Norwin Star category, Page 29
WPIAL champion Norwin girls run away from York William Penn in PIAA opener
After getting knocked to the floor early, Lauren Palangio quickly dusted herself off and jumped back into character. With a shrug and a few adjustments, her teammates followed her lead. The Norwin senior forward continued to be a grandiose presence in the paint, helping the WPIAL champion Lady Knights to...
Family of man killed in officer-involved shooting in North Huntingdon seeks police video
An attorney representing the family of a McKeesport man killed in an officer-involved shooting in North Huntingdon said the family has been denied access to police video and audio captured during the Sept. 5 incident. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli on Thursday ruled that the shooting of 30-year-old Dontae...
Norwin Rotary gets another nice crowd in Irwin for its annual Chili Cook-off and Wing Thing
The 14th annual Chili Cook-off and Wing Thing organized by the Norwin Rotary was held Thursday evening at several locations in downtown Irwin. Visitors could sample chili or wings for a nominal fee, and proceeds go the Norwin Rotary Back Pack/Gift Card Project. The initiative gives needy Norwin students back...
Westmoreland DA: fatal officer-involved shooting justified in North Huntingdon drug buy
Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli has ruled that use of deadly force was justified in an officer-involved shooting Sept. 5 that resulted in the death of a suspect in an undercover narcotics investigation in North Huntingdon. Dontae D. Warner, 30, of McKeesport was found dead in his vehicle...
‘Grease’ will be performed by Norwin thespians
The Norwin High School Theatre Company is going back to the 1950s with its presentation of “Grease: School Version” for its spring musical on March 21 to 24. “We think our students are ready to perform in this iconic Broadway classic,” said Lauren Scheirer, producer and vocal director for the...
Norwin comes alive in 3rd period to beat Fox Chapel, reach PIHL 2A semifinals
The Norwin and Fox Chapel hockey teams have gotten to know each other pretty well over the past three years, both in the regular season and in the Penguin Cup playoffs. On Monday at Palmer Imaging Arena in Delmont, the Knights and Foxes met for the third straight year in...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 3, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Monroeville PJN Properties L.P. sold property at 1620 Golden Mile Highway to TIBA LLC for $1,442,000. Rudy Shimonovich sold property at 2226 Grandview Ave. to Rebecca Black for $160,000. Martin Clancy sold property at 424 Hochberg Road to Kenway Homes Easy 5 LLC for $80,000. Raelamar Brooks sold...
Disciplined lifestyle leads Norwin senior to Navy wrestling team
The military lifestyle appears to suit Nate Campbell. Discipline is nothing new to the Norwin senior wrestler. “I don’t drink or do drugs. I get eight hours of sleep a night. I prioritize academics as well as work out and wrestle every day,” Campbell said. “I put good foods in...
‘We’re not leaving the community’: Manor Bar & Grille to close doors, reopen in Irwin
Derek and Megan Gutkowski’s three children grew up at Manor Bar & Grille. Howie, 14, cleaned dishes, and Julia, 17, and Madison, 19, helped serve customers. The family’s lives were dedicated to the Manor restaurant, Derek said. “At Manor Grille, if you go in there in our dining room, we...
Urban Air Adventure Park banks on attracting youngsters, adults to North Huntingdon site
Mary Ann Brown of Adamsburg got a sneak peak Friday at an indoor entertainment venue in North Huntingdon replete with a zip line hanging from the ceiling, a double-layer 1,000-foot electric go-kart track, four 30-foot-high climbing walls, a battle beam and a sea of 200,000 plastic balls for youngsters to...
Norwin topples North Allegheny to capture 3rd WPIAL girls basketball championshipVideo
Sweets to the sweet. Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski, who revealed after Friday’s night’s WPIAL Class 6A title game that he likes to bake, likened his team and its run to championship to making a pie. “It’s the perfect recipe,” Brozeski said, pointing to the eight girls who joined...
Norwin area: Church to hold ham bingo; Norwin Elks to hold luncheon for veterans; bus trip planned
North Huntingdon church to hold ham bingo St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Church at 90 Bethel Road, North Huntingdon, will hold its annual Ham Bingo from 1 to 4 p.m. March 17. The doors will open at noon. The bingo will feature 20 games for $20. The will be specials, basket...
2024 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship breakdown: Norwin vs. North Allegheny
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship No. 1 Norwin vs. No. 3 North Allegheny 7 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS; Audio broadcast: North Allegheny Sports Network WPIAL titles: North Allegheny 6 (2023, ’21, ’20, ’18, ’17, 1972); Norwin 2 (2016, ’15) Norwin (20-3) Coach:...
Bail set at $250,000 after drug bust in North Huntingdon
A West Mifflin man is behind bars after police said he sold $520 worth of suspected heroin/fentanyl on Monday to an undercover officer and confidential informant in North Huntingdon. Investigators from North Huntingdon, the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force and the state attorney general’s office worked together in the bust...
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...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 25, 2024
Oakmont Estate of Glenn Crawford sold property at 640 Fifth St. Unit 305 to Patricia Zanella for $255,000. Estate of Vincent Provenza sold property at 53 Crystal Drive to William and Barbara Charlton for $300,000. Cypress Land Partners LLC sold property at 1004 Fownes Lane 1154 to Jeffrey Scott and...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 25, 2024
Edgewood Elizabeth Brown sold property at 129 Lincoln Ave. to Charles Larkin and Connie Landrum Carney for $447,000. Nancy Cunningham sold property at 1509 Walnut St. to Hayden Curlin for $377,000. Monroeville Loran Shive sold property at 3756 Evergreen Drive to Craig Shim for $195,000. Marlene Konnar trustee sold property...
Norwin girls wrestlers shine at 1st WPIAL championship meet
In a year of firsts, Norwin doubled up. Two Norwin girls claimed individual championships at the inaugural WPIAL girls wrestling championships held Feb. 17 at North Allegheny, taking their place in program and Westmoreland County history. Sophomore Josephine Dollman and freshman Octavia Walker won championships in their first attempt. Dollman...
Norwin notebook: Gabby Viola, Xander Eddy earn national kickboxing titles
Hungry for Hungary. A pair of local martial artists earned qualification to the U.S. Kickboxing Team that will compete in the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Junior World Championships in the fall in Budapest. Gabby Viola, 13, and Xander Eddy, 15, won national titles recently at the USA Kickboxing Team...
Top-seeded Norwin girls sharp in playoff-opening rout of Seneca Valley
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski said his team played “challenged” basketball late in the regular season. Things weren’t quite right. While the top-seeded Knights were not as sharp as the coach had hoped for heading into the postseason — they had to sit through a 14-day layoff — the...
Rillton-Herminie robbery, kidnap suspect charged; 2nd man sought
State police used DNA evidence to arrest a North Huntingdon man Thursday in connection with what investigators described as a kidnapping and brutal beating in 2020. Trooper Steve Limani said Danny Joe Lambert, 59, and a second man were involved in the Sept. 25, 2020 incident in the Sewickley Township...
Mt. Lebanon man accused of insurance fraud has ties to Westmoreland County properties
A Mt. Lebanon man is accused of asking someone to set fire to a Pittsburgh property he controlled, filing a fraudulent insurance claim related to the loss and attempting to hide behind multiple fake bankruptcy filings in an effort to avoid paying debts, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday....
North Huntingdon nixes plans for multi-use field at Oak Hollow Park
A multi-use field at North Huntingdon’s Oak Hollow Park is not in the near future for the township since North Huntingdon officials determined that an estimated $3 million price tag was too expensive. Commissioners decided not to apply for a $500,000 grant to the state Department of Conservation and Natural...
Norwin hires firm for superintendent search
Norwin will pay a Harrisburg-area consultant nearly $20,000 to oversee the school district’s search for a new superintendent. The school board Monday split 5-4 on hiring Templeton Advantage LLC of Newport, about 25 miles northwest of Harrisburg. Templeton will charge Norwin $17,000 for its services, plus a maximum of $2,500...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Angela Furin
It’s been a perfect last couple of seasons for Norwin’s girls bowling team, literally. Last year, it went 8-0 in the WPIBL Southeast Division, and this season, it finished 10-0. Angela Furin, a senior, described how that success doesn’t exactly happen overnight. “It was definitely very hard work getting to...
