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Riverview Junior-Senior High School presents Mel Brooks’ madcap ‘Young Frankenstein’
Opening night was a hit for Riverview Junior-Senior High School’s drama students, who presented Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” to a nearly sold-out crowd on March 16. More than 100 cast and crew members were involved in the monster-themed production. The show, performed at the Tenth Street Elementary auditorium, transports the...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: P-T’s Alyssa Balest, Hempfield’s Dominic Falcon
Alyssa Balest School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Bowling Class: Senior Claim to fame: Balest last weekend won the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championship for the second year in a row, rolling a 676 series to top the field at Hillview Lanes in Greensburg. A Mount St. Mary’s commit, she posted a 238...
North Allegheny wrestling crowns 2 county champs
North Allegheny’s wrestling team celebrated two individual champions at the Allegheny County Tournament at Fox Chapel, where senior Jayson Flener and junior Aidan Buggey each won their weight class Jan. 20-21. Flener claimed the 145-pound title, Buggey won at 215, and the Tigers finished third overall in the team standings....
Stocks drift on Wall Street as earnings reports rev up
Stocks are drifting between gains and losses in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as more big companies deliver their latest financial results and updates amid lingering concerns about a potential recession. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% as of 2:08 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 69 points,...
WPIAL Hall of Fame inductee Don Rebel reflects on 35 years calling games
A tree in the middle of a grassy field in Sheraden served as the first press box for a 7- or 8-year-old Don Rebel, who climbed the branches and offered play-by-play for his older brother’s Wiffle ball games. He called it as he saw it. “They got a big kick...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Mya Morgan and Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion
Mya Morgan School: Greensburg Central Catholic Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Morgan has helped lead GCC (12-2, 4-0) to the No. 2 ranking in WPIAL Class 2A. She had 14 points and 14 rebounds in a 57-48 victory over No. 4 Clairton. In the previous game, she had...
St. Joseph’s Julie Spinelli doing a little bit of everything
Julie Spinelli wants to win basketball games. Whether that means she pours in 30-plus points or finishes in the low teens, the St. Joseph junior guard/forward wants to make a difference for the Spartans (8-2), who find themselves among the top teams in Class A heading into a Section 3-1A...
PIHL standings through Dec. 25, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday: Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A Seneca Valley, 10-1-1 = 21 North Allegheny, 9-3-1 = 19 Peters Township, 8-3-0 = 16 Central Catholic, 7-4-1 = 15 Cathedral Prep, 7-5-0 = 14 Baldwin,...
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Fort Cherry freshman leads Black Hills awards
Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg is only a freshman but conference coaches chose the dual-threat quarterback as the offensive MVP in the Black Hills this season. Sieg rushed for 1,982 yards and 33 touchdowns and passed for 1,221 yards and 11 more scores as the Rangers tied for second in the...
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Beaver Falls, Mohawk top Midwestern selections
Conference champion Beaver Falls earned six first-team spots on the all-Midwestern team led by senior Trey Singleton, who earned honors on both sides of the ball. Beaver Falls went 7-0 in the conference, finished 11-2 overall and reached the WPIAL Class 2A finals. Tigers senior Sy’Mauri McCoy, who was voted...
2022 All-City League Football Team: Westinghouse’s Keyshawn Morsillo, coach Donta Green take top honors
Westinghouse won the City League title for the 38th time in team history, but the Bulldogs didn’t stop there. Led by coach Donte Green and senior quarterback Keyshawn Morsillo, the Bulldogs beat every opponent in Western Pennsylvania and reached the state finals for the first time. Westinghouse finished 14-1 as...
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Belle Vernon gets 12 spots on Interstate 1st team
Belle Vernon has had many reasons to celebrate. The Leopards won their conference, were crowned WPIAL champions and later celebrated a state title. After the historic season, they also can celebrate the all-conference results. Belle Vernon earned 12 first-team spots on the Class 3A Interstate team led by junior Quinton...
PIAA sparks controversy with changes to diving championships
The PIAA fears high school diving is disappearing from many areas of the state, but changes meant to save the sport will force the WPIAL to revamp its championship format this winter. That doesn’t sit well with longtime North Allegheny diving coach Patti McClure, who oversees the WPIAL championship. The...
Freeport girls volleyball players go from young fans to state champions
At a gathering at Freeport Middle School shortly after the Yellowjackets girls volleyball team captured the 2017 PIAA Class 2A championship, then-sixth graders Josie Russo and Grace Beach posed for photos holding the title trophy. Five years later, the duo, now juniors on the Freeport team, again took photos together...
‘We are here:’ Aliquippa gets defensive in WPIAL semifinal victory over McKeesport
There was no tropical storm or heavy rain. This time it was simply Aliquippa’s defense that took the ball out of McKeesport’s hands over and over. The Quips intercepted two passes, recovered three fumbles, scored a safety and celebrated two defensive touchdowns Friday night in a dominant win over McKeesport,...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Girls soccer talent abounds in area
Girls soccer talent is bubbling over in Westmoreland County, as evidenced by postseason playoff runs, career scoring milestones and Division I commitments. The proof also lies in the All-WPIAL list, which was released last week. Mt. Pleasant, which made the WPIAL Class 2A final for the first time, had five...
Mt. Pleasant girls, GCC boys among top Westmoreland County seeds vying for WPIAL gold
Mt. Pleasant never has won a WPIAL girls soccer title. The league’s soccer committee thinks the Vikings have a legit shot this year. Why else would they be seeded No. 2 in the Class 2A tournament? Mt. Pleasant (16-1), fresh off its first section title since 2016, did not get...
TV Talk: HBO to debut ‘A Tree of Life’ documentary executive produced by Michael Keaton, Billy Porter, Mark CubanVideo
“A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting,” executive produced by Pittsburgh natives Michael Keaton, Billy Porter and Mark Cuban, will premiere on HBO and HBO Max at 9 p.m. Oct. 26. Directed by Trish Adlesic (“Gasland,” “I Am Evidence”), the 80-minute film retells the story of the 2018 shooting...
Trib HSSN football rankings for Oct. 9, 2022
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 6-1, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 5-2, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 2-5, 3 4. Central Catholic, 3-4, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 3-4, 5 Class 5A Team, W-L, Last 1. Bethel Park, 6-1, 2 2. Gateway, 6-1, 3 3. Pine-Richland, 4-3, 4...
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Rare home loss for Ligonier Valley
Ligonier Valley does not lose at Weller Field, its home football venue, very often. That made Greensburg Salem’s 35-28 win there Friday that much more impressive. Not counting a forfeit loss to Serra Catholic last year, the Rams (2-1) had won 32 straight on their home field over a seven-year...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Haden Sierocky doing it all for Ligonier Valley
Haden Sierocky went from a quarterback candidate to a versatile weapon and catalyst for Ligonier Valley. The senior running back and defensive back has scored five touchdowns four ways for the Rams (2-0). A film hound who looks for a cerebral edge, the 6-foot, 186-pound Sierocky is just as valuable...
China and U.S. spar over climate on Twitter
BEIJING — The world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are sparring on Twitter over climate policy, with China questioning whether the U.S. can deliver on the landmark climate legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden this week. “You can bet America will meet our commitments,” U.S. Ambassador to...
As Brashear’s other D1 linebacker, Kameron Cheatom ready to make a name for himself
On many other football teams, Kameron Cheatom would be the most talked about player on the roster. At Brashear, that title rightfully belongs to teammate Ta’Mere Robinson, the top-ranked recruit in Pennsylvania. Both are seniors. Both play linebacker. So it’s easy to see how Cheatom might be overlooked in Robinson’s...
John Woodruff gold-medal run in ’36 Olympics
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Erka stars at sectionals for Hampton golf
Arianna Erka has gone from a freshman trying to find a place on the Hampton boys golf team to a section champion. After two years of qualifying, Erka, a junior, won the Section 4 championship at Hiland Golf Club by seven strokes, carding a 73. She became the first Talbot...
