Hampton Journal category, Page 66

Hampton senior Matt Ruzomberka has played thousands of holes of golf since his father introduced him to the sport growing up in England a decade ago. One hole, one shot, is scalded into his memory. “The tee shot on No. 18 at (last year’s) WPIAL finals,” he said. “I went...

A 3-by-3-foot white board hangs on the wall inside the clubhouse at Hampton’s Fridley Field to commemorate “Football Shutouts.” Every shutout since 2010 is memorialized with the date, score and opponent in one-inch adhesive black letters. For five years, it had stood untouched and unchanged, a stark, daily reminder of...

Cadin Olsen threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns to lead Armstrong to a 34-7 victory over Knoch (0-3, 0-3) in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference on Friday night. Noah Cooper caught five passes for 116 yards and a touchdown for the River Hawks (2-1, 2-1). West Mifflin 27,...

Residents in Hampton and many other communities can no longer put glass out for recycling, but there are plenty of people who cringe at the thought of their used bottles and jars being tossed in a landfill. “There are a lot of people who have simply been trained to recycle,”...

The Hampton High School Class of 1980 will celebrate its 40-year reunion Oct. 24 at the North Hampton Fire Hall. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Quality Inn in Gibsonia. For more information, visit the group’s Facebook page: Hampton High Unorthodox Class of 1980 or call 724-831-8300....

Hampton Robert Bates sold property at 2101 Coventry Drive to Ryan Clagett and Khristee Popowski for $340,000. Sciulli Classic Homes LLC sold property at 3090 Haberlein Road to Benjamin Ascari and Brenda Mendizabal for $515,000. Ryan Buskey sold property at 3031 Sturbridge Court to William Wilson and Christina Vaghetto for...

Emmy Chismer got a head start on what 2020 would bring. On Dec. 10, the Hampton senior underwent surgery for a torn ACL after taking a twisting, bad step in a Cup soccer game one month earlier. During a turbulent year no one will soon forget, Chismer carries her reminder...

Max Saltrelli is a starting center midfielder for the Hampton boys soccer team and a 40-goal scorer for the school’s lacrosse program. But there’s one thing he would prefer not to be: A cheerleader. After a toe injury reduced him to a sideline “hype man” for most of last year,...

Joe Chambers threw for 187 yards and a touchdown as Laurel Highlands captured a 16-12 victory over Ringgold (0-2, 0-2) in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday night. Rodney Gallagher caught six passes for 104 yards and ran for a touchdown for Laurel Highlands (1-1, 1-0). Landon Oslowski...

A new law being considered by McCandless council would ban residents from using their homes as animal kennels or rescue centers, but sets no specific limit on the number of pets they can have on their properties. The town already has a law to deal with pets that are mistreated...

McCandless officials and local volunteers didn’t let the coronavirus pandemic restrictions stop them from participating in a ceremony to mark the formal opening of their new fitness court or collecting food for needy families on Saturday . The 32-foot by 35-foot fitness court, located in the Town Hall Recreation Complex...

Top Hat, a Pittsburgh-based creative branding agency known for collaborating with the craft beer industry, is opening its own brewery. Necromancer Brewing Co. is scheduled to open by the end of the year in the North Hills. The exact location will be announced in a few weeks, said Ben Butler,...

Hampton Charles Troy sold property at 4830 Andrews Road to Win Plus Management LLC for $40,000. David Whitlinger Jr. sold property at 2836 Bella Vista Drive to Robert Lass for $185,000. Susan Shuey sold property at 3954 Bonita Drive to UCG Thirty Seven LLC for $97,000. Joan White sold property...

Vernon Redd scored on a 55-yard punt return and a 96-yard run as No. 5 Aliquippa debuted in Class 4A and defeated New Castle, 44-28, in the Parkway Conference on Friday night. Malachi Sherman scored twice for New Castle — on a 15-yard interception return and a 28-yard pass from...

The 2020 season will be most memorable for Hampton coach Annie Bozzo. In fact, it already is. Bozzo, a Shaler graduate, took over as bench boss of the Hampton girls volleyball team this summer, replacing former coach Mike Hansen. “Being new to the program and being in a new section,...

The coronavirus pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the Hampton girls tennis program. The Talbots are starting almost from scratch this season. “For a variety of different reasons, we had a number of returning players not try out this year. It certainly could have been covid-­related,” coach Grant McKinney...

Several road closures and lane restrictions will affect motorists in the North Hills during the next several weeks. Following are some of the areas where work is being done: Franklin Park, Shaler PennDOT is installing traffic signals at two locations in the North Hills that will require single-lane restrictions between...

McCandless isn’t holding its annual Community Day celebration because of the coronavirus pandemic. But one feature of the event — a food drive to help local families — is still happening. Volunteers will be holding a food drive on Saturday to help restock the pantries of a local charity that...

Thomas Jefferson began its 2019 season with a dominant victory over Canon-McMillan and ended it in Hershey with a 46-7 rout of Dallas for the PIAA Class 4A title. In between, the Jaguars rolled in and out of conference play and added their eighth WPIAL title since 2004. They outscored...

Hampton Dawn Rider sold property at 2924 McCully Road to Robert Ferguson for $132,530. Theodore Thimons Jr. sold property at 4073-4075 Route 8 to Willow Creek NLG Holdings LLC for $275,000. George William Nagel sold property at 4215 Timberlane Drive to Brian Duffy and Heather Welsh for $150,000. McCandless Peter...

Dawson Dietz says it’s a perfect fit. After several seasons competing as one of the smallest teams in Class 5A, Hampton dropped down to Class 4A, and it landed among similar programs in terms of both size and geography. “Mars Week 1, that’s going to be the most exciting game...

Hampton Debra DiFatta sold property at 2410 Delo Drive to James and Dolores Hughes for $365,000. D’NA Custom Home Builders Inc. sold property at 3079 Haberlein Road to Sciulli Classic Homes & Contract Inc. for $60,000. G. Theodore Lorch Jr. sold property at 2124 Legendary Ln to Shophouse Home LLC...