller has an unlikely antagonist: a mutant raccoon
A Bridgeville author’s new book strives to have people step into the world of genetic experimentation, government conspiracies and an unusual antagonist. Mark Berton, 48, released “Aroughcoune” on Feb. 19. The story revolves around a giant, military-bred, genetically modified raccoon that escapes from a secret lab and wanders around Western...
Chartiers Valley punishes Thomas Jefferson’s mistakes in Class 5A 1st-round win
Early in the first two quarters of their WPIAL Class 5A first-round boys basketball playoff game, No. 13 Thomas Jefferson was able to go toe to toe with No. 4 Chartiers Valley. However, lapses and mistakes at the end of those two quarters allowed the Colts to gallop free and...
Celebrating women in art with biographical picture books
In March, we at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall would like to recognize Women’s History Month and celebrate the remarkable lives that women have lived as scientists, artists, teachers, inventors, activists, musicians, politicians and so much more. Picture book biographies are one of my favorite parts of...
Pedestrian safety plan moves forward for Bridgeville’s Bower Hill Road
Bridgeville Council likes the plan that would improve the pedestrian crossing across Bower Hill Road at Commercial Street, and directed officials to seek grant funding to make it happen. Council on Feb. 10 accepted the design from Engineer John Heyl for the crossing that’s near the Dari Delite. “The plan...
Chartiers Valley dance troupe continues success at national level
Chartiers Valley High School’s dance troupe remains one of the top high school dance teams in the country. The team traveled to Orlando, Fla., from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 to compete in the Universal Dance Association National Dance Team Championship, said Coach Riley Maghery. Ultimately, they placed fourth in...
Residents in Collier’s Rennerdale neighborhood petition for better electric service
Residents in several Collier neighborhoods say that when inclement weather is forecast, they can all but expect to lose power. “Our group of Collier Township neighborhoods — including, but not limited to, Walkers Mill, Rennerdale, Rennerdale Highlands, Barrington Manor, the homes along McMichael Road and other newer housing plans —...
