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Editorial: Dick’s, other CEOs get to speak up
Who is Dick’s Sporting Goods to ask for stronger gun laws? Who is Gap? Who is Levi Strauss? Who is Credit Karma or Bloomberg or Condé Nast? According to the U.S. Supreme Court, they are people. In the 2010 decision that has rippled through campaign finance, the court decided that...
Letter to the editor: Steelers won’t overcome Mike Tomlin
The Steelers’ season opener debacle demonstrated what I have said for years: Mike Tomlin is a lousy coach. He has gotten by due to an abundance of talented players who were able to win in spite of Tomlin’s poor decision-making. With the loss of Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, the...
Letter to the editor: Of course vaping is dangerous
Is vaping damaging to lungs? Of course it is. The vaping debate is another instance where somebody or some group with an agenda has successfully created a controversy, knowing full well that for every controversy there are at least two points of view. And, very simply, a tidy profit can...
Letter to the editor: Politicians’ actions more important than words
I recently heard concern that representatives being sworn into Congress are no longer required to use the phrase “So help me God,” or use a Bible when being installed. This is not new. Neither has ever been a requirement. There have been presidents who were sworn in over a book...
This weekend in Sewickley: Celebrate grandparents
Happening this weekend around Sewickley: Saturday, Sept. 14 • The Sewickley Farmer’s Market returns to the St. James Church parking lot from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Stop by and check out the goods! • Bring your grandparents to story time at the Sewickley Public Library from 2 to 3...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 13, 2019
Football WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic 31, Hempfield 14 Central Catholic 7 10 14 0 —31 Hempfield 7 0 7 0 —14 CC: Dontre Jones 5 run (Johnathan Opalko kick) H: Nathan Roby 49 pass from Blake Remaley (Ben Kissell kick) CC: Edward Tillman 9 run (Opalko kick)...
Week 3 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 3 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 485 - Ethan Dahlem, Upper St. Clair (22 of 33) 359 - Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox (16 of 30) 349 - Aris Hasley, Deer Lakes (19 of 24) 307 - Zack Rocco, North Catholic (30 of 49) 292 -...
First-half passing attack lifts Shenango past Serra Catholic
The first half was wide open, with the teams combining for 31 points. The second half was locked down, with defenses taking over. In the end, Shenango defeated Serra Catholic, 27-14, in Class 2A nonconference play Friday night. The first half featured an aerial display as the teams combined for...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Thomas Jefferson blanks Indiana
Top-ranked Thomas Jefferson scored 55 points in the first half on way to routing Indiana, 62-0, in Class 4A Big 8 Conference play Friday night. Dylan Mallozzi ran for three touchdowns for Thomas Jefferson (4-0, 3-0), while the Jaguars’ defense held Indiana (1-3, 1-2) to 67 total yards. Trinity 35,...
Sample Road, Elfinwild Road closing for maintenance
Route 4026 (Sample Road) and Route 4024 (Elfinwild Road) in Hampton Township will be closed Saturday, Sept. 14 through Sept. 17. Railroad track maintenance will occur on:Sample Road between Wildwood Sample Road and Elfinwild Road between Route 8 and Felicity Avenue To allow the work to occur both roadways will...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Plum uses 2nd-half surge to top Connellsville
Jacob Miller threw for 161 yards and four touchdowns as Plum used a strong second half to earn a 49-14 win over Connellsville (1-3, 0-3) in a WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference football game Friday night. Bill Guzzi ran for 136 yards and caught a touchdown pass for Plum...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: No. 5 Mt. Lebanon rallies past Seneca Valley
Joey Daniels threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns, both to Evan Jones, as No. 5 Mt. Lebanon rallied for a 26-20 victory over No. 4 Seneca Valley (1-3, 1-2) in a WPIAL Class 6A football game Friday night. The Blue Devils (3-1, 3-0) overcame a 14-point halftime deficit. North...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Central Valley stays undefeated with nonconference win
Myles Walker returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and added a 64-yard scoring run and a 20-yard TD reception to lead Class 3A No. 4 Central Valley to a 35-14 nonconference win at Class 2A No. 2 North Catholic (2-1) on Friday night. Ameer Dudley rushed for...
1 dead in house fire, explosion in Edgewood
Neighbors were in shock Sunday morning after an explosion leveled an Edgewood house Saturday afternoon, leaving one person dead. Emergency crews responded to the 300 block of Garland Street around 2:30 p.m. for a house fire stemming from the explosion, Allegheny County dispatchers said Saturday. Police said it was not...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Apollo-Ridge takes down East Allegheny
Behind 140 rushing yards and two touchdowns by Logan Harmon, Apollo-Ridge improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2014 with a 27-14 win at East Allegheny (2-2, 1-1) in a Class 2A Allegheny Conference football game Friday night. Harmon scored on a 1-yard runs in the first and second...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Jackson, West Greene again roll to victory
Ben Jackson ran nine times for 295 yards and five touchdowns to lead No. 5 West Greene to a 41-6 victory over Mapletown (1-3, 0-2) in a Class A Tri-County South football game Friday night. Jackson has rushed for 986 yards this season, averaging 21.4 yards-per-carry while scoring 20 overall...
Greensburg Central Catholic trips up Leechburg in triple-overtime thriller
A tipped pass proved to be the pivotal play in a wild, three-overtime classic. Greensburg Central Catholic senior Luke Mazowicki had a pass near the goal line tipped to him for a 27-yard completion and a touchdown and Nate Ward’s extra point gave the Centurions a hard-fought, 42-41 victory in...
Belle Vernon bounces back with 50-point win over Laurel Highlands
Last week’s 27-point loss to Thomas Jefferson didn’t exactly sit well with players and coaches at Belle Vernon. And it was certainly on their minds all week leading up to Friday night’s matchup with Laurel Highlands. “Everyone was (ticked) off,” BVA coach Matt Humbert said. “Last week is all about...
WPIAL football Week 3 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 3 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • DERRY 7, MT. PLEASANT 0 Because of weather conditions, winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour, both teams were forced to abandon the passing game. • KNOCH 24, HIGHLANDS 0...
Late touchdown pass lifts Monessen past turnover-plagued Jefferson-Morgan
You could definitely tell it was Friday the 13th at Parker Field. Monessen and host Jefferson-Morgan combined for 11 turnovers, and both squads shot themselves in the foot at key times with penalties and other miscues. However, the Monessen defense was opportunistic down the stretch and the offense got the...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 13, 2019
High schools Cross country Boys Friday’s results Kiski Area Invitational At Northmoreland Park Individual results 1. Kendall Branan, Indiana, 16:43; 2. Eli Anish, Allderdice, 16:57; 3. Joel Beckwith, Indiana, 16:58; 4. Eric Rohrer, Allderdice, 17:07; 5. Logan Maust, Uniontown, 17:08; 6. Justin Carlson, Latrobe, 17:14; 7. Luke Whisel, Gateway, 17:15;...
Laurel beats California in matchup called at halftime because of lightning
A clash of unbeaten Class A teams failed to produce the exciting results fans wanted, mostly because after a 45-minute lightning delay, the game between Laurel and California ended at halftime. And Laurel moved to 4-0 after a 15-0 victory. Laurel used a six-play sequence to open the scoring after...
South Park football gets key conference victory over Keystone Oaks
With the game deadlocked in the middle stages of the third quarter at Dormont Stadium, visiting South Park faced a fourth-and-1 from its 45-yard line. Fifth-year coach Marty Rieck gambled, and it paid off. Junior tailback Nate May got not only the needed yard but 54 more as he raced...
No. 2 South Fayette races past Greensburg Salem
Greensburg Salem was fully aware of how good South Fayette can be after losing twice to them a season ago. But being prepared for the defending WPIAL champs is far different from stopping them. South Fayette, the No. 2 team in Class 4A, leaned on its running game to score...
Elizabeth Forward comes alive in second quarter to down Freeport
What initially looked like it could be a close game turned into convincing win for Elizabeth Forward on Friday night. The Warriors (3-0, 3-0) turned it on in the second quarter and didn’t look back, scoring four straight touchdowns to roll to a 31-13 win over Freeport (0-3, 0-3). “When...
