Baldwin boys volleyball enjoys breakthrough season
The Baldwin boys volleyball team have enjoyed the ride in 2026. Baldwin doggedly rose through the ranks to win the Section 1-3A championship, going from unranked status in its division to No. 5 in a vote by the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association. Baldwin soared into the rankings by defeating...
Baldwin long jumper, shot putter earn WPIAL medals
Baldwin junior Becca Gruntz sparkled at the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships May 14 at Slippery Rock University. Gruntz placed third in the girls long jump, finishing third with a distance of 17 feet, 7 inches. She also has competed in the high jump and triple jump events...
African basketball standout Deng Mu grateful for year spent on court, in classroom at Brentwood
Deng Mu’s journey in becoming a member of the Brentwood boys basketball team was a long one. The 6-foot-7 senior forward is originally from South Sudan. He came to the United States from Uganda last August. The distance to Pittsburgh from Kampala, the capital and Uganda’s largest city, is 7,382...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 24, 2026
Baldwin Borough Ryan McKee sold property at 3321 Hazelhurst Ave. to Deangelo Brisco and Rachel Wells for $156,000. Timothy Immanuel McCloskey sold property at 3210 Hazelhurst Ave. to Kaouter Mhila and Sofian Es Samlali for $200,000. Estate of George Bisbey sold property at 3340 Recker Drive to James Counihan for...
Military flyovers scheduled across the region for Memorial Day
A low-flying military plane with a rumbling engine will make its way over Pittsburgh and suburban neighborhoods and beyond as part of Monday’s Memorial Day remembrances. The 911th Airlift Wing from the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station will conduct flyovers with a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft beginning at 10:20 a.m. in...
Baldwin-Whitehall School District budget would raise taxes 4.7%
Baldwin-Whitehall School District’s proposed budget for the next school year would raise property taxes 4.7%. The proposal, which totals about $100.7 million, calls to increase the district’s millage rate from 25 mills to 26.175 mills, said Mark Cherpak, director of finance and operations. A property owner with a home assessed...
Veteran Brentwood teachers — former students themselves — prepare for new school transition
Mindy Golvash jokes she’s the first of many Golvash teachers that Brentwood students will have as they advance through the district. Golvash is a third grade teacher at Elroy Elementary School. Her husband, Dan, is a special education teacher at Brentwood High School. Her sister-in-law, Lynne, is an eighth grade...
Despite missing 2 starters, Thomas Jefferson boys volleyball team downs Deer Lakes
The Thomas Jefferson boys volleyball team couldn’t deploy a picture-perfect attack in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals against Deer Lakes. The Jaguars weren’t equipped to do so Thursday night on the road. Missing two starters, Thomas Jefferson instead focused on putting the Lancers out of system. The Jaguars then put...
Heart of Riverside order steps up in Class 2A 1st-round win over Brentwood
There was a time when Riverside softball was a dominant force in the WPIAL. From 1989-2013, the Panthers reached the district championship game 11 times in 25 years, winning gold six times. On a day that felt more like March than mid-May, Riverside turned back the clock with an impressive...
South Park’s Cooper Hochendoner no-hits Keystone Oaks but laments 1 that got away
Question: In baseball, when can a postseason no-hitter feel like a letdown? The answer: When it comes one pitch after losing a perfect game. South Park senior Cooper Hochendoner wasn’t in the mood to celebrate moments after the final out because on the previous pitch, he walked Nate Rohe of...
A-K Valley high school softball playoff preview capsules for May 12, 2026
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 5A First round 8-Armstrong (11-8) vs. 9-Fox Chapel (14-5) 3 p.m. Tuesday at Plum Winner plays: Winner of 1-Shaler (17-1)/17-Moon (10-10) on Thursday in quarterfinals (site and time TBD) Players to Watch: Jillian Haigh, Fox Chapel; Lily Gutherie, Armstrong Extra bases: Fox Chapel split its Section...
Baldwin High School students paint portraits of centenarians
Meeting folks who are eight decades older than her provided some revelations for Baldwin High School senior Aida Schmezer. “It was cool that even back then, teenagers hung out at the same places. We all went to Kennywood, got ice cream at Page’s and stuff like that,” she said, referencing...
Upper St. Clair schools budget calls for 3% property tax increase
Property owners in Upper St. Clair could see a 3% increase in school taxes. The school district’s $111.57 million proposed budget raises the millage rate from 31.51 to 32.46. A property owner with a home assessed at $237,300 would pay $7,703 annually in school taxes, a $224 increase from this...
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week for April 26, 2026Video
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week – Thomas Jefferson Jaguars softball Coach – Heidi Karcher (14th season) Records – Thomas Jefferson finished 11-1 and won the Section 4-5A championship. The Jaguars are 12-2 overall this season. #Earned – When it comes to softball in the West Jefferson Hills School...
Thomas Jefferson beats Baldwin in winner-take-all clash for section title
Asked who the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to draft in the first round Thursday night, Thomas Jefferson softball coach Heidi Karcher just laughed. “I don’t even know. I don’t know anything,” she said. “My husband always says they need someone for the line, so a lineman or a wide receiver...
In brief: Wildflower Walk, elementary school farewells and more in South Hills
Wildflower Walk Discover more than “the pretty little flowers” along the trail when you join the wildflower walk with a herbalist and forest wanderer hosted by the Elizabeth Township Historical Society on May 2, (rain date May 9) in Elizabeth Township. Lindsey Praksti of Delmont will share her insights during...
A boy, a racquet and a dream: Whitehall teen, a Ukrainian refugee, excels on Baldwin tennis team
Nikita Petruk was attracted to the sport of tennis because it demands athletes to pursue their own, individual style of play. Fair to say the 18-year-old’s life story has a similar philosophy. Born in Ukraine, Petruk was athletic from an early age, starting with soccer. When he was 7, a...
Whitehall Historical Society celebrates America’s 250th birthday
Whitehall Borough Historical Society hosted a commemorative program at the Dr. Regis V. Shalley Performing Arts Center at Baldwin High School, marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The April 9 event, titled “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness in the 21st Century,” brought...
South Hills student achievements for the week of April 21, 2026
Luke Scherz was among the 111 soon-to-be graduates of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine who learned their residency placements during the National Resident Matching Program’s “Match Day,” an event at which all fourth-year M.D. students around the country simultaneously open their envelopes to learn where they will spend the next...
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week for April 19, 2026Video
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week – Thomas Jefferson Jaguars baseball Coach – Tim Vickers (eighth season) Records – Thomas Jefferson is 5-1 and tied for first place with Baldwin in Section 4-5A. The Jaguars are 9-3 overall this season. #Earned – You could say the Thomas Jefferson baseball...
Thomas Jefferson brings ‘controlled chaos’ to inaugural flag football season
One of the more popular activities in the Thomas Jefferson sports program is girls flag football. At the beginning of the WPIAL season, which runs from March to the end of May, there were 23 players on the Jaguars’ roster. “The girls all have a great attitude about the game,...
Strong season building as Baldwin boys volleyball elevates game
Baldwin went from being unranked in Class 3A boys volleyball to No. 5 in a recent vote by the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association. North Allegheny remained at the top in 3A, and Seneca Valley held on to No. 2, with Butler (No. 3) and Pine-Richland (No. 4) trading places...
Baldwin athletes climb medal stand at South Hills Classic
The South Hills Classic track and field invitational seems to expand on an annual basis. A total of 21 teams participated in the 22nd annual invitational held March 28 and hosted by Baldwin, which finished with a host of medalists in the season-opening meet. Becca Gruntz, a junior, led the...
Baldwin softball off to strong start with primary goals still ahead
Baldwin held a one-game lead over Thomas Jefferson by mid-March in the Section 4-5A softball standings. After 10 games, the Highlanders were 7-0 in section play and 9-1 overall thanks to nine consecutive victories. “We are very pleased with the play so far,” Baldwin coach Ron Santillo said. “We’ve played...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 19, 2026
Baldwin Borough RHK Holdings LLC sold property at 415 Charlotte Drive to Kenneth Dewayne Savage for $260,000. Estate of James Pahler sold property at 3135 Churchview Ave. to OAP Ventures LLC for $120,000. Susan Batko sold property at 3172 Churchview Ave. to Alissa Godlewski for $165,000. Estate of Glenn Cook...
