South Hills Record category, Page 4
Thomas Jefferson girls dominate Latrobe in WPIAL 1st round
The No. 6 Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team was doing everything right in the first half of its WPIAL Class 5A first-round contest. The Jaguars were shooting the ball well, passing with confidence and playing lockdown defense. But despite all those positives, they were up by only eight points, and...
Forward Township warehouse fire under investigation
A marina warehouse fire near the Monongahela River Bridge in Forward Township is under investigation. Fire crews were called to the area of Liggett Avenue and Edsel Lane just after 1 a.m. Friday morning, arriving to find a large one-story warehouse with fire coming from the roof. Gallatin Sunnyside VFD...
Bethel Park’s playoff hopes get brighter with win over Thomas Jefferson
The power went out on the Bethel Park gym scoreboard several times Friday night. Fortunately for the Black Hawks, the lights did not go out on their playoff hopes. Sophomore guard Will Sabatos tipped in a missed shot to break a tie in the final minute as Bethel Park held...
Police say man shoots another, then himself in Bethel Park
Police say they responded to a Bethel Park home Thursday after a man shot another man and then himself. Authorities did not immediately identify either man; both were reported to be in critical condition at unnamed area hospitals. The incident occurred in the 500 block of Chessbriar Drive, which is...
Solar panels to be installed on Whitehall Borough EMS building
When the Whitehall Committee for Environmental Action was brainstorming ideas to cope with environmental issues, committee member Jack McCrea thought the borough could benefit from installing its own solar panels. An owner of solar panels himself, he created an analysis outlining the use of renewable energy systems within the borough,...
Baldwin avenges loss to South Fayette, nears 1st section title since 1986
The boys basketball banner that lists section titles was conspicuously missing from Baldwin’s gym, moved instead to the locker room at coach Jeff Ackermann’s request. Before it goes back on the wall, the Highlanders are hoping to add “2025” next to “1986” as their newest section title. With that goal...
$4,000 murder-for-hire scheme sends Mt. Lebanon killer to prison for up to 36 years
A Mt. Lebanon man who was paid $4,000 in drugs and cash to kill a McKees Rocks woman in 2022 will serve at least 18 years in prison. Alec Stefanovits, 30, told the judge on Tuesday that he was in a drug-fueled craze when he killed Ashley Roberts on Jan....
South Hills student achievements for the week of Jan. 28, 2025
Baldwin High School student Rakshya Kafle was honored with the Whitehall Borough Historical Society Student Award. Kafle was presented with a plaque and a $500 scholarship for her future education. Her name is also inscribed in the large plaque which will be on display in the Whitehall Borough Building in...
High school boys basketball team of the week for Jan. 27, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week – Baldwin Highlanders Coach: Jeff Ackermann (fifth season at Baldwin, 25th overall season as head coach) Record: 7-1 in Section 3-5A, 16-1 overall #Earned: The move down in class from 6A to 5A has been near perfect for the 2024 district runner-up...
In brief: Comedy fundraiser, board vacancies and more in South Hills
Rotary Club of Pleasant Hills donates to local organizations The Rotary Club of Pleasant Hills distributed financial donations to several vital local organizations. Beneficiaries of this year’s contributions include South Hills Interfaith Movement, Meals on Wheels, The Blessing Board and several local food pantries. The donations are part of the...
Behind 4 Allegheny County champions, Thomas Jefferson wrestling focused on WPIAL team postseason
Thomas Jefferson wrestlers Bode Marlow, Maddox Shaw and Shepard Turk made team history last season as all three won WPIAL championships. Can the three seniors do it again? “We have a balanced team this year with a lot of guys coming up from ninth grade and returning 10th graders,” TJ...
Buzzer-beater boosts Thomas Jefferson boys
His 11th rebound in the game was his most important. Thomas Jefferson junior Nick Trklja grabbed an errant shot inside the paint and scored the game-winning basket at the buzzer to lift his team to a thrilling 73-71 Section 3-5A win Jan. 17 at Peters Township. Near-pandemonium followed as Trklja’s...
South Hills Record notebook: Thomas Jefferson football fills trophy case with postseason honors
A tip of the cap (or is it helmet?) goes out to Thomas Jefferson football coach Bill Cherpak for being named Trib HSSN football coach of the year in Class 4A. Cherpak and his staff guided the Jaguars to a WPIAL 4A title, PIAA semifinal-round appearance, 10-0 regular-season record, the...
Baldwin boys celebrate signature win, milestone for Nate Wesling
It could be considered the basketball game of the year at Baldwin. Trib HSSN Class 5A No. 4 Baldwin met Class 3A No. 1 South Allegheny in a nonsection clash Jan. 16 on the Highlanders’ home court. Two WPIAL hoops heavyweights. Baldwin, previously ranked No. 1 in 5A, prevailed with...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
Baldwin Borough Gary Lindenfelser sold property at 5300 Becky Drive to Jacob Bumbas for $169,900. Brownsville Plaza LLC sold property at 5239-5255 Brownsville Road to Brownsville Knoedler LLC for $3,577,500. St. Wendelin Parish sold property at 2802 Custer Ave. to Kevin and Fay Boland for $1 (state deed transfer stamps...
1 dead, 4 injured in Upper St. Clair house fire
A house fire Thursday morning in Upper St. Clair killed one person and injured four others, including two police officers. The officers were treated at a local hospital for smoke inhalation and released, according to the Upper St. Clair Police Department. No information was released on the person who died...
Thomas Jefferson’s Bode Marlow seeking 4th Allegheny County wrestling title
Thomas Jefferson senior Bode Marlow is on a mission. He wants to be his school’s next wrestler to win a PIAA title. Teammate Maddox Shaw won a state title last winter, and Marlow, who placed third, wants to be on the top of the podium in early March. Marlow (27-2,...
Balena Bagels open in Castle Shannon
Inside her bagel shop on Willow Avenue in Castle Shannon, Audrey Brown strives to replicate what she’s learned in every batch. Each bagel is made with all-natural unbleached, unbromated flour and ferments for 48 hours. Everything is made fresh daily. “It’s a process,” said Brown, of Mt. Lebanon, owner of...
Atria’s in Mt. Lebanon to reopen as 1930 by Atria’s
Atria’s recognizable building on Beverly Road, which originally housed a neighborhood grocery store, then bar and restaurant, is being rebranded. Atria’s in Mt. Lebanon will become 1930 by Atria’s, a nod to the year when Italian immigrant Joe Atria established a modest grocery store. It was once a barbershop and...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Dec. 20-22
The city is simply having a wonderful pre-holiday weekend, with some warm and cheerful events to get you in the spirit of the season. Experience music, movies and more with these ideas. Skate with Santa It’s going to be pretty chilly this weekend, which makes it the perfect opportunity to...
Thomas Jefferson wrestlers drop Belle Vernon
In an important dual meet for both sides, Thomas Jefferson traveled to Belle Vernon and returned home with a 47-25 victory. For the Jaguars, Zach Rehak won by fall in 5 minutes, 22 seconds at 106, Robert Cordova won by technical fall 15-0 at 113, Ethan Koett was victorious by...
Behind ‘best player in Pittsburgh,’ Peters Township speeds past Thomas Jefferson
In an early season WPIAL girls basketball showdown between undefeated teams in Section 4-5A, both Peters Township and Thomas Jefferson started out slow, scoring only two points midway through the first quarter. The difference in the game was the Indians found some offensive rhythm in the second quarter while the...
Pie in the sky: Mineo’s Pizza House to open at Pittsburgh International Airport
Mineo’s Pizza House will soon cut a fourth slice of their pie. And this one will most likely reach higher than the other three. The family business is expanding to the Pittsburgh International Airport. Construction begins in early 2025. The fourth shop will be located at the food court in...
Baldwin’s Jeff Ackermann celebrates 400th victory
It was a day of celebration for the Baldwin boys basketball team. The Highlanders (2-0) defeated Altoona, 73-49, on Saturday to give coach Jeff Ackermann his 400th career victory. Ackermann posted a 224-116 record in 13 seasons at Moon, was 126-35 in six years at Pine-Richland and improved to 50-43...
West Jefferson Hills students get busing after walking deemed dangerous
Down a winding road with a turn down a steep hill, a hard right, a climb up an elevation, over a crosswalk and up 70 lengthy steps — totaling to about three-quarters of a mile. What might seem to be a course for a road race was Geoff Davis’ 6-year-old...
