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West Mifflin man, 30, identified as early morning shooting victim
A man was found shot dead early Saturday in West Mifflin. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as Nelson Lincoln, 30, of West Mifflin. Allegheny County Police said first responders found Lincoln shot on Midway Drive at about 2:20 a.m. He died at the scene. The Allegheny County...
Quaker Valley soccer teams kept out of WPIAL playoffs
The Quaker Valley boys soccer team didn’t lose often this season, but one opponent kept the Quakers out of the WPIAL playoffs — the coronavirus. School officials elected to close the high school and middle school buildings Oct. 17 after a covid-19 outbreak in the district. Recent exposure to the...
Letter to the editor: Wordsmithing, religion and abortion
When the Trib reprints articles from the Associated Press, I often have noticed what I see as implicit bias and slanted wording when comparing President Trump and Joe Biden. For example, the article “Trump, Biden go on offense in states they’re trying to flip” (Oct. 18, TribLIVE) begins “Trump began...
Letter to the editor: Trump failed to protect inner circle, and Americans
The primary responsibility of the president of the United States is to protect the country and its citizens. In the week and a half following the Sept. 26 Supreme Court nomination event for Amy Coney Barrett held in the White House Rose Garden, many within the inner circle of President...
Letter to the editor: Questions about Pa. covid-19 rates
Using Pennsylvania Department of Health data, the covid-19 death rate is around 120 per 100,000 residents in Pennsylvania’s southeast counties. That is nearly four times the rate of 33 in Allegheny County. Westmoreland County at 23 is nearly five times less, and the McKean/Potter/Warren area, with about 4 per 100,000,...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s expensive plans
Joe Biden’s proposed spending is estimated to cost an additional $5.4 trillion. It includes two years of free community college, college loan forgiveness, and $1.6 trillion for infrastructure and research and development for clean energy. According to Wharton’s analysis of Biden’s tax plan, it will cover only $3.4 trillion of...
Letter to the editor: Message to Trump on energy in Pa.
Dear President Trump: The residents of Pennsylvania recognize your recent repeated visits to our state for what they are: a last-ditch attempt to use energy issues to sow division among us for your own election. Betting our economic future on petrochemicals and production of plastics would send us back to...
The Stroller, Oct. 24, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a free Thanksgiving Dinner? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Annual Red Kettle 5K and Fun Run planned Nov. 14 Allegheny Valley Salvation Army Corps and Community Center will...
Washington shows playoff form in clinching win over Frazier
Frazier coach Greg Boggs knew his team had to play mistake-free football for a chance to win Friday at Washington and secure a playoff spot. Instead, the Commodores had two turnovers that resulted in touchdowns, helping the Prexies earn a playoff spot from the Century Conference with a 43-6 victory....
Trib HSSN’s Week 7 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 7 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 316 - Naman Alemada, South Fayette (19 of 32) 311 - Chandler Thimons, Highlands (7 of 9) 294 - Collin Dietz, Fox Chapel (16 of 30) 237 - Zion White, Elizabeth Forward (7 of 13) 228 - Cole...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2020
High school football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan 35, Norwin 7 Central Catholic 49, Baldwin 6 Mt. Lebanon 28, Seneca Valley 27 (OT) North Allegheny at Hempfield, ppd. Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon 30, Bethel Park 7 Peters Township 23, West Allegheny 7 Upper St. Clair 36, South Fayette...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Shenango-Rochester game suspended
Two of the top teams in WPIAL Class A kicked off a Big Seven finale Friday night. On Saturday, they’ll get to finish it. The matchup between No. 2-ranked Shenango and Rochester was suspended because of lightning with 1 minute, nine seconds left in the third quarter with Rochester leading...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Jenkins guides Sto-Rox past Brentwood
Josh Jenkins threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns and added two rushing TDs to lead playoff-bound Sto-Rox to a 49-22 Class 2A Three Rivers Conference win against Brentwood (3-4, 2-3) on Friday night. Zay Davis chipped in 125 rushing yards and a touchdown for Sto-Rox (6-1, 4-1). Jase Keib...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: East Allegheny cruises past Valley in Allegheny Conference
John DiNapoli threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 101 yards to lead No. 4 East Allegheny to a 41-8 victory over Valley (2-4, 1-4) in Class 3A Allegheny Conference play Friday night. Michael Smith caught three passes for 128 yards and a touchdown for East Allegheny...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Rodney Gallagher accounts for 5 TDs as Laurel Highlands edges Trinity
Rodney Gallagher threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 77 yards and a TD and scored on interception returns of 75 and 72 yards to lead Laurel Highlands to a 34-33 victory over Trinity (3-4, 2-4) in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday night. Tyson Brophy...
WPIAL Clinched: Which football teams are in? Which are on the bubble?
In a season unlike any other, it stands to reason that WPIAL football playoff brackets would be filled out in an unusual fashion. Because all teams in playoff contention didn’t play the same number of regular season games, the WPIAL football committee will chose wild cards when traditional tie-breakers don’t...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn Hills rolls past Shaler
Julian Dugger threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns as playoff-bound Penn Hills doubled-up Shaler, 42-21, in the Class 5A Northeast Conference on Friday night. Dugger added a rushing touchdown while Dylan Schlagel caught five passes for 102 yards and two TDs for Penn Hills (4-3, 4-1). Shaler finished the...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: No. 3 Central Catholic rolls past Baldwin
Adam Obrin threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns as No. 3 Central Catholic earned a 49-6 victory over Baldwin (2-3, 1-3) in Class 6A Conference play Friday night. Eddy Tillman ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings (4-2, 4-2), who led at halftime, 35-0. The Vikings...
Pollinator garden grant, dean’s list and more Pine, Richland student news
Student receives grant for pollinator garden Aquinas Academy sophomore Liam Ellis received a $250 grant from the North Area Environmental Council for his pollinator garden. The pollinator garden at Aquinas Academy, a private K-12 school in Gibsonia, is a student-initiated project created to establish an educational pollinator habitat on the...
Freeport apartment building evacuated due to gas leak
A Freeport apartment building was evacuated as several fire departments responded to a gas leak Thursday night, according to Armstrong County 911. The leak inside the building on the corner of Fifth Street and Market Street was reported just before 11:30 p.m. Further details were not immediately available....
Late score pushes USC past South Fayette, into playoffs for 21st straight season
With his team trailing by three points with just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter of a win-and-in game in Week 7, second-year Upper St. Clair coach Mike Junko elected to go for it on a fourth-and-12 from the South Fayette 45-yard line. Senior quarterback Ethan Dahlem scrambled...
McKeesport hands Thomas Jefferson its first home loss in 5 years in Class 4A shocker
The final two and a half minutes of Friday night’s showdown with Thomas Jefferson was arguably the most stressful of Matt Miller’s coaching career at McKeesport. Trailing by six, the Jaguars started their possession on the Tigers’ 30-yard line before, after seven plays, eventually getting down to the 9 while...
WPIAL high school football Week 7 scores for Oct. 23, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 7 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • MT. LEBANON 28, SENECA VALLEY 27 Blue Devils junior Joey Peters blocked an extra point in overtime, letting teammate Casey Sorsdal kick the game-winner a few plays later. • PENN-TRAFFORD 56,...
Gateway, Davis too much for Connellsville
The Connellsville football team did not play poorly in terms of mistakes and effort during Friday’s homecoming game against Gateway. The problem for Connellsville is Gateway is exceptional, and despite a strong effort by the Falcons, they were no match for the visitors as the Gators cruised to a 43-12...
No. 1 Clairton routs Springdale for 700th win in program history
For a program that has celebrated plenty of milestones, Clairton added another Friday night. The Bears won the 700th game in school history with a 45-10 victory over Springdale at Neil C. Brown Stadium. Top-ranked Clairton improved to 6-0, with all the wins coming in Eastern Conference play. It marks...
