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WPIAL Clinched: Final boys soccer playoff field
Section play is over and the playoff field is set in WPIAL boys soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage...
Eleven WPIAL teams still included in PIAA rankings
The combined record of the 30 state-ranked teams in Week 7 was 24-6. Those six losses cost three teams a spot in this week’s Trib HSSN state rankings. It was a rough week in Class 5A, where four of the five teams lost. Warwick and West Chester East in 5A...
Soccer brackets and girls team tennis finals highlight Wednesday in the WPIAL
The end game for all district soccer teams is reaching Station Square in Pittsburgh and Highmark Stadium, the site of the WPIAL soccer championships Nov. 2. The postseason path begins with the release of the playoff brackets on Wednesday. You can find out the breakdown of the brackets for both...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 15, 2019
Field hockey Tuesday’s result WPIAL Division II Shady Side Academy 9, Sewickley Academy 0 Football District 8 City League playoffs Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Allderdice (2-6) vs. Westinghouse (5-3) at George Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule Perry (3-5) vs. University Prep (7-1) at George Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, 7 p.m....
High school roundup for Oct. 15, 2019: Brownsville girls, Mohawk boys fill up WPIAL soccer playoff field
The Brownsville girls and Mohawk boys were the last two teams into the WPIAL soccer playoff field, punching their tickets with victories Tuesday night. Brownsville (9-6) secured its spot with a 2-0 victory over Mt. Pleasant (10-6). Both teams finished with 6-6 records in Section 3-AA. Because they split the...
Bomb scare at Montana school turns out to be false alarm
HELENA, Mont. — Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb that exploded, but it turned out to be a plastic bottle filled with nuts and bolts left in the schoolyard. School officials in Helena made...
Allegheny Valley opts to demolish Colfax Elementary
Colfax Elementary School is destined to vanish from Springdale’s landscape, probably before the 2020-21 school year starts. The Allegheny Valley School Board voted 6-3 on Monday to demolish the vacated elementary school rather than try to sell it. It’s an issue the board has been wrestling with for months, even...
G. Terry Madonna & Michael Young: Five impeachment myths that matter
Media coverage of possible presidential impeachment dominates the news today as few issues in recent memory. Yet, the constitutional framework that controls impeachment (scattered throughout Articles I, II and III), is little understood by even normally informed Americans. An ancient practice derived from English common law, impeachment was incorporated into...
Census Bureau seeking driver’s license info, administrative records
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Census Bureau wants even more details on American residents, requesting states to provide driver’s license and administrative records to add to a trove of federal data being collected by the agency in its census count. Officials plan to use the administrative records to help catch people...
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Plum’s Tyler Kolankowski and Freeport’s Lauren Lampus
Tyler Kolankowski Class: Senior School: Plum Sport: Soccer Report card: Kolankowski had a big week to help the Mustangs clinch their first boys soccer section championship since 2005. He assisted on two goals in a 3-0 win against Hempfield on Tuesday and followed with four goals and two assists in...
George Guido: New enrollment figures could alter WPIAL landscape
Tuesday concluded what is the biggest, biennial, off-the-field event in Pennsylvania high school sports. It was the end of the 15-day period where schools report their enrollment to the PIAA for reclassification purposes. Every two years, the PIAA takes enrollment figures for male and female students currently in ninth, 10th...
Daily Download: Rethinking the SouthSide Works, snow in October and another Steelers injuryVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Nicole Brambila discusses a developer’s vision for renovating the SouthSide Works, snow coming to the Laurel Highlands — snow! — and another significant...
Allegheny Township installs license plate reader system
Allegheny Township’s license plate reader system is up and running. Police Chief Duane Fisher told supervisors this week that an automated license plate reading system was installed in the Weinels section of the township. Also known as ALPRs, the devices can vary widely in appearance and are usually mounted at...
Meet the candidates: Jefferson Hills Council
Jefferson Hills Council candidates say public safety and transparency in local leadership are at the forefront of issues that need to be addressed in the municipality. Six newcomers will square off on Nov. 5 for three open, four year seats on borough council. The Trib asked each candidate three questions....
Editorial: Enrollment decline a competition problem
Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities need more students. According to a census taken on the 15th day of class at the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools, total enrollment dropped 2.6% from 2018 to 2019. That’s a continuation of a trend. In 2010, there were 119,513 students. Today the number...
The Stroller, Oct. 15, 2019: Events in the A-K Valley
Super bingo planned in Tarentum Tarentum Eagles Auxiliary will host a super bingo with a $1,000 must-go jackpot at 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at the aerie, 204 Wood St., Tarentum. Doors open at 11 a.m. Only 80 tickets will be sold. Tickets are $30, and include a meal. There will...
Take a mouthwatering journey through time at new Pitcairn restaurant
Pitcairn has a new restaurant, and “Great Scott!” the wings are hot. The dining spot, Back to the Foodture, doubles as a pop culture museum. The place, inspired by the 1985 movie “Back to the Future,” is an entertainment time capsule filled with toys, gadgets and memorabilia from decades past....
Westmoreland fire departments awarded nearly $1.2M in federal grants
It took four years of applications, but the Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department and four neighboring Westmoreland County stations hit the jackpot this year to land a $417,022 federal grant to replace its “obsolete” radio system, said Chief Bill Watkins. The latest round of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s...
Letter to the editor: Trump is no messiah
D.A. Scandrol’s letter “Trump as messiah” (Sept. 20, TribLIVE) disturbed me greatly. How can any human being with an IQ greater than 25 compare Donald Trump to Jesus Christ? Scandrol tries to make a compelling case, but maybe he should be a writer of fiction. Then it wouldn’t matter if...
Letter to the editor: Freeport park beautiful again
I took a ride around Freeport Community Park in June. The last time I did that, many years ago, I was shocked and very sad at what I saw. The once beautiful park was overgrown with weeds; the tennis and basketball courts were in terrible condition. The stonework lining the...
Regina King finds strength in ‘Watchmen’ character
Regina King has played strong characters throughout her career, including a role as a police officer in “Southland.” Her role on the new HBO series “Watchmen,” which debuts Sunday, has her again portraying a member of law enforcement, but in this case she’s Angela Abar, the lead detective in the...
WPIAL Clinched: Girls soccer teams through Oct. 14
There are only a couple of make-up matches left in section play in WPIAL girls soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 7
Two weeks ago, the defending Class 6A WPIAL champions took a big punch, needed the ropes to stay upright and lost a unanimous decision to Central Catholic. In Week 7, in a big showdown for a share of second place and to keep its conference championship hopes alive, Pine-Richland came...
PIAA regionals in golf and final day of section play in soccer highlight Tuesday’s action
The hopes and dreams of competing for a state championship for 48 WPIAL golfers have one more hurdle. The PIAA Western Regionals are set for Tuesday at Tom’s Run Golf Course in Blairsville. The WPIAL will be represented by 14 golfers in boys Class AAA, 18 in boys AA, 7...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 14, 2019
Field hockey Monday’s result WPIAL Division I Mt. Lebanon 5, North Allegheny 0 Football District 8 City League playoffs Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Allderdice (2-6) vs. Westinghouse (5-3) at George Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule Perry (3-5) vs. University Prep (7-1) at George Cupples Stadium, Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Hockey...
