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Businesses cover funeral costs for man killed in Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim crash
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The funeral for a man who was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim is being held at no cost to the family. Manager Jan Maloff of A. Dewitt Memorial Funeral Homes says businesses have donated the funeral, cremation and...
Gay rights activist accused of setting own home on fire
JACKSON, Mich. — Michigan police say a transgender, gay rights activist tried to fabricate a hate crime by setting his home on fire, but the man’s attorney is questioning the evidence. Attorney Daniel Barnett said the evidence is circumstantial and doesn’t provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Nikki Joly...
Mars bests Chartiers Valley in physical WPIAL Class 5A semifinalVideo
With momentum swinging on every second-half possession and fans from both teams screaming and shouting, Chartiers Valley’s 5-foot-9 guard Louis Kearney ran straight into Mars’ 6-foot-6 forward Michael Carmody as the third-quarter buzzer sounded. Kearney fell on top of Carmody. Players from both benches took to the floor. Fans jumped...
Top-seeded West Greene downs Vincentian Academy in Class A semifinals
The West Greene girls basketball team has been on a mission all season to return to the Petersen Events Center to avenge a loss in the WPIAL Class A championship last season. The No. 1 Pioneers got their wish after making timely shots and creating turnovers in a 59-55 win...
Brentwood girls basketball enters WPIAL playoffs on hot streak
The Brentwood girls basketball team ended the regular season on an 11-game winning streak. The Spartans were lauded as a Trib HSSN team of the week. And the WPIAL took notice. Brentwood racked up a 17-3 record and shared first place with Serra Catholic in Section 2-2A with an 11-1...
Schepner among bright spots for youthful Hampton gymnastics team
The Hampton gymnastics team didn’t meet its yearly goal of making the WPIAL team championships, but there were plenty of bright spots. Sophomore Hannah Schepner continued to grow as a WPIAL contender, finishing fifth in the WPIAL Advanced Division all-around and in the bars. “I knew I had to bring...
DeRubbo leads Trinity girls past Penn-Trafford in WPIAL Class 5A 1st roundVideo
The Trinity girls basketball team lost four of its final six games to end the regular season. But the ninth-seeded Hillers are perfect so far when it matters: the postseason. Trinity dominated eighth-seeded Penn-Trafford from the opening tip and defeated the Warriors, 55-26, in WPIAL Class 5A playoff action Tuesday...
Soup Crawl tickets to be sold March 6
Following the success of the sold-out Chocolate Walk on Feb. 9, Explore Sewickley has announced plans for the annual Sewickley Soup Crawl. The event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. April 6. Check in starts at Explore Sewickley, 418 Beaver St., at 11:30 a.m. Canned good for the...
High school schedules for Feb. 18, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (14-8) vs. Peters Township (15-7) at Mt. Lebanon, 8 p.m.; Butler (17-4) vs. Connellsville (8-14) at Canon-McMillan, 8 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (14-8) vs. North Allegheny (13-8) at West Allegheny, 8 p.m.; Fox Chapel (15-7) vs. Seneca Valley (11-10)...
Remember When: 1947
In the news this week 72 years ago: • Seventeen representatives of local civic organizations organized the first joint Advisory Health Council for the Sewickley, Edgeworth and Osborne school districts. The council was formed to ensure the thoroughness of medical and dental exams given to area schoolchildren. Such exams had...
