Norwin Star category, Page 10
Irwin theater company reprises shows from founding years in 10th season
Rob Jessup is taking a step back in time, reprising his role as director for the first show Split Stage Productions performed in its inaugural season 11 years ago. Split Stage Productions spawned out of a conversation between Jessup and his friend Nate Newell about the lack of risqué or...
Judge dismisses ex-Norwin director’s lawsuit
A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit from a former Norwin school director and his wife, who claimed they were victims in a political dispute with another ex-school board member in 2020 and 2021. Brian and Margaret Carlton of North Huntingdon failed to state a claim against Norwin, the Westmoreland...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of June 1, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Anise Petite sold property at 134 Parkway Ave. to Frank Smart Family Realty LLC for $25,000. Churchill Jack Williams sold property at 2283 Elmhill Road to Samuel Isac and Carla McNulty Teasdale for $476,850. Forest Hills Estate of Carlena Yvonne Harris sold property at 1987 Centurion Drive...
Norwin notebook: Ryan Schiller leads Knights at PIAA track meet
Sprinter Ryan Schiller came home from Shippensburg with the best Norwin individual finish at the PIAA track championships since 2017. Schiller finished second in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 14.36 seconds. The Knights had plenty of highlights from the state meet, which celebrated its 100th anniversary, at Seth...
Hearing set in North Huntingdon high-speed crash
A hearing for prosecutors to lay out some of their evidence is being scheduled in the case against a North Huntingdon man accused of driving 90 mph last year before colliding with another vehicle, seriously injuring its driver. Assistant District Attorney Anthony Iannamorelli said Friday he expects testimony to take...
Judge tosses lawsuit against Norwin, former superintendent; director vows to file amended complaint
A federal judge dismissed a Norwin School Board director’s lawsuit against the former superintendent and the district. U.S. Judge Scott Hardy in Pittsburgh ruled that Alex Detschelt failed to state a claim for which the court can grant relief. Detschelt, of North Huntingdon, filed the lawsuit after he was censured...
North Huntingdon cites owner of camper parked on former Rivertowne site
North Huntingdon has cited the owner of the camper that has been parked at the site of the former Rivertowne Pub & Grille along Route 30 for the past several months. Michael Manan was cited by code enforcement this week for illegally parking a camper on the property, leaving vehicles...
North Huntingdon to investigate camper parked at former Rivertowne tavern site
After North Huntingdon won a three-year legal battle that went to the state Superior Court before it could demolish the vacant and deteriorating Rivertowne Pub & Grille along Route 30, township officials now are dealing with apparent squatters on the property. A township code enforcement officer was directed by the...
Seneca Valley shuts out Norwin for 5th WPIAL baseball titleVideo
Seneca Valley claimed its fifth WPIAL baseball title by winning an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel. Seneca Valley pitchers Ryan Rebholz and Luis Torrenegra combined on a two-hit shutout, and the Raiders claimed their first championship since 2014 with a 1-0 victory against Norwin on Tuesday at EQT Park in Washington. Rebholz...
Norwin baseball team surges into WPIAL championship game against Seneca Valley
The Norwin baseball team did not start the season well. The Knights dropped their first three games and were 3-6 after the section-opening series against Hempfield. But Norwin coach Craig Spisak and his team were undeterred. The Knights won their next nine games, finished a game behind Canon-McMillan in the...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 25, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of Justine West sold property at 2630 McCrady Road to Mark Thomas and Cheryl Marie Bedmarz Chang for $235,000. Forest Hills Eric Small sold property at 227 Elmore Road to Steven Avers and Hanann Marawi for $230,000. Monroeville Kristine Chusko sold property at 114 Elmwood St....
Norwin notebook: Knights earn trip to state track meet
Norwin’s track and field teams were ready to take a familiar trip across the Pennsylvania Turnpike. More than a half-dozen Norwin athletes qualified to compete in the PIAA Championships May 23-24 at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium. Norwin, which dominated the team portion of the WPIAL season with boys and...
Norwin High School sends off the Class of 2025 at commencement ceremony
Norwin High School seniors graduated Friday, one of the first in the area this year. There were 411 students in the Norwin Class of 2025. Other upcoming graduation ceremonies include: Friday, May 29 — Greater Latrobe, Belle Vernon Area; May 30 — Derry Area, Hempfield Area, Jeannette City, Mt. Pleasant...
Memorial Day events slated for Norwin area
An honor guard will conduct ceremonies at four cemeteries in the Norwin area Sunday and the annual Memorial Day parade will be held in Irwin on Monday. The Manor American Legion Post 472 honor guard, in conjunction with the Norwin Historical Society, will conduct Memorial Day ceremonies at four cemeteries...
Irwin community honors late football coach
Irwin store owner Denise Bowen got a heartfelt surprise recently, a sign of respect for her, her late husband and family, courtesy of her fellow business owners and friends. Bowen’s friends raised $1,800 for a black-colored memorial bench in honor of her late husband, Rich Bowen, a longtime football coach...
North Huntingdon church to sell pirohi
Pirohi will be for sale beginning at 10 a.m. Fridayat St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Church, 90 Bethel Road, North Huntingdon. Potato and cheese, and sweet cabbage, are for sale at $14 a dozen. Sauerkraut pirohi is $15 a dozen; lekvar is $16; and cottage cheese is $17. Customers are encouraged...
6th-inning rally sends Norwin past rival Hempfield into WPIAL Class 6A finals
Norwin used a four-run sixth inning, including a bases-clearing double by senior Nathan Silberman, and rallied to defeat rival Hempfield, 7-4, in a WPIAL Class 6A baseball semifinal Tuesday at Boyce Mayview Sports Complex. The fourth-seeded Knights will play second-seeded Seneca Valley in the championship game at EQT Park in...
Norwin slate leads in nominations for 4 school board seats
A slate of four Norwin School Board candidates promising to end the panel’s political battles was leading in the race to win the nominations of both political parties for four seats on the board, according to the results from Tuesday’s primary. With all 32 Westmoreland County precincts reporting, Rob Bunovich...
North Huntingdon bike rodeo postponed
A Bike Safety Rodeo set for May 21 at Oak Hollow Park in North Huntingdon will be rescheduled to May 29 because of rain that is expected to hit the region. From 5 to 7 p.m., volunteers will help children learn essential biking skills on a specially designed course. Participants...
Lexie Hames neutralizes Norwin again as Seneca Valley advances to Class 6A finals
Norwin opted to pitch to Lexie Hames four times in the WPIAL semifinals. No intentional walks on this day. If only she hadn’t pitched to them. Hames wasn’t much of a problem with a bat in her hands, but the high-speed ace from Seneca Valley continued to mow down the...
Swinging bunt helps Norwin rally past Butler and into Class 6A semifinals
Norwin celebrated a walk-off win in nine innings thanks to a swinging bunt that rolled only a few feet. In a way, it summed up the Knights’ grittiness. “There are no style points,” Norwin coach Craig Spisak said after the fourth-seeded Knights rallied late to defeat No. 5 Butler, 5-4,...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 18, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Heather Laabs sold property at 13 Garden Ter to Anndi Bartlett for $182,000. Agate Realty LLC sold property at 313 Homer Drive to Neil and Melanie Campbell for $187,000. Daniel Kerr Dewitt sold property at 2306 Marbury Road to Ricardo Barreras for $374,900. Edgewood US Bank NA...
Norwin notebook: Baseball, softball teams earn spots in WPIAL playoffs
The Norwin baseball and softball teams learned their WPIAL playoff seedings and were primed to open the postseason. The baseball team (12-7) was seeded No. 4 in Class 6A and was set to play No. 5 Butler (10-8) in the quarterfinals on May 19. The Knights finished second in Section...
North Huntingdon martial artist honored
A North Huntingdon martial artist instructor has been nominated for special martial arts award as one of the World’s Greatest Martial Artists G.O.A.T. — the greatest of all time. John Morgart Jr., a 31-year-old sensi who started in martial arts in 2004, shares the recognition with martial arts icons such...
Norwin student wins Skills USA competition
A Norwin High School junior who is in the Aspiring Educators program at Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center is headed to Atlanta this summer for a national Skills USA competition in the early childhood education category. Avery Waszo, 17, of North Huntingdon, qualified for the state Skills USA Championship...
