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Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 10, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – South Fayette Lions Coach: Bryan Bennett (eighth season) Record: 12-0 in Section 3-5A, 21-1 overall #Earned: South Fayette has been on a mission all season long. Only two other teams in this century have captured four straight WPIAL girls basketball championships...
With K.C. win, South Fayette’s Justin Watson would be 1st to earn 4 Super Bowl rings in 5-year span
Justin Watson already boasts quite the collection of championship rings. If his Kansas City Chiefs win Sunday night, the South Fayette native can make a claim no player in the history of the game can top. Watson can be part of a Super Bowl-winning team for a fourth time in...
Another construction project on Route 50 in Collier to take shape in 2027
PennDOT plans to widen Route 50, also known as Washington Pike, in Collier. The proposal, presented during a public meeting at Chartiers Valley Middle School, widens Washington Pike between Mayer Street to Thoms Run Road. Construction is anticipated to begin sometime in 2027. “We’re in the very early stages of...
South Fayette jumps on Chartiers Valley early to stand alone atop section
For the final three quarters of Monday night’s showdown for the Section 3-5A girls basketball crown, Chartiers Valley was able to compete at home. Unfortunately for the Colts, their nightmarish first quarter could not be deleted, which was good news for South Fayette. The Lions clinched the outright section title...
Academic achievement priority for new Chartiers Valley Superintendent Daniel Castagna
Chartiers Valley’s new superintendent has his sights set on bolstering the district’s academic repertoire. In fact, he thinks the district could be one of Allegheny County’s top academically performing districts in three years. “We have the foundation necessary to grow a much stronger academic program than we’ve ever built before,”...
Western Pennsylvania musicians strive to preserve polka tradition
Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were raised in families where polka music was a regular part of the family soundtrack, and both are...
Driver rescued after crashing vehicle through Bellevue parking deck
A vehicle crashed through a parking deck in Bellevue early Thursday morning, according to Emsworth Volunteer Fire Company. Crews from Emsworth, Avalon and Bellevue volunteer fire departments were dispatched to the parking deck shortly after 12:30 a.m. Thursday, according to a social media post by Emsworth. The crash occurred just...
Celebrate Black history this February at the Carnegie Carnegie
Black history is American history. I’ve heard this refrain often, and the more I’ve grown and learned, the more obvious this truth becomes. There’s hardly an aspect of American history that doesn’t turn out to involve race in some way, once you scratch the surface. When I was younger, the...
Trial begins for Taco Bell manager charged with killing employee from Harrison
Both sides agree Zairyre Simmons fatally shot Dorian Carver of Harrison after the two argued at Taco Bell in Scott where they worked. But the prosecution and defense disagree about why. Simmons, 26, is charged with criminal homicide, receiving stolen property and carrying a firearm without a license. His trial...
Baldwin avenges loss to South Fayette, nears 1st section title since 1986
The boys basketball banner that lists section titles was conspicuously missing from Baldwin’s gym, moved instead to the locker room at coach Jeff Ackermann’s request. Before it goes back on the wall, the Highlanders are hoping to add “2025” next to “1986” as their newest section title. With that goal...
In brief: Bridgeville, Carnegie area news and events, week of Jan. 27, 2025 and beyond
Carnegie monarch mural Carnegie Park has a new splash of creativity and color. Artist Alison Zapata and Carlynton High School art teacher Marlynn Vayanos, along with high school students and community members, created the colorful, monarch mural at Carnegie Park’s Monarch Shelter. The mural was inspired by Mayor Stacie Riley’s...
Chartiers Valley wrestlers hitting their stride at right time
When speaking about his wrestlers and the season they’ve been having, Chartiers Valley coach Bill Evans brought up a quote he recently read: “Your culture is not words on a website or posted on the wall. It’s how your people feel on Sunday night.” The quote references how the members...
Chartiers Valley’s Domi Crowley vaulting to new heights
For someone who spends a lot of time in the air, Chartiers Valley senior pole vaulter Domi Crowley is very grounded. That’s because the humbling nature of his sport and the training involved. Crowley is training in a Monroeville warehouse with Danny Smith, one of several coaches he seeks guidance...
Bridgeville-South Fayette Rotary takes on comfort bag project
Police officers often meet people on the worst day of their life, and the Bridgeville-South Fayette Rotary club is trying to ease the pain for families in some of those situations. The Rotary is putting together comfort bags, with necessities, for Bridgeville and South Fayette police officers to give to...
Straight shooter sparks Montour to section win over Chartiers Valley
Montour’s Colton Straight had a first quarter to remember, yet his buzzer-beater after halftime was the shot Chartiers Valley surely won’t forget. Straight won’t either. His deep 3-pointer with zeros on the third-quarter clock helped spark a winning run Tuesday night as No. 1 Montour pulled away from No. 2...
Chartiers Valley thespians recognized for fall show
Bringing the magic to a Chartiers Valley High School play paid off for its cast and crew. The school’s fall show, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” received three wins and nine nominations from the High School Drama Awards, sponsored by Prime Stage Theatre. “There was so much love and...
Bridgeville searching for new police chief
Bridgeville hopes to have a new police chief by early spring after the Jan. 3 retirement of Chad King. The borough posted the position in mid-January, said Manager Joe Kauer. Applications are being accepted through the end of February, and Kauer anticipates having a candidate identified by early spring. Sgt....
Chartiers Valley hires college assistant as football coach
Chartiers Valley hired a college assistant as its next football coach. Steve Spence, an assistant coach at Washington & Jefferson, was the recommended candidate to be hired Tuesday, according to the Chartiers Valley school board agenda. Spence had served on the W&J coaching staff since 2010. The school district in...
Chartiers Valley holds special pep rally before Steelers playoff game
The Pittsburgh Steelers got some support from Chartiers Valley High School students during a pep rally the day before their Jan. 11 NFL wild card-round playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens. With Charlie Batch and Steely McBeam on hand on Jan. 10, students received terrible towels, hats and signs. Winter...
Volunteers sought to help establish new Bridgeville butterfly garden
With plans underway for a butterfly garden in Bridgeville, officials are seeking help from people who are interested in planting and maintaining the space. Borough officials in November authorized repurposing a lot on Baldwin Street, behind Beer Warehouse, as a butterfly pollinator garden. Councilwoman Justine Cimarolli said the opportunity to...
Chartiers Center launches new program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
A Bridgeville nonprofit has launched a program that aims to support people with behavioral health issues, co-occurring disorders, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Chartiers Center has started The Forward Together Project to provide people true community integration with small group activities, such as volunteering, cooking a meal, learning to...
Girls golf coming to Chartiers Valley
Chartiers Valley plans to establish a girls golf club team next fall. Athletic Director Zack Hayward said the team will start as a club team for two years, and then after those two years, will be moved over as a WPIAL member team. Hayward said there have been girls on...
Suspect in Crafton armed robbery arrested
Allegheny County Police have apprehended a man suspected of committing an armed robbery Thursday in Crafton. Allegheny County detectives said Trey D. Bell, 30, is suspected of robbing the T-Mobile store on Foster Avenue around 7:45 p.m. Thursday evening. Police earlier put out a description of him and asked for...
Chartiers Valley students enjoy showing off their culture
A new event at Chartiers Valley High School provided students the opportunity to learn more about their peers’ cultures. The high school celebrated Dress Your Culture day Dec. 16. It featured a live cultural museum. Students and teachers were encouraged to sign up and prepare a table to share items...
Chartiers Valley life skills students, local police team up for a good cause
Groceries and other essentials will be donated to the Bethany Church Food Pantry thanks to Chartiers Valley High School life skills students and local police working together. Life skills students partnered with local police for the annual Shop with a Cop event on Dec. 11 at the Raceway Plaza Shop...
