Murrysville Star category, Page 10
3 Franklin Regional athletes advance to PIAA track and field championships
Five athletes from the Franklin Regional track and field team earned medals at the WPIAL Class 3A championship May 14 at Slippery Rock, but only three secured a trip to the PIAA championship meet Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg. Senior Will Weaver, sophomore Sean Cartwright and sophomore Jamie Kociela will...
Bethel Park uses big inning to keep ball rolling, beat Franklin Regional
Thursday’s playoff game between Bethel Park and Franklin Regional was a matchup between two teams entering the postseason in opposite directions. The Black Hawks won their final eight games of the regular season, and the Panthers had lost five in a row. Just when it looked like the momentum in...
Murrysville area: Blood drives, live music and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Walk for a Healthy Community East Suburban Citizen Advocacy will join Highmark officials with a team in the annual “Walk For a Healthy Community,” set for June 14 at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The ESCA team is seeking donations and...
No. 12 Fox Chapel upsets 5th-seeded Franklin Regional in Class 5A playoffs
The Fox Chapel softball team has been plagued with maddening moments of inconsistency on defense. But when the lights were at their brightest during the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Monday at North Allegheny High School, the 12th-seeded Foxes didn’t melt down. Fox Chapel committed only one...
Murrysville library getting ‘giant facelift’ in 2026 to promote broadband upgrades
The Wi-Fi speed at the Murrysville Community Library doubled in early May, and library officials are planning renovations aimed at getting more people through the doors to take advantage of it. “We’re purchasing new furniture to promote the library and broadband usage in and outside the library,” said director Kat...
A-K Valley softball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 12, 2025
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 5A First round 9-Chartiers Valley (11-6) vs. 8-Plum (14-5) 3 p.m. Monday at West Mifflin Winner plays: Winner of 1-Penn-Trafford (17-2)/16-Moon (8-9) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Lily Duffill, Chartiers Valley; Danielle Pici, Plum Extra bases: Chartiers Valley tied for second in Section 3 with a...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 11, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Shawn Sciotti sold property at 205 Highland Ave. to DLG Management LLC for $10,000. Churchill Timothy Debor sold property at 2410 Collins Road to Robin Michele Sheffey for $198,000. Edgewood Tiffany GP Inc. sold property at 415 Edgewood Ave. to Jacob Galanter and Mev Howison for $185,000....
Greensburg driver killed in car-truck collision on Route 22
A Greensburg man was killed early Saturday when his car collided with a dump truck on Route 22 in Murrysville. Thomas Edward Peer, 71, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. The rear-end type crash was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. near the intersection...
Franklin Regional grad Nico Megaludis retires from wrestling
Nico Megaludis has decided to hang up his singlet. The three-time PIAA Class 3A champion at Franklin Regional finished with a 170-1 career record in high school before becoming a NCAA champion, two-time runner-up and third-place finisher at Penn State. He recently announced on Instagram that he was going to...
Franklin Regional notebook: Top track athletes gear up at Pine-Richland
With the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships approaching, several Franklin Regional athletes went to the Pine-Richland Invitational to stay sharp. Sean Cartwright finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.86 seconds to pace the Panthers. The boys 400-meter relay came in eighth (44.39). Caroline Shirley was the top...
Work will start in Murrysville to make temporary Route 380 light permanent
Construction work at the intersection of Route 380 and Saltsburg Road in Murrysville will begin May 19, Murrysville officials said at their monthly council meeting Wednesday night. Canonsburg-based Olympus Energy funded temporary traffic improvements last year as part of its Hermes fracking well pad project, built nearby on the Murrysville-Plum...
Murrysville area: Route 380 work, Symphony East and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Temporary Route 380 light will become permanent Construction on the intersection of Route 380 and Saltsburg Road will begin May 19. Canonsburg-based Olympus Energy funded temporary traffic improvements as part of its Hermes fracking well pad project, built nearby on the Murrysville/Plum...
Delmont council has 2 candidates for 4 open seats in primary
Write-in votes could play a role in shaping the next Delmont Borough Council, with only two candidates filed to run for four open seats in the upcoming primary election. Council incumbents Pam Simpson, Jeff Cunningham and Stan Cheyne did not file for reelection. Council president Andy Shissler and first-time candidate...
Franklin Regional multimedia students earn 9 awards at regional competition
Franklin Regional students had one of their best performances in recent years at the annual Digital Media Arts Consortium competition, held at Robert Morris University. Students in the high school’s broadcasting and journalism classes won nine DMAC awards including the coveted Best In Category award for the FRHSTV news show....
Franklin Regional school board meeting rescheduled
The May 5 meeting of the Franklin Regional school board has been rescheduled. Monday’s committee-of-the-whole was canceled due to an unexpected issue that prevented the meeting from being broadcast, school officials said. It will be combined with the monthly voting meeting, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. May 12 at...
Delmont history group will dedicate National Register of Historic Places markers
National history will be recognized in Delmont this month with the dedication of plaques honoring a gunsmith who helped cement the rifle’s place in American history and one of the borough’s enduring landmarks. “The National Register of Historic Places designation officially happened back in the ‘80s, but there was never...
Penn-Trafford keeps composure to pull away from Franklin Regional
Three things put Penn-Trafford to the test in its series opener against rival Franklin Regional. The Warriors’ stomachs could have been — maybe should have been — in knots. First, there was a two-run homer that trimmed their three-run lead to one in the fourth inning. Then came a self-inflicted...
Man jailed after stolen car burned in Trafford
A Delmont man was arrested Sunday on police accusations that he stole a car in Trafford and set it on fire near railroad tracks, according to court papers. Steven Ray Flenner, 35, was being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $50,000 bail on charges of reckless burning, risking catastrophe,...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 4, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Emily Hilliard sold property at 148 Brighton St. to Mark Bailey for $10,000. Churchill Gregory Rudman Jr. sold property at 3755 E Rural Court to Johnston Jake LLC for $94,188. Edgewood Thomas Kempen sold property at 168 Gordon St. to Timothy Beasley and Jessica Richmond for $249,000....
5 candidates compete for 4 seats on Murrysville council
The five Republicans who will compete for four open seats on Murrysville council are all casting an eye toward the municipality’s future — in particular, how it will grow. “One of the biggest challenges is maintaining our infrastructure while thoughtfully and conservatively managing growth,” said incumbent Jason Lemak, 47. “I’ll...
Franklin Regional just misses out on WPIAL track upset
Aw, so close. The Franklin Regional boys track team almost pulled off a first at the WPIAL team semifinals April 30. In fact, coach Bob Ralston thought his team had upset Mt. Lebanon, which would have advanced the Panthers to the WPIAL team finals for the first time. “I had...
Murrysville area: Live music, local blood drive and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Live music at Joey’s the Edge Joey’s the Edge in Export will host a summer concert series. Shows will take place from 7-10 p.m. This season’s schedule is: • Paxton Spangler Band: May 9 • David Tauberg Trio: May 10 • Johnny...
Photos: Storm damage on Logan Ferry Road in Murrysville
Toppled trees and other damage brought out residents to start cleaning up after a story hit Logan Ferry Road in Murrysville on Tuesday. See the photos....
Eastern Gas to host Murrysville open house on infrastructure additions, upgrades
Officials from Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage will host an open house Tuesday in Murrysville for the Appalachian Reliability Project, which will add pipeline and carrying capacity in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The project involves updates to existing compressor stations and other natural gas facilities in Westmoreland, Armstrong and Greene counties, including...
2 Murrysville homes damaged by fire
Two Murrysville residents escaped their homes Tuesday morning in a senior living community after a fire broke out at one and spread to the second. Laura Thomson raced to The Village of Clover Ridge after her mother texted her that there was a fire next door and she heard explosions,...
