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Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank provides farming lessons, fresh produce
Tony Miga is supervising the installation of tall, three-legged supports for pole beans in the 1-acre plot at Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus. The director of the farm on the Pittsburgh-area campus is working with three students growing vegetables for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s Green Grocer truck. The...
WPIAL Clinched: Boys soccer through Oct. 3, 2019
There are less than two weeks left in section play 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...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 3, 2019
Field hockey Thursday’s results WPIAL Division I North Allegheny 12, Allderdice 0 Pine-Richland 3, Norwin 0 Division II Shady Side Academy 10, Woodland Hills 1 3 goals or more: Annabel Kuhn, Shady Side Academy Football Thursday’s result District 8 City League University Prep 28, Brashear 0 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class...
High school roundup for Oct. 3, 2019: Pine-Richland boys soccer upends Seneca Valley
Vince Roller scored both goals as Pine-Richland (6-9, 5-7) pulled off a 2-1 upset, handing first-place Seneca Valley (11-2-1, 10-1-1) its first loss in Section 1-AAAA boys soccer Thursday night. Nathan Prex scored for Seneca Valley. Canon McMillan 4, Upper St. Clair 2 — Joey Fonagy scored twice to lead...
Penguins change their goal song … and fans are not amusedVideo
Change is sometimes difficult, and for some Pittsburgh Penguins fans, it’s inadmissible. Case in point: the goal song. Once Evgeni Malkin scored in the second period in the season opener against the Buffalo Sabres, Penguins nation was expecting to hear “Party Hard” by Andrew W.K. You know: But when Evgeni...
Houston businessman completes $5 million in bets on Astros to win World Series
Houston mattress maven Jim McIngvale made a quick trip to FanDuel’s operations at the Meadowlands racetrack, dropped $1.5 million on his Astros, and then quickly headed out. This was no sucker bet. McIngvale is hedging against himself. McIngvale, the popular owner of Gallery Furniture in Houston, ran a promotion recently...
Bishop Canevin’s Alexa Malloy reaches milestone, eyes PIAA volleyball title
Seeing Bishop Canevin’s Alexa Malloy step onto a volleyball court, it would be easy to assume she is a defensive specialist. Her 5-foot-6 frame — maybe 5-7, if you ask coach Kevin Walters — looks the part. Then she launches into a 30-inch vertical jump, and it’s easy to see...
Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 6
Class 6A vs 5A nonconference Mt. Lebanon (4-1, 4-2) at Upper St. Clair (3-1, 5-1) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Upper St. Clair Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com Coaches: Bob Palko, Mt. Lebanon; Mike Junko, Upper St. Clair Players to watch: Joey Daniels, Mt. Lebanon (Soph., 5-9, 175, QB); Ethan Dahlem, Upper...
Despite complaints, Penn State sticks with its traffic, parking plan
As more than 100,000 fans make plans to head to Penn State’s homecoming game in time for the kickoff at noon Saturday, university officials say they’re ready to give their new game-day parking and traffic system another try. Before this year, football fans could use any route through campus to...
Alle-Kiski Valley Through the Years: Legendary coach Don Earley earns 1st win
Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history. Washington Township coach Don Earley won the first of 200 career games, piloting the Red Raiders to a 20-0 victory...
Daily Download: Top Pittsburgh news for Oct. 3, 2019Video
Welcome to the TribLIVE Daily Download. 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, assistant digital content leader Matt Rosenberg discusses the continuing case of the parents who took their baby from...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Week 6 for Chick’s Picks
Chick’s Picks headed to her local home improvement store this week to pick up some polish for her trusty crystal ball. Upon entering the store, much to her surprise, Chick’s Picks realized that it had already begun to look a lot like Christmas in there. Trees, lights, and decor abounded....
Savoring Sewickley in 20th year
It’s time to eat, drink and be merry as Savoring Sewickley returns for the 20th year to raise funds for the Sewickley Public Library. Hosted by the Friends of the library, Savoring Sewickley, to be held Oct. 20, brings together restaurants, caterers and clubs from across the area who offer...
Baldwin amends solicitation ordinance
Baldwin Borough leaders are adding extra protections to keep residents safe from those pesky solicitors who come knocking at their doors. Borough council members in September approved amendments to the municipality’s solicitation ordinance that now require applicants to provide a criminal history check from their home state, completed within the...
Prosthetic hand in works for graduated Thomas Jefferson softball player
Haleigh Karcher was three days away from graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School when she was swinging across Peters Creek on a rope. The standout high school softball catcher’s hand got caught on the rope, severing three and half fingers on her glove hand. Karcher, 18, was to play softball...
New Chartiers Valley AD brings experience from Pittsburgh Public
Michael Gavlik plans to go all in at Chartiers Valley as he starts his role as the district’s new athletic director. “I’m very excited about this opportunity,” said Gavlik, 43, who has worked as the director of athletics for Pittsburgh Public Schools since 2005. He will start in Chartiers Valley...
WPIAL girls soccer playoff clinchings through Oct. 2, 2019
There are less than two weeks 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 exclusive coverage...
Former MAC quarterbacks Maxwell, Reese find home, success with unbeaten IUP
Quarterbacks of Lenny Williams’ ilk don’t come along every day. During his time at IUP, the Sto-Rox product was one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in Division II, rushing for 2,787 yards and throwing for 8,189 while accounting for more than 100 touchdowns. So in the first season of the...
Letter to the editor: America has done well by our planet
I have seen a lot of letters addressing climate change and how we need to save the planet, including letters on how to administer a carbon tax. This needs to be put in a perspective that does not hover on the brink of panic. The planet has been around for...
Letter to the editor: What will Dems try to pin on Trump next?
If you play pin the tail on the donkey, you eventually win. In America, the Democrats are trying to pin the tail on President Trump and have continually lost. Kids don’t play games they always lose. Democrats do. We’ve had Russians, collusion, obstruction, racist, climate denying, warmongering, Hitler, crazy, incompetent,...
Letter to the editor: NBC’s Jeffrey Epstein report biased
NBC’s “Dateline” on Sept. 20 had a story about several women accusing Jeffrey Epstein of sexual misconduct. Donald Trump was mentioned twice as a friend of Epstein. It also included a picture of Trump standing beside Epstein. Showing the network’s obvious bias, the reporter never mentioned Bill Clinton as a...
Fans pin hopes on Penguins amid disappointing Pirates season, Steelers’ slow start
Hey Penguins, Pittsburgh’s fans are counting on you. Not to pile on the pressure on opening day, but days after the end to a disappointing Pirates season and the Steelers’ first win in four games, black-and-gold-clad fans are pinning their hopes on the Pens to give them something to cheer...
Remember When: 1933
In the news this week 86 years ago: • A polo match to benefit the Unemployed Service Fund was to be held at the YMCA field. The library team was to play the returning champions, the Fox Chapel polo team. The State Highway Patrol Stunt Team of Harrisburg would also...
Fox News parts ways with radio host Todd Starnes for controversial commentsVideo
Fox News announced Wednesday it will not renew the contract with radio host Todd Starnes because of controversy he created earlier this week. Starnes, who hosted “Starnes Country” on Fox Nation for more than a year and had a three-hour program on Fox News Radio, is no longer a network...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 2, 2019
Football Thursday’s schedule District 8 City League Brashear at University Prep, 7 p.m. Golf Girls Wednesday’s result WPIAL Individual Championship Class AAA At Diamond Run Golf Club, Sewickley Par 72 Isabella Walter, North Allegheny, 76 Nina Busch, Fox Chapel, 76 Ella McRoberts, Peters Township, 79 Adena Rugola, Uniontown, 80 Paige...
