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In brief: news from Harmony, Shaler
Summer wine walk The 8th Annual Summer Wine Walk in Harmony will be June 4 in Historic Harmony from 5-9 p.m. Fifteen wineries and distilleries will be featured in the tour, as well as five music venues and two charcuterie vendors, a gourmet mac and cheese vendor, and a sandwich/barbecue...
Summer offerings announced at Northland Public Library
Northland Public Library in McCandless is hosting these summer events: Adult summer reading BOOKSHELF BINGO – June 1 through August 31 Every two weeks, registered readers will have the chance to win a $25 gift card to Target or Trader Joe’s, and each item you log during the entire program...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 21, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (13-7) vs. Seneca Valley (14-7) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m.; Norwin (10-8) vs. Central Catholic (10-9) at Plum, 4 p.m.; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Upper St. Clair (10-8) at Shaler, 4:30 p.m.; Pine-Richland (11-9) vs. Butler (13-5) at...
Riverhounds lose at Tampa Bay, missing chance to climb standings
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds missed a chance to move into the top spot of the USL Championship Eastern Conference standings Saturday, losing 3-1 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Riverhounds (7-3-1) remain tied with Memphis 901 FC for third in the conference, two points behind Louisville City...
Pirates farm report for May 21, 2022: Strong start for Bethel Park’s Justin Meis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 20-19) was clobbered by Toledo (Tigers), 10-2. Indianapolis made six errors, including two by 3B Hoy Park (.203) and two by C Jason Delay (.263). RHP Osvaldo Bido (3.64) started and gave up one run on three hits and four walks in 3.1 innings. He struck out five....
Quaker Valley tennis falls in state semifinals
WPIAL champion Quaker Valley saw its bid for a PIAA Class 2A team tennis title end in the state semifinals Saturday in Hershey. The Quakers lost to eventual state champ Masterman, 3-2. For Quaker Valley, Will Sirianni defeated Daniel Li, 6-4, 6-0, at No. 2 singles and Henry Veeck and...
Seton Hill baseball drops pair to West Chester in regional finals
The Seton Hill baseball team fell one win short of advancing to the Super Regional, dropping a pair of games to West Chester in the Atlantic Regional final Saturday. The Griffins (33-19-1) lost 5-4 in the first game and 9-6 in 11 innings in the second game. In the opener,...
Blacksmiths show off their skills at Laughlintown’s Compass Inn Museum
Visitors to Laughlintown’s Compass Inn Museum on Saturday found a gathering of blacksmiths. About a dozen area blacksmiths demonstrated their skills on the grounds of the historic Route 30 inn, which has been restored to its prime 1830s appearance. The “Hammer-In” event included members of the Pittsburgh Area Artist Blacksmiths...
George Guido: Alle-Kiski Valley softball teams down to Final 4
And then there were four. We started with 17 baseball and softball teams from the Alle-Kiski Valley to begin the WPIAL playoffs last Tuesday: six baseball and 11 softball. At the end of the week, we were down to four, all in softball. Burrell and Freeport will be active Monday...
How the Pa. Republican establishment broke itself trying to stop Doug Mastriano
On a rainy Friday earlier this month, several leading Republican candidates for governor drove to Westmoreland County for former President Trump’s rally that evening. With less than two weeks before the primary election, State Sen. Doug Mastriano was leading in the polls, and some of the candidates and their aides...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Sydney Selker, Apollo-Ridge’s Greg Klingensmith
Sydney Selker School: Freeport Class: Sophomore Sport: Softball Report card: Selker threw a complete game, allowing one run on five hits against Central Valley in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs on Wednesday. Selker batted .483 and hit seven home runs while driving in 27 runs during the regular...
Wild Things looking forward to building on last season’s championship berth
In July of last season, the New York Boulders extended their lead, going up 4-2 against the Washington Wild Things. In the bottom of the ninth, the team worked the bases loaded. Wild Things infielder Nick Ward approach the plate with confidence against closer Tanner Kiest. “He was throwing at...
Pennsylvania Republican fight brews in epicenter of Trump’s 2020 grudge
Bridgewater Associates alum David McCormick and celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz are girding for a long legal fight in their too-close-to-call Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary, with Donald Trump already casting doubts on the outcome. The race is expected to end with an automatic recount that threatens to trigger an intraparty battle...
Testimony: Suspended Somerset County DA assaulted wife after he was discovered with paramour; wife denies she was beaten
JOHNSTOWN — A Westmoreland County woman testified on Friday that suspended Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Thomas assaulted his wife in 2021 after she discovered him drinking with a recent lover. But Thomas’ wife, Amy Thomas, maintained in her own testimony that injuries to her face and head were caused...
North Hills pitcher Sophia Roncone picks up bat, becomes doubly dangerous
Sophia Roncone has been one of the most electric pitchers in WPIAL Class 5A softball for the last couple of years. This season, however, she gave opponents two reasons to worry about her. Roncone went 10-2 in the circle during the regular season with 116 strikeouts and 48 walks. The...
Led by emerging talents, North Hills boys lacrosse team on the rise
Just two years on the job and Alex Mueser is seeing some very enjoyable progress. Mueser, a former Saint Vincent and Vincentian Academy standout, took over a building North Hills boys lacrosse program before last season. It took a year, but the Indians were able to put together a solid...
North Allegheny volleyball standouts savor time in elite program
The North Allegheny boys volleyball team is taking on Central Dauphin for the 2021 PIAA championship. The team’s adrenaline is rushing and the players are about to cement their legacy as champions. With the team about to clinch the victory, coach Dan Shall calls a timeout. “We were up 24-16...
Fox Chapel tennis team celebrates win over rival in WPIAL finals, PIAA 1st-round victory
Many WPIAL championship teams suffer a letdown in their first PIAA tournament game. Not Fox Chapel’s boys tennis team, however. The Foxes, after a convincing, 5-0 victory over Shady Side Academy in the WPIAL Class 3A finals May 11, won their PIAA opener over City League champion Carrick by the...
Fox Chapel baseball, softball teams fall in opening round
It was a tough day on the diamond as the Fox Chapel baseball and softball teams were ousted in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs on May 17. The baseball team fell to West Allegheny, 1-0, in the Class 5A first round. Vinnie Reiber got the only two Foxes’...
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse says goodbye to large senior class
Too many injuries and too many close losses. That’s the 2022 Fox Chapel boys lacrosse season in a nutshell. The Foxes finished 3-5 in section play, 8-7 overall. “It’s nice to have a winning season, that’s definitely a positive,” said Kevin Devinney, Fox Chapel’s fifth-year coach. “I think overall, though,...
Sounding off: Roe and racism
I don’t believe it’s unreasonable to presume that many of the people demonstrating against the Supreme Court draft decision on abortion also participate in protests under the banner of Black Lives Matter. A closer investigation of abortions and racism may be helpful. Blacks and Hispanics combined make up less than...
Mike Sielski: Why the Flyers’ 47-year Stanley Cup drought won’t end soon
PHILADELPHIA — As of Friday, May 27, it will have been 47 years since the Flyers last won the Stanley Cup. If you have a fondness for the sadomasochistic, you can continue parsing that number to illustrate just how long that drought has been: 17,168 days, 411,744 hours, and on...
Viewpoint 2: Cronyism makes baby formula shortage worse
Bad policy makes people vulnerable, and the current baby formula shortage is just the latest example. The immediate cause of the shortage was contamination in a Michigan factory, which might not resume production until June. But the underlying cause is a slew of bad policies that make the market less...
Viewpoint 1: The infant formula crisis and our inequitable food system
No child should ever go hungry in the richest nation in the world. And yet, in recent days, panicked parents and caretakers who rely on infant formula for their loved ones’ health and nutritional needs are contending with the skyrocketing prices of baby formula and a severe shortage in grocery...
Letter to the editor: North Park is a treasure
A shout-out to the great men and women who meticulously groom and tend to the everyday needs of our great county park, North Park. There aren’t many places anywhere around more beautiful. It is a treasure to be able to enjoy such a wonderful place so close to home. Just...
