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WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Woodland Hills beats Latrobe to clinch playoff berth
Jeremiah Ramsey returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter as Woodland Hills claimed a playoff spot with a 26-17 victory in its WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference game against Latrobe (3-6, 1-3) on Friday night. Brandon Jones ran for two touchdowns for Woodland Hills...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: Norwin takes down No. 5 Canon-McMillan
Dominic Barca ran for 124 yards and a 95-yard touchdown and caught a TD pass as Norwin scored a 16-7 upset over No. 5 Canon-McMillan (4-5, 2-4) in a WPIAL Class 6A football Friday night. Joey Castle kicked a 32-yard field goal for the Knights (3-6, 1-5), who remain in...
Central Valley keeps firm grasp on 1st place in conference, routs Avonworth
The football never saw Central Valley territory in the first quarter. That was a taste of things to come. Central Valley turned in a dominant defensive effort and fended off another challenger to its Class 3A Northwestern Six crown, defeating Avonworth, 43-6, Friday night. Right from the start, Avonworth was...
This date in sports history: Oct. 23Video
1949 — Don Doll of the Detroit Lions intercepts four passes in a 24-7 victory over the Chicago Cardinals. 1960 — Jim Martin of Detroit becomes the first kicker to kick two field goals over 50 yards in a game as the Lions beat the Baltimore Colts, 30-17. 1971 —...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 8
Top performers for Week 8 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 267 - Hunter Pelehac, Brownsville (14 of 35) 251 - Hayden Teska, Greensburg Salem (20 of 44) 233 - Carter Slowinski, Freedom (14 of 26) 229 - Brad Birch, Gateway (10 of 14) 227 - Zion White,...
Mt. Lebanon football team easily handles Seneca Valley
Mt. Lebanon just keeps on rolling its way through WPIAL Class 6A. The top-ranked Blue Devils (9-0, 6-0) turned a comfortable halftime lead into a total runaway, blasting Seneca Valley, 38-7, on a rainy senior night at Mt. Lebanon Stadium. With the win, Mt. Lebanon secured at least a share...
Field day for California defense in shutout against Monessen
Inclement weather and harsh field conditions played a big role in Friday night’s Tri-County South Conference matchup between California and Monessen. The two Class A foes combined for eight turnovers and slightly more than 150 yards of total offense as the Trojans managed to capture a 23-0 victory over the...
Upper St. Clair rallies for win, honors Jim Render
Upper St. Clair held a ceremony Friday night to honor its legendary former coach Jim Render. With a thrilling comeback win over South Fayette, the Panthers also honored him with a 31-28 overtime victory. The win was set up by a Hail Mary touchdown pass on an untimed down at...
McKeesport knocks off TJ, sets up winner-take-all showdown with Belle Vernon next week
When it comes to the Big 8 Conference, most of the talk usually revolves around Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon. But there’s a new big cat on the block, and the McKeesport Tigers have entered the chat. McKeesport used a plethora of big plays and rode the hot wheels of...
Olsen, Armstrong run wild, hold off Plum
Armstrong is in the WPIAL playoffs for the fourth time in the school’s seven-season existence. But holding on for the clincher wasn’t easy. Up by 21 points with 3 minutes left in the third quarter, the River Hawks held off a furious Plum to beat the Mustangs, 35-28, in a...
Long 1st-half drive sparks North Hills to win over Fox Chapel
After neither team could get things going offensively against stout defensive play in the first half, North Hills took over in the middle of the second quarter with the worst field position for either team at its own 10-yard line. The drive that followed sparked the Indians to a 17-10...
ABC bans live weapons from ‘The Rookie’ after Alec Baldwin accident
LOS ANGELES — ABC’s popular procedural “The Rookie” has banned the firing of real guns on the show after a fatal accident Thursday on a movie set in New Mexico. Shaken up by the events, Alexi Hawley, the showrunner on the cop drama starring Nathan Fillion as a Los Angeles...
Elizabeth Forward clinches conference title with resounding win over Southmoreland
The Southmoreland football team hit visiting Elizabeth Forward with some big body blows in the early part of Friday’s Class 3A Interstate Conference game Friday at Russ Grimm Field in Alverton. However, the Warriors took those body shots, then delivered plenty of their own as Elizabeth Forward recovered from a...
Steel City World Cup soccer tournament celebrates region’s international flavor
Twenty teams representing 17 countries on five continents will converge in Coraopolis for a unique soccer tournament this weekend. The Steel City World Cup will be held at the Montour Junction Sports Complex on Saturday and Sunday. The event aims to promote diversity by hosting an international field of participants....
Murrysville couple charged with bilking CARES Act of $220K via rental relief money-laundering scheme
A Murrysville couple arrested Friday morning is accused of bilking the federal government of more than $220,000 in coronavirus-related relief money by filing false claims for rental assistance — including for units that were unoccupied and uninhabitable in the name of fake renters in need, police said. Devon Lane, 29,...
Riverhounds game to be partially replayed due to officiating error
In a stunning turn of events, the USL Championship admitted an “egregious” officiating error and ruled that last Saturday’s match between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Miami FC will be replayed from the 67th minute on with the Riverhounds holding a 1-0 lead. The game, which originally ended in a 0-0...
Halloween happenings around Westmoreland County
Irwin The Irwin Halloween Costume Par-tay for adults age 21 and older will feature food, music provided by AJ Entertainment and karaoke singing from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Hall, 415 Main St., Irwin. The event is BYOB. Tickets are $12 per person plus fees through Eventbrite,...
Hung jury declared in sexual assault case against former Regent Square restaurateur
For the second time, a jury deliberating the case of a former Regent Square restaurant owner accused of sexual assault could not reach a verdict. After four days of deliberation, the panel of five women and seven men was dismissed by a judge after advising the court it was unable...
Matthew Yglesias: Joe Manchin should leave his party, on 1 condition
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia set the political world ablaze this week with the news — swiftly denied, it should be said — that he’s considering leaving the Democratic Party. To repeat, he denies it, in no uncertain terms. But the reality is that any Democrat representing a state...
Man charged in fatal Club Erotica shooting guilty of third-degree murder
A Carnegie man accused of killing another man at a McKees Rocks strip club earlier this year was found guilty Friday of third-degree murder. Charles Becher, 24, faces a possible prison term of six years in the standard guideline range when he is sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge...
Trudy Rubin: Afghans who helped U.S. face Taliban revenge if we don’t save them now
Before the U.S. exit from Kabul, we heard fine White House words about saving Afghan allies who helped U.S. troops. Yet the majority of the 18,000 Afghans applicants for special immigrant visas (known as SIVs) which were designated by Congress for translators and other military helpers, were left behind during...
Carlton Haselrig’s widow seeks ‘justice,’ support through NFL’s race-norming settlement
The agreement reached Wednesday by the NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired football players to end race-norming in the league’s $1 billion settlement of concussion claims is an important step, according to Michelle Haselrig. But the widow of the former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman and six-time NCAA wrestling champion Carlton...
Homebuyer ‘love letters’ may stir bias – but they often work
Several years ago, Kristine Chadwick and her family were trying to buy a house in Eugene, Oregon. The market was competitive, so her agent suggested she write a letter to the seller, describing her husband, three kids, two dogs and one cat, and why she wanted to raise her family...
Letter to the editor: Zappone and Mertz best for Greensburg
Understanding what’s best for Greensburg is simple. It’s voting for the two candidates from Greensburg who have spent each day talking with residents over the last four years. Much progress has been made in revitalization and clearing blight. Services have been maintained without a tax increase in very difficult times....
Letter to the editor: Ivermectin information slanted
The same misinformation being believed by some patients nationally is prevalent at home, too. They read in their trusted local newspaper slanted information which causes a thinking person to question what is going on. The article “’You can’t fix it with facts’: Doctors share patients’ excuses for covid vaccine refusal”...
