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High school roundup for Dec. 27, 2021: North Catholic tops Gateway to go to 5-0
Andrew Maddalon scored 23 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to lead North Catholic to a 75-69 boys basketball victory over Gateway at the Holiday Bash at North Allegheny. Max Hurray added 16 points, Max Rottmann had 12 and Ben Tomer contributed 11 for North Catholic (5-0). Ryan Greggerson led Gateway (3-2)...
Quick start, 34 points from freshman push Ringgold past Southmoreland
Ringgold tallied 27 first-quarter points against Southmoreland on the first day of the cfsbank Holiday Tournament at Charleroi High School on Monday night. But the Rams went cold in the middle quarters. Despite only leading by six points in the fourth quarter, Ringgold showed its resolve and battled to a...
John Dorfman: Why I own only 2 of the Sacred Seven stocks
There are seven stocks that investors seem to worship. In the parlance of the 1970s, they are one-decision stocks: You are supposed to buy them and never sell them. Call them the Sacred Seven. The blessed septet are Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL, formerly Google), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), Apple Inc. (AAPL), Meta...
Dave Anderson: The truth is that our citizens are not polarized
There are two problems with the conventional wisdom about polarization in American society. The first is that it mistakes widespread conflict with one master battle between conservatives and liberals. The second is that it overlooks a large percentage of Americans who do not identify with either the Democrats or the...
Penn State DB Brisker, WR Dotson won’t play in Outback Bowl to focus on NFL DraftVideo
Penn State standout receiver Jahan Dotson and safety Jaquan Brisker won’t play for the Nittany Lions against No. 22 Arkansas in the Outback Bowl on Saturday. Brisker announced Monday that he has opted out of the bowl game to prepare for the 2022 NFL Draft. “I’ve been waiting for this...
Analysis: Depleted Ravens couldn’t keep it close against BengalsVideo
The Baltimore Ravens have remained competitive all season despite injuries that have decimated the roster. Against Cincinnati, it finally looked like one team’s backups trying to stop another team’s stars. The Ravens were helpless against a Cincinnati team that wasn’t forced to punt. After losing its previous three games by...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rants against ‘fake religion’ Kwanzaa as Black holiday begins
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has denounced Kwanzaa as a “fake religion” just as millions of Black people start to celebrate the weeklong holiday. The far-right Georgia lawmaker berated the national College Republicans for “pandering and BS” after the GOP group tweeted a seemingly innocuous happy holiday message. “Stop. It’s a...
Brian Baumgartner gets ‘meta’ about his beloved ‘The Office’ character Kevin
Brian Baumgartner hasn’t landed a high-profile role since playing awkward accountant Kevin Malone on “The Office.” But he’s too busy leading tours down memory lane to complain. Baumgartner started a podcast last year that serves as the main source for his new book, “Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Oral History...
5 questions to help you figure out if you’ll love ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
As a wise Oracle once said, “Everything that has a beginning has an end.” Well, maybe she meant everything but the “Matrix” movies. Four films, one “Animatrix,” video games and two decades of enormous cultural influence later, the franchise borne of Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s 1999 sci-fi opus has rebooted...
Larger roster providing hope to Latrobe swimming
Grey Arrigonie knows that depth matters. And depth, without question, is something the Latrobe swimming program has much more of this season. “We are bigger than past years,” said Arrigonie, now in his 12th year as Latrobe’s coach. “Last year we had some swimmers opt out. We were really low...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Southmoreland’s Delaynie Morvosh
Delaynie Morvosh Southmoreland basketball The last three years have been very good for the Southmoreland girls basketball program, with deep playoff runs happening every season, including a trip to the WPIAL finals in 2020. That success has carried over early in the 2021-22 season, as the Scotties are off to...
Steelers vs. Chiefs: What they’re saying after K.C.’s blowout win
Talk in the Midwest in the wake of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 36-10 rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday was all about division titles and possible Super Bowl runs. Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, many are left wondering how deep of an overhaul the Steelers might consider in the offseason —...
Letter to the editor: Social justice is opposite of justice
After years of hearing the term “social justice,” you might think you understand the term. I believe we can now definitively say that the term means whatever the “woke” mob wants it to mean. One thing is for certain: It has nothing to do with justice. Taking the case of...
Letter to the editor: There are honest Democrats, unionists
In his column “Pa. Democrats have a union problem” (Dec. 12, TribLIVE), Michael Torres attempts to prove that the Democrats are in trouble because they are siding with hard-working Americans and defending unions (one of the few institutions that actually works to protect working people). Donald Trump, leader of the GOP,...
The Stroller, Dec. 27, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. New award to honor Concordia employees Concordia Lutheran Ministries has announced a new honor, The Stephen W. Johnson Mission Award that will...
Editorial: The opinions of 2021
The editorial is not a 10- to 15-inch space where a newspaper gets to let down its hair and loosen its belt and change the rules that apply to the rest of its coverage. In a news story, the reporters uncover the story and track down the details. The editors...
Letter to the editor: Rossi’s right; vaccine should be individual decision
State Rep. Leslie Rossi is right: Give everyone “exemption assistance” who needs it and wants it (“Westmoreland Co. lawmaker offers to help with vaccine exemptions as covid-19 infections surge,” Dec. 15, TribLIVE). I have a niece who was fired because she would not get the vaccine because of her rare...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 27
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 27....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 27
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 27....
Mark Barabak: Looking back on a plague year and ahead to more political upheaval
Today we look back on the year in politics and forward to the midterm election, now less than 325 days away. Because 2021 was so much fun, why not live it again? Please. Our plague year began, in fittingly grim fashion, with pro-Trump insurrectionists overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an...
New Penn State transfer Mitchell Tinsley brings proven track record to WR position
Christmas came a little early for the Penn State offense Friday evening when Western Kentucky transfer Mitchell Tinsley announced he is joining the Nittany Lions. Tinsley is a 6-foot-1, 205-pound wide receiver who will use his final year of eligibility at Penn State. In 2021, Tinsley caught 87 passes for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 26, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Bentworth Tournament Waynesburg Central vs. West Greene, 2 p.m. Propel Braddock Hills at Bentworth, 3:45 p.m. Bethel Park Tournament Shaler vs. Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio), 4:30 p.m. McDowell at Bethel Park, 6 p.m. Carmichaels Tournament Jefferson-Morgan vs. Mapletown, 4 p.m. Beth-Center at Carmichaels, 7...
Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr., a North Allegheny grad, announces he’ll return in 2022
Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. announced Saturday that he’ll return to the Nittany Lions in 2022. In the Christmas morning message on social media, Porter wrote, “At this time in my life, staying in college and completing my college degree is important to me and my family. After much...
Letter to the editor: Don’t like statue? Don’t open time capsule.
Regarding the story “Crews may have found 1887 time capsule in Lee statue base” (Dec. 18): It is not often when an act so precisely defines so many words — arrogance, irony, hypocrisy. To remove a war statue because the history offends you, and then to open a time capsule...
State grants approved for Route 30 intersection upgrades in Irwin, Unity
Fines generated through Pennsylvania’s automated red light enforcement program are set to fund two proposed intersection improvements on Route 30 in Westmoreland County. A $167,000 grant has been approved for proposed modifications to improve safety at Route 30 and Wimmerton Boulevard in Unity. In Irwin, the program also is providing...
