Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 25
Penn-Trafford to bring Shakespeare ‘play within a play’ to stage this weekend
The Penn-Trafford High School Drama Guild will bring a twist on a Shakespeare classic to the stage this weekend for the first time in about two decades. The drama guild will perform “Romeo and Juliet: Together and Alive At Last,” a story about two middle school students, Anabell and Pete,...
Manheim Central gets off to fast start, prevents Penn-Trafford from claiming 1st PIAA field hockey win
During Manheim Central’s three-hour ride to its PIAA Class 2A field hockey playoff game against WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford, Baron coach Morgan Briggs talked to her team about starting fast. Manheim Central, the District 3 fourth-place team from north of Lancaster, heeded the coach’s advice, pressuring Penn-Trafford from the start and...
Penn-Trafford field hockey in search of elusive PIAA victory
The late Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince used the saying “hidden vigorish” to describe a player who was in a batting slump and was due for a hit. That saying could describe the lack of success that the Penn-Trafford field hockey team has had in the PIAA playoffs. The Warriors...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors hockey team of to 1-3 start
Penn-Trafford’s ice hockey team opened the season by defeating Norwin. Since then, the Warriors have dropped three games while they look for stronger goaltending. “It’s been frustrating; until we fix our goaltending problem we’re going to struggle,” Penn-Trafford coach Chris Cerutti said. “I have four guys I’m working with.” The...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 5, 2023
Forest Hills Carol Lucas sold property at 3810 Greensburg Pike to Morgan Weyels for $159,900. Monroeville Thomas Cocchi sold property at 759 Cottonwood Drive to Pamela Long and Brad Piazza for $190,000. Estate of Patricia Prucnal sold property at 406 Eden Drive to Kirithigavali Balasubraminiam and Vibisanan Gurumurthi for $242,500....
Penn-Trafford beats Fox Chapel for 8th WPIAL field hockey title in row
If seven is heaven, eight must be something spectacular. One thing is for certain: What Penn-Trafford coach Cindy Dutt has produced as the field hockey coach is nothing short of remarkable. The Warriors attack proved too much for Fox Chapel as Penn-Trafford won its eighth consecutive WPIAL Class 2A championship...
Manor church’s free clothing store expands hours, options to meet community need
Grandparents trying to clothe their grandchildren. A woman looking for clothes to bring with her to rehab. A nursing student in search of affordable scrubs for school. Refuge Boutique, a free clothing store run by Refuge Church in Manor, has helped people in each of these scenarios. In the spring,...
Penn Township man set to run New York City Marathon to support his son, raise funds for genetic disorder foundation
Will Hoffman’s main motivation for running the New York City Marathon on Sunday has little to do with a finishing time or position. Rather, Will and about 25 other runners are chasing down a fundraising goal of $150,000 for the Children’s Tumor Foundation — an organization that supports research for...
Big 2nd quarter sparks Penn Hills over Penn-Trafford in WPIAL Class 5A playoffs
They played Thunderstruck, among AC/DC’s most powerful anthems, after another lightning strike by the Penn Hills offense early in the fourth quarter Friday night of the Indians’ 63-28 rout of Penn-Trafford in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal football game at Yuhas McGinley Stadium. It was strike after strike as No....
Westmoreland County students tour Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, prepare for design challenge
Madison Labuda likes to learn how things work. When Mt. Pleasant Area High School’s gifted program announced an opportunity to tour Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity and participate in a design challenge, she could not pass it up. “To be here and tour (the airport) and learn how all...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Ella Dindak
Coming into the year, expectations were high for a Penn-Trafford girls volleyball team that lost in the Class 4A semifinals last year. Nine of the 12 players for the Warriors were seniors, making experience and chemistry a clear advantage for them. Senior Ella Dindak provided some insight into why that...
Penn-Trafford shuffles up wrestling coaching staff for this season
Larry Hohman coached the Penn-Trafford wrestling program from 2007-2013. He’s been an assistant and a youth coach since. Because Travis McKillop’s duties at work have changed, he wasn’t sure how things would work out if he stayed on as head coach this season. So Hohman will return as head coach...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Barilla qualifies for state cross country meet
Penn-Trafford senior Amelia Barilla achieved her goal Oct. 26 at the WPIAL Class 3A Cross Country Championship at White Oak Park. Barilla placed eighth overall and qualified for the PIAA Championship Nov. 4 at Hershey. Her goal is to earn a medal, which is Top 25. Last year she placed...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 29, 2023
Churchill Andrew Michael Bell sold property at 1912 Garrick Drive to Hiral Patel for $420,000. Estate of Leonard Hornak sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Apt 201 to Francis Tomasic for $192,500. Edgewood Dominic Rugani sold property at 149-151 Race St. to ODUWA Realty LLC for $297,500. Forest Hills Eponymous...
‘We try to help out any way we can’: Manor Lions club celebrates 75 years in community
Joy Clontz always had a box of eyeglasses in her home during her childhood. Her father was a member of the St. Marys’ Lions Club in Elk County for 60 years. She remembers helping him with various Lions events, including Recycle for Sight — a program in which Lions members...
Penn-Trafford advances to 8th straight WPIAL field hockey final after shutting out Latrobe
There is nothing about making the WPIAL Class 2A field hockey championship game that feels routine to Ava Hershberger. Avoiding complacency through Penn-Trafford’s dominant stretch has a personal motivation. The Warriors qualified for the championship game for the eighth consecutive season by beating Latrobe, 2-0, in a semifinal playoff game...
Lovre comes through in clutch as Penn-Trafford outlasts Franklin Regional
Penn-Trafford coach John Ruane said before Friday’s second-place showdown in the WPIAL Class 5A Big Conference game at Franklin Regional that junior quarterback Jonny Lovre was making huge strides in his game. Lovre proved his coach right in the fourth quarter, connecting on two huge fourth-down passes and then scoring...
Playoff berth on the line when Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional collide
The WPIAL playoffs don’t officially begin until Nov. 3. But for the Penn-Trafford and Franklin Regional football teams, the playoffs start Friday in Murrysville. The Warriors (4-5, 3-1) and the Panthers (6-3, 3-1) will battle for second place in the WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference behind Gateway (5-4, 5-0),...
Penn Township man will serve life in prison for killing father, aunt
Neal Hubish had only a few words to share with his mother and sister as he was led out of a Westmoreland County courtroom Tuesday afternoon after pleading guilty to killing his father and aunt. Westmoreland County prosecutors said that Hubish violently stabbed to death his 71-year-old father, Arthur Hubish,...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 22, 2023
Edgewood John Cresswell sold property at 144 Washington St. to Ryan Prendergast and Robert Ramirez for $540,000. Forest Hills Central Penn Capital Management LLC sold property at 1010 Braddock Road to Heather Fries and Catherine Jane Lachman for $300,000. Matthew Stein sold property at 1265 Brinton Road to Ian Glasgow...
Penn Township family receives community support after house fire
Greg Benson and his wife, Donna, had no idea their house was on fire Thursday evening. “A passerby came beating on the front door. We have two chocolate Labs, and I thought it was my oldest son just trying to irritate the dogs,” said Greg, 65, of Penn Township. “I...
Crews battle blaze at Penn Township home
Crews from multiple fire departments were battling a blaze Thursday evening that caused extensive damage to a Penn Township home. The blaze was reported about 4:45 p.m. in the 300 block of Mt. Manor Road. Harrison City and Westmoreland City fire departments were the first to respond to the scene....
Insanity claim to be explored for Penn Township man accused of killing father, aunt
The lawyer for a Penn Township man charged in the murders of his father and aunt in 2021 told a Westmoreland County judge he will explore a potential insanity defense for his client. Defense attorney Brian Aston said an investigation is underway to determine if there is enough evidence for...
Southwest Greensburg man thanks first responders who saved him during cardiac arrest
Greg Yurcevich does not remember Sept. 2. He does not remember going to the home of a Penn Township woman to install her front door, going into cardiac arrest and ending up at the hospital for a week. “It’s all kind of foggy until I came home,” Yurcevich said. But...
Blackthorne Investors files appeal against township’s vote on construction of new clubhouse
Blackthorne Investors is appealing a vote by Penn Township to deny construction of a new clubhouse in the Blackthorne Estates golf course community. The commissioners voted 4-1 on Aug. 16 against construction of a new facility, citing the possibility of increased traffic in a residential area near the proposed site....
