Penn Hills Progress category, Page 44
Penn Hills swimmers go to great lengths to lower times
Clark Leonard, Anthony Sipple, Anthony Collins and Luke Hoolahan were all disappointed they didn’t shave any time off their WPIAL Class 3A 200 freestyle relay qualifying time during a last-chance meet Feb. 18 at Chartiers Valley. But Penn Hills swimming coach Morgan Bush knew there were other opportunities. The meet at...
Penn Hills girls make big strides between 1st and last game
The Penn Hills girls basketball had the misfortune of starting and ending the season against the same team. But the good news for the Indians was that getting a second chance at McKeesport in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs meant that they found a way to...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 26, 2023
Chalfant Duane Agate sold property at 126-128 Lynnwood Ave. to 365 Realty LLC for $131,000. Steel Town Properties USA LLC sold property at 141 North Ave. to Pitane LLC for $65,000. Jamie Zawodni sold property at 150 North Ave. to Timothy Nethers for $100,000. Churchill Joan Shaw sold property at...
Penn Hills baffles North Hills with 3-pointers, alley-oops in WPIAL semifinal win
Penn Hills teammates Daemar Kelly and Julian Dugger have perfected their high-flying alley-oop this winter, mastering a play that shows their rare athleticism. Five times they connected Saturday. But it was a 6-foot junior who stayed far away from the rim who left North Hills coaches shaking their heads. Lamire...
31 flying squirrels take refuge in local animal shelterVideo
More than 30 flying squirrels have found a temporary home at the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Penn Hills. The native rodents, southern flying squirrels, were brought to the center this winter in two large groups after the squirrels’ Western Pennsylvania homes were no longer suitable....
Penn Hills officials investing in public safety with help of grants
Penn Hills council ratified a grant agreement with Allegheny County to fund approximately half the cost of replacing police body cameras. At the Feb. 20 council meeting, Mayor Pauline Calabrese touted a recent string of investments in public safety for the municipality, including new emergency vehicles and the induction of...
Penn Hills too much for Mars in Class 5A quarterfinals
Throughout the 2022-23 season, the Penn Hills Indians have flexed their muscles, athleticism and length to have a lot of success, in search of a WPIAL title, which would be the sixth in program history. The story was no different Wednesday in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals, as the Indians...
Swissvale homicide victim ‘wanted to give Lyla the best,’ friend says
Tyleda Worou pulled the car over on the Parkway East when she got the call about her friends. Megan Campbell and her 7-year-old daughter, Lyla, had been shot dead in Swissvale. “‘Megan and Lyla are dead,’” Campbell’s brother told Worou, an entrepreneur who lives in Penn Hills. “I couldn’t believe...
Penn Hills wrestlers make strides during nontraditional season
Penn Hills wrestling coach Jeremy Packer enjoyed having a different type of schedule this season. Due to what the Indians thought were going to be low numbers, Penn Hills focused on competing in individual tournaments and building up the skills of wrestlers in a program filled with inexperienced grapplers. Entering...
Penn Hills notebook: Indoor track team looks to build speed, stamina
While Penn Hills indoor track coach Lee Zelkowitz like to use the winter season as a program builder for the fall outdoor season, the Indians would like to build some momentum by sending a few athletes to the state meet. But first, the Indians had to have athletes qualify for...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 19, 2023
Churchill Estate of Jacquelin Tschiegg sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Apt 508 to Todd Kavo for $190,000. Jennifer Somers sold property at 17 Lancewood Drive to Bryan Benjamin McQuaid and Rebecca Joanne Altman for $233,500. Yolanda Covington sold property at 2709 Saybrook Drive to Steven and Sheila Rawlings for...
As chronic absenteeism rises in schools, officials search for ways to entice students to stay in the classroom
It’s not by the power of the pen or a symbolic sword that Highlands School District administrators are fighting chronic student absenteeism but rather a Golden Spatula. The trinket is awarded each month during the RAMS Roundup rewards party, where behavior expectations are reviewed and student successes are acknowledged. To...
Penn Hills Community Fridge program flourishing
The Penn Hills Public Library has been helping the community in more ways than one with the growth of its Community Fridge Program. This food pantry, which is inside the library on the second floor, is open and available to anyone in need and does not require a library card...
Morning Roundup: Crash in Penn Hills knocks out power, detours traffic
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023: Crash leads to power outage, closes busy Penn Hills road A portion of a busy road in Penn Hills was forced to close and left some residents without power for a time early Thursday after...
Coach, 72, helps keep Penn Hills fitness team in tiptop shape
Bob Martini’s energy is infectious. When it comes to fitness — or talking about it — it’s not hard to see why the 72-year-old Penn Hills resident has been able to keep the physical fitness team at the high school together. Usually after he works out with the team, Martini...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 12, 2023
Churchill Peter Katz sold property at 1642 Georgetown Pl to Ebony Amoroso for $278,000. Edgewood Anthony Conant sold property at 206 Beech St. to David Scarborough and Amanda Thomas for $485,000. Debra Docherty sold property at 145 Lloyd Ave. to James Sidel and Nicole Brodsky for $285,000. Fifth Ave Capital...
Leon Ford shares story of ‘moving forward’ despite adversity with students from 9 local high schools
Leon Ford wheeled himself in front of a group of high school students on Friday and told them his story. “I was pulled over by the police. I was shot multiple times. I’m paralyzed. I was 19.” A Pittsburgh police officer shot Ford during a 2012 traffic stop in Highland...
Vehicle crashes into Carl’s Tavern in Wilkins
A woman was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after her vehicle crashed through the front of a Wilkins tavern, police said. The woman lost control of her vehicle, and crashed into the front wall of Carl’s Tavern, a popular eatery on William Penn Highway, an employee told the Tribune-Review. The woman, who...
Penn Hills Elementary students participate in CalcuSolve competition
Eight Penn Hills Elementary students showed off their math skills when they attended the CalcuSolve competition at Duquesne University on Feb. 3. The event was sponsored by Allegheny Intermediate Unit, and the students competed on an individual and team basis to solve complex math word problems. The event was attended...
Penn Hills girls complete steep climb back to playoffs
Egypt Coleman didn’t need to wait to hear the whistle or for the first basket to be scored. The 5-foot-11 junior forward believed the Penn Hills girls basketball team was back on the path back to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. “We already knew,” Coleman said. “With how much work...
Penn Hills High School students watch open heart surgery
Twelve students from Penn Hills High School recently took an interesting visit to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh where they viewed a live open heart surgery as part of AGH’s Open Heart Surgery Observation Program. The students viewed the procedure from an atrium above the surgical room, which gave them...
Democrats sweep all 3 state House special elections, party to control chamber
The Democrats handily won in all three state House special elections Tuesday night, which will give them a majority in the House for the first time since 2010. The margin of representation would be 102 Democrats to 101 Republicans. According to unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division, the...
‘You can see the changes’: At Plum event, Veterans attest to value of medical service dogs
As a sufferer of post-traumatic stress disorder, Army veteran Debbie Richey left her house only rarely. That changed with some constant canine companionship. “I finally started to be able to go out in public. At first, I was a little afraid. I wasn’t sure. I never had a dog before,”...
Penn Hills’ Sherron Schifino helps new-look Point Park get back to winning ways
Sherron Schifino didn’t find a home at Youngstown State. The Point Park senior went to Ohio following his graduation from Penn Hills in 2017 as a preferred walk-on and did some workouts with the team, but decided to come back home. After spending time at CCAC Boyce, Schifino landed with...
Experienced duo makes difference for Penn Hills bowling team
Logan Kennedy and Nick Hepler didn’t have to wait to form a bond until they were on the Penn Hills bowling team. The duo had already met through club competitions a few years before. Now, the pair are starting to help the Indians form the foundation of a strong boys...
