South Hills Record category, Page 56
Few tickets. No locker rooms. Covid-19 alters football team plans for PIAA championships
Central Valley’s football players will eat Thanksgiving dinner at the school, enjoying food served only by their coaches, before the team boards its buses to Hershey. The Warriors are headed to the PIAA championships for the second year in a row, but they and the 11 other state finalists will...
PIAA drastically cuts football championship tickets to meet Gov. Wolf’s order
State championship football teams will receive 386 tickets apiece from the PIAA for this weekend’s games, far fewer than originally planned. The PIAA reduced its ticket sales after Gov. Tom Wolf implemented tighter gathering limits on events statewide, restricting Hersheypark Stadium to 5% of capacity. The PIAA had originally intended...
Jefferson Hills hopes to hold the line on real estate taxes, sewage and garbage rates
Jefferson Hills officials plan to hold the line on real estate taxes with next year’s budget. Council approved its preliminary spending plan in November with a goal of formal adoption at its Dec. 14 meeting. The millage rate is projected to remain at 5.66 mills. Sewage and garbage collection rates...
Baldwin-Whitehall School District shifts to remote learning through Dec. 11
Baldwin-Whitehall School District officials announced all students will switch to remote learning Tuesday due to rising covid-19 cases. Superintendent Randal Lutz said via district website post Monday that students would remain online through at least Dec. 11. “All students are expected to join their classes as they normally would have...
In brief: holiday events and more around the South Hills
Chamber holiday events The Brentwood Baldwin Whitehall Chamber of Commerce invites all community members to share in the spirit of the season by donating a gift card benefitting local families in need. Christmas in the Park(ing) lot will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Baldwin Library Parking...
Second straight WPIAL title continues long run of winning football for Thomas Jefferson
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Thomas Jefferson won its ninth WPIAL football title under coach Bill Cherpak, and 10th all-time, when the Jaguars edged Aliquippa, 35-28, in overtime Nov. 14 at North Allegheny. Cherpak captured his first WPIAL crown in 2004 at age 36. Longtime...
Senior defensive backs brought physicality to Baldwin football
Two undeniable stalwarts on the Baldwin football team this season were senior standouts Connor Lavelle and C.J. Robbins. Both were four-year starters and team leaders for the Fighting Highlanders, who ended up 2-3. Lavelle, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound wide receiver/defensive back, ranked among the WPIAL’s leading receivers. A Lehigh recruit, he...
Defending champion Thomas Jefferson routs Oil City, returns to PIAA 4A final
Thomas Jefferson had the football 10 times Friday night and scored nine touchdowns, an almost-perfect performance that has the Jaguars headed back to Hershey. TJ teammates Preston Zandier and Conner Murga reached the end zone three times each as the defending state champion steamrolled Oil City, 62-0, in a PIAA...
New UPMC campus to open near Century III Mall
A new UPMC campus in West Mifflin will open Dec. 1, specializing in outpatient surgery and specialty care, officials said Friday. The 46,000-square-foot clinic will offer more than 20 outpatient services. Specialists from UPMC Magee, the Hillman Cancer Center and the Heart and Vascular Institute, as well as orthopedic and...
Police charge Munhall man with vandalizing a district court office in Baldwin
A Munhall man is facing a preliminary hearing in January after police said he vandalized a district court office in Baldwin last week. Kevin John Kiley, 25, is charged with institutional vandalism, criminal mischief and obstruction. Baldwin police and Allegheny County chief deputy court administrator Angharad Stock said two other...
Thomas Jefferson preps for PIAA semifinal battle with Oil City
Bill Cherpak doesn’t often have to worry about his players moving on from a big win and switching their focus to the next task at hand. Thomas Jefferson celebrated capturing its second consecutive WPIAL championship and 10th overall with a thrilling 35-28 overtime win over Aliquippa on Saturday. And when...
Cases recently heard in Brentwood, South Park district courts
District court judges in Brentwood and South Park handled these criminal cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts or the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Ralph Kaiser, Brentwood • Trei Dvon Kinnon, 29, of Pittsburgh on charges of being a habitual offender,...
Jefferson Hills Council votes to decertify Gill Hall VFC again
Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Co. hopes to be dispatched to calls again starting Nov. 20 were dashed two days prior by a Jefferson Hills Council vote to decertify the company. Council voted 5-2 Nov. 18 to no longer recognize the 72-year-old, 20-member department as a borough fire company after a...
Thomas Jefferson High School goes remote through Dec. 1
Thomas Jefferson High School students will attend class remotely through Dec. 1 as exposure to covid-19 cases rise in the West Jefferson Hills School District. Superintendent Michael Ghilani alerted families through a letter that the high school would begin 100% virtual learning on Nov. 16. This came after the district...
Chartiers Valley reports 4 new covid cases this week, switching to remote instruction
The Chartiers Valley School District reported four new positive covid-19 cases this week and will temporarily switch to full-remote learning until early December. The change is scheduled to begin on Nov. 23 and will be in effect through Dec. 4. Students will return a blend of online and in-person instruction...
Gill Hall VFC’s still undecided in Jefferson Hills
After a marathon Jefferson Hills council meeting Monday night, the issue of Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Co. still isn’t decided. After much debate, questions about who has the authority to reinstate the fire department and the departure of several council members, officials deadlocked 2-2 on whether to fully reinstate the...
Possible covid cases shut down 2 Thomas Jefferson sports teams
The West Jefferson Hills School District has shut down the girls swim team for two weeks and the girls basketball team indefinitely after learning that several players may have been exposed to coronavirus. In a letter to parents on Nov. 12, Superintendent Michael Ghilani outlined the reasons the district took...
In brief: South Hills man sworn into USMMA, TJ fall play going virtual and more
Sworn in as midshipman Peter John Copetas, a graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School, was recently sworn in as a midshipman at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and as a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve. Copetas was nominated by Congressman Conor Lamb to attend USMMA, located in Kings...
Jump to Class 2A had benefits for Brentwood volleyball
Records can sometimes be deceiving. Brentwood’s girls volleyball team finished 3-10 this season. Two of the wins came in Section 2-2A. “Our record did not reflect our talent this year, especially moving from A to 2A,” coach Kayla Hubsch said. “(Class) 2A volleyball is much more competitive, which we actually...
Baldwin volleyball shows competitiveness during difficult season
It was a season unlike any others in the Baldwin girls volleyball program. First, there was the coronavirus pandemic to deal with. Then, after the Highlanders incorporated proper precautions to the virus, they were not able to find their mojo on the court. Baldwin finished 3-9 in Section 2-4A and...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 15
Baldwin Borough Estate of Wilbert Michael Kottler sold property at 382 Jean Drive to Nicholas Dorfner for $130,000. Almond H Hudson Maleski sold property at 2815 Waterman Ave. to Tylar Miller for $102,450. Estate of Paul Rollin sold property at 3521 Willett Road to Nicholas Feltovich for $90,000. Baldwin Township...
Thomas Jefferson stops Aliquippa in OT in WPIAL finals dream matchup
If there was any uncertainty on Thomas Jefferson’s sideline, it was about the high school rules for overtime. Nobody on the roster had experienced it before. Jaguars coach Bill Cherpak couldn’t remember the last time he was involved in an overtime game. “I was like, ‘If they score do they...
Aliquippa brings ‘massive’ line into Class 4A final against Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson’s Bill Cherpak talks about Aliquippa’s linemen, he doesn’t compare them with any group he coached to a WPIAL title. His guys were never that big. Instead, Cherpak points to a different football team that wears black and gold. “Their line is as big as the Steelers. I’m...
WPIAL Class 4A football championship breakdown: Aliquippa vs. Thomas Jefferson
WPIAL Class 4A football championship No. 1 Aliquippa vs. No. 2 Thomas Jefferson 1 p.m. Saturday, North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium On the air: Audio stream at TribHSSN.triblive.com Winner plays: District 10 champion Oil City (9-0) or District 1 champion Upper Moreland (5-1) in the PIAA semifinals, Nov. 20-21. WPIAL titles:...
4 libraries in Westmoreland, Allegheny counties will split $2.3 million in state grants
Four local libraries received a helping hand in their renovation efforts thanks to $2.2 million in collective grants from the state Department of Education. “We’re just so excited about this grant, we’re over the moon,” said Jamie Falo, executive director of Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, which received $748,145. The money...
