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5 things to watch in Week 3: WPIAL No. 1 vs. No. 2 in largest classifications
It’s one vs. two, twice. The WPIAL has a pair of top-ranked matchups on the Week 3 football schedule with No. 2 Gateway visiting No. 1 Pine-Richland in Class 5A and No. 2 North Allegheny facing No. 1 Central Catholic in 6A. Both start at 7 p.m. Friday. The Class...
Glass recycling event in Hampton bumped up to 5 days to meet demand
Residents in Hampton and many other communities can no longer put glass out for recycling, but there are plenty of people who cringe at the thought of their used bottles and jars being tossed in a landfill. “There are a lot of people who have simply been trained to recycle,”...
Student news: National Merit semifinalists, college news and more in Pine, Richland
National Merit semifinalists Pine-Richland High School seniors Brendan Anderson, John Faber, Joshua Pazin, Rebecca Peng and Samuel Stella have been named National Merit Scholarship Corporation semifinalists. The students are among 16,000 semifinalists in the United States. They will have the opportunity to qualify for finalist status and compete for National...
Top-ranked girls volleyball teams keep positions in coaches rankings
WPIAL girls volleyball competition turns to Week 2, and section races are heating up in the four classifications. The top-ranked teams in each class from last week’s preseason Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association top-10 poll — North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Franklin Regional (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop...
In brief: Leaf pickup, library board opening and more in Pine, Richland
Richland fall leaf pickup Richland Township residents whose Vogel collection day is Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday will have leaf collections Oct. 21, Nov. 11 and Dec. 2. Residents whose Vogel collection day is Thursday or Friday will have leaf collections Oct. 23, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4. All bags must...
Trib HSSN’s Week 2 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 2 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 267 - Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (22 of 35) 242 - Nathan Harper, Avonworth (20 of 39) 240 - Carsen Engleka, Gateway (19 of 25) 239 - Jake Pugh, Thomas Jefferson (12 of 28) 238 - Ryan Hubner, Plum...
Pine-Richland senior has gone to the birds for Girl Scout Gold Award 
A Pine-Richland High School senior and longtime Girl Scout’s latest project is for the birds. Katrina Schwab of Troop 55094 in Wexford constructed six wood duck boxes for the Latodami Nature Center in North Park. Boxes were installed in different parts of the park’s 3,000-plus acres, including one along Pine...
Pine-Richland approves change orders totaling $69K for Field 6 project
The Pine-Richland school board unanimously approved just over $69,000 in change orders during its Sept. 13 meeting for its ongoing Field 6 project. Before Monday’s vote, the board had already approved $44,817 in change orders for the project that began in June, bringing the project’s new total to around $2.8...
Herd of hungry goats brought in to nosh on invasive knotweed along Harmony Trail 
Clearing highly invasive Japanese knotweed along the Harmony Trial can be backbreaking work for volunteers trying to maintain the mile-long bucolic walking and biking path. But for a dozen goats and their donkey protector, keeping the ornamental plant from crowding out native species is just another chance to chow down...
Volleyball coaches association reveals WPIAL Week 1 rankings
The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday released its first rankings for the 2020 season. North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Franklin Regional (Class AAA), North Catholic (Class AA) and Bishop Canevin (Class A) have been established as the teams to beat as they are at the top of their respective...
In brief: virtual networking, student accolades and more in Pine, Richland
President’s List Marissa Canzian of Gibsonia was recently named to the President’s List at Kennesaw State University. Canzian was among the more than 900 Kennesaw State students honored for academic excellence in the Summer 2020 semester. To be named to the President’s List, each student must have satisfactorily completed at...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week 1
Anytime a key player changes position, there is a little hesitation, a little anxiousness and a whole lot of finger crossing. Belle Vernon made the move from an offense built around a pocket passer the last few years to an run-option dynamic by putting the ball in the hands of...
Third year a charm for North Park Bald Eagle chicks? 
The bald eagle pair known as Ms. Rachel and Mr. Carson have returned to North Park, presumably for a third attempt at nesting with courtship expected to ramp up later in the fall. The pair have created buzz in the only Allegheny County park with an eagle’s nest. Although the...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 13
Pine Mark Yahraus sold property at 319 Balsa Drive to RAC Closing Services LLC for $602,500. RAC Closing Services LLC sold property at 319 Balsa Drive to Jason Bakk and Heather T. Sparling for $602,500. Julie Leininger sold property at 617 Broadmore Ln to Gary Schmidt for $349,800. Villas English...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn-Trafford shuts down Latrobe
Ethan Carr threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another TD to lead Penn-Trafford to a 48-14 victory over Latrobe in the Class 5A Big East Conference. Cade Yacamelli ran for 126 yards and a touchdown while teammate Brad Ford ran twice for 102 yards and a...
The Birdie happy to be back watching football in the A-K Valley
“It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here!” The Birdie came into the Valley News Dispatch office Tuesday screaming at the top of his lungs and threw a Labor Day weekend’s worth of notes into the air in celebration. At least that was what he said he did. He forgot no...
Pine considering assessing need for improvements at community center
Pine officials are considering hiring a firm to conduct an in-depth review of the community center’s past to see if changes may be needed for the future. The township has received proposals from two companies to conduct an assessment of the facility, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last year. Jan...
WPIAL football teams ready to embark on season like no other
After an evening of continuous collisions, two of the WPIAL’s top football teams wanted to show their respect for one another, but they weren’t exactly sure how. Players typically line up after a scrimmage, meet at midfield and shake hands. But as teams have learned, simple elements of football season...
Chick’s Picks ready for normalcy of Friday night lights
Welcome to Week 1 of the high school football season. As we approach kickoff Friday night, we can all safely say what we have endured thus far in 2020 has been one of the most trying, unsettling, uncertain times in our lives. The Friday night lights will certainly be a...
Trib HSSN preseason state football rankings
The 2020 high school football season kicks off Friday around Pennsylvania with words such as finally, normalcy, excitement and tradition being used to describe games that were up in the air as recently as two weeks ago. Add another word when it comes to state rankings — chaos. First the...
Central Catholic leads preseason Trib 10 football power rankings
Here is the first edition of the Trib 10 high school football power rankings for the 2020 season. These are the weekly rankings where you throw classifications out the window. We allow for some wiggle room for the smaller schools to participate. I mean, is Clairton or Beaver Falls going...
Veteran QB Cole Spencer leads Pine-Richland into new Class 5A schedule
Pine-Richland quarterback Cole Spencer threw for nearly 3,000 yards last season, but that isn’t the number his coach likes most. “The best thing you can say about a quarterback is, ‘What’s his record?’” coach Eric Kasperowicz said. “Stats lie. You can have a really bad football team and have great...
In brief: library board opening, student news and more for the Pine, Richland area
Library board opening The Township of Pine has a volunteer opportunity as a liaison on the Northern Tier Regional Library Board. Interested residents may email or send a letter of interest to: Township of Pine, 230 Pearce Mill Road, Wexford, PA 15090, Attn: Stephanie Olszewski. Women’s Business Network meetings The...
WPIAL Class 5A football breakdown: South Fayette, Pine-Richland face new challenges
How long has it been since South Fayette wasn’t a clear conference favorite? That was probably nine years ago, back when the Lions’ senior quarterback would’ve been in third grade. They’ve gone undefeated in the conference every season since, running off a streak of 64 consecutive wins. This year, there...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 6
Pine Showcase Properties LLC sold property at 218 Abbacy Drive to Sean Michael and Cristina Margherita Indick for $591,519. Dominic John Sirianni sold property at 191 Alder Drive to Brent and Daisilyn Rios for $595,000. Christopher Husser sold property at 2634 Fountain Hills Drive to Michael and Allison Grese for...


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