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3 Franklin Regional athletes advance to PIAA track and field championships
Five athletes from the Franklin Regional track and field team earned medals at the WPIAL Class 3A championship May 14 at Slippery Rock, but only three secured a trip to the PIAA championship meet Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg. Senior Will Weaver, sophomore Sean Cartwright and sophomore Jamie Kociela will...
Murrysville man to serve up to 15 years in prison for 2023 fatal crash
Ten minutes after Kelly Poholsky took a call from her husband as she drove home from work Oct. 7, 2023, she came upon what appeared to be the scene of a bad accident. Only later that night did she learn the covered body that lay on the ground as she...
Delmont officials want public input on Shields Farm plans
Delmont officials will hold a meeting to give a presentation and take public input on a long-term plan for the Shields Farm property. A borough steering committee has been working with consultants EADS Group on a plan for the 145-acre former farmstead, part of the larger goal of developing a...
Bethel Park uses big inning to keep ball rolling, beat Franklin Regional
Thursday’s playoff game between Bethel Park and Franklin Regional was a matchup between two teams entering the postseason in opposite directions. The Black Hawks won their final eight games of the regular season, and the Panthers had lost five in a row. Just when it looked like the momentum in...
Murrysville area: Blood drives, live music and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Walk for a Healthy Community East Suburban Citizen Advocacy will join Highmark officials with a team in the annual “Walk For a Healthy Community,” set for June 14 at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The ESCA team is seeking donations and...
No. 12 Fox Chapel upsets 5th-seeded Franklin Regional in Class 5A playoffs
The Fox Chapel softball team has been plagued with maddening moments of inconsistency on defense. But when the lights were at their brightest during the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Monday at North Allegheny High School, the 12th-seeded Foxes didn’t melt down. Fox Chapel committed only one...
A-K Valley softball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 12, 2025
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 5A First round 9-Chartiers Valley (11-6) vs. 8-Plum (14-5) 3 p.m. Monday at West Mifflin Winner plays: Winner of 1-Penn-Trafford (17-2)/16-Moon (8-9) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Lily Duffill, Chartiers Valley; Danielle Pici, Plum Extra bases: Chartiers Valley tied for second in Section 3 with a...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 11, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Shawn Sciotti sold property at 205 Highland Ave. to DLG Management LLC for $10,000. Churchill Timothy Debor sold property at 2410 Collins Road to Robin Michele Sheffey for $198,000. Edgewood Tiffany GP Inc. sold property at 415 Edgewood Ave. to Jacob Galanter and Mev Howison for $185,000....
Greensburg driver killed in car-truck collision on Route 22
A Greensburg man was killed early Saturday when his car collided with a dump truck on Route 22 in Murrysville. Thomas Edward Peer, 71, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. The rear-end type crash was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. near the intersection...
Franklin Regional grad Nico Megaludis retires from wrestling
Nico Megaludis has decided to hang up his singlet. The three-time PIAA Class 3A champion at Franklin Regional finished with a 170-1 career record in high school before becoming a NCAA champion, two-time runner-up and third-place finisher at Penn State. He recently announced on Instagram that he was going to...
Franklin Regional notebook: Top track athletes gear up at Pine-Richland
With the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships approaching, several Franklin Regional athletes went to the Pine-Richland Invitational to stay sharp. Sean Cartwright finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.86 seconds to pace the Panthers. The boys 400-meter relay came in eighth (44.39). Caroline Shirley was the top...
Franklin Regional school board meeting rescheduled
The May 5 meeting of the Franklin Regional school board has been rescheduled. Monday’s committee-of-the-whole was canceled due to an unexpected issue that prevented the meeting from being broadcast, school officials said. It will be combined with the monthly voting meeting, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. May 12 at...
Delmont history group will dedicate National Register of Historic Places markers
National history will be recognized in Delmont this month with the dedication of plaques honoring a gunsmith who helped cement the rifle’s place in American history and one of the borough’s enduring landmarks. “The National Register of Historic Places designation officially happened back in the ‘80s, but there was never...
Man jailed after stolen car burned in Trafford
A Delmont man was arrested Sunday on police accusations that he stole a car in Trafford and set it on fire near railroad tracks, according to court papers. Steven Ray Flenner, 35, was being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $50,000 bail on charges of reckless burning, risking catastrophe,...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 4, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Emily Hilliard sold property at 148 Brighton St. to Mark Bailey for $10,000. Churchill Gregory Rudman Jr. sold property at 3755 E Rural Court to Johnston Jake LLC for $94,188. Edgewood Thomas Kempen sold property at 168 Gordon St. to Timothy Beasley and Jessica Richmond for $249,000....
5 candidates compete for 4 seats on Murrysville council
The five Republicans who will compete for four open seats on Murrysville council are all casting an eye toward the municipality’s future — in particular, how it will grow. “One of the biggest challenges is maintaining our infrastructure while thoughtfully and conservatively managing growth,” said incumbent Jason Lemak, 47. “I’ll...
Eastern Gas to host Murrysville open house on infrastructure additions, upgrades
Officials from Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage will host an open house Tuesday in Murrysville for the Appalachian Reliability Project, which will add pipeline and carrying capacity in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The project involves updates to existing compressor stations and other natural gas facilities in Westmoreland, Armstrong and Greene counties, including...
2 Murrysville homes damaged by fire
Two Murrysville residents escaped their homes Tuesday morning in a senior living community after a fire broke out at one and spread to the second. Laura Thomson raced to The Village of Clover Ridge after her mother texted her that there was a fire next door and she heard explosions,...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 28, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Ashley Morcheid sold property at 120 Shadeland Ave. to Sam Pascal II for $59,250. Churchill Carrington Mtg Services LLC sold property at 1648 Jamestown Pl to Meir Atais for $200,000. Edgewood Mary Patricia Conway sold property at 858 E Hutchinson Ave. to Hilarie Alberico for $362,500. Maureen...
Plum baseball pulls away late against Franklin Regional to stay atop section
Plum did not have a big celebration after its 12-5 baseball victory against Franklin Regional on Monday. Why would the Mustangs? All it did was help them maintain a one-game lead atop Section 1-5A in front of Penn-Trafford (11-5, 7-2) and Latrobe (12-4, 7-2). There are still two weeks to...
Addison Ayres to stick with Franklin Regional soccer teammates for senior year
Goalkeeper Addison Ayres considered playing full-time soccer with her Internationals SC team in Akron, Ohio, which would have meant not playing her senior season at Franklin Regional. The Elite Clubs National League team plays higher-level programs, which helps players sharpen their skills for college. But Ayres ultimately opted to stay...
Murrysville area: Used book sale, summer concerts in Export, and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Used book sale The Murrysville Community Library and local branch of the American Association of University Women will host their annual used book sale May 1-3. The sale will be from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 1 and 2, and 9:30...
Franklin Regional Thespian Club prepares for ‘Little Women’ production
Franklin Regional Thespian Club adviser Richard Sunny didn’t need to give most of his cast much background on “Little Women,” the club’s spring production. “Most of them have been asking me to do this since they were freshmen,” he said with a laugh. Louisa May Alcott’s classic story of the...
No. 2 Franklin Regional softball overcomes sluggish start, finishes sweep of Latrobe
Chloe Lancaster threw 27 pitches in the first inning Tuesday and gave up two runs in the second. It had the makings of a long afternoon. The situation even prompted movement in the Franklin Regional bullpen, which caught Lancaster’s attention. But the Panthers ace didn’t panic or get flustered. “I...
Franklin Regional grad Jake Williams shines in final season at Yale
You could say Jake Williams is a gap hitter. But it doesn’t take a spray chart to figure that out. No, the former Franklin Regional baseball standout made the most of a gap year — a year off between high school and college — to get his game right for...


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