South Hills Record category, Page 58
Scoring surge lifts Thomas Jefferson boys soccer team into WPIAL playoffs
Thomas Jefferson’s boys soccer team exudes confidence. One reason behind it is the offensive punch displayed by the Jaguars in 2020. TJ racked up an 11-4-1 regular-season record and a third-place finish in Section 3-3A behind co-champs Belle Vernon and Trinity. The Jaguars were confident they will enjoy a successful...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Jenkins guides Sto-Rox past Brentwood
Josh Jenkins threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns and added two rushing TDs to lead playoff-bound Sto-Rox to a 49-22 Class 2A Three Rivers Conference win against Brentwood (3-4, 2-3) on Friday night. Zay Davis chipped in 125 rushing yards and a touchdown for Sto-Rox (6-1, 4-1). Jase Keib...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: No. 3 Central Catholic rolls past Baldwin
Adam Obrin threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns as No. 3 Central Catholic earned a 49-6 victory over Baldwin (2-3, 1-3) in Class 6A Conference play Friday night. Eddy Tillman ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings (4-2, 4-2), who led at halftime, 35-0. The Vikings...
McKeesport hands Thomas Jefferson its first home loss in 5 years in Class 4A shocker
The final two and a half minutes of Friday night’s showdown with Thomas Jefferson was arguably the most stressful of Matt Miller’s coaching career at McKeesport. Trailing by six, the Jaguars started their possession on the Tigers’ 30-yard line before, after seven plays, eventually getting down to the 9 while...
Baldwin-Whitehall School District loans desks to hybrid, remote students
After Baldwin-Whitehall School District superintendent Randal Lutz asked parents what the district could do to help with remote learning, the biggest request was for desks to make a more conducive workspace at home. So, the district has implemented a desk loan program, which will provide desks to students who need...
VP Mike Pence to rally Friday at Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin
Vice President Mike Pence is stumping again in Western Pennsylvania, with a political rally planned for Friday afternoon at the Allegheny County Airport. Pence is set to deliver remarks at a “Make America Great Again Victory” rally to be held at Lynx FBO hangar at the airport in West Mifflin,...
Pleasant Hills Middle School kicks off annual food drive
Pleasant Hills Middle School staff and students kicked off their annual food drive Oct. 22 in a very colorful way. Last year, the students surpassed their goal of collecting 10,000 pounds of food donations, so staff members followed through with their promise of dying their hair to kick off the...
Mel’s Petit Café crepe place opens in Mt. Lebanon
Amadine Fevrier of Mt. Lebanon spent nearly every summer of her childhood in the Brittany region of France. At the rear of the family’s property is a centuries-old “little house” where Fevrier’s grandmother would make the region’s traditional Sunday lunch: a heaping stack of savory — not sweet — crêpes...
Jefferson Hills police force has its first lieutenant
Jefferson Hills police officer Kevin King can add another title to his law enforcement resume: lieutenant. Borough officials promoted the former sergeant to his new position earlier this month. The department has 20 officers including the chief and King. There are four sergeants and 14 other officers. Everyone is full...
Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Co. in Jefferson Hills not being dispatched despite being reinstated
Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Company in Jefferson Hills has not been dispatched on calls for months despite being reinstated as a borough fire department. Fire company officials claim the problem is the borough has not formally notified Allegheny County dispatch to put the company back in its run cards, while...
Burglary, assault and drug charges among cases handled in South Park and Brentwood courts recently
District court judges South Park and Brentwood handled these criminal cases from Oct. 12-20. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Michael W. Thatcher, South Park • William Charles King, 33, of Pittsburgh on charges of driving without a license, driving while...
3 Baldwin-Whitehall buildings closed after staffer tests positive for covid-19
Three Baldwin-Whitehall schools are closed for the remainder of the week after a substitute teacher tested positive for covid-19, district officials announced Monday night. McAnnulty Elementary School, Whitehall Elementary School and J.E. Harrison Education Center are temporarily shuttered Tuesday through Friday after the substitute teacher worked in all three schools,...
In brief: New neurology chief at St. Clair, covid-19 relief and more in the South Hills
St. Clair Hospital welcomes new chief of neurology St. Clair Hospital has appointed noted neurologist Maxim D. Hammer, M.D., MBA, as its new chief of neurology. Hammer joins St. Clair from UPMC, where he held numerous titles, including vice chairman, clinical affairs, Department of Neurology; clinical director of neurology; and...
Thomas Jefferson girls tennis players look forward to future of program
Thomas Jefferson recently wrapped up a winning 2020 season in girls tennis. Behind a lineup dominated by juniors and seniors, the Jaguars ended up 7-6 while competing in Section 3-3A. “I thought we were very competitive this season and were very close to winning in several matches,” said Chuck Correll,...
Brain power: Baldwin quarterback among WPIAL’s top passers
Baldwin’s starting quarterback is a brainiac, for sure. At 5-foot-9, 165 pounds, Colton Brain is on the smaller-scale of quarterbacks in Western Pennsylvania. His know-how and athletic ability, however, more than make up for his undersized stature. “Colton has been great in so many ways for our football team,” Baldwin...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18
Baldwin Borough David Dienert sold property at 658 Brinwood Ave. to Debra Formo for $127,000. Derek Dunstan sold property at 5347 Brownsville Road to Joshua and Chelsy Kemp for $370,500. Mandi Hrabley sold property at 3606 Churchview Ave. to Joshua and Kerri Acosta for $236,500. Mark Sokolowski sold property at...
Seneca Valley gets big Class 6A win in overtime against Baldwin
Nolan Dworek scored his second touchdown of the game on the first play from scrimmage for Seneca Valley in overtime to lead the host Raiders past Baldwin, 19-16, in a key Class 6A game Saturday afternoon. The win improves Seneca Valley to 4-1 and leaves the Raiders alone in second...
Virtual beer festival hosted by Pittsburgh-area women will bring performances from G. Love, Flavor Flav
Alyssa Smith and Michelle Dangelo Arnoni are best friends. They were having a girls’ night, drinking and laughing, when they came up with an idea. Fill a box with 24 beers and have a virtual beer festival during the pandemic. “We really want to connect people and bring a little...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Plum captures Greater Allegheny Conference crown
For the first time in 44 years, the Plum football team is 6-0. The Mustangs, who clinched the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference title on Friday night, defeated Knoch, 35-7. Ryan Hubner threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, Reed Martin scored on a 60-yard punt return, and...
Pittsburgh barber cutting into profit to help raise money for Lemieux Foundation
When Dave Peters was 10 years old, his father, William Peters died of a heart attack at the age of 50. The youngster found comfort at the Highmark Caring Place, a Pittsburgh center for grieving children, adolescents and their families. Pittsburgh’s most welcoming neighbor, Fred Rogers, was honorary chairman. “That...
Halloween, trick-or-treat events across the South Hills
Baldwin Borough Mayor David Depretis said that Baldwin Borough will have Halloween as normal. Trick-or-treat is 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31. Baldwin Twp. Residents can stop by the township building through Oct. 31 to pick up a pumpkin to decorate. There isn’t an official pumpkin decorating contest, but the township will...
2 Pittsburgh-area postal workers charged with throwing away mail
Federal criminal charges have been filed separately in Pittsburgh against two postal carriers accused of throwing away mail — including an application for a mail-in ballot and political advertisements. Both men are charged with delay or destruction of mail by a postal employee. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, on...
Streetscape project underway along Brownsville Road in Brentwood
A beautification project in Brentwood is underway. Crews from Monaca-based CTM Construction began excavating Brownsville Road on Monday as part of a three-phase $321,000 streetscape initiative. The borough received a $155,855 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority grant for the project in the central business district. This is part of Brentwood’s continual...
Mail carrier suspended after ballot request, political ads allegedly found in trash
A mail carrier has been placed on unpaid leave after federal agents found mail in a trash can that was supposed to be delivered to homes and businesses in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. The items the carrier allegedly tossed away included “several different classes of mail, including one ballot request and...
In brief: St. Clair Hospital recognized, divorce workshop and more in the South Hills
St. Clair Hospital Named A ‘Most Wired’ Hospital St. Clair Hospital has been named a Level 9 Most Wired hospital in the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives’ 2020 Digital Health Most Wired Survey. A Level 9 designation highlights hospitals that have deployed technologies and strategies (e.g., population health/cost-of-care analytics,...
