Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 6
Penn-Trafford hockey looking for strong finish
After Hempfield spoiled the Penn-Trafford hockey team’s senior night Feb. 3, the Warriors needed a bounce back game, especially with the start of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Penguins Cup playoffs starting in a few weeks. And what better way to get ready for the playoffs than play the two...
Manor couple aims to create pet-finding app after death of 16-year-old goat
When Penny Layne ventured into the woods behind her Manor home on an icy January night, only one objective was on her mind: to find her missing 16-year-old goat, Patrick. Armed with a flashlight and a cellphone battery life near zero, Layne climbed over downed trees and trudged through the...
Penn-Trafford’s Emily Valenta looking for big finish at WPIAL rifle championships
Even though the Penn-Trafford rifle team graduated 13 seniors, coach Diana Cholock expected a good season. But things did not turn out as she hoped. The Warriors had a tough campaign, which ended Feb. 6. They went 2-9 overall and 1-7 in Section IV. “It was not a good season,”...
Penn-Trafford notebook: P-T hockey gets split in return to ice
The Penn-Trafford hockey team returned to action after a two-week break and picked up an 8-1 victory at Armstrong on Jan. 30. But things did not go as well Feb. 3 against Hempfield. The Spartans rallied to stun the Warriors, 6-5. Against Armstrong, the Warriors broke a tie in the...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 9, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill William Wylie sold property at 3601 McCrady Road to Kimberly Kaplan and Mia Salemme for $307,000. Edgewood PNC Bank NA sold property at 1108 E End Ave. to Larone Knight for $235,001. Alan Stanford sold property at 1219 East End Ave. to Benjamin Ledewitz and Caitlin Kruman...
Colonial history comes alive at Bushy Run Battlefield event
The Graham family of Madison took time Saturday to see a slice of 18th-century colonial life on the Western Pennsylvania frontier — guns, knives, compasses, a canteen, powderhorns, bowls, woodworking tools and a variety of animal pelts — at the living history event at the Bushy Run Battlefield Museum in...
Bushy Run launches winter living history event after canceling August reenactment
After canceling its annual reenactment of a 1700s battle this summer, Bushy Run will host a new living history event at its museum Saturday. Bushy Run canceled its August reenactment — which tells the story of a 1763 clash between British soldiers and Native Americans during Pontiac’s War — in...
Penn-Trafford girls leave no doubt in rout of Indiana
Senior forward Lauren Marton not only made the first 3-pointer for the undefeated Penn-Trafford girls basketball team in a ramped-up Section 2-5A girls basketball finale, but she also was the first to climb the ladder to cut off a piece of the net on a special Thursday night in Harrison...
Penn Township 8th grader’s glass art earns spot in international showcase
Most 13-year-olds wouldn’t ask for a glass-blowing torch for their birthday. But Penn Township native Caitlin Dolhi isn’t like most 13-year-olds. Dolhi, an eighth grade student at Penn Middle School, learned three years ago about the Pittsburgh Glass Center, tucked along Penn Avenue in the city’s Friendship neighborhood, and enrolled...
Penn-Trafford student, inspired by 8-year-old cancer survivor, aims to raise $10K for nonprofit
Penn-Trafford sophomore Abby Rayman is on a mission to raise $10,000 to support children diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma. It’s part of a challenge posed by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a national nonprofit with a branch on Pittsburgh’s South Side. As a candidate for the society’s Student Visionary of...
Penn-Trafford junior swimmer collects medals at county meet
The Penn-Trafford swimming teams did not win any gold medals at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet Jan. 25, but all swimmers who competed recorded their best times of the season. The times showed how strong the county meet was at Derry with swimmers from Mt. Pleasant, Latrobe, Hempfield...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Without Tasso Whipple, wrestling team bows out
The Penn-Trafford wrestling team qualified for the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament as a wild card. The short-handed Warriors dropped a tough decision to North Hills, 40-25, in a preliminary round match. Penn-Trafford was missing star 189-pound senior Tasso Whipple, who has not wrestled since injuring his foot at the...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 2. 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Martha Brent Ruka trustee sold property at 51 Churchill Road to John Austin Stratton and Norah Lynn McCrossin for $299,900. Donald Justin White sold property at 3783 Greensburg Pike to Everleigh Holdings LLC for $138,000. Joseph Veltri sold property at 2414 Marbury Road to Robert Chaffin for...
With backs to the wall, Penn-Trafford boys snag a win at Latrobe
Brayden Stone was struggling, having an “off night” as he put it. The Penn-Trafford guard had missed five straight shots, mostly on rim-outs, but kept his head up as a tight Section 1-5A game grew even tighter as it reached the final stretch. With his team’s playoff hopes on the...
Vehicle travels off turnpike, strikes tree and overturns in Penn Township; driver hospitalized
A man driving through Penn Township on the Pennsylvania Turnpike was taken to Forbes Regional Hospital after striking a tree Tuesday morning. Penn Township Ambulance, Harrison City Volunteer Fire Department, and turnpike officials were dispatched to the area of mile marker 60 on the toll road around 8:20 a.m., according...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Charles Ray sold property at 959 Greensburg Pike to Alex Fuery and Sahara Bourgeois Kuiper for $180,000. Churchill Estate of Robert Jay Caplan sold property at 3811 Henley Drive to Dolce V Investments LLC for $245,000. Estate of Christine Prestogeorge sold property at 140 Thornberry Drive to...
Penn-Trafford hockey team working toward strong finish to season
It was a good time for the Penn-Trafford hockey team to take a break. With four games left in the regular season, the Warriors and Latrobe sit on top of Class 2A with 39 points. Latrobe has played one less game. Fox Chapel is third with 34 points and Erie...
After seeing big lead evaporate, Penn-Trafford girls find extra gear to top Latrobe
With Latrobe fast on their bumper and their 18-point lead shaved to one, the Penn-Trafford girls basketball team did the only thing they could to quell the situation in the third quarter: They got mad. “Coach Chuck (Fontana) always talks about us being relentless,” Lady Warriors guard Torrie DeStefano said....
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 19, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – Penn-Trafford Warriors Coach – John Giannikas (19th season) Record – 15-0 overall, 7-0 in Section 2-5A #Earned – Heading into the final three weeks of the regular season, Penn-Trafford is one of three WPIAL girls basketball teams that have yet to...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Cam Kiste’s hat trick leads Warriors to win against Norwin
Cam Kiste scored three goals and Robert Thatcher had two, and first-place Penn-Trafford rallied to defeat rival Norwin, 9-2, in PIHL Class 2A action Jan. 14. Penn-Trafford (12-2-1-1) is on top of the standings with 39 points. Latrobe (12-2-0-1) has played two less games and has 36 points while Fox...
Penn-Trafford’s Brayden Stone makes quick adjustment to position switch
When the Penn-Trafford boys basketball season tipped off, head coach Doug Kelly’s plan was to play senior Brayden Stone at shooting guard. But an injury to Tyler Boss delayed that plan. Stone, a three-year starter, continued to be the Warriors’ point guard for the first month and a half of...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 19, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Bart Biamonte sold property at 1067 Black Forest Drive to Carroll and Kimberly Wynne for $265,706. Danielle Diane Stoken sold property at 2310 Marbury Road to Keith and Karen Ortiz for $450,955. Forest Hills Richard Friberg sold property at 244 Berkley Ave. to Hillsfre Partners LLC for...
Penn-Trafford boys beat Franklin Regional for 1st back-to-back wins of season
Coach Doug Kelly has been waiting for his team to go on a run. Maybe this is the start of something big for the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team. Brayden Stone scored 20 points, including the first 10 of the game, and Penn-Trafford completed a season sweep of its series with...
Workout class, spaghetti dinner slated to support Penn Township mom diagnosed with breast cancer
When Justine Holmes has a tough day raising her 8-month-old daughter, Bella Jo, she looks to the example of her cousin-in-law, Stefanie Cortazzo. Cortazzo of Penn Township is a stay-at-home mom to five boys, ranging from ages 3 to 16. She’s never missed one of their sporting events, Holmes said...
Franklin Regional wrestling downs short-handed Penn-Trafford, sets up showdown with Norwin
The wrestling showdown for seeding in the WPIAL team tournament and the Section 9-3A title is set after No. 2 Franklin Regional took care of business Wednesday. The Panthers just had too many weapons for undermanned rival Penn-Trafford and rolled to a 43-22 victory on senior night. The victory sets...
