After trip to finals, senior-led Norwin baseball ready for encore
Norwin broke through and reached the WPIAL baseball championship game last season for the first time since 2016. The Knights were edged by Seneca Valley, 1-0. Fourth-year coach Craig Spisak expects Class 6A to be ultra-competitive again and thinks the Knights should remain in the race. “Although it was a...
Proposed Trolley Line Trail would connect Irwin, North Huntingdon
A Norwin-based trail group is seeking a feasibility study to transform a former trolley line into a 1.5-mile hiking and biking path connecting Irwin and North Huntingdon. Dan Korhnak, co-founder of the nonprofit Friends of Norwin Trails, told North Huntingdon commissioners that the group will commission an engineering firm to...
Irwin approves detour study for closed Colony Drive Bridge
Irwin officials approved a study Wednesday to find a detour around the closed Colony Drive Bridge, even as they face a $1 million price tag to replace the structure. While council members seek a path for traffic, they have learned there may be no way to detour around the high...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 15, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Diana Renee Hoffer sold property at 290 Barclay Ave. to Katherine Kearns for $229,000. John Worsing sold property at 116 Cara Lin Drive to Clifford and Clare Perteete for $25,000. Monroeville Lance Ross sold property at 1244 Catalina Drive to Tyler Evan Anderson and Jessica Lee...
Norwin area: Pysanky class, cupcake decorating, Meals on Wheels open house, more
Ukrainian egg decorating class slated for March 15 Learn the ancient art of pysanky — Ukrainian egg decorating — during a class from 1 to 3:30 p.m. March 15 at Feathers Artist Market & Gifts, 102 Fourth St., Irwin. Connie Chadrick Capar of Darragh will instruct the course. A prepaid...
Irwin group petitions to rename church alley after the late Rev. John Moineau
A group of Irwin-area Catholics is petitioning the borough to rename an alley behind Immaculate Conception Church in honor of a priest who served the parish for nearly two decades. The group asked Irwin Council to rename Church Alley as “Father John Way” to memorialize the late Rev. John Moineau....
2026 WPIAL Class 6A softball preseason breakdown
Hempfield returned to the top of the Class 6A softball mountain last spring when the Spartans won their ninth WPIAL championship. Now they will try to tie Baldwin and Sto-Rox for the most championships in district history. Standing in the way could be 2022 and ‘24 champion Seneca Valley, last...
Norwin sports notebook: Knights girls wrestlers advance to state tournament
Three Norwin girls qualified for the PIAA girls wrestling championships March 5-7 at the Giant Center in Hershey. Josephine Dollman, a 142-pounder, advanced with a second-place finish at the West Regional tournament at Mt. Lebanon. Dollman lost to Kiski Area’s Ava Golding, 2-0, as Goulding scored a third-period reversal. Two...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 8, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Rachel Morse sold property at 42 Barton Drive to Ms Capital Group Pittsburgh LLC for $190,000. Mark Naas sold property at 2000 Beulah Road to NK Construction Services LLC for $88,000. Edward Strauss sold property at 3822 Burnaby Drive to JCMR Properties LLC for $149,200. Brian Warner...
North Huntingdon police welcome new Belgian Malinois K-9
The North Huntingdon Police Department has a new K-9, one that loves to work ferreting out crime, according to its handler. “He loves to find drugs and bad guys. We do a lot of drug searches,” said Sgt. Kari Bauer of her newest police dog, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois/German shepherd...
Despite Ava Christopher’s heroics, Norwin falls to Altoona in OT in PIAA 6A 1st round
ALTOONA — With four seconds left in regulation and her team down three, Norwin’s Ava Christopher banked in a 3-pointer to take the game to overtime against Altoona in the first round of the PIAA Class 6A tournament Friday night. It gave the Knights new hope, and another four minutes...
Norwin area: Safe driving course, ‘Egg My Yard’ fundraiser, art league scholarship, more
Area communities receive grants from casino revenue Local municipalities will receive nearly $1.8 million from the state’s Local Share Account, which is funded by Pennsylvania casino gambling revenue. The grants, distributed to help local communities with infrastructure and equipment, include: Irwin: The borough was awarded $151,512 to rehabilitate the Fourth...
Irwin still seeking solution to replacing closed bridge
Irwin officials Tuesday once again were faced with the reality that there will be no easy solution to reopening the closed Colony Drive Bridge, which is the closest connection between a 226-unit apartment complex and Route 30. Colony Drive Bridge was closed Jan. 15 because of a hole in the...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 1, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Peachtree Associates LLC sold property at 218 Fairview Ave. to Thompson 1 Properties LLC for $637,000. Forest Hills Daniel Tal sold property at 638 Cascade Road to Glenconon Properties LLC for $175,000. Christine Walls sold property at 1987 Centurion Drive Apt 202 to James Frechione trustee for...
Canon-McMillan starts fast, finishes strong to topple Norwin, win 1st WPIAL championshipVideo
Canon-McMillan went from the edge of despair to the doorstep of a championship. Norwin made an improbable comeback to reverse an impending blowout. In the end, the top-seeded Big Macs finished the job and made school history. Canon-McMillan built a 19-point lead and saw it shrink to four before finally...
Norwin notebook: Girls track team takes indoor title
Norwin and Hempfield went back and forth at the Tri-State Track and Field Coaches Association Indoor Championship on Feb. 21 at Edinboro’s Mike Zafirovsku Sports and Recreation Center. Norwin won the girls championship by 2.5 points over Hempfield, while the Hempfield boys also took second. Norwin’s highlights included: • The...
2026 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship breakdown: Norwin vs. Canon-McMillan
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship No. 2 Norwin vs. No. 1 Canon-McMillan 5 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center WPIAL titles: Norwin 3 (2024, ’16, ’15); Canon-McMillan 0 Norwin (19-4) Coach: Brian Brozeski, Norwin Projected starting lineup No., Name, Height, Class, Position 12, Kylie Rodkey, 5-8, sr., G 15, Anna...
Norwin, Canon-McMillan ready to grind it out in WPIAL championship game
When Norwin played Canon-McMillan in early January, the Knights scored 22 points in the fourth quarter and won 56-52. When the teams met for a second time earlier this month, Norwin sputtered and managed only two points in the third quarter in a 44-37 loss. The Knights put up 17...
Norwin area: Chili cook-off, Easter egg fundraiser, new officers added, more
3 new officers hired North Huntingdon will add three police officers to its department, pending their successful completion of pre-employment background, credit and drug screenings, as well as a psychological exam. Township commissioners on Wednesday approved the hiring of Trevor Brough, Jack Packe, and Alexander Urbani. Acting Chief Jay McCurdy...
Senior driving classes in Westmoreland County may lead to insurance discount
Seniors for Safe Driving will offer three upcoming courses for motorists 55 and older in the North Huntingdon, Murrysville and Penn Township areas. The PennDOT-approved course is an opportunity for older motorists to refresh their driving skills and their knowledge of the rules of the road. The first session will...
North Huntingdon shop sells $138K Treasure Hunt ticket
A North Huntingdon smoke shop is getting a $500 bonus after it sold a jackpot-winning ticket for the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Treasure Hunt game. Lottery officials said the ticket, sold at Mr. Smokes on Route 30, matched all five balls drawn Tuesday to win $138,476. The winning numbers were 4-5-10-12-26. Lottery...
Senior Ava Christopher leads Norwin girls to 3rd straight trip to WPIAL finalsVideo
They say it is difficult to beat a team three times in a season. It is even harder to get to the WPIAL finals three straight times. Many WPIAL basketball players get to go to the “Pete” only when they buy a ticket. But Norwin senior guard Ava Christopher is...
48 guns seized this year as more drug dealers recruit teens in Western Pa., authorities say
Law enforcement across four Southwestern Pennsylvania counties is grappling with a record-shattering surge in illegal firepower, seizing 48 firearms in just the first seven weeks of 2026. State Attorney General David Sunday revealed Monday that January alone saw 41 illegal weapons taken off the streets, which authorities believe is a...
Norwin notebook: Knights runners shine at TSTCA meet
Competing in the “Boro Bubble,” Norwin stuck a pin in a school record. The indoor distance medley relay squad ran to a time of 12 minutes, 26.58 seconds, beating the previous mark by 30 seconds. Ransom Gaydos won the 3,200-meter run in 9:19.59 at TSTCA Meet No. 4, while Tyler...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 22, 2026
Allegheny County Forest Hills John Hershey sold property at 356 Sharon Drive to Nicholas and Nicole Cooksey for $287,000. Richard Fosbrink sold property at 338 Woodside Road to Dylan Michael Jurick for $265,000. Monroeville Marlynn Love sold property at 218 Mallard Drive to Sean and Marylynn Love for $13,400. Oakmont...
