Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 49
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Nate Loughner, GCC’s Addison Vacanti
Nate Loughner School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Hockey Class: Junior Claim to fame: Loughner, who has 15 points, including seven goals, scored twice to complete a hat trick during a five-goal third period for Penn-Trafford (4-1) in a 7-4 comeback win over Shaler in PIHL Class 2A action Nov. 15. Last season,...
Penn-Trafford’s unsung heroes to bring lunch pails to WPIAL championship game
When people talk about the 2021 Penn-Trafford football team, the names that are mentioned frequently are Wisconsin recruit Cade Yacamelli, quarterback Carter Green and members of the imposing offensive line. But there is a lot more to the Warriors. Every successful football team has players that go unnoticed to the...
Penn-Trafford area: Level Green lights up, food bank collection
Level Green plans Light Up Night Santa Claus will arrive on a fire truck during the Light Up Level Green event from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Level Green Fire Hall along Route 130 in Penn Township. The Penn Trafford Community Band will play holiday favorites and...
The public turns out for Penn Township police meet-and-greetVideo
About 30 people stopped at Community Church Harrison City recently for a meet-and-greet with the Penn Township Police Department. The event was a way to introduce community members to the police force as a whole while detailing specific jobs officers hold, police Chief John Otto said. “As a police department,...
Defensive stands, Yacamelli’s runs lead Penn-Trafford past Pine-Richland in Class 5A semifinal
When Cade Yacamelli fumbled on the first play of the game, the Penn-Trafford senior said some unflattering words to himself. But he sure made up for it later. Yacamelli rushed for 207 yards on 19 carries and scored three second-half touchdowns to help lead Penn-Trafford to a dominating 24-6 victory...
Big, physical offensive line makes Penn-Trafford offense go
It’s no secret the Penn-Trafford football team likes to run the football. Senior running back Cade Yacamelli and quarterback Carter Green have rushed for more than 2,200 yards and scored 30 touchdowns between them. Yacamelli has rushed for 1,290 yards and 16 touchdowns, and Green has 916 yards and 14...
Penn-Trafford area: Blood drive, holiday celebration, TV giveaway
Level Green club to hold blood drive The Community Women’s Club of Level Green will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4 in the Level Green Community Building, 123 Murrysville Road. Vitalant will handle all aspects of the blood drive. All donors must be preregistered as...
Penn Township woman spearheads Veterans Day dinner at Lamplighter
Army veterans Donald Rauscher and Rich Marshall attended a Veterans Day dinner near Delmont clad in military uniforms and armed with fliers for their honor guard group. As they spread the news about the Armbrust Veterans Association, the pair gained some new friends among the more than 200 veterans and...
Penn-Trafford field hockey closing the gap among state’s best teams
When Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt looked back at the 2021 season, she cites a program on the verge of greatness. Her Warriors have been the top team in Class 2A in Western Pennsylvania for six consecutive seasons, and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon. When...
Penn-Trafford makes short work of upset-minded Fox Chapel
It didn’t take long for the Penn-Trafford football team to let upset-minded Fox Chapel know what was in store: a long Friday night in Harrison City. The second-seeded Warriors scored less than two minutes into the game, scored on all five of their possessions in the first half and rolled...
Penn-Trafford area: Seniors meet, P-T donation
Senior citizen group to meet Isaac Meyers will sing Christmas carols when the Super Seniors of Westmoreland County meet at noon Dec. 7 in the Community United Methodist Church, Route 130, Harrison City. Lunch is $6 and reservations are needed for new attendees. Those attending should bring a mask. For...
Fox Chapel will try to outfox No. 2 Penn-Trafford in WPIAL quarterfinals
Fox Chapel has already pulled off a playoff upset this season, but can it outfox Penn-Trafford in the quarterfinals Friday? The No. 10-seeded Foxes (5-6) opened the WPIAL Class 5A first round by defeating seventh-seeded Upper St. Clair, 13-10, last Friday. Now they face well-rested Penn-Trafford (8-2), which is seeded...
Penn Township barrel racer earns 2021 championship in youth division
Rayna DePaul isn’t sure that a rider can ever fully master control of their horse. “My horse now, Frenchie, is very sassy,” said DePaul, 15, of Penn Township. “She likes to do things her way, but she does listen to me.” And she listens well. DePaul, along with three other...
Penn-Trafford still looking for elusive 1st PIAA win after loss to Fleetwood
Penn-Trafford has yet to crack the win column in the PIAA field hockey playoffs, but veteran coach Cindy Dutt feels it’s coming. Fleetwood, the District 3 fifth-place finisher, got a pair of goals from Casey Dewald and defeated Penn-Trafford, 4-0, Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 2A playoffs....
Former Jeannette star, NFL player Terrell Pryor waives hearing, opts for trial on assault charge
Former NFL player and Jeannette football star Terrelle Pryor waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday and will stand trial on charges that he struck a woman in a Penn Township home they shared early Oct. 6. Neither Pryor, 32, nor his attorney, Stephen Colafella of Beaver, commented on...
Penn Township drug take back program gets 84 pounds of unused meds
Penn Township police and Penn Township Citizens for Drug Awareness collected 84-½ pounds of unused and expired prescription drugs during last month’s National Drug Take Back event held locally in the Giant Eagle parking lot at Penn Crossing, Harrison City. Sixty-one residents took advantage of the opportunity to drop off...
Penn-Trafford area: Veterans event, book sale, pancake breakfast, more
Norwin Elks to hold Veterans Day dinner All veterans, Norwin Elks members and guest veterans will be treated to a complimentary spaghetti dinner with a salad and non-alcoholic drink from 4 to 8 p.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at the Norwin Elks, 135 Elks Lane, Manor. All other guests...
Penn-Trafford drama guild goes batty with comedic spin on ‘Dracula’
Penn-Trafford High School Drama Guild is going a little batty with a humorous take on the Dracula story. “Dracula: A Comic Thriller Starring Shirley Holmes and Jennie Watson” will be staged at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the high school in Harrison City. Tickets for each performance are $5...
Police: Accused robber asked mom for a mask before going into convenience store
The mother of a 25-year-old man arrested in a failed robbery of a Penn Township convenience store Wednesday told investigators she thought it was “weird” when he asked for a covid-19 mask before entering the store. After putting on the mask, the woman’s son, Jaime T. Shipley, exited his mother’s...
Penn Township father, son hike rogue trails to supervolcano doorstep
Robert Szypulski, a computer programmer with Windstream Communications, lives in Penn Township. His son, Scott Szypulski, is a financial research administrator for the University of Pittsburgh who lives in Oakland. This is the story of their recent adventure to Mt. Rainier and Grand Teton national parks. With national park visitation...
Penn-Trafford area happenings, Nov. 4 and beyond
Trafford Borough recognized by state group The Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs presented Trafford Borough with the 2021 First Place Recognition for the special recognition category for communications for the borough’s website. Kris Kardiff, borough council president, represented the borough at the conference in Erie....
Penn-Trafford teacher: Time in China will benefit students here
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Man being questioned by Penn Township police after failed robbery at Harrison City gas station
Penn Township police questioned a man who they suspect is responsible for an unsuccessful robbery attempt at a convenience store-gas station in Harrison City Wednesday. Police Chief John Otto said the attempted robbery occurred about 11:15 a.m. when a man entered a BP station at the corner of Harrison City-Export...
3 newcomers, 1 incumbent win seats on Trafford council
Trafford voters added three new faces to borough council in Tuesday’s general election and bid adieu to a 20-plus year council veteran, according to unofficial results. Casey L. Shoub Sr., 70, a Democrat, who was seeking his sixth elected, four-year term, finished fifth for four, four-year slots open, according to...
Incumbents hold off write-in challengers in Penn-Trafford school board race
All three incumbents in the Penn-Trafford school board race earned new terms on Tuesday, and the current warden of the Westmoreland County Prison will join them after earning a school board seat in the district’s Region II. In Region I, incumbent Republican Martin Stovar took nearly 83% of the vote....
