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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 20, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 74, Pine-Richland 71, OT Section 3 Central Catholic 58, Greensburg Salem 15 Class 5A Section 2 Trinity 55, West Allegheny 42 Section 4 Highlands 65, Mars 52 Plum 43, Hampton 32 Shaler at Armstrong, ppd. Class 4A Section...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 21, 2021
Aleppo Jetnet Corp. sold property at 505 North Drive to Rossco Partners LLC for $5,800,000. Leet Stephen Macurak sold property at 73 Beech St. to Emily Bennett for $152,750. Richard Watach sold property at 108 Main St. to Melinda Nicholson for $138,000. Dionna Kost sold property at 125 Oak St....
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 21, 2021
Pine Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at Unknown Address to NVR INC for $294,376. NVR INC sold property at Unknown Address to Alexander Jospeh Kubicek and Roslyn Michelle Wells for $323,610. NVR INC sold property at Unknown Address to Owen McGrann and Audra Stanton for $351,490. Yue Wu sold...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 21, 2021
Bellevue Estate of Michael Frawley Jr. sold property at 252 Dakota Ave. to Thomas Beerman for $80,000. Home Buying Solutions Inc. sold property at 573 Dawson Ave. to Elizabeth Holverson for $195,000. SnO Properties LLC sold property at 25 S Sprague Ave. to Lucarini Properties LLC for $102,000. Donald Pelissier...
Carnegie, Scott area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 21, 2021
Bridgeville Megan Lee Enterprises Inc. sold property at 829 McLaughlin Run Road to Lexin Shan and Nikki Lui for $61,000. Brandon Jones sold property at 230 Ramsey Ave. to Brandon and Ashley Tardio for $167,000. Kenneth Gillim sold property at 987 Ridge Road to Kenneth and Sherri Gillim for $105,000....
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 21, 2021
Baldwin Borough Gordon Sullivan sold property at 834 Becks Run Road to Carrick Pittsburgh Properties L.P. for $55,000. Thomas Bigley sold property at 3483 Brickley Drive to Timothy Lewis for $234,000. Brandon Godesky sold property at 340 John St. to Michael George Gillespie Jr. and Kristy Marie Gillespie for $240,000....
High school roundup for Feb. 20, 2021: Trinity girls stun North Allegheny
In a battle of the top-ranked girls basketball teams in the WPIAL’s top two classes, Alyssa Clutter hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead Class 5A No. 1 Trinity past Class 6A No. 1 North Allegheny, 59-56, on Saturday. Courtney Dahlquist added 17 points for Trinity (15-1), which...
Highlands beats Mars, grabs at least share of section title
Highlands reached a milestone Saturday afternoon, securing a school-record fourth consecutive section title. And the Golden Rams did it against a long-time nemesis. Highlands defeated Mars in a Section 4-5A make-up game, 65-52, sweeping the season series against the Planets. Before this season, Mars had a 15-game winning streak against...
Allmendinger back at Daytona in 1st Cup race since 2018Video
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — AJ Allmendinger is back, racing for wins this time, and eager to help young Kaulig Racing reach the big show. Allmendinger will run his first Cup race since the 2018 season finale in Kaulig’s first Cup race not at a superspeedway. The team last week made...
George Guido: WPIAL’s 1984 open tournament remembered for wild upsets
For the first time since 1984, the WPIAL will hold an open basketball tournament. In other words, any team that wants to get in can. The playoff brackets are scheduled to be distributed Tuesday, with action expected to begin Saturday. For now, let’s take a look back at the tournament...
The $1B plan to close the gap between growing and shrinking Pa. school districts
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — When Pennsylvania passed a new formula to distribute money for public schools in 2016, it was hailed as a...
Sounding off: Teachers don’t need ‘immediate’ vaccination
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s letter to Gov. Tom Wolf calling for the “immediate” inoculation of teachers, although well-intentioned, looks only at the proposed benefits without the associated costs (“Peduto asks Gov. Wolf to vaccinate Pennsylvania teachers immediately”). This approach will have dire consequences. The covid-19 data shows a clear relationship...
Cal Thomas: The Rush Limbaugh I knew
The man who picked me up at an airport too many years ago to recall the date asked if I had ever heard of a guy named Rush Limbaugh. When I said I had not, he turned on the car radio and said, “listen.” After 15 minutes I was hooked....
Letter to the editor: Trump the only one to act on immigration reform
President Biden has gone against what recent presidents (and some congressmen) talked about on the subject of immigration reform. President Trump was the only one who did something about it. If you search “Where does Trump get his dumb ideas?” on YouTube, you will see Trump watching Sen. Dianne Feinstein...
Pine, Richland student news for the week of Feb. 20, 2021
Presidential Scholar candidate Pine-Richland High School senior Rebecca Peng has been named one of more than 4, 500 candidates in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates are selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools this year. She is the daughter of Jacob...
South Hills students make dean’s list
The following students from the North Hills area were recognized for their academic achievement during the fall 2020 semester by being named to the dean’s, president’s or provost’s list at the college or university they attend: • Ithaca College: Sydney Keller • Westminster College: Savanna Wright of Jefferson Hills, Nicholas...
Student news: National Merit Finalists, HOBY winners, future business leaders, music honors and more
Fox Chapel Area High School librarian Laura Ward was selected as a member of the 2020-2021 Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) Leadership Institute for School Librarians (LISL). Ward will receive professional development, training and strategic planning guidance on the topics of equity, diversity and inclusion. The goal is to assist...
Letter to the editor: Legitimize marijuana the right way
Regarding the article “Gov. Wolf seeks income tax hike to pay for big increase in school funding”: Anyone with a modicum of common sense can envision Gov. Tom Wolf’s MO in his proposal for a massive tax increase. There is no funding crisis simply because Tom Wolf proclaims it to...
Letter to the editor: We should all support pollution standards
The quality of our natural world and the health and well-being of human beings are inextricably linked. Climate change represents a threat to these at both a local and global level. Methane is the primary energy component in natural gas, used for everything from home heating to generating electricity, but...
Vaccine priority rules emerge as potential ‘obstacle’ as people forced to wait their turn
Priority groups were a necessity for starting the vaccine rollout efficiently in Pennsylvania, especially given the fact there aren’t enough doses to go around. But as the rollout progresses, some experts say the guidelines are slowing distribution when strictly followed. “The question is: Is it becoming an obstacle to getting...
The Stroller, Feb. 20, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, fundraisers and community events in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. New Caring Cabinet opens in Oakmont Oakmont United Methodist Church, 419 Maryland Ave., has a new Caring Cabinet for those in need. The...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 19, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 73, North Allegheny 47 Seneca Valley at North Hills, ppd. Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 66, Canon-McMillan 36 Section 3 Norwin 67, Greensburg Salem 21 Class 5A Section 1 Laurel Highlands 58, Thomas Jefferson 56 Connellsville 49, West Mifflin...
High school roundup for Feb. 19, 2021: Pine-Richland boys storm past North Allegheny
Luke Shanahan scored 20 points and Pine-Richland blew open a game that was tied at halftime, rolling to a 73-47 Section 1-6A boys basketball victory over No. 4 North Allegheny on Friday night. Jameson O’Toole added 13 for the Rams (9-4, 6-3), who got 12 from Joey Petcash and 11...
North Hills college achievements for the week of Feb. 20, 2021
The following students from the North Hills area were recognized for their academic achievement during the fall 2020 semester by being named to the dean’s, president’s or provost’s list at the college or university they attend: • Ohio University: Bradon Hassinger, Alex Schwemmer, Kylie Wolff, Hannah Lelis, Robby Yoho, Zoe...
Master’s degree, dean’s list among Sewickley student achievements
Earned master’s degree George Samo of Sewickley graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a master of science in electrical and computer engineering. Dean’s list The following students from the North Hills area were recognized for their academic achievement during the fall 2020 semester by being named to the...
