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WPIAL Class A football roundup: Landon Smith’s 5 TDs lead No. 4 Laurel past No. 3 South Side
Landon Smith ran for 253 yards and five touchdowns, including three in the fourth quarter, as No. 4 Laurel upended No. 3 South Side, 33-16, in the Class A Big 7 Conference on Friday night. C.J. Sunseri threw for 76 yards for the Spartans (6-1, 4-0). Ryan Navarra and Brody...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Keystone Oaks rallies past McGuffey
Nick Buckley’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Clinton Robinson in the fourth quarter lifted Keystone Oaks to a 32-30 win against McGuffey (5-3, 3-2) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night. Buckley threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns for KO (6-2, 3-1). Philip McCuen threw for 62 yards...
Central Catholic beats Penn Hills on improbable blocked field goal for TD
Trailing by a point with one second left, Central Catholic lined up for a 49-yard field goal that would have won its nonconference game with Penn Hills on Friday night. Instead, the Vikings won in an even more improbable way. The kick was blocked, but while Penn Hills players celebrated...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: No. 2 McKeesport rolls past Gateway
Jahmil Perryman ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a 44-yard fumble return to lead Class 4A No. 2 McKeesport to 41-17 nonconference victory over Class 5A No. 2 Gateway (6-2) on Friday night. Khaimere Harris also scored on a 60-yard fumble return for the Tigers (8-0)....
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Canon-McMillan topples Upper St. Clair
Mike Evans hit Kaeden Singleton with a 7-yard touchdown with 42 seconds left in the game to give Class 6A No. 5 Canon-McMillan a 28-24 nonconference win at Class 5A No. 4 Upper St. Clair (6-2) on Friday night. Jake Kasper rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown for Canon-McMillan...
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Ben Lane helps Freeport shut out Knoch
Ben Lane ran for three touchdowns as No. 4 Freeport earned a 42-0 win over Knoch (0-8, 0-3) in Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference play Friday night. Gavin Croney tossed for two touchdown passes, a 14-yard strike to Brady Sullivan and a 28-yarder to Zach Clark. Clark also scored on...
In brief: news from Sharpsburg, Fox Chapel and more
Ketchup City Creative is hosting a showing of architectural illustrations by graphic artist Shane Henderson on Oct. 21 from 6-9 p.m. and Oct. 22 from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. The show will feature 21 framed prints done by Henderson all focused on the architecture of Pittsburgh. Ketchup City Creative is...
West Allegheny clinches playoff spot by beating Blackhawk in 2OT
The West Allegheny Indians missed the playoffs the past three years, the first that had happened since 1994-96. They will not miss a fourth consecutive time. With a 16-13 double-overtime win over Blackhawk (3-5, 2-3 Parkway Conference) on Friday night at Joe P. DeMichela Stadium, West Allegheny (7-1, 4-1) clinched...
Another big game for Ryan Palmieri leads surging Pine-Richland past Shaler
Pine-Richland is hitting its stride at the perfect time. And Ryan Palmieri may be the biggest reason why. Palmieri accounted for 324 yards of total offense as the Rams (5-3, 1-1) won a fourth straight game, blasting Shaler, 42-7, Friday night at Titan Stadium. “You know, we’re rolling,” Pine-Richland coach...
Belle Vernon takes advantage of field position, Martin scores 5 times in win over Mt. Pleasant
Belle Vernon Area started seven of its eight first-half drives deep in Mt. Pleasant territory, and Quinton Martin scored five first-half touchdowns and picked off a pair of passes as the Leopards routed the visiting Vikings, 55-7, in a Class 3A Interstate Conference matchup Friday on The Beach at James...
Southmoreland doubles up Greensburg Salem in win
Ty Keffer did a little bit of everything to lead Southmoreland to a 42-21 victory over Greensburg Salem in Interstate Conference play Friday evening before a Homecoming crowd at Russ Grimm Field in Alverton. Keffer, a junior, pulled in nine receptions for 160 yards and six touchdowns. Not bad for...
Chandler Thimons, Aaran Randolph lead Highlands past Kiski Area
So much for peeking ahead to the next game. Highlands, set for a big collision against Armstrong next week that will decide at least a share of the Greater Allegheny Conference title, prepped Friday night with a decisive, 56-7 victory over Kiski Area at Richard Dilts Stadium. The Golden Rams...
Cruce Brookins powers top-ranked Steel Valley past Burrell
The Steel Valley Ironmen continued their path of dominance, defeating the Burrell Bucs, 48-0, on Friday night in Class 2A Allegheny Conference action. The Ironmen (7-0, 5-0) were greeted with a shower of boos by a sea of pink-clad Burrell fans in the student section, but by the end of...
Big games from Fulton, Wetzel carry Latrobe over Connellsville
The Connellsville football team, playing on its own field, put together a fairly strong first quarter in front of a homecoming crowd Friday night. But once things started to go downhill, there was no stopping the slide as the Falcons were beaten by visiting Latrobe, 43-13, in a Class 4A...
Big 12 targeting 9-game schedule without divisions for 2023, 2024 seasons
DALLAS — The Big 12′s new look for 2023 will also include a refreshed schedule format. The conference is targeting a nine-game football schedule without divisions for next year and 2024, when the Big 12 will expand to 14 schools. A conference source with knowledge of the scheduling discussions confirmed...
Gary Franks: Tuberville’s inappropriate remarks — apology needed
I had planned to write about an election issue this week, but Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville interrupted those plans with some inappropriate, disturbing remarks at a recent Republican rally in Nevada. Tuberville said the following about Democrats: “They’re not soft on crime. They’re pro-crime. They want crime. They want...
Trib takes home 8 awards from Society of Professional Journalists
The Tribune-Review won eight awards from the Pennsylvania chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for work published in 2021. The awards were presented this week at the Keystone News Conference in Harrisburg. The awards recognize excellence in written, audio and video journalism across the state. In the Spotlight category,...
Adnan Syed was exonerated in ‘Serial’ killing, but questions remain for Hae Min Lee’s family
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore murder case with international interest came to a sudden end in a Baltimore courtroom after winding its way through the legal system for more than two decades. Millions of people learned about Adnan Syed after listening to the “Serial” podcast, and hundreds gathered outside the courthouse...
Something for almost everyone at the Carnegie Carnegie
The autumn years of one’s life are the time of winding down, approaching the end. But despite metaphors and Mother Nature, I think of fall as the time of fresh starts, the season of anticipation. School, my birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, first snow, Christmas and other December holidays. Things are certainly...
Paul Muschick: Day care’s carbon monoxide scare could have been prevented if lawmakers did their jobs
Most of those hospitalized Tuesday after a carbon monoxide leak at an Allentown daycare center are back home. That’s wonderful news. I hope the children rebound quickly and soon will be bouncing around again at Happy Smiles Learning Center. I also hope state legislators recognize what a tragedy this could...
Japan to end restrictions on women remarrying after divorce
Japan is set to change a 19th-century law deciding the paternity of a child born after divorce, in a bid to reduce the number of babies who remain unregistered and face difficulty in accessing health care and education. The cabinet approved a bill Friday under which paternity will be awarded...
Eric Bohannon: Eligible for Medicare? Here’s what you should consider when choosing a plan
As inflation causes us all to stretch our dollars, the majority of Americans are likely focused on finding the best prices without sacrificing quality. Health care is no different; picking the right insurance plan that meets individual or family needs can be critical to maintaining a balanced budget. Right now,...
Letter to the editor: Right choice to eliminate Westmoreland drop box
Regarding the article “Republican commissioners remove ballot drop box from Westmoreland courthouse” (Sept. 28, TribLIVE): The mail-in-ballots that have been sent out are mail-in ballots, not drop box ballots. With the price of gas, why would you want to travel 10 miles to the courthouse when you could walk 10...
Letter to the editor: GOP’s abortion exception — when they need them
Republicans claim to be against abortions and are now eager in the wake of the Roe v. Wade reversal to institute the most draconian bans they can get away with. But there is one exception to an abortion ban that Republicans seem pretty comfortable with: not rape, not incest, not...
Penn Hills School District news for the week of Oct. 14, 2022
Brandon Norman has been named to the dean’s list at Southern New Hampshire University for the summer 2022 semester. Ron Ashby, Anthony Vehec, Christine Ritz, Dorian Adams and Dustin Runkel were named to the school’s president’s list for the same semester. The See The Best In Me Awards represent individuals...
