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No. 4 OLSH upsets 3-time defending champion Bishop Canevin in Class 2A semifinals
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart weathered the Bishop Canevin storm out of the gates, then came back off the canvas and delivered a knockout, bracket-busting punch to oust the top seed from the WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball playoffs. Behind senior Ashley Norling’s 29 points, the No. 4-seeded Chargers...
R. Kelly leaves jail after posting $100,000 bond, pleading not guilty to sexual abuse charges
CHICAGO — After three days in custody, R&B superstar R. Kelly walked out of Cook County Jail on Monday evening into a crush of reporters and onlookers — both apparent fans and detractors. “R. Kelly! R. Kelly!” one young woman screamed as she tried to video-record the singer as he...
Top-seeded North Catholic girls defeat Elizabeth Forward in Class 4A semifinals
With her team leading by five after one quarter against the defending WPIAL Class 4A champions Monday night, Elizabeth Forward coach Krystal Gibbs was feeling good. Her team was shooting lights out from 3-point range and had top-seeded North Catholic reeling for a period of time. But the veteran coach...
Five things to watch in the WPIAL girls basketball semifinals
Some believe losing in a championship game is tough. However, playing in a title game offers memories of a lifetime, whether players receive a gold or silver medal. The toughest loss typically comes in the semifinals. A team is one win away from a season-long goal. Yes, all of the...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Chartiers Valley’s Joe Pipilo
Joe Pipilo School: Chartiers Valley Class: Senior The WPIAL basketball playoffs are played on a stage where the lights are brighter and the crowd is louder. After missing out on all of that fun last year, Joe Pipilo and Chartiers Valley are making a lot of noise this postseason. The...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: Canon-McMillan
The Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week is headed where no team in program history has ventured before — the Canon-McMillan Big Macs. By virtue of a come-from-behind, overtime win over North Allegheny in the first round and a runaway upset over Latrobe in the quarterfinals, No. 7-seeded...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for week of Feb. 25, 2019
A busy week of district semifinals and championship games began with a lengthy and strong wind storm across the state. Perhaps it is the wind of change. While there were no changes to this week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings and little movement overall within the five ranked teams,...
Editorial: Robert Kraft charges no reason for celebration
It always comes down to us versus them, and it’s getting exhausting. The New England Patriots are the team that everyone south of Connecticut and west of Vermont loves to hate. Come from another NFL powerhouse location — like, say, Pittsburgh — and the animosity doubles. It’s easy to say...
Etna Winter Street Skate has become a favorite annual event
Etna’s Winter Street Skate has become a well-attended annual event as the borough puts up an ice skating rink in the middle of town, local establishments are open for business and the day is full of food, fun and festivities....
Seeking nominations for Sewickley’s Man, Woman, Citizen of the Year
Do you know someone who has had a great impact on the community? Someone who goes above and beyond to make the world a better place? Someone whose example inspires others to get involved and do great things? We want to hear all about them! The Sewickley Herald is accepting...
Carnegie Elementary gas line repairs ‘won’t be cheap’
Carnegie Elementary School students will soon find out whether they have to make up two days of classes because of a gas leak. Carlynton School District Superintendent Joseph Dimperio has applied to the state Department of Education for an exception because of the emergency. The school was closed Feb. 14...
Snake in dryer gives Florida woman ‘near death experience’
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. — A Florida woman says she “about had a near death experience” when she opened her dryer and saw a snake curled up in her laundry. Tampa’s Fox 13 News reports Amanda Wise was almost finished unloading the dryer in her garage on Sunday when she saw...
Letter to the editor: Idiots & imbeciles
On this date in 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt (a Democrat ) signed an immigration act that excluded “idiots, imbeciles, feeble-minded persons and insane persons” from being admitted to the United States. The bill was incomplete because there was no provision to exclude these same American-born persons from being politicians or...
Letter to the editor: Commit to 100 percent renewable energy
I want to thank the following Pennsylvania House representatives for co-sponsoring Rep. Chris Rabb’s House Bill 2132, to transition Pennsylvania to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. If passed in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, it will add 380,000 good-paying jobs to Pennsylvania’s existing 60,000 clean-energy jobs, while saving all...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 25
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 25....
Hampton students explore black history
Black History was observed and celebrated this February among students and staff at Hampton Township School District, through books, music, art and even technology. Several educational projects and activities were held throughout the schools and different classes, including the libraries. For example, Beth Casey, library media specialist at Central Elementary,...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 25.
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 25....
Shaler Area presents ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Shaler Area High School is presenting “a tale as old as time” during its musical “Beauty and the Beast” March 1 through 3, and 8 and 9. The 1994 Broadway musical is based on the 1991 Walt Disney Pictures animated classic. Shaler Area students will tell the story of a...
Harmar finds cheaper way to comply with anti-pollution program
The cost for Harmar to meet requirements related to a state anti-pollution program could be lower than the township anticipated. Township Engineer Matt Pitsch told Harmar supervisors last week that he thinks it will cost about $155,000 for the township to comply with the Department of Environmental Protection’s Municipal Separate...
High school schedules for Feb. 25, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Pine-Richland (21-2) vs. Butler (19-4) at Fox Chapel, 8 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (16-8) vs. Mt. Lebanon (20-3) at Moon, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Mars (22-1) vs. Chartiers Valley (18-5) at Fox Chapel, 8 p.m.; Penn Hills (20-3)...
WPIAL boys, girls basketball teams lock up PIAA tournament berths
While the Path to the Pete continues into the semifinals this week, the Road to Hershey will tip off next week. A handful of WPIAL teams from each class will advance to the PIAA postseason field, ranging from five teams to seven teams. While all four semifinalists have clinched state...
Trib HSSN PIHL team of the week: Cathedral Prep
After an 0-7 start to the PIHL season, the Cathedral Prep Ramblers were being written off. The Ramblers had a lot of talks in the locker room. They did a lot of film sessions. Eventually, some of the younger players started to step up. The older guys began making plays,...
Fellow Republicans: Support this gun safety bill
This week, for the first time in more than two decades, the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a vote on major stand-alone gun safety legislation, this time in the form of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. As conservatives with a deep respect for the Second...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Jenna Clark, Thomas Jefferson
Jenna Clark School: Thomas Jefferson Class: Senior In sports, the old saying is to beat defending champion, you have to knock them out. It comes from boxing, where, if it comes to a judge’s decision, the champ usually retains. In the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball playoffs, Thomas Jefferson didn’t...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Avonworth Antelopes
Our girls basketball team of the week picked up two postseason wins last week and is preparing for a third meeting with top-seed Neshannock in the 3A semifinals: the Avonworth Antelopes. Avonworth was in a seasonlong struggle for first place in Section 1-3A with Neshannock and Beaver. The Lancers and...
