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The Diocese of Pittsburgh has denied a group’s appeal to reverse the merging of St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton. The Committee to Save St. Philip School appealed Bishop David Zubik’s decision to merge two schools into one in February. Since then, the group has tried and failed to meet...

A group fighting to keep St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton open is in a standoff with the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as neither party can agree on the conditions of a meeting between attorneys and Bishop David Zubik. The Committee to Save St. Philip School in February appealed the bishop’s...

Carlynton School District is making plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary and will cap off the celebration with the opening of a sealed time capsule. The capsule, hidden behind brick and mortar in a corner section of the Carlynton Junior-Senior High School facade, will be opened and its contents revealed...

Almost two months ago, the top-seeded Trinity Hillers did something no other team had done in almost three years. They beat the two-time defending WPIAL Class 5A champion Chartiers Valley Colts in a nonsection matchup and snapped their state-record 64-game winning streak in the process. “They beat us on Jan....

A similar theme that many district basketball coaches have talked about recently is not of the disappointment of team goals not met, but the satisfaction of having a season in an effort to reach those goals. Count South Fayette boys basketball coach Dave Mislan among them. “I guess the best...

For the Bishop Canevin hockey team, curiosity about a picture hanging on a wall led to a heartwarming fundraiser and a great night of outdoor hockey. On Feb. 15, the Crusaders and Chartiers Valley skated to a 4-4 tie at the South Park outdoor rink. The game was played in...

The final four WPIAL basketball championship games will be played tonight at a pair of high school gymnasiums, and a quartet of teams will be rewarded for persevering during an unprecedented 2020-21 season. Teams endured covid-19 protocols and shutdowns that provided a bigger challenge than any on-court opponent. They continued...

Chartiers Valley High School musical Chartiers Valley High School’s musical, “FAME: The Musical,” is running 7:30 p.m. March 17 through March 20. Tickets are $10 and are prioritized and open to families only first. If all family ticket requests have been filled and there are still open seats available under...

WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 Trinity vs. No. 2 Chartiers Valley 8 p.m. Monday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena On the air: 95.3 FM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: District 10 champion Warren (22-3) in PIAA quarterfinals, March 20 How they got here: Trinity defeated No. 16...

Bridgeville Estate of James McDonough sold property at 226 Osceola Drive to Joshua Thomas and Lauren Ricciuti for $212,500. Estate of Sheila Kelly sold property at 1352 Pesavento Drive to Callie Rozsa for $275,000. Richard Scalise III sold property at 1218 Terrace St. to Evan Augustine for $140,000. Carnegie Duke...

New Castle’s Sheldon Cox wasn’t the senior who had everyone’s attention entering Saturday night. But by the time Cox threw down two dunks in the final seconds, all eyes were on him and his record-setting Red Hurricanes. Cox scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and...

HERSHEY — Franklin Regional and Waynesburg each advanced two wrestlers to the finals at Saturday’s PIAA Class AAA championships at the Giant Center. Six WPIAL wrestlers will compete in the lightweight (106 to 138 pounds) finals, including all-WPIAL matchups at 132 and 138 pounds. It will be the third consecutive...

WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship No. 1 Chartiers Valley vs. No. 2 New Castle 8 p.m. Saturday at North Allegheny On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: District 8, 9 or 10 champion in PIAA quarterfinals, March 19 How they got here: Chartiers Valley defeated No. 17 McKeesport,...

Shooting 29% usually isn’t the way to a championship. But it was enough for Bishop Canevin to win the first WPIAL title in school history as the Crusaders downed Rochester, 42-27, Friday night in the Class A title game at North Allegheny. With the 88th anniversary of President Franklin D....

HERSHEY — Burrell senior A.J. Corrado became the third wrestler from his school to reach the finals at the 2021 PIAA Class AA wrestling championship Friday at the Giant Center. This is the first time in school history Burrell has had three wrestlers reach the finals. Corrado (160 pounds) joins...

Latrobe girls basketball coach Mark Burkhardt looked up at one of the baskets after Thursday night’s playoff game at Chartiers Valley and, half-jokingly, wondered how often the school has to change the nets. “I don’t know how they keep them up in here,” Burkhardt said. With the way second-seeded Chartiers...

The weight of the world is now off the shoulders of the Chartiers Valley boys basketball team. After losing in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals the last two years to Mars, the Colts found out the the third time was a charm after beating the Fightin’ Planets, 63-55, Wednesday to...

A South Fayette High School social studies teacher has been suspended after issuing a controversial assignment about slavery. The assignment was titled “Is The Slave Trade Profitable?” It asked students to be a ship captain in the 1700s and budget the buying and selling of slaves, asking whether they would...

The procurator representing a group of parents and alumni of Crafton’s St. Philip Catholic School has asked Bishop David Zubik for a sit-down meeting. Colin Wrabley, a Pittsburgh lawyer, penned a letter on behalf of around 600 people who have joined in opposition to the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s decision to...

A fifth grader at Crafton Elementary School was able to celebrate her own day through her biggest passion — dancing. The school held a Team Lexi Day on Feb. 26 for 11-year-old Lexi Schmidt, who was diagnosed with leukemia last July. Students lined up outside, chanting “Lexi” as she arrived...

There are many things I really like about my job. As librarians, we spend a great deal of our time helping and teaching people. At times this can be a challenging career, but almost always an incredibly rewarding one. One major way we serve our community is through the materials...

Easter Egg Sale & Workshop The Ukrianian Orthodox Church in Carnegie will host its 53rd annual Ukrainian Easter Egg Sale 11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 28. This event will feature more than 1,200 Pysanky Easter eggs, exquisite goose and ostrich eggs, hand painted wooden eggs, hand-crafted items from Ukraine, basket raffles,...

The South Fayette wrestling program recently completed the 2020-2021 season without a berth in the WPIAL Class AAA team tournament and with only one wrestler advancing to the individual sectionals. “I would say we somewhat underachieved, not based on the win-loss record in the section, but based on the performances...

Daniel Kuhn just completed his fourth season as Carlynton boys and girls bowling coach. Color him very pleased with how the season played out for both of his Cougars teams this season. “When you expect great things, they tend to happen,” Kuhn said. “Greatness, both physically bowling and the emotional...

Bridgeville Scott Gabelhart sold property at 1420 Alice Drive to Isak and Guinara Keinashvili for $193,000. John Kovach sold property at 304 Church St. to Sherri Wilcox for $112,000. Carnegie Andrew Fultz sold property at 724 Sixth Ave. to Chelsea Star Lee for $175,000. DAV Properties LLC sold property at...