South Hills Record category, Page 47
Part of Brownsville Road in South Park closed following crash
Part of Brownsville Road in South Park is closed after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole, Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV reported. The road is closed in the area of Wilhelm Avenue. Police are waiting for crews to make repairs to the pole and powerlines. The road remained closed as...
Jefferson Hills to explore use of bus garage as substation for JHFR, Gill Hall stays closed
Jefferson Hills officials want to explore the use of a bus garage and other sites as a possible substation for Jefferson Hills Fire Rescue in lieu of reinstating the Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Company. A bus garage along Gill Hall Road in Jefferson Hills may be used as a substation...
Dunn leads Woodland Hills rally past Thomas Jefferson in Class 5A quarters
When Woodland Hills needed a second-half spark, it turned to point guard Jazmine Dunn. Now, Thomas Jefferson is done. Dunn ignited a big second half Monday as the Wolverines rallied to defeat the Jaguars, 58-54, to advance to the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals. Woodland Hills coach Von Pitts said he...
Kennywood announces opening date for 2021 season
Kennywood Park will open for the start of its 123rd season in two months — on May 8. That’s two months earlier than in pandemic-plagued 2020 and closer to a traditional opening day, with Sandcastle opening its pools and waterslides for Memorial Day weekend on May 29. Along with extending...
In brief: Used sports equipment sale, $50,000 raffle, and more in the South Hills
Used Sports Equipment Sale The Jefferson Hills Recreation Initiative is taking donations of used sports equipment on March 13-14 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Gill Hall Park. The initiative is accepting the following: • Gloves, balls, bats, helmets • Nets, sticks, pads, cleats • Exercise equipment • Yard toys, recreation...
Senior comfortable in starring role for Baldwin boys basketball
Joey Starzynski has been on center stage in the Baldwin basketball program for the past two years. He’s been the “star” of the show on most nights, none moreso than Feb. 24 when he scored a career-high 30 points in a 68-53 nonsection win over Albert Gallatin. A 6-foot-3 senior...
Thomas Jefferson quarterback-receiver combo set for one last game together
Thomas Jefferson’s Jake Pugh and Ian Hansen proved to be a near-unstoppable aerial combination last fall. Pugh, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound senior quarterback, connected with senior wideout Hansen (5-8, 170) 42 times for 785 yards and seven touchdowns. And they aren’t finished making an impact on the football field just yet....
Balance of hockey power in South Hills shifts to Thomas Jefferson, Baldwin
One corner of the South Hills has become prime property for high school hockey aficionados. Baldwin and Thomas Jefferson, located about 6 miles apart, have monopolized the action in the PIHL Class AA ranks since the start of the 2019-20 season. The teams were a combined 23-1-0-1 at the end...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 7, 2021
Baldwin Borough Joesph Dowd sold property at 5304 Adobe Drive to David Katonik and Jessica Levi for $163,000. James Clibbens Jr. sold property at 664 Charlotte Drive to Paula Tripp for $174,000. Richard Yochum sold property at 171 Cheston St. to Robert Taylor for $100,000. Shawn Robinson sold property at...
Baldwin High School students, teachers get ‘popped’ into cold to support Special Olympics PennsylvaniaVideo
The look of this year’s Polar Plunge at Baldwin High School was different but at least one element of the event remained: it was cold. The longstanding tradition of plunging into freezing water — whether a river or a pool — wasn’t feasible this year because of covid-19. Instead, Special...
Neighbor Spotlight: Deborah Holtschlag takes gardening to a new level
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Plans approved for a medical marijuana dispensary in Pleasant Hills
Plans for a new medical marijuana dispensary in Pleasant Hills are moving forward. Pleasant Hills Council recently voted 4-2 to grant site plan approval for the Ethos Cannabis business at 560 Clairton Blvd. Council President Cheryl Freedman and members Eileen Solinas, Nicole Leckenby and Robert Karcher voted in favor. Greg...
Latrobe shows toughness, knocks off seventh-seeded Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson head coach Dom DeCicco called a timeout with 10 seconds remaining in Wednesday’s WPIAL playoff opener to devise an appropriate offensive strategy. With TJ trailing Latrobe by two points, the veteran mentor scripted up a pair of play calls: A shot inside for 6-foot-6 senior forward Ethan Dunsey...
Bethel Park’s Olivia Westphal too much for Shaler in Class 6A clash
Shaler started Wednesday’s Class 6A first-round girls basketball playoff game playing a box-and-one defense against Bethel Park senior Olivia Westphal. The junk defense didn’t last long because no matter what the Titans did, they couldn’t slow down the district’s top scorer. The Duquesne recruit scored 33 points as Bethel Park...
Senior forward’s big night boosts Baldwin past Penn-Trafford
Baldwin girls basketball coach Jamal Woodson sounded like he was at the podium at an awards show when senior forward Meghan Dryburgh’s name came up in a postgame interview. He went all Golden Globes after he and his team celebrated with a small group of fans Wednesday night. And the...
What will Brentwood’s Fourth of July Celebration look like this year?
Brentwood’s annual Fourth of July Celebration will happen this year – but the form it will take is still up in the air. “We will not have a completely silent Fourth of July like we did last year,” said AJ Doyle, vice chairman of Brentwood’s Fourth of July Committee. Doyle...
Dormont Pool to reopen this summer
Get ready to splash around again in the Dormont Pool. One of the more depressing aspects of the pandemic has been the limits put on recreational activities. The Dormont Pool was one of last summer’s casualties, sitting empty for all of 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic. But that will...
High school roundup for March 2, 2021: Pine-Richland girls rally past Peters Township
Kaili Doctor and Sophie Catalano scored 14 points each as Pine-Richland mounted a second-half surge and defeated Peters Township, 54-45, in a WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball first-round matchup Tuesday night. The No. 10 Rams (7-10) outscored Peters Township 21-10 in the third quarter. Sarah Pifer added 12 points, including...
Hempfield boys hold off Baldwin in Class 6A first round
Stepping foot into what is considered a wide-open WPIAL Class 6A playoff field, while exciting, can also be like a mine field. Leads, no matter how large, can be unstable in a year like this as teams look for bracket-busting upsets. Need proof? Look at Hempfield. Need proof of a...
Westmoreland basketball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Here’s a look at Wednesday’s WPIAL basketball playoff games involving Westmoreland County teams: Girls First round Class 6A 9-Baldwin (8-7) at 8-Penn-Trafford (10-6) 6 p.m. Wednesday Coaches: Jamal Woodson, Baldwin; John Giannikas, Penn-Trafford Winner plays: At 1-North Allegheny (19-1), noon Saturday About Baldwin: After a rash of early-season postponements, the...
Court cases in Brentwood, South Park for the week of March 2, 2021
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 • Veronique Mbakop, 29, of Brentwood on charges of aggravated assault and recklessly endangering...
Westmoreland basketball playoff capsules: Games for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Here’s a look at Tuesday’s WPIAL basketball playoff games involving Westmoreland County teams: Boys First round Class 6A 14-Baldwin (6-12) at 3-Hempfield (11-5) 6 p.m. Tuesday Coaches: Jeff Ackermann, Baldwin; Bill Swan, Hempfield Winner plays: Winner of 11-Peters Township (6-8) at 6-Pine-Richland (11-5), 6 p.m. Friday About Baldwin: Baldwin, under...
In brief: Sen. Robinson opens Bethel Park office, garden club meeting and more in the South Hills
State senator opens district office Freshman state Sen. Devlin Robinson. R-37th, has announced the opening of his district office in Bethel Park. The office is located at 1700 North Highland Road, Suite 307 and is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, constituents are...
Preston Zandier joins list of Thomas Jefferson Big 33 players
Preston Zandier has joined an exclusive club as a senior member of the Thomas Jefferson football program. A sturdy 6-foot-2, 200-pound wide receiver/linebacker and Youngstown State recruit, Zandier has been selected to participate in the 2021 Big 33 Football Classic. He is one of two players labeled as “athletes” on...
Baldwin girls basketball honors senior class that has seen it all
They have been friends and teammates throughout their high school careers, sticking together through thick and thin. The seniors on the Baldwin girls basketball team were honored at home Feb. 17 during pregame ceremonies with Canon-McMillan. The 2020-21 senior hoopsters are guards Lexi Bernotas, Sydney Carr, Anna Lucarelli and Taylor...
