South Hills Record category, Page 3

The Thomas Jefferson High School class of 2025 will graduate at 7 p.m. June 5. Approximately 225 students will march at the Thomas Jefferson High School Stadium. Admission is open to the public. Shuttles will begin running from the high school to the stadium at 5:30 p.m. In the event...

Thomas Jefferson High School took first place at the Allegheny County Envirothon on April 25, marking its third consecutive win. The team will advance to represent Allegheny County at the Pennsylvania Envirothon in Johnstown. Allegheny County Conservation District hosted 132 high school students from nine school districts at the annual...

Dave Brooke spends at least three days a week at Harrison Hills Park, checking for nesting success in the wooden bluebird boxes that dot the lawns in the Allegheny County-­owned space. Birding and conservation are among a number of activities that draw people to the 500-acre park off Freeport Road...

Sylvia Kashak was the undisputed top distance runner on the Thomas Jefferson girls track and field team the past few years. And, now, she is a certified WPIAL champion. Kashak posted a record-breaking time of 2:13.06 in the girls 800-meter run at the WPIAL Class 3A championships May 14 to...

The WPIAL recently recognized the recipients of the 34th annual WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award with 20 candidates selected from a group of 158 nominees. The girls’ award winners consisted of Laurel’s Tori Atkins, Thomas Jefferson’s Alison Chalovich, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Alexandra Hoffman, Knoch’s Giona Lavorini, Montour’s Joelle Ludwick, Quaker...

It had been a lengthy span since the Baldwin baseball team advanced to the WPIAL playoffs. Rookie coach Scott Wolf, a Brentwood baseball product, changed the direction of the program in 2025. The Highlanders qualified for the Class 5A district tournament by finishing as the Section 4 runner-up with a...

Baldwin Borough Lois Witt trustee sold property at 643 Agnew Road to Bryson Hunter Raber and Ian Douglas Sawyer for $164,900. Gopi Lal Wagley sold property at 5141 Dolores Drive to Prakash Wagley for $330,000. Estate of Victor Jolo sold property at 115 Woodhall Drive to Maclochlainn LLC for $110,000....

According to unofficial Allegheny County primary election results, with 100% of the precincts reporting, here are the outcomes of South Hills primary races. Baldwin Borough Incumbent Mayor David Depretis, a Democrat, secured his party’s nomination with 2,078 votes. No Republican candidates were on the primary ballot, but 102 write-in votes...

Baldwin-Whitehall School District’s proposed final budget for 2025-26 calls for no increase in the real estate tax rate. The school board unanimously approved the proposed spending plan May 7. A vote on adoption of the final budget, which maintains the rate at 25 mills, is scheduled for June 11. According...

Bethel Park saw Thomas Jefferson score four runs earlier in the game without the aid of a hit and decided to give it a shot once the game remained tied through seven innings. Senior Ryan Petras raced home from third base on a wild pitch in the bottom of the...

West Jefferson Hills School District’s 2025-26 preliminary budget, as presented at the school board’s May 13 work session, reflects a real estate tax increase of 1.255 mills. A vote on the $70.327 million spending plan is scheduled for the evening of May 21. With the higher tax rate, the owner...

A full house at a school board meeting often doesn’t bode well for the folks up front. But to the relief of Baldwin-Whitehall board member Pete Giglione and his colleagues, the residents who packed the place in December 2023 came bearing positives. “When I reviewed the phone-book-sized packet of letters...

As of this writing, power is still out for a number of people in Allegheny County. If you are one of those unlucky households and you don’t feel like running a marathon this weekend, here are some other things you can do to get out of the house. ‘Star Wars’...

On a warm, sunny Monday, Atria’s in Mt. Lebanon reopened with a touch of time travel: It’s now rebranded as 1930 by Atria’s. The well-known establishment on Beverly Road closed Dec. 31 for the renovations. “We felt like the original location needed a remodel while still preserving the history of...

A number of municipal and school board races in the South Hills are uncontested for the May 20 primary election, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Baldwin Borough The mayoral race in Baldwin Borough only has current Mayor David Depretis, a Democrat, on the ballot....

According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ unofficial candidate list, there are five candidates vying for four spots on the November ballot: newcomer Tara Abt, current school board President Karen L. Brown, newcomer Ashley Miller, current school board second Vice President Amanda Priano and current school board first Vice...

One holds the school record for career wins. The other set the team mark for victories in a season. Together, Thomas Jefferson seniors Maddox Shaw and Bode Marlow proved to be an indominable force throughout their stellar high school wrestling careers. “Both are phenomenal student-athletes who have modeled for the...

The Baldwin wrestling program experienced history this season. Ramil Islamov capped a brilliant four-year career at Baldwin with a 47-3 overall mark, giving him a school record 148-24 career mark. Not only did the 145-pound senior break the record for career wins, he shattered it. The only other grapplers in...

The Baldwin softball team has displayed steady growth in each of coach Ron Santillo’s first three years at the helm. “The credit all goes to the girls and the hard work they put in over the last three years,” Santillo said. “They really push one another in the offseason. “The...

Baldwin Borough Eric Fadel Joseph sold property at 939 Angelo Drive to Alex and Chloe Jashinski for $249,900. Mary Jean Condrey sold property at 561 Calvert Ave. to Hector Antonio Morales Rivera for $177,000. Michael Fritts sold property at 1153 Camarta Drive to Andrew Ressler and Danielle Haley for $410,000....

Baldwin Borough’s municipal pool will be closed again for 2025. Improvements to the half-century-old aquatic facility were planned for last year. But on two occasions in 2024, bids for the project came in at roughly double the amount budgeted, according to information provided by borough manager Robert Firek. Construction was...

For the wheels on the bus to go ’round and ’round, someone needs to start the engine and steer. To the misfortune of school districts across the country, people willing to step up to the task are becoming fewer and further between, causing superintendents — including Baldwin-Whitehall’s Randal Lutz —...

Baldwin must suspend its baseball coach three games for violating a PIAA rule about open gyms or the team won’t be eligible for the playoffs this season, the WPIAL announced Monday. The WPIAL held a hearing last week where first-year Baldwin baseball coach Scott Wolf said he inadvertently violated the...