Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 34
Penn-Trafford notebook: Patton Graziano wins county swimming title
Junior Patton Graziano captured the 100-yard freestyle title at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Swimming Championship Jan. 28 at Derry Area. Graziano won the race with a time of 47.72 seconds. He also was on two relay teams that earned medals — the 200 medley team that finished fourth,...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 5, 2023
Churchill Kara Marie Burgard sold property at 2513 Greensburg Pike to Anthony Costa for $150,000. Mary Clouse trustee sold property at 5 Lewin Ln to John and Sarah Maynard for $330,000. Edgewood David Scarborough sold property at 544 Greendale Ave. to Charles Hadlock for $333,000. Forest Hills John Scott sold...
Injury derails Latrobe against Norwin in WPIAL team tourney
The highly anticipated quarterfinal match between No. 2 Canon-McMillan and No. 7 Latrobe didn’t happen Wednesday night in the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament. An elbow injury to Latrobe heavyweight Wyatt Held helped Norwin to a 36-30 victory, instead. Held was leading Norwin heavyweight Josiah Pastories, 3-0, when he landed...
WPIAL team wrestling roundup: Penn-Trafford takes down Kiski Area; Fox Chapel gets dramatic win
Penn-Trafford stunned wrestling fans a week ago when it defeated Norwin to create a three-way tie in Section 3-3A. The Warriors kept that momentum going Monday in the preliminary round of the WPIAL Class 3A team championships. Penn-Trafford reversed an early season loss to Kiski Area by defeating the Cavaliers,...
Bushy Run draws support after state halts annual reenactment
In Rob Malley’s opinion, Bushy Run is experiencing its third battle. The first battle occurred in August 1763 between the British and Native Americans during Pontiac’s War. The second happened in 2009, when the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission threatened to close the historical Penn Township park that memorializes the...
Penn-Trafford junior from wrestling family carving his own niche
Penn-Trafford junior Hayden Coy comes from a successful wrestling family. And being the younger brother of three-time PIAA Class 3A champion Cam and two-time PIAA placewinner Nick has its advantages. He can learn from the best. Hayden Coy (73-27, 28-5) does not yet have the resume of his older siblings,...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Balest wins 2nd county bowling title
Penn-Trafford’s Alyssa Balest took home her second consecutive Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association girls singles title at Hillview Lanes in Greensburg on Jan. 21. Balest scored her highest of 238 in the second game, which was part of her 676 series. The Kiski Area girls claimed the championship trophy for their...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 29, 2023
Churchill Emily Rybinski sold property at 3766 E. Rural Ct to Shanay Monique Baker for $169,500. William Suiters sold property at 1640 Georgetown Pl to James and Tina Weiland for $380,000. Edgewood Dane Vandenberg sold property at 839 E Hutchinson Ave. to Tyler and Dana Henke for $385,000. Forest Hills...
Bushy Run Battlefield reenactment canceled amid new state guidelines
A new state policy may scuttle reenactments of the Battle of Bushy Run. The battle was part of Pontiac’s War, a pan-Native campaign that opposed British settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains. The British routed members of the Seneca, Cayuga and Lenape nations on Aug. 5-6, 1763. It has been...
Penn-Trafford wrestling tops Norwin, earns share of section title
Penn-Trafford senior Owen Ott got a little nervous Wednesday when the match against Norwin came down him. All he had to do was win and give Penn-Trafford a share of the Section 3-A title with Norwin and Franklin Regional. But Ott shook off the butterflies and proceeded to pin Aiden...
Behind champion Joe Enick, Penn-Trafford earns 3rd-place finish at Mid-Winter Mayhem
Penn-Trafford senior heavyweight Joe Enick said he was just looking to have fun and do his best at the Mid-Winter Mayhem on Jan. 13-14. But Enick (23-4) ended up winning the title against some of the top heavyweights in the state. Enick defeated Brockway’s Gavin Thompson, 1-0, in the finals....
Penn-Trafford hockey slumping after loss to Franklin Regional
It’s been a tough couple weeks for the Penn-Trafford hockey team. The Warriors (8-5) have dropped three of their last four games, falling Jan. 17 to rival Franklin Regional, 6-1. The Warriors won the previous meeting 5-3, on Dec. 12. Matt Knizner scored four goals for the Panthers (7-7). Sean...
East suburban area real estate transactions, week of Jan. 22, 2023
Chalfant Scott Cole sold property at 212 Wilkins Ave. to Romel Scott for $150,000. Churchill Brad Kluchurosky sold property at 2411 Collins Road to Freddie Delgado for $175,000. Kimberly Payne sold property at 2502 Collins Road to Eighteen North Holdings LLC for $75,000. Joseph Anthony Brescia Jr. sold property at...
Penn-Trafford are: Bingo, purse bash, Steelers talk
St. Barbara Parish to host bingo night St. Barbara Parish in Penn Township will host a Feb. 2 bingo night at the church, 111 Raymaley Road in Penn Township. Doors open at 5 p.m., and early-bird games begin at 6: 45 p.m. Includes a must-go $1,400 jackpot. Games pay $110...
Penn-Trafford uses big 3rd quarter to rebound past Latrobe
Penn-Trafford still had the unsavory taste of a bad second half against top-ranked McKeesport in its mouth when it traveled to Latrobe on Monday night. A good way to get rid of it was to have one of its better second halves of the season. The Warriors pumped in 21...
Penn Township facing delays in receiving new police vehicles
Penn Township police will be getting a trio of new SUVs this year. The board of supervisors approved the purchase of three 2023 Ford Explorer all-wheel-drive police vehicles at $37,680 each, for a total of $113,040. The township will pay an additional $54,035 for emergency lighting, sirens and other equipment,...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Solomon leads Warriors hockey team past Butler
After opening 2023 with two consecutive losses, the Penn-Trafford ice hockey team found the winning touch Jan. 10 with a 6-1 victory against Butler. Penn-Trafford (8-4) lost to Thomas Jefferson, 6-1, and Hempfield, 7-5, the first week of the new year. Thanks to a four-goal and one-assist effort from Xavier...
Penn-Trafford looks to build off 4th-place finish at WCCA tournament
The sign of a good wrestling team is improvement throughout the season. First-year coach Travis McKillop is seeing that from his Penn-Trafford wrestlers. “We’re starting to get healthy, and some of our younger guys are improving,” McKillop said. “Things are progressing.” Penn-Trafford finished fourth with 173 points at the 70th...
Penn Area Library teen group fosters creativity, love of reading
On a counter at the Penn Area Library In Harrison City, a pile of neatly folded glossy publications sits among fiction and nonfiction books, waiting to be perused. Upon opening a copy of the library’s Teen Zine, readers can find 12 pages full of colorful art, poetry, collages, articles, photos...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 19, 2023
Churchill David Alexander Owens sold property at 101 Fenwick Drive to Michael Cochran III and Mary Finnell for $265,000. Benjamin Spencer Holden sold property at 27 Garden Terrace to Matthew and Molly Carlsen for $185,000. Joseph Bosko sold property at 3839 Greensburg Pike to Agate Realty LLC for $100,000. Jack...
Landon Butler scores 1,000th point to propel Latrobe past Penn-Trafford
Landon Butler admitted he became a little sensitive when the ball went through the net just before halftime Friday night. He had chills for a second or two. “Emotions kind of picked up, there,” Butler said. “I had tears in my eyes.” Butler, a senior guard at Latrobe, took a...
3-pointers from McKeesport’s Malina Boord help cool off Penn-Trafford girls
Malina Boord wears No. 3. How appropriate. The senior from McKeesport found her shooting touch from 3-point range early and propelled No. 1 McKeesport to a 59-35 victory over No. 3 Penn-Trafford on Friday in a clash of top-five Class 5A girls basketball teams in Harrison City. Boord connected on...
Penn-Trafford running track to close during summer for renovations
Joggers, athletes, and local residents accustomed to using the track at Penn-Trafford High School may have to find somewhere else to walk this summer. The track will undergo renovations starting soon after Memorial Day and will be closed to the public for about two months, according to business manager Brett...
Trafford seeking volunteers for boards
Trafford is seeking volunteers to serve on the recreation board, the planning commission and as the borough representative to the Westmoreland Heritage Trail board. Two vacancies are open on the recreation board, which meets once a month and organizes community events such as the Easter egg hunt, fishing derby, and...
Quick start carries Franklin Regional past Penn-Trafford
The Franklin Regional wrestling team stayed atop Section 3-3A by holding off rival Penn-Trafford in a first-place showdown Wednesday. The Panthers (3-0, 6-0) raced out to a big lead and held on for a 41-28 victory. Franklin Regional, ranked No. 7, built a 30-0 advantage on pins by Nate Stone...
