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Chartiers Valley elementary students learn CPR
Students at Chartiers Valley’s elementary schools are learning a life-saving skill. Chartiers Valley’s Primary and Intermediate schools participated in the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge fundraiser earlier this year. Students learned hands-only CPR during physical education classes. “We were very impressed with how it went,” said Suanne Estatico, physical...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 3, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: South Fayette Lions Coach: Bryan Bennett (sixth season) Record: 10-2 in Section 3-4A, 20-2 overall #Earned: Few thought another WPIAL championship was in the cards for South Fayette after they finished in third place in a tough Section 4-5A, and were seeded...
2024 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: Armstrong vs. South Fayette
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 5 Armstrong vs. No. 6 South Fayette 5 p.m. Saturday at Petersen Events Center On the air: Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN; Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Armstrong 0, South Fayette 3 (2022-23, ‘16) Armstrong (21-4) Coach: Jim Callipare Projected starting lineup No.,...
In brief: Bridgeville, Carnegie area news and events, week of Feb. 26, 2024 and beyond
Collier appoints new commissioner, finance director Kari Suter was appointed to Collier Township’s board of commissioners, filling a vacancy left by Tim Young’s recent resignation. Commissioners also hired Jennifer Foster as finance director. Foster’s previous experience includes being a finance officer in the Army. “It sounds like this is a...
South Fayette knocks off McKeesport to earn 3rd straight trip to WPIAL Class 5A finals
The AHN Arena at Peters Township saw a defensive battle in the Class 5A girls semifinal between No. 6 South Fayette and No. 2 McKeesport. When the dust settled, the Lions earned their third straight trip to Pitt’s Petersen Events Center with a 49-41 win over the Tigers. South Fayette...
Norwin girls find 2nd wind, top Chartiers Valley to reach WPIAL 6A final
Early on, Chartiers Valley took charges. After some key adjustments, Norwin took charge. Top-seeded Norwin overcame a close first half and scored 39 second-half points to rip past No. 5 Chartiers Valley, 63-47, in a WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball semifinal Monday night at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. The Knights...
Carnegie, family to restore historic stone pavilion
A local family and Carnegie Borough are working to restore a historic pavilion at Carnegie Park. Borough officials, and descendants of Domenico Masciantonio, are in the midst of a project to restore the Stone Pavilion at Carnegie Park to its original look and feel. “It’s a legacy,” said Masciantonio’s grandson,...
South Korea native Dawson Lee makes immediate impact with Chartiers Valley swimming
Back in the fall, Chartiers Valley swimming and diving coach Morgan Soulia received a message from an aspiring high school swimmer. It was from a junior named Dawson Lee, who recently had moved nearly 7,000 miles away from home. “I got an email from him and he was like, ‘Hi,...
Can’t get to the library? Carnegie Connect brings the library to you
For me, so much of the pleasure and satisfaction of working in a place like the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall comes from seeing people using our building. Whether it’s a young parent bringing a baby to their first storytime, an English language-learner exploring new vocabulary, or simply...
Bishop Canevin aims to win elusive title in PIHL Division 2 playoffs
Sometimes the puck just doesn’t bounce your way. It doesn’t help when that unlucky shot happens on the biggest stage of the season in sudden death. That uncomfortable memory for Bishop Canevin was embedded after falling in overtime on a “fluky” shot from the point against Ringgold in last year’s...
Carlynton girls bowling team wins first section championship
The Carlynton girls bowling team made history this year by winning its first section championship. “Each one of these outstanding student-athletes has played a vital role in hoisting our very first banner,” said Coach Daniel Kuhn. The team had a 9-1 record and clinched the section title at a match...
Chartiers Valley senior with drive for engineering named to 18 under Eighteen
Gabriella Ballock first met Chartiers Valley teacher Chuck Barber when she was a new student and couldn’t get inside the high school building. Barber, an applied engineering and technology teacher, opened the door to let her inside the school. And as Ballock entered the engineering and shop facility, she knew...
After taking job just last month, coach sets big goals for Bishop Canevin
Aaron McGee gave away some of his Bishop Canevin gear when he left for an assistant coaching job at Moon, but fortunately he held onto some shirts. He couldn’t have predicted two years ago that he’d soon need a long-sleeved white shirt with “BC” on the arm, but he wore...
Brandon Sensor resigns as Chartiers Valley boys basketball coach, citing lack of support from administration
Chartiers Valley boys basketball coach Brandon Sensor, who missed the final six weeks of the season on administrative leave, resigned Tuesday. Sensor said a lack of support from Chartiers Valley’s administration led to his decision, adding that he intended to coach again elsewhere. “I just didn’t think there was any...
Chartiers Valley girls battle-tested ahead of WPIAL playoffs
At the end of the year, when teams sit down and take a trip down memory lane on how their seasons unfolded, there’s usually a game that sticks out among the rest. The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team has a few selections to choose from. It could be the 40-point...
Bethel Park beats buzzer, gets past South Fayette in Class 5A slugfest
Bethel Park relied on various defenses Monday night to slow down a South Fayette team that had been averaging nearly 60 points per game this season. However, in the end of what felt like a heavyweight boxing championship rather than a WPIAL boys basketball Class 5A first-round playoff game, the...
Carnegie theater company ‘Stage 62’ celebrates its 62nd anniversary
Stephanie Ottey acknowledges that most organizations wouldn’t celebrate their 62nd anniversary. But the newly-named president knows that the 62nd anniversary holds a different meaning for Stage 62, a Carnegie nonprofit theater company. Stage 62 started in Bethel Park in 1962 as an adult education theater project, and has since evolved...
Chartiers Valley dance troupe reaches new heights
The Chartiers Valley High School dance troupe knows how to choreograph the right moves for success, even at the national level. The 11-member dance team at Chartiers Valley High School earned second place with its hip-hop routine at the national competition in Orlando, Fla.. It also advanced straight to the...
New director Erin Weaver takes the helm at Bridgeville Library
Erin Weaver will be writing the Bridgeville Public Library’s next chapter. Weaver, 38, of South Fayette became the library’s director at the start of the year. “It was a chance to run the library and continue on with the mission and the things we’re doing, and leave a positive impact...
With playoff pressure off, North Hills outduels Chartiers Valley
When Moon defeated Mars on Thursday, some of the air came out of the balloon for Friday’s meeting between North Hills (11-9) and Chartiers Valley (11-11). Before the Mars loss, the Indians-Colts game was a win-and-you’re-in contest. However, the fact that both teams clinched a playoff spot the night before...
South Fayette man heads to trial on charges he filmed sex with girl
A South Fayette man is headed to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court on charges that he had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl and used “multiple iPhones” to film the pair having sex, court records show. Matthew Alexander Trax, 24, allegedly had sex several times with the girl, including...
Work underway to plug 2 abandoned gas wells in Scott
Two leaking abandoned gas wells in Scott are being plugged. The state Department of Environmental Protection initiated an emergency project to plug two leaking abandoned natural gas wells along Scrubgrass Road in Scott, the agency announced Monday. The project started Tuesday. Crews will be cutting down trees and potentially flaring...
Walnut Grill in Collier getting a makeover
Walnut Grill in Collier is temporarily closed. The establishment is expected to reopen in a few months with a new name, a new look and a new menu concept. “It is time for something different,” said Kirk Vogel, president and co-founder of Walnut Grill Holdings, which owns the restaurant. “We...
Werner Avenue in Bridgeville to close until mid-June
Werner Avenue in Bridgeville, between Chartiers and James streets, will be closed to local traffic until mid-June so crews can repair multiple landslides along the side of the road, said Bridgeville Manager Joe Kauer. The stretch of road closed Thursday, Feb. 1. The project includes building a steel beam and...
Bower Hill VFD celebrates 100 years of service in Scott Township
In an era where local volunteer fire departments are struggling, the Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department in Scott Township is going strong as it celebrates its 100th year of service. Township commissioners recognized the department during their January meeting. “As we look into the future, my hope is that we...
