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Letter to the editor: Left’s gun-control propaganda
It is August, and as they say, “make hay while the sun shines.” Democratic presidential hopefuls have been doing just that, known to take advantage of every opportunity to use whatever advantage that is afforded them to win an election and gain power. To date this year, 1,636 people have...
This weekend around Sewickley: game time
Happening this weekend around Sewickley: Saturday, Aug. 24 • Stop by the Sewickley Public Library’s Children’s Department any time from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and play some good, old-fashioned board games. The library will provide classic games. Sunday, Aug. 25 • Take in a film at the Tull Family...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Aug. 23, 2019
High Schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Western Pa. vs. Everyone Showcase At North Allegheny Erie 51, Theodore Roosevelt (D.C.) 8 North Allegheny 21, Friendship Collegiate Academy (D.C.) 0 At the Wolvarena, Turtle Creek Avalon (Md.) 26, Baldwin 7 Central Catholic 42, York William Penn 7 Nonconference Apollo-Ridge 28, Leechburg 12...
Week Zero’s top performers in passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week Zero high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 350 - Naman Alemada, South Fayette (31 of 49) 321 - John Milcic, Brentwood (26 of 40) 311 - Dylan Cook, Leechburg (18 of 28) 294 - Shane Stump, Thomas Jefferson (11 of 24) 269 - Aris Hasley,...
Davis, Venanzio power Gateway football team past Mt. Lebanon
Bob Palko’s debut as Mt. Lebanon’s coach quickly turned into the Derrick Davis show. Davis, Gateway’s highly touted junior running back and safety, scored four times, racking up 277 yards of total offense, leading Class 5A No. 1 Gateway (1-0) to a 46-20 victory over Mt. Lebanon (0-1). “He’s special....
Cernuto, Harper lift Southmoreland past Mt. Pleasant
Zach Cernuto passed for 168 yards, and Colt Harper churned out 86 yards on 21 carries, scoring four touchdowns, and hauled in a pair of receptions as the Southmoreland football team recovered from a shaky start Friday to open its season with a 27-14 nonconference win at Mt. Pleasant. “I’m...
High school football roundup: Stump shines in Thomas Jefferson’s Week Zero win
Shane Stump threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 120 yards and an 80-yard score to lead Class 4A No. 1 Thomas Jefferson to a 54-10 win against Class 6A Canon-McMillan (0-1) in a Week Zero nonconference football game Friday night. Preston Zandier caught four passes for...
Late touchdown lifts Springdale past Deer Lakes
The first football game between Springdale and Deer Lakes in 26 years proved to be a memorable one. A 27-yard touchdown pass from Legend Ausk to Demitri Fritch with 53 seconds to go lifted the Dynamos to a 29-27 victory over the neighboring Lancers. The game truly went down to...
Pirates farm report: Games of Aug. 23, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-67) won 5-2 over Louisville (Reds). The Indians led 4-0 after four innings. RHP James Marvel (5-0, 2.72) earned the victory in a seven-inning outing with six strikeouts and two runs allowed on six hits. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes (.260) went 4 for 5 with an RBI, a run...
Defense carries Serra Catholic over Yough
As Serra Catholic and Yough took the field for a Week Zero matchup, both did so facing similar questions. Youth and inexperience abound for both teams, especially on offense, as both are breaking in new quarterbacks. Similarly, both teams have a bit more talent and experience on defense. Those predicted...
Here’s a look at 5 top high school football teams in Westmoreland history
Westmoreland County has been blessed with many outstanding high school football teams since the sport was introduced in the 1890s. Here’s a top 5: 1927 Mt. Pleasant Hurst Hurricanes One of the most dominant teams in WPIAL history, the Hurricanes outscored the opposition 615-0. But it wasn’t enough to win...
GCC hangs on against Monessen to give Bret Colbert his 1st coaching win
Week Zero presents a chance for some of the top teams across the WPIAL to play nonconference games as they prepare for their conference schedules. Greensburg Central Catholic coach Bret Colbert will remember Friday’s opener against Monessen as his Centurions held off a late rally to earn a 21-18 win....
WPIAL football Week Zero results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 0 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • PENN-TRAFFORD 42, NORWIN 7 Penn-Trafford’s Caleb Lisbon, a senior running back, rushed for 172 yards on 11 carries and scored three touchdowns: 68- and 45-yard runs, and a 38-yard pass from...
Ligonier Valley girls soccer kicks off new era as ‘underdogs’
With only two starters and two other letterwinners back from last season, the Ligonier Valley girls soccer team could have cause for concern. Instead, the Rams are invigorated and eager to begin what longtime coach Eric Vogelsang calls “a new era.” Nine first-year starters and a sizable group of incoming...
2 goals for Ligonier Valley boys soccer: make playoffs, have fun
In his quarter century of coaching the Ligonier Valley boys soccer team, Kip Crumrine has gained valuable perspective. The man who started the program 25 years ago is willing to teach whoever signs up to play, no matter the level of experience. Most importantly, Crumrine wants to makes things fun...
WPIAL Week Zero: How to watch, listen and find scores
High school football season opens tonight, and TribLIVE HSSN has you covered with broadcasts of games across the WPIAL. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find all the scores here. Check back with TribLIVE...
Editorial: The ultimate checks and balances
We have to hold our government accountable. But we have to do the same to ourselves. On Wednesday, Allegheny County Council held a hearing about an ordinance that would create an independent police review board. Independent observation and supervision of government is a good thing. It is the kind of...
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 19, 2019
Aleppo Estate of Casper Baltensperger Jr. sold property at Ferndale Ave. to Fleuger L.P. for $9,880. Edgeworth Estate of Elaine Natowich sold property at 304 Orchard Lane to Bridjerry Realty LLC for $311,550. Leet William Hall sold property at 309 Ambridge Ave. to Stephen Kent and Stacy Ford for $115,000....
Legendary players, moments defined Alle-Kiski Valley’s greatest teams
The Alle-Kiski Valley has been blessed with some great high school football teams since the sport was first introduced in 1898 when the original Apollo High School first fielded a team. As the A-K Valley starts another season, here’s a look back at the Top 5: 1943 Aspinwall Cavaliers The...
Plum students welcomed back to new school year
The first day of school in the Plum School District was Aug. 21. Faculty and staff were there to greet students and returned on day two with more high fives and fist bumps....
Letter to the editor: Cancellation of dangerous movie
The decision to cancel the film “The Hunt” due to criticism after the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, was hopefully a wake-up call for the liberal entertainment industry. Universal Films, owned by Comcast, produced “The Hunt,” in which a group of “elites” kidnap and hunt “deplorables”...
Letter to the editor: Where’s Trump’s wall?
Well, it’s been six months, and I just wanted to check in on the emergency at the border. Are the troops stationed there safe and well supplied and staying clear of harm’s way? No casualties, I hope, from the “invasion” of women, children and infants. I’m just asking because it...
Letter to the editor: Let’s get serious about our problems
When is it time we can be done with this? People put up billboards with harmful messaging that is influential and may be effective enough to encourage harm. The Republican Party of Fayette County puts congresswomen’s faces on dartboards, believing it’s funny to use their pictures as targets at the...
Bill Hartlep named Trib sports editor
Veteran journalist Bill Hartlep has been named sports editor for Trib Total Media. Hartlep will oversee all sports coverage for the company’s print and digital operations and work with the staff of the High School Sports Network to continue providing the most comprehensive coverage of scholastic sports in the region....
Work to begin on Mt. Nebo Road in Ohio Township
Work on Mt. Nebo Road between Arndt Road and Lowries Run Road in Ohio Township will begin at 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26. The work, which is expected to last until November, includes milling and paving, base repairs, drainage repairs, and safety improvements, said the Allegheny County Department of Public...
