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Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. While Newton was describing this phenomenon in relation to physics, the basic principle also applies to society in general. For instance, after the death of George Floyd in 2020, many municipalities...

Four-time defending WPIAL Class A field hockey champion Shady Side Academy finds itself looking for some offensive punch. Goals have been hard to come by so far this season for the Bulldogs, but veteran coach Betsy Gorse feels her young team can contend soon. Shady Side lost six players from...

Fox Chapel’s route to a fourth consecutive boys cross country section title won’t be an easy one with five of the top seven runners graduated. But 11th-year coach Tom Moul is happy with the progress and contributions of some newcomers. Two female runners also graduated last spring. “We’ve had two...

Regarding the article “Twitter removes CMU professor’s tweet wishing ‘excruciating pain’ for Queen Elizabeth II” (Sept. 8, TribLIVE): We live in such a graceless age. A human being with a family died. One would hope that when this person, who instructs our youth, dies and her supporters and their families...

Carolyn Thomson’s letter “MAGA Republicans not extremists” (Sept. 8, TribLIVE) implores readers not to portray MAGA Republicans as “extremists,” “terrorists” or “neo-fascists.” I find this hard to do given 1,000 or so MAGA Republicans stormed the Capitol in the hope of overturning a free and fair election, but OK —...

The problem with checks and balances is sometimes they don’t just check other people. Sometimes, they check us, too. It isn’t just dramatic irony. It’s an illustration of equity. The head of the Internal Revenue Services should be just as likely to be audited as anyone who turns in a...

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In an awkward lack of self-awareness, the Trib co-dependently enables “Westmoreland Democrat election concerns” regarding a vandalized yard sign of all things (“Westmoreland Democrats say concerns abound as November election nears,” Sept. 8, TribLIVE). I don’t condone the vandalism, but I’ll pass on the fainting couch routine over Democrats’ feeling...

Top performers for Week 3 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 341 - Codi Mullen, Knoch (22 of 42) 312 - Jake Phillips, Hempfield (18 of 21) 296 - Chris Cibrone, Peters Township (17 of 32) 294 - Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (19 of 28) 267 - Kole Olszewski,...

High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Mt. Lebanon 17, Central Catholic 16 Class 5A Allegheny Six Peters Township 42, South Fayette 28 Big East Franklin Regional 16, Gateway 7 Plum 42, Norwin 13 Northeast Woodland Hills 14, North Hills 0 Class 4A Big Seven McKeesport 33, Laurel Highlands...

Kole Olszewski threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns to lead top-ranked Bishop Canevin to a 38-17 triumph over Burgettstown (1-2, 0-1) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. Marquis Carter added 107 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Crusaders (3-1, 1-0). Cornell 48, Avella 0...

In the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference, Sam Hughes hit Noah George with a 23-yard touchdown pass with 1 minute, 30 seconds left in the game to give Riverside a 32-28 comeback win over Mohawk (0-2, 0-1) on Friday night. Riverside (2-1, 1-0) trailed 15-6 at halftime and 22-19 heading...

Jakub Pickett caught five passes for a school-record 163 yards and two touchdowns as Quaker Valley earned a 40-22 victory over Seton LaSalle (0-4, 0-1) in the Class 3A Western Hills Conference on Friday night. Troy Kozar threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two TDs for...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 70-68) lost 9-6 to Toledo (Tigers). RHP David Bednar (4.50) pitched a perfect inning as he rehabs a back injury. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (6-7, 5.06) started and was touched up for seven runs, six earned, on six hits and a walk in three innings. RHP Junior Fernandez (5.36)...

Brody Evans threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Thomas Jefferson to a 31-21 victory over Latrobe (2-2, 0-1) in the Class 4A Big Seven Conference opener Friday night. Aidan Whalen ran for 112 yards and a touchdown for Thomas Jefferson (3-1, 3-1). Robert Fulton ran...

Zach Boyd and Zion White continue to torch opposing secondaries, and Elizabeth Forward continues to win because of it. The Warriors started a little slower than coach Mike Collodi would have liked, but they still came away with a 42-21 win over Shady Side Academy at Warriors Stadium. Boyd continues...

After shutting out North Catholic last week, Aliquippa’s defense looked to be in peak form. Nothing happened Friday night to change that view. The Quips held Montour to minus-23 yards of offense in a 33-0 shutout victory in its Class 4A Parkway Conference opener at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium....

Ben McAuley’s 18-yard field goal in the final seconds capped No. 4 Mt. Lebanon’s 17-16 comeback win over top-ranked Central Catholic (2-2, 0-1) in a Class 6A Conference football game Friday night. Mt. Lebanon (2-2, 1-0) trailed 16-0 heading into the fourth quarter. David Shields hit Fred LaSota with a...

Coming into Friday night’s game at Shaler, Hempfield knew it was knocking on history’s door. A performance for the ages blew that door clear off the hinges. Spartans quarterback Jake Phillips accounted for 363 yards of offense and all seven touchdowns as Hempfield (4-0) pounded Shaler, 48-7, on Friday night...

Time and time again, Serra Catholic’s defense has come up with huge, game-changing plays. A week after winning against Washington by stifling them on a 2-point attempt, the Eagles (3-1, 1-0) defense came up with the goods in a 38-20 conference-opening victory over Burrell (3-1, 0-1). There were two defensive...

Haden Sierocky did it all for Ligonier Valley on Friday night. The 6-foot, 176-pound senior rushed for 150 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns, caught four passes for 37 yards and a touchdown, recovered two fumbles and intercepted a pass that was tipped by two players before he came...

When Penn-Trafford needed to make a big defensive play with less than two minutes to go in a six-point game Friday night, Tommy Kalkstein answered the call. On a third-and-8, the 6-foot-2, 182-pound senior defensive back came up with a late interception of Belle Vernon’s Braden Laux to revive some...

Who’s a threat to democracy? President Joe Biden is a rubber stamp for the Democrat-controlled Congress. He has never vetoed a bill presented to him by Congress. Thus, as far as policy, legislation and the direction of the country are concerned, the de facto presidents are Senate Majority Leader Chuck...