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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Pine-Richland grad playing lockdown defense for Case Western women’s soccer
Katie Rishel gained confidence in herself through hard work in the offseason, but she had to prove her progress to a new women’s soccer coaching staff at Case Western Reserve University. The coaches showed belief by making her a starter, and she’s repaid them by flourishing in her sophomore season...
Max Heckert carries on rich tradition of Pine-Richland linebackers
Max Heckert spent the last few years studying future NCAA Division I linebackers Jeremiah Hasley and Luke Miller while playing alongside them at Pine-Richland. Now he’s taking what he learned and applying it as the leader of the defense. Heckert had a team-leading 96 tackles entering the regular season finale...
North Hills real estate transactions for week of Oct. 30, 2022
Bellevue Jeanne Mahlmann sold property at 25 S Jackson Ave. to Michael Keith and Crystal Freeman for $220,000. Michael Galone sold property at 124 W Riverview Ave. to Zachary Lee Snyder and Sydney Sokol for $211,500. Etna Regis Donovan Jr. sold property at 30-32 Ganster St. to Hiland Park Capital...
Deluzio, Shaffer square off in Pa.’s 17th Congressional District
Iraq War veteran and voting rights attorney Chris Deluzio faces former Ross Commissioner Jeremy Shaffer in a race to replace U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania’s newly redrawn 17th Congressional District. Deluzio, 37, of Aspinwall, earned the Democratic nomination to run for the seat in the Nov. 8 election, while...
Pine-Richland makes it 4 in a row in WPIAL Class 3A field hockey championship game
The Pine-Richland field hockey team finished off its four-peat in style. The Rams capped another dominant WPIAL season with a 3-0 win over rival North Allegheny in the Class 3A championship game Saturday at Washington & Jefferson College. Pine-Richland earned its fourth consecutive WPIAL crown and did so with its...
Pine-Richland’s Unified bocce ball team fosters high school engagement, community
A packed student section, excited cheerleaders and supportive signs filled a Pine-Richland gymnasium. The fans weren’t there to support the high school’s basketball team or volleyball team — but its Unified bocce ball team. The district’s inaugural bocce season kicked off in 2021. The team, which is part of the...
Bicyclist injured in crash with school bus in Richland
A bicylist who was injured after being struck by a school bus in the North Hills has been upgraded to stable condition at an area hospital, police said. The 29-year-old man, who police did not name, was riding southbound on Route 8 in Richland around midnight Tuesday when he was...
Student news: Pine-Richland girls’ soccer team raises funds for charity
Pine-Richland High School girls’ soccer team raised $1,500 for Glimmer of Hope during their Kick for a Cure game on Sept. 28. ——— Robby Palmieri of Gibsonia, is a 2022-23 Ratcliffe Student Fellow at Baldwin Wallace University. Palmieri, a graduate of Pine-Richland High School majoring in national security, joins the...
North Park Lake in McCandless to be lowered for inspection of dam, wetland barriers
North Park Lake’s water level will be lowered by two feet to allow for an inspection of the dam and wetland barriers located on the upstream end of the lake, the Allegheny County Parks Department has announced. The county will release water from North Park Lake in McCandless using the...
AHN Wexford Hospital in Pine adds cardiothoracic surgery program
Allegheny Health Network is expanding the services offered at its Wexford Hospital in Pine with the addition of a thoracic surgery program. The clinical director for the program is cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Hiran C. Fernando, who also serves as a professor of surgery at the Drexel University College of Medicine...
In brief: Fall harvest party, trick or treat and more in Pine, Richland
Fall Harvest Party Bakerstown Alliance Church is hosting a free fall harvest party for families in the community from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 29 at the church pavilion. The church is located at 4030 Bakerstown Road in Gibsonia. Enjoy a night of fun planned for the entire family. During the two-hour...
Resilient Pine-Richland volleyball team marches into playoffs with confidence
The last time Pine-Richland played for a WPIAL girls volleyball championship, Angela Seman was on the other side playing defensive specialist/libero for Seneca Valley. That was 11 years ago, and Seneca Valley ended up winning a thrilling five-set match, 3-2. Now Seman is in her second season as the Rams...
Pine-Richland field hockey turns focus to WPIAL championship 4-peat
Pine-Richland field hockey coach Donna Stephenson doesn’t have to say much as her team gets ready to try to win a fourth consecutive WPIAL championship. The message comes within the team from the senior leaders that set the standard. “As coaches, we do our best to set them up for...
North Hills real estate transactions, week of Oct. 23, 2022
Bellevue Wayne Brubach sold property at 650 Highland Pl to Arkham Real Estate LLC for $100,000. Kabana Properties LLC sold property at 633 Monroe Ave. to Christopher Dawson Kirkland and Lean Ann Hornfeck for $225,000. Jonathan Kohler sold property at 51 N Balph Ave. to Fedele Properties LLC for $225,000....
Completion of Pine Creek Sewage Treatment plant upgrade pushed back possibly to early 2024
Though work is progressing, supply chain issues have pushed back the completion date for the much-needed upgrade to the Pine Creek Sewage Treatment Plant. Designing the plant began in 2016, and construction was initially projected to be finished in the Fall of 2022, but pandemic-related delays are pushing the completion...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 8
We continue the stretch run of the 2022 football regular season with four games with teams fighting for their playoff lives, one with a conference crown at stake and another that is a nonconference tuneup between rivals gearing up for showdowns in Week 9. Coming into Week 8, one team...
Laura’s Light honors the memory of Laura Ditka
Family, along with local and longtime friends of Laura Ditka, a prominent prosecuting attorney in Allegheny County who passed away suddenly in 2018, have come together to establish a non-profit in her honor called Laura’s Light. Ditka was dedicated to the health, safety and welfare of our most vulnerable citizens,...
Pine-Richland School District news for the week of Oct. 19, 2022
Sixteen Pine-Richland High School seniors were named Commended by the 2023 National Merit Scholarship program: Matthew Andersen, Joseph D. Derenzo, Jack Duckworth, Jack J. Exline, Adam Kirsch, Avinash Kottakota, Nolan Martin, Sreyashi Mondal, Anjaly Palathunkal, Javin Parker, Elaine Qian, Elizabeth Shaffer, Benjamin Tamburri, John Varghese, Alexander Vasile and Colin Zvejnieks....
Pine-Richland teen and horse headed to state show 
Things weren’t looking good for Woody. The saddlebred horse was too thin to win the hearts of bidders at the Amish Country auction. If someone didn’t take Woody, he’d be shipped across the border to Canada or Mexico, where horse slaughterhouses are still legal. Fortunately, Woody was rescued. He spent...
2 Pine-Richland schools on America’s Healthiest Schools list
Two of Pine-Richland School District’s elementary schools —Eden Hall Upper Elementary and Hance Elementary — are among the 406 schools nationwide named America’s Healthiest Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. The recognition, awarded by Alliance for a Healthier Generation, celebrates schools’ dedication to supporting the health and well-being of students,...
In brief: Trick or treat, pumpkin roll sale and more in Pine, Richland
Trick or treat In Pine and Richland, trick or treat will take place Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. Homes participating should turn their porch lights on. Library Halloween celebration Come to the library 5-6 p.m. Oct. 27 for outdoor Halloween fun. There will be trick-or-treating, spooky take-home crafts and a...
Pine-Richland boys soccer sees hard work rewarded with playoff berth
After a long road, the Pine-Richland boys soccer team got its moment. With a 3-0 win over North Hills on Oct. 11, the Rams clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2018. It’s been a four-year effort for Rams coach Jordan Wiegand and his team, and it was...
Pine-Richland notebook: Senior golfer makes states
With an 11th-place finish at the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship, Pine-Richland senior Blaise Masciantonio qualified for the state tournament. The PIAA Class 3A championships were scheduled for Oct. 17-18 at Penn State’s White Course in State College. Masciantonio is the first Rams golfer to qualify for states since...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 16, 2022
Bradford Woods Paul Kunowski sold property at 312 Crystal Springs Road to Roser Group LLC for $305,000. Ursula Davis sold property at 816 Lake Road to Michael Painter and Jeffrey Bergman for $495,000. Franklin Park Bradley Powell sold property at 1602 Bradsberry Ln to Keystone Mineral Group LLC for $1...
Another big game for Ryan Palmieri leads surging Pine-Richland past Shaler
Pine-Richland is hitting its stride at the perfect time. And Ryan Palmieri may be the biggest reason why. Palmieri accounted for 324 yards of total offense as the Rams (5-3, 1-1) won a fourth straight game, blasting Shaler, 42-7, Friday night at Titan Stadium. “You know, we’re rolling,” Pine-Richland coach...


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