Pine Creek Journal category, Page 23
Pine-Richland sophomore wins in ‘Hamilton’ competition
Brooke Deegan, a Pine-Richland High School sophomore, was one of 10 students nationwide selected as a winner in the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s Hamilton Education Program Online Competition. The competition asks students to create an original song about an event in American history. Brooke, in the spirit of...
Bond rating upgraded for Pine-Richland
Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings announced that Pine-Richland School District’s general obligation bond rating has increased to AA Stable from AA- Stable. “An obligor rated AA has very strong capacity to meet its financial commitments. It differs from the highest-rated obligors only to a small degree,” according to S&P....
Pine offers plenty for inaugural Earth Day celebration
Pine Community Center was buzzing on April 27 as residents and visitors came out to join in the festivities of the township’s first-ever Earth Day event. The day was packed with fun activities and educational opportunities from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. All-day features included a local vendor market, food...
Runway RePurposed: Pine-Richland students turn old into new for Salvation Army fundraiser
Here’s an idea: Use something old to create something new. And fashionable. That’s the concept behind Runway RePurposed, the May 22 fundraiser benefiting the Salvation Army Family Caring Center in East Liberty. Plus it’s a pursuit on which Erika Graham, who chairs Pine-Richland’s family and consumer science department, embarked quite...
Eden Christian Academy hosts 1st Community Day on Ohio Township campus
A special guest made an appearance midway through Eden Christian Academy’s inaugural Community Day: The sun. As youngsters participated in a home run derby as a featured event activity, the school’s newly turfed baseball field lit up with a warm glow that quickly made everyone forget about the earlier cloudy...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of April 28, 2024
Bellevue Ashley Griffin sold property at 434 Dawson Ave. to Joseph Price III and Madeline Hirsch for $330,000. Bradford Woods Daniel McElhinny sold property at 68 Forest Road to Emilio and Kristina Moriconi for $530,000. Etna Certified Investment Properties LLC sold property at 41 Cherry St. to JNM Investment Group...
Pine-Richland notebook: Baseball team shows mettle with 5 wins in 5 days
Five section games in five days? No problem for the Pine-Richland baseball team. The Rams swept the week, winning three against Seneca Valley and two makeup games over Allderdice. Those victories set up a Section 1-6A championship showdown with North Allegheny. The two teams were scheduled to play a three-game...
Pine-Richland softball hoping potent offense leads to playoff berth
With a couple of weeks left in the regular season, the Pine-Richland softball team finds itself in a similar situation to last year. The Rams are in the middle of the pack in the lone WPIAL Class 6A section and fighting to get into the postseason. They were in fifth...
Pine-Richland High School ups rankings
U.S. News and World Report ranked Pine-Richland High School as one of the top high schools in the nation in its 2024 rankings, announced April 23. The publication named Pine-Richland as the fourth-best high school in the Pittsburgh metropolitan region, from among 140 schools. Pine-Richland is the top-ranked school in...
Order plants for Northern Tier Library sale
Preorder deadline is May 3 for the Northern Tier Regional Library’s plant and garden sale. The sale is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 17 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18. Choose from hundreds of annuals, herbs, hanging baskets and more, and have it all waiting...
Pine-Richland students earn trip to Robotics World Championship
Four Pine-Richland students earned a bid to the FIRST Robotics World Championship April 17-20 in Houston, Texas. Senior Ryan Scott, junior Prisha Dargan, and eighth graders Piya Dargan and Keerthana Visveish compete through BrainSTEM Learning on the Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team, named for a part of the human brain....
Pine earns Governor’s Award for environmental initiatives
Visitors to Pine’s municipal building will notice an abundance of signs and informational materials that promote recycling, pollution reduction and other environmentally friendly practices. People in Harrisburg have noticed, too. The township is a recipient of the Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence, one of 13 municipalities in Pennsylvania to...
In brief: Pine-Richland area events, week of April 22, 2024
Passion game at Pine-Richland The Pittsburgh Passion will open its 2024 season on May 4 at Pine-Richland Stadium. Formed in 2002, the Passion is part of the Women’s Football Alliance, which includes 56 teams in three divisions throughout the United States. The Passion is one of 14 teams in the...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 21, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Pine-Richland Rams Coach: Kurt Wolfe (19th season) Records: Pine-Richland is 8-1 in Section 1-6A, 12-2 overall #Earned: In one of the most impressive weeks since the advent of the section series in WPIAL baseball, Pine-Richland swept its scheduled three-game series and concluded another...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of April 21, 2024
Bellevue KAM Investment Group LLC sold property at 727 Shade Ave. to Noah Pepmeyer and Joni Mulvaney for $167,000. Etna BEK Holdings LLC sold property at 29-31 Kittanning St. to Roger and Claudia Li for $173,900. Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority sold property at 33 Locust St. to City Bridges CLT...
Pine-Richland baseball makes right adjustments to get off to strong start
Peyton Ford said Pine-Richland baseball coach Kurt Wolfe has a consistent message. “Coach Wolfe always says to expect to adjust,” Ford said. That advice can be about an approach at the plate but also be a more encompassing philosophy. For the Rams, rainouts have brought plenty of adjustments to the...
After hitting 100 mark, Pine-Richland lacrosse standout looks to next goal
Madeline Mill had a lot of family members in the stands April 9 hoping to see her score the 100th goal of her Pine-Richland girls lacrosse career. And she ended up getting help from the family member to hit the century mark. Mill was set up by her younger sister...
North Park expansion: Hampton poised to help Allegheny Land Trust with acquisitions
To continue working toward an expansion of North Park, Allegheny Land Trust is seeking help from Hampton. “They’ve been working the past few years to acquire parcels for an uncompleted phase of the Hemlocks plan, off Big Rock Road,” municipal manager Ryan Jeroski said about land adjoining a townhouse development...
412 Gives Back on ‘412 Day’: Pine-based nonprofit helps feed people in need
Since the advent of area codes, “412” has a special meaning for Pittsburgh. As such, April 12 does, too. Given the name of the Pine-based philanthropic group 412 Gives Back, planning an event for 4/12 was a natural. So on “412 Day,” 60 or so volunteers gathered to mark the...
Pine-Richland senior delivers walk-off hit in 1st at-bat of season in win over Seneca Valley
A shoulder injury kept Tommy Zimmerman in the dugout for his team’s first 10 games, but the Pine-Richland senior finally got to bat Tuesday. With two on and two out, Zimmerman pinch hit and delivered a walk-off single in the eighth inning that lifted the Rams to a dramatic 5-4...
In brief: Pine-Richland area happenings, week of April 15, 2024
‘Songs Through the Decades’ The North Hills Chorale’s Spring Concert “Songs Through the Decades” is a walk through the last 100 years of popular American songs, including such titles as “It Had to Be You,” “That’s Amore,” “Yesterday” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” The concert will...
Pine-Richland notebook: Weather postponements force teams to compact schedules
April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring headaches for local spring sports coaches. Inclement weather is expected every year during the WPIAL spring sports season, but what transpired the first week of April was record setting and forced plenty of postponements for Pine-Richland spring sports teams. On April...
Signature win shows progress being made by Pine-Richland boys volleyball
Going into the season, first-year Pine-Richland boys volleyball coach Tyler Trimbath was confident his team was going to surprise some people after going winless in section play in 2023. Well, just two games in, the Rams certainly pulled off a shocker. Pine-Richland scored a 3-2 win over Seneca Valley, the...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of April 14, 2024
Bellevue Katie Smerick sold property at 36 Lincoln Ave. to Andres Celis Arias and Kristen Spratt for $236,000. Robert Sabolcik sold property at 500-502 Tingley Ave. to DKL Homes LLC for $200,000. Franklin Park Michael Kinne sold property at 1549 Alaqua Drive to James Garrett Jr. and Ruth Garrett for...
Man transported to hospital with significant injuries following Richland Township crash
A man was transported to a hospital with significant injuries Tuesday following a vehicle crash at the intersection of Gibsonia and Benedict Road in Richland Township. Police and EMS responded to Gibsonia Road near the intersection with Route 8 around 7:10 p.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. Northern...
