Hampton Journal category, Page 26

Bellevue Shoeb Panjwani sold property at 549 Dawson Ave. to William Lawrimore II and Courtney Killian for $321,000. Rodger Neurohr sold property at 70 Kendall Ave. to 70 Kendall Ave LLC for $205,000. Bradford Woods Paul Barrante sold property at 20 Market Ct to Mitchell Oshell and Lauren Budd for...

Hampton senior Eric Weeks’ offseason between basketball and baseball this year lasted about 12 hours. The morning after Hampton’s PIAA basketball playoff loss March 14, he joined his baseball teammates to take a bus to North Carolina for a three-day camp. The hectic schedule is standard procedure for Weeks, a...

When Aquinas Academy senior Vinnie Cugini joined the school’s boys volleyball team for the first time this spring, he had mild expectations. “I really thought it would be something cool and relaxing to do,” said Cugini, the WPIAL’s all-time boys basketball scoring leader. “I thought it could be something I’m...

Hampton Township is preparing to enact a 10-year plan to revitalize its parks, trails and open spaces. One of the most important parts of the plan is its goal of protecting natural resources, including healthy air, streams and green spaces, according to parks and recreation professional Heather Cuyler. To address...

Bellevue Shoeb Panjwani sold property at 549 Dawson Ave. to William Lawrimore II and Courtney Killian for $321,000. Rodger Neurohr sold property at 70 Kendall Ave. to 70 Kendall Ave LLC for $205,000. Bradford Woods Paul Barrante sold property at 20 Market Ct to Mitchell Oshell and Lauren Budd for...

More than 100 students at Hampton High School are prepping for the spring musical “Something Rotten!” — which they say is guaranteed to make the audience laugh. “Something Rotten!,” which has earned 10 Tony Award nominations since its 2015 release, follows the Bottom Brothers as they set out to write...

The Hampton girls track and field team will be led this season by a Kat, a Fish and a soon-to-be Husky. The trio of returning PIAA qualifiers — junior Kathleen Milon, sophomore Kevyn Fish and Northeastern-bound senior Ava Vitiello — give the Talbots a formidable foundation in the running events....

The Hampton boys track and field team this season has a lot of question marks that might turn into exclamation points. The Talbots’ 47-boy roster is dotted with multi-sport athletes who are giving high school track a try for the first time. “These are all unknowns,” second-year coach Heather Dietz...

A team of Hampton Township School District elementary students is heading for the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. Third- through fifth-graders Emma Osborn, Charles Lamb, Josephine Kurasch, Joshua Pearl, Ethan Barley, Edward Sager and Lincoln Verbofsky will represent Hampton from May 24-27 at Michigan State University. The school district’s...

At the three-day International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, Caliente Pizza & Draft House took home its fourth World Championship award plus several other award titles across various competition categories. Matt Hickey, general manager of Caliente’s commissary location, earned the team’s gold medal World Championship title in the Expo’s triathlon...

An evening of fun and games started with an afternoon of celebration. Prior to Hampton High School’s Talbot Thon benefit event on March 31, students, staff members and people from the community gathered in the auditorium in a continuing effort to demonstrate their support for Aiden Hanna. Following several months...

Thanks to folks like Betty Dixon, “Jeopardy” has been a mainstay of television since Ford made its first Mustang. “For years and years and years, I watched Alex Trebek,” she said about the show’s late longtime host. “There was a rule: Do not call between 7 and 7:30 unless it...

Police officer promoted On March 22, Township Council promoted Officer Jeff Haus to the rank of sergeant. Haus has eight years of full-time and eight years of part-time experience within the Hampton Police Department. He also has four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, part of which was in a...

Bellevue Scott Janeda sold property at 654 Highland Pl to Michael Petik for $232,500. Andoni Marquez sold property at 422 Teece Ave. to Colin and Brianna May for $322,150. Christopher Driscoll sold property at 100 Watkins Ave. to John Kocka for $678,000. Etna Joseph Missenda sold property at 13 Catherine...

The Hampton girls lacrosse program has only 25 players this season spread across the varsity and JV rosters. It is one of the thinnest rosters in coach Kelsey Burke’s nine seasons — they typically have 35-plus — and prevents the Talbots from holding full-field scrimmages at practice. But every one...

The Hampton boys lacrosse team was playing an intrasquad practice game in late March under the lights at Fridley Field when pouring rain began. The soaked players were enthusiastic and energized despite the wet, windy conditions at the end of their two-hour workout. And second-year coach Andy DeMichiei is starting...

When Sarah White was contemplating her Eagle project for Boy Scouts, she knew she wanted to build something that lasts. Through combining her two interests, art and carpentry, she constructed a set representing the Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids. The display is in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium,...

The Parent Teacher Organization at Hampton’s Poff Elementary School hosted its annual All-School Dance on March 16. Guests lined up for the red-carpet themed event featuring DJ Rocking Steve, portraits by Carolyn Doyle Photography and much more. “This event is near and dear to our hearts, as it allows all...

Fear of public speaking may be prevalent, but not among a group of Blessed Trinity Academy students. The Indiana Township school’s forensics team impressed judges with their oratorical skills, racking up numerous awards during its post-pandemic return to competition for 2022-23. As part of a forensics league for Diocese of...

A revamped, fashion-themed fundraiser to benefit an Aspinwall Catholic school is returning from a two-year, covid-induced hiatus. The 2023 Sip & Style Fashion Fundraiser supporting Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy is scheduled for May 7 at the Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel with the doors opening at 1:30...

For Sgt. Robert Kirsopp, one of the beneficiaries of the Hampton Township Police Department’s No Shave November fundraiser hits “close to home.” During the March 22 township council meeting, Kirsopp presented a $1,200 check to fellow Hampton officer Chris Finnigan and his wife, Melanie. The couple established the Liam Finnigan...

Bellevue Scott Janeda sold property at 654 Highland Pl to Michael Petik for $232,500. Andoni Marquez sold property at 422 Teece Ave. to Colin and Brianna May for $322,150. Christopher Driscoll sold property at 100 Watkins Ave. to John Kocka for $678,000. Etna Joseph Missenda sold property at 13 Catherine...

In tennis, “love” is another word for zero. But for Hampton’s No. 1 singles player, adoration for his newfound sport has added up to a lot. Junior Vitaliy Pikalo, a lifelong swimmer who started playing tennis only two years ago, has used his devotion to the courts to claim the...

The Hampton softball team opened the 2023 season with a bizarre at-bat the Talbots won’t soon forget. Junior leadoff hitter Charlotte Lomb smashed a deep first-inning drive at Fox Chapel on March 20 that was called a ground-rule double. But umpires eventually ruled the ball cleared the fence, giving Lomb...

The theme of Hampton Community Library’s “It’s A Wonderful World!” storytime applies to more than just the children. Parents and other caregivers — grandparents, too! — can bring the little ones on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and stay for as long as what fits well into their schedules. The program...