Norwin Star category, Page 34
Norwin notebook: Senior earns all-star volleyball invitation
Senior outside hitter Jillian Pensenstadler was set to represent Norwin at an all-star volleyball event. The inaugural Westmoreland County Coaches Association girls volleyball match was a rousing success last fall, so it was a no-brainer for organizers to bring the event back. This year’s match was scheduled for Nov. 21...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 19, 2023
Churchill Kyle Joseph Watson sold property at 2405 Collins Road to Joseph Podnar and Elizabeth Shelly for $237,000. Enterprise Bank sold property at 3779 Greensburg Pike to Harold Shekels for $168,000. Edward Fischer trustee sold property at 2072 Hampstead Drive to J & M Development for $180,299. Edgewood Michael Kostek...
Norwin area: Holiday house tour, holiday celebration and more
House tour slated in Norwin Seven houses in Irwin and North Huntingdon will be featured on the Norwin Historical Society’s Homes for the Holidays Tour from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2. Tickets can be purchased for $25 by credit card at www.norwinhistoricalsociety.org, at the Norwin Public Library, 100 Caruthers...
Norwin moves forward with Hahntown Playground project
The Norwin School Board voted to begin the next step of the Hahntown Elementary School playground project — the first in a multiyear initiative to renovate the district’s playgrounds. After three different conceptual designs for the playground at Hahntown were presented, the board approved a contract with the company Pashek...
PIAA: Central Bucks South won’t receive penalty after wearing wrong jerseys vs. Norwin
The PIAA said there is no penalty for a team that does not bring the proper colored uniform to a playoff event. Philadelphia-area school Central Bucks South and Norwin wore white uniforms in a PIAA Class 4A boys soccer semifinal Tuesday night at Chambersburg, causing a stir among Norwin fans,...
For Norwin boys, wild, dramatic playoff ride came to a halt one stop short
CHAMBERSBURG — Unable to produce the tying goal like they had done so many times before, and unable to push for overtime and penalty kicks to fit their calling card, Norwin fell to Central Bucks South on Tuesday night, 1-0, in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals to bring a historic...
Central Bucks South ends improbably playoff run for Norwin boys soccer team
CHAMBERSBURG — Both soccer teams brought their white uniforms Tuesday night, so Central Bucks South wore fluorescent green mesh pinnies over their jerseys. Norwin coach Scott Schuchert would have given his team the shirt off his back if it meant moving on to the state finals. But it wasn’t meant...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Owen Burmeister
Norwin’s hockey team got off to a good start to the season in Class 2A, going 3-1-0-1 in its first five games. This is the team’s first year at that level, and it’s an understatement to say it deserved the move up in class. After winning the Penguins Cup two...
‘Something to learn, an adventure’: 3 Irwin brothers, business owners add coffee shop to repertoire
Brothers Chris, Nick and Mike Juricich have spent their entire lives in the restaurant business and have no intention of changing it. The brothers, who reside in Irwin, co-own Ginny’s Neighborhood Pizza Joint in Murrysville, Parkside Creamery ice cream shop in Trafford and Mr. Squeegy window cleaners in North Huntingdon....
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 12, 2023
Chalfant Karen Curtis sold property at 220 Fairview Ave. to Celeste Rousseau and Lydia Drew for $169,000. Churchill Joseph Sheehan sold property at 811 Margaretta St. to Ranney Lawrence for $152,000. Edgewood Kenneth Bonawitz sold property at 233 Elm St. to Nicholas Kilwein for $141,649. Monroeville Tim Becker sold property...
Norwin boys get another thrilling penalty-kick win in PIAA quarters
CHAMBERSBURG — As the pink sky faded into darkness and one overtime gave way to another, Norwin’s confidence grew. As time melted off the clock in the second overtime, the Knights began to feel it. Another shootout was imminent. It was their time to shine. Again. “We’ve been to PKs...
Norwin notebook: Irwin resident wins World Series ring
For the second year in a row, a man with ties to North Huntingdon is bringing home a World Series ring. Last year, former Norwin star JJ Matijevic earned a ring with the Houston Astros’ taxi squad. This fall, Jon George is getting one as a scout for the Texas...
North Huntingdon Marine honored during Veterans Day 5K
Members of the Steel City Naval ROTC still look to the legacy of Lt. Col. Chris Raible, who died 11 years ago in Afghanistan while serving in the Marines. The former North Huntingdon resident will be honored during the unit’s 5K race Saturday in Schenley Park near Carnegie Mellon University,...
Norwin 6th-grader taken to hospital after being hit by car in front of school
A sixth-grader was hit by a car in front of Hillcrest Intermediate School in North Huntingdon Friday morning. North Huntingdon EMS Director Shane Spielvogle said the boy was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. The boy was hit while walking to school, Norwin Superintendent Jeff Taylor wrote in a...
Norwin hockey’s Alex Thomas signs with NAHL’s Colorado Grit
Colorado Grit general manager Gaven Bickford said Alex Thomas has quick lateral moves on the ice. Thomas, a skillful forward from North Huntingdon, moved his pen left to right when he signed a tender with the Grit, a North American Hockey League team. “It’s a great feeling knowing that somebody...
Gritty defense carries Norwin soccer to new heights
“Castle on locks.” It has become a familiar catchphrase for the Norwin boys soccer team, particularly the four back-liners who help senior goalkeeper Anthony Scalise guard the vault. The Castle, of course, is their home stadium. But a strict defense also travels well, as evidenced by the team’s historic postseason...
Bipartisan Norwin School Board victors say they hope to promote respect, avoid polarization
Members of the bipartisan “We aRe Norwin” slate of candidates will form a majority on Norwin School Board, according to unofficial election results. All five members of the slate were leading in unofficial vote tallies from Tuesday’s election. Tim Kotch Sr. led with 11.2%, and Nina Totin came in second...
‘We aRe Norwin’ Democrats win in Norwin school board race
The Democrat slate of candidates dubbed “We aRe Norwin” took the lead in a race for five seats on the Norwin School Board, according to unofficial vote totals. With 100% of precincts reporting Tuesday, Tim Kotch Sr. led with 11.2%, and Nina Totin came in second with 10.7%. Heath Shrum,...
Clutch goal, tight defense send Norwin boys to 1st state playoff win in 34 years
One heightened moment in an otherwise twitchy soccer game gave a Norwin senior the thrill of his prep career and sent the better part of 1,200 screaming fans into a fever pitch. Forward Carson Zadylak finished a prime build-up for a first-half goal before WPIAL champion Norwin turned to its...
Irwin plans 2-mill tax hike to fund fire department
Irwin property owners might see a two-mill tax hike in their real estate bill next year under a proposed 2024 budget that increases funding for the volunteer fire department. Council on Wednesday is expected to approve a budget that sets the real estate tax at 28 mills: 23 mills for...
Preparation, passion lead Norwin to title-game victory
Late Saturday night at Highmark Stadium, with the twinkle of the Pittsburgh skyline reflecting off the Monongahela River, Rick Zappone wasn’t sure if going to penalty kicks favored his Norwin team or North Allegheny more. After all, both teams were exhausted, drained by unrelenting yet superior soccer that still left...
Young coaches get their football fix on Norwin staff
Anthony Giansante and Jackson Pruitt were supposed to be playing college football this fall. Giansante should be a redshirt sophomore and Western Carolina, Pruitt a redshirt junior at Youngstown State. But instead, the former high school standouts found football fulfillment on the coaching staff at Norwin. “You don’t get the...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 5, 2023
Forest Hills Carol Lucas sold property at 3810 Greensburg Pike to Morgan Weyels for $159,900. Monroeville Thomas Cocchi sold property at 759 Cottonwood Drive to Pamela Long and Brad Piazza for $190,000. Estate of Patricia Prucnal sold property at 406 Eden Drive to Kirithigavali Balasubraminiam and Vibisanan Gurumurthi for $242,500....
Irwin group seeks funds for home cleanup, hoarding disorder treatment
An Irwin-based organization that strives to address blight-related problems is proposing to provide mental health services to those with hoarding disorders. “There’s no formal program (for treating hoarding disorders) in Westmoreland County and this half of the state,” said Matt Williams, founder of the nonprofit Fight the Blight Inc. Williams...
Norwin claims 1st WPIAL soccer championship with PK shootout win over North Allegheny
When Norwin started a group chat in the preseason, they called it “Road to Highmark.” When they rattled off back-to-back playoff upsets, they changed the name to, “Highmark.” Maybe now the Knights will label the ongoing text chain, “WPIAL champs.” George Bunovich scored the clinching penalty kick in a shootout...
