Murrysville Star category, Page 19
Westmoreland high school notebook: Franklin Regional baseball player Yarabinetz commits to La Salle
When he was a freshman, Brady Yarabinetz began to see a growth spurt in his baseball skills. He realized he was adjusting quickly to the varsity level and started to see a potential future in the game. Fast forward to his senior year, and the Franklin Regional outfielder is ready...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 20, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Lorie Cuccaro sold property at 14 Barton Drive to Andrew Doyle and Rochelle Cohn for $299,900. Christine Clifton sold property at 19 Barton Drive to William and Kimi Gorman for $190,000. Forest Hills Richard Koch sold property at 120 Parise Road to Barbara Rosner trustee for $365,000....
Franklin Regional hockey gets off to quick start under new coach
Franklin Regional hockey coach Brian Bearley isn’t surprised by his team’s 3-0 start. While others might be surprised because the team moved up to Class 3A from Class 2A this season, the first-year coach expected it because of the players returning. “I expect us to win every game,” Bearley said....
Franklin Regional’s Joey Bayne turning heads on football, soccer fields
Joey Bayne changed his hairstyle recently, going from long, wavy, brown locks to a blond buzz-cut with dark tiger stripes. Bayne can change his look quickly during the fall season, too. One day, he’s a speedy forward creating goals for the soccer team. The next, he’s launching touchbacks into the...
Backup QB leads Woodland Hills to win over Franklin Regional, 1st section title since 2009
Woodland Hills coach Brian Tarrant had tears in his eyes as he hugged his players and assistant coaches. They were tears of joy, because a vision he had for the program was completed. Scoop Smith scored three touchdowns, and backup quarterback Prince Tarrant put in a gutsy effort to help...
Youngest Delmont Visionary Committee member, 9, builds community sled bin
Roscoe List loves sledding. And he loves helping people. For those who know the 9-year-old Delmont resident, it will then come as little surprise that List opted to combine those two things and recruit his parents to help build a bin he plans to fill with sleds and install in...
Murrysville trail camera catches rare, unique piebald buck
The wildlife trail cameras set up by Bill Powers of Murrysville keep catching some of the area’s more elusive creatures. On Thursday, one of his PixCams cameras recorded a brief shot of a piebald white-tailed buck moving through the woods. Powers prefers not to identify the locations of his cameras....
Murrysville area: FR Hall of Fame, Halloween events and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. FR inducts 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame Class Franklin Regional welcomed back former athlete alumni to be inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on Sept. 27. This year’s class included the 1951 baseball team; the PIAA AAA Championship...
Franklin Regional Thespians solve a wealthy man’s murder in ‘The Westing Game’
Sam Westing is dead. And whichever one of his neighbors solves his murders will get his inheritance. So goes “The Westing Game,” the play that members of the Franklin Regional Thespians will stage Oct. 24, 26, and 27. And for most of them, it’s a familiar story. “Almost all the...
Window manufacturer’s student exchange program emphasizes the importance of skilled trade jobsVideo
High schools have made a concerted effort in recent years to introduce students to the skilled trades and make them aware of well-paying career opportunities that do not require a college degree. A Penn Township company is taking that concept international. Ventana USA, a custom window manufacturer, is working with...
New Kensington Democrat seeks to unseat Murrysville’s Jill Cooper in 55th State House race
In a divisive political atmosphere both locally and nationally, Democrat Davon Magwood is proud to be running a race against incumbent state Rep. Jill Cooper that puts negativity aside. “I love that we’re running campaigns where we’re not attacking one another,” said Magwood, 38, of New Kensington, who has worked...
Franklin Regional girls embrace smooth style of play, enter playoffs on winning streak
Franklin Regional might allow a goal or two, but one thing the Panthers will not do in a game is disconnect. Playing organized is their bond. “As usual, our main strength is staying connected and playing together as a team whether attacking, defending or in transition,” fifth-year coach Scott Arnold...
Judge rejects prosecutor’s request for lengthy sentence for Delmont man
A Westmoreland County prosecutor said rehabilitation was not a viable option for a Delmont man convicted this year of the attempted sexual assault of a woman. Assistant District Attorney Mike Pacek, during a sentencing hearing Tuesday for Brandon J. Pyle, 28, argued that his lengthy history of inappropriate and criminal...
Delmont plans to lower speed limit on Athena Drive
Delmont officials will begin the process to lower the speed limit on Athena Drive from 35 miles per hour to 25 mph. “This is partly the result of some complaints we’ve gotten over the years from residents,” Councilman Stan Cheyne said. “I also recall that Ace Hardware mentioned an issue...
Stormwater system fee increasingly likely for Murrysville property owners
For more than a dozen years, Murrysville officials were able to run the municipality without a tax hike. And even when it did take place, in 2021, it was a small bump to the earned-income and real-estate transfer taxes. When it comes to stormwater management, that may be changing. “Every...
Murrysville taekwondo grandmaster, black belt headed to Pittsburgh tournament
Shannon Kearney has been around martial arts most of her life. Her father practiced the Korean-based taekwondo, and her sister worked her way to earning a blue belt. After she was the victim of an armed mugging during her student days at the University of Pittsburgh, Kearney got involved as...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Makinzie Marcus
The perfect ending to her final season. Franklin Regional girls tennis senior Makinzie Marcus recently won the Section 1-3A doubles championship, a significant step up from her runner-up finish last year. Marcus and her partner Michelle Yan entered the tournament as the No. 1 seeds. “There was definitely expectation there,...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 13, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Eugene Ashley Jr. sold property at 1648 Jamestown Pl to Carrington Mortgage Services LLC for $150,000 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $450,000). Edgewood Zohal Sarwary sold property at 310 Coal St. to Alen Zacharia and Ani George for $350,000. Forest Hills Vincent Gambino sold...
Franklin Regional hockey has new coach, new classification but same goals
The Franklin Regional hockey team not only has a new coach for the 2024-25 season, the Panthers also are in a higher classification. The Panthers are now under the direction of Bryan Bearly, who was assistant coach for former coach John Winebrenner, who was fired after the season. The team...
Penn-Trafford gets ‘special’ victory against Franklin Regional
It was a special win for the Penn-Trafford football team Friday. The Warriors special teams blocked a field goal, blocked a punt, recovered a muffed punt that turned into a touchdown and had a couple of long kickoff returns to help pull out a hard-fought 26-10 victory over rival Franklin...
Murrysville area: Fall festival, fruit-sale fundraiser and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Fall festival Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church will host its annual community fall festival from 3-4:30 p.m. Oct. 20. The free event will include games for children and adults, a trunk-or-treat event (children are invited to wear costumes), pumpkin carving and decorating and dessert...
Westmoreland native’s new guidebook explores the ‘weird, wonderful and obscure’ in New York City
Having grown up in Western Pennsylvania, Rossilynne Skena Culgan had a leg up when she started her first guidebook, “101 Things to Do in Pittsburgh Before You Die.” A few years ago, the Murrysville native moved to New York City, where she quickly began cataloguing five boroughs’ worth of oddities...
Latrobe boys soccer earns 1st section title with shutout of Franklin Regional
Latrobe won’t have to share its first section championship. The boys soccer team hunkered down defensively to sweep Franklin Regional with a 1-0 victory and take the outright Section 3-3A title with a 10-0 record. The Wildcats (11-3 overall) posed for photos in front of the net Tuesday night at...
Murrysville bridge over Turtle Creek to close for repairs
The small bridge carrying Old William Penn Highway over Turtle Creek in Murrysville will close next week for temporary repairs. Beginning Oct. 14, the bridge near the intersection Old William Penn Highway and Hills Church Road will close as work crews begin temporary repairs aimed at bringing its weight limit...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 10, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Blackprint Real Estate LLC sold property at 112 Batavia Road to Niloufar Alenjery and Cory Alexander Cwiak for $415,000. Paul Dafe Ogagan sold property at 515 Halsey Ave. to RAS 95 LLC for $210,000. Joseph Readel sold property at 121 Sumner Ave. to Home Indeed Realty...
