Monroeville Times Express category, Page 72
Momentum-shifting save, strong second half lift Kiski Area boys soccer team to playoff win over Gateway
After a back-and-forth start to their Class 3A first-round playoff matchup with Gateway on Saturday, the Kiski Area boys soccer team got to playing how it wante and ran away with a 5-1 win on the strength of four second-half goals. A goal by Anders Bordoy — off a feed...
Monroeville Mall to host Golden Gloves Western Regional finals
The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League will host the PA Golden Gloves Western Regional Finals on Saturday at Gloria’s Gym on the second level of the Monroeville Mall. Eight bouts will be contested. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and bell time is 6. The 16 boxers who will compete for...
Drug Take Back Day set at Wilkins Elks
The Wilkins Elks, along with the Wilkins Township Police, will be hosting its sixth Annual Drug Take Back Day over the weekend. Turn in unused, unwanted drugs for safe disposal by bringing the bottles to the lodge from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.on Oct 23 to drop in a secure...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2021 Week 7
During the offseason, Brad Birch and his older brother, Brett, made headlines when they transferred from Jeannette to Gateway shortly after helping the Jayhawks win a WPIAL football championship. Now Birch is making headlines for what he does best: throw the football. The sophomore quarterback had a big night in...
Gateway grad Brady Walker coming into his own at quarterback at Saint Vincent
Brady Walker had a front-row seat for a wild college football game Oct. 2. The Gateway grad, a starting junior quarterback for Saint Vincent, helped lead the Bearcats to a come-from-behind 42-40 Presidents’ Athletic Conference victory over Case Western Reserve. Saint Vincent trailed 14-0 after the first quarter but came...
Gateway hopes for strong finish after season full of growing pains
Gateway football players receive a video scouting report every Sunday from coach Don Holl that starts with an update on the state of the season. “Here’s where we’re at. Here are the standings. Here’s the deal. We talk about it every week,” said Holl, who provides the voiceover for the...
2 vie for Monroeville Council’s Ward 3 seat
There is one contested race on the Monroeville Council, with Bob Stevenson running against Len Young in Ward 3. Joseph K. Hyzy will run uncontested in Ward 1, as will Michael J. Adams in Ward 5 and Dennis R. Biondo Jr. in Ward 7, according to the Allegheny County Office...
Gateway school board has 4 open seats
Monroeville and Pitcairn residents will have a pool of six people to choose from in the upcoming general election to fill four available seats on the Gateway School Board of Directors, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Two candidates, Scott Williams and Robin Mungo, are...
Gateway to host marching band championships at Antimarino Stadium
Gateway High School will host the 2021 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association (PIMBA) championships on Oct. 23 at Antimarino Stadium. The event will be held after PIMBA’s competitive season was canceled in 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic. Gateway was the host site for the most recent championships in 2019,...
Letter to the editor: Gateway’s need for equity director is real
In 2011, I was elected to the Gateway School Board. Gateway has been discussing and working at reducing the achievement gap since 2013. In 2015, Gateway published an equity audit of the school district. In 2016, Gateway established an Achievement Gap Committee, which produced a number of recommendations. In 2018,...
Highlands students early to join successful new Forbes vo-tech veterinary program
Highlands sophomore Rachel Kosakowski feels like she lucked out getting a spot in the veterinary program at Forbes Road Career and Technology Center. “I have wanted to be a vet for a long time,” said Kosakowski, 15. “I love animals.” She is among a throng of students who rushed to...
Golden Gloves boxing returns to Monroeville Mall
The fists were flying as Golden Gloves boxing returned to Gloria’s Gym in Monroeville Mall Oct. 2. Eight bouts with weight classes ranging from 70 pounds to 201 pounds-plus were held for the first time since 2019. It was the first live show at the gym since 2019, with two...
Sandor, Sundin, Cisse lead Gateway runners at Section 4 championship meet
The Gateway boys and girls cross country teams have their eyes focused on preparation for the WPIAL Class AAA championships in a couple of weeks at Cal (Pa.). The Gators were able to test their progress with competition at last week’s Division I, Section 4 championship meet at Northmoreland Park....
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 10, 2021
Murrysville Abdel Moneim El-Attar sold property at 3632 Cal Ken Ct to Andre Parquette and Amy Heinlen for $370,000. Richard Brazill sold property at 5017 Pioneer Ct to Christopher and Christina Clawson for $465,000. Daniel Albert Santimauro sold property at 5287 Rocky Hill Ln to Taylor Beck for $180,380. North...
Penn-Trafford answers bell, beats Gateway for 1st place in Big East Conference
Jakob Haynes saw an opening and rang Gateway’s bell. Gateway had just crossed midfield and was facing a 4th and 1 to keep a potential go-ahead drive going. But the Penn-Trafford junior linebacker knifed through the line and delivered a drive-killing tackle on running back Jaquon Reynolds with 1 minute,...
Inaugural Great Pumpkin Race set in Monroeville Community Park West
Runners on your mark for a new community Halloween tradition – The Great Pumpkin Race. The race, planned by The Monroeville Foundation in partnership with Forbes Hospital/AHN, will be held Oct. 24 at the Monroeville Community Park West on Tilbrook Road. In past years, The Monroeville Foundation has hosted the...
In brief: Fall Freedom Fest, business networking, food pantry and more in Monroeville
Fall Freedom Fest Fall Freedom Fest, a coming together of churches uniting the Monroeville community, is scheduled for 3 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Tall Trees Amphitheater in Monroeville Community Park, 2447 Tilbrook Road. There will be live music, food trucks and prayer for the community and nation....
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 3, 2021
Chalfant Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC sold property at 136 Greenfield Ave. to Blessed Realty LLC for $48,000. Churchill Richard Kerchner trustee sold property at 2095 Garrick Drive to Joseph James and Ginger Louise Drakulic for $280,000. Maureen Morgan sold property at 141 Thornberry Drive to Anthony Digioia for $335,000. Delmont...
Gateway notebook: Gators girls soccer in hunt for section title
The Gateway girls soccer team earned an important point in the chase for the top spot in Section 1-3A with a 1-1 tie against Hampton on Sept. 28. The game marked the beginning of the second half of section play. The Gators, who upped their section mark to 4-2-1 with...
Gateway hockey team continues to build toward success
Shawn Jesih has high hopes this season for the Gateway junior varsity ice hockey team, the organization’s highest-level squad in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League. The Gators, who haven’t fielded a varsity team since the days of Tyler Perhac, Jonathan Kasper, Cam Cacolice and Jordan Mardirossian a little more than...
Golden Gloves event set for Saturday at Monroeville Mall
Golden Gloves boxing returns to Monroeville on Saturday evening. The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League will host eight bouts at Gloria’s Gym on the second level of the Monroeville Mall. The bell time is 6 p.m., and doors open at 5:30 p.m. The 16 boxers who will compete for victories...
Readers Theater group performs for residents at Independence Court of Monroeville
The Monroeville Readers Theater held its first performance of the year at Independence Court of Monroeville on Sept. 28. The group, which aims to entertain residents at local care facilities, acted out two plays for 12 residents. It first performed “That Thing” by John Shanahan followed by “Table for Three”...
Gateway School Board member resigns; separate maskless section created for meeting
Gateway school board member the Rev. Scott Gallagher has resigned from his elected post to spend more time on his congregation. Gallagher, 49, has served as the pastor of Garden City United Methodist Church for more than 20 years. He was in the second year of his first four-year term...
Gateway School Board postpones equity director hiring until after November election
A controversial administrative position at Gateway School District will remain unfilled until at least after the upcoming November election. Board members voted 5-3 at their Sept. 27 meeting to adopt a resolution solidifying the hiring postponement. Those in favor of the delay were president Brian Goppman, John Ritter, Mary Beth...
In brief: Candidates forum, Fall Freedom Fest, student news and more in Monroeville
School board candidate forum A Gateway School Board candidate forum will be held via livestream Oct. 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. from Council Chambers, 2700 Monroeville Blvd. Chambers will not be open to the public. To view the forum, tune-in to Monroeville Government Channel 45. Fall Freedom Fest Fall...
