Penn-Trafford Star category, Page 50
3 newcomers, 1 incumbent win seats on Trafford council
Trafford voters added three new faces to borough council in Tuesday’s general election and bid adieu to a 20-plus year council veteran, according to unofficial results. Casey L. Shoub Sr., 70, a Democrat, who was seeking his sixth elected, four-year term, finished fifth for four, four-year slots open, according to...
Incumbents hold off write-in challengers in Penn-Trafford school board race
All three incumbents in the Penn-Trafford school board race earned new terms on Tuesday, and the current warden of the Westmoreland County Prison will join them after earning a school board seat in the district’s Region II. In Region I, incumbent Republican Martin Stovar took nearly 83% of the vote....
6 candidates vying for 4 seats on Trafford Council
Trafford residents will seat at least two new members on council in 2022 and possibly four, depending on the outcome of the Nov. 2 general election. Two incumbents and four newcomers are vying for the four available openings. Longtime Councilman Casey L. Shoub Sr., 70, a Democrat, is seeking his...
Incumbents face newcomer, write-in challengers in Penn-Trafford school board race
In the Penn-Trafford School Board race, long-serving incumbents will go up against a newcomer who took the top spot in his primary race, and three first-time candidates who were compelled to start write-in campaigns by what they felt was an unresponsive board. “A lot of things are happening that I...
Penn-Trafford gets past Fox Chapel to win 6th straight WPIAL field hockey crown
Since WPIAL field hockey moved to three classifications in 2016, Penn-Trafford has had a stranglehold on the 2A championship. That story didn’t change tonight at W&J’s Cameron Stadium on Saturday, as the Warriors defeated Fox Chapel 1-0 to capture their sixth consecutive title. Penn-Trafford’s sensational sophomore Ava Hershberger scored the...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors return to WPIAL field hockey final
Penn-Trafford’s field hockey team reached the WPIAL Class 2A finals again by defeating Latrobe, 1-0, in the semifinals Oct. 26. The Warriors were to face Fox Chapel on Oct. 30 at Washington & Jefferson College for the title. Delaney Shusko scored in the first quarter on an assist by Delaney...
Long-awaited Pa. Turnpike interchange in Penn Township set to become a reality
Penn Township will be getting a Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange as the commission overseeing the highway has been relieved of a multimillion-dollar annual obligation to PennDOT, officials announced Thursday. It remains unclear when work on the $30 million connection at Route 130 might start, but it won’t be completed sooner than...
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Ava Hershberger
Ava Hershberger School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Field hockey Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Hershberger, who has 37 goals this season, scored four times and had two assists to lead Penn-Trafford (14-0) to a 9-0 win over Latrobe in a Class 2A win Oct. 19. Hershberger’s four goals set a single-season goal...
Penn Township Ambulance offers free car seat safety inspections
Penn Township Ambulance will offer free car seat safety inspections Monday. The event will be from 1 to 3 p.m. at the station, 1030 Sandy Hill Road, Irwin. Parents/caregivers can have their car seat reviewed to make sure it is the safest selection for a child’s age and weight and...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hershberger breaks field hockey record
Penn-Trafford sophomore Ava Hershberger scored four goals Oct. 19 and became the team’s all-time single-season record holder in field hockey. Hershberger added two assists as Penn-Trafford defeated Latrobe, 9-0. She now has 35 goals and 10 assists, breaking the goal mark of Amanda Steffey (34) in 2012. Delaney Shusko chipped...
Franklin Regional can’t cool off Penn-Trafford
A cold front blew through Western Pennsylvania on Friday morning, cooling the unusually warm temperatures. What it didn’t do was cool the red-hot Penn-Trafford football team. The No. 2-ranked Warriors (7-2, 4-0) won their fifth consecutive game, scored on their first six possessions and blew out neighboring rival Franklin Regional,...
Activists continue to protest gas wells in Penn TownshipVideo
A yearslong battle against fracking in Penn Township continued Thursday when a local environmental group asked the state to deny permits for two unconventional gas wells. Fifteen members of Protect PT protested outside the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s southwest regional office on Washington’s Landing in Pittsburgh. They expressed concerns...
Penn-Trafford inducts 1st group into Alumni Hall of Fame
The Penn-Trafford High School Alumni Hall of Fame inducted 12 members into its first class, 18 months after its inaugural ceremony was delayed because of covid restrictions. The inductees gathered with family and friends and Penn-Trafford administrators at the Manor Valley Golf Club for a luncheon, followed by the awards...
Penn-Trafford area: Food drive, Halloween play, more
Lions Club to hold election day food drive The Manor Lions Club will hold an Election Day Food Drive on Nov. 2 to support the Manor Food Pantry. Donation boxes will be placed at the Manor Polling Station and the Manor Community Building. Voters are asked to bring nonperishable food...
Derry Township man pleads guilty to sexual assaults of women in Ligonier, Penn Township
Two women told a Westmoreland County judge that three years after they were sexually assaulted by a man they once considered a friend, they still struggle to deal with the emotional and physical implications of the attacks and his continued freedom. “I’ve felt like a prisoner since that day,” a...
Irwin police arrest man they said became combative with first responders, officers
A 49-year-old Trafford man who police say became combative with paramedics and officers responding to a call Friday was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated assault on police officers and making terroristic threats. Irwin EMS were dispatched to Vine Street about 8:30 p.m. Friday to assist Paul Hudak, who said...
Penn-Trafford CROP Walk battles hunger on the (literal) battlefield
While client numbers at food banks locally and nationally have decreased since the peak of covid-19 infections in 2020, they are still higher than when the pandemic began. That means every little bit of help is important, and about 30 people did their part Sunday, participating in the CROP Walk...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Golfers come up short in WPIAL semifinals
The Penn-Trafford boys golf team saw its season come to an end in the WPIAL Class 3A team semifinals Oct. 12 at The Links at Spring Church. The Warriors finished fifth behind Fox Chapel (387), Mars (397), Peters Township (398) and Franklin Regional (401) with a score of 402. The...
Penn-Trafford field hockey star Ava Hershberger ‘determined to be the best’
A rare thing happened Oct. 12 to Penn-Trafford sophomore Ava Hershberger. The WPIAL’s field hockey leading scorer didn’t contribute a point in her team’s 2-0 victory against Fox Chapel that clinched the Class 2A section title. Hershberger has been a scoring machine for the Warriors, tallying 28 goal and seven assists....
Pass-happy Penn-Trafford surprises, routs Connellsville
Connellsville prepared all week for the hard-charging rushing attack of Penn-Trafford in Friday’s Class 5A Big East Conference game at Connellsville Stadium. What the Falcons got was a steady dose of the Warriors’ ability to move the ball through the air. Carter Green threw two touchdown passes and Conlan Greene...
Penn-Trafford area: Drug take-back program, Halloween party, more
Drug take-back program planned for Oct. 23 Outdated or unused drugs will be accepted during a prescription drug take-back program from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 23 near the Giant Eagle supermarket at Penn Crossing Shopping Center, 2000 Penny Lane Drive, Harrison City. Antibiotics, over-the-counter drugs or liquids, and...
Controversial OT goal gives Norwin boys soccer win over rival Penn-Trafford
You couldn’t tell who was more stunned at first, Norwin or Penn-Trafford. But you could tell who was more upset. Senior Caleb Yuricha scored a controversial goal with 36 seconds left in the first overtime to lift No. 3 Norwin to a sudden 1-0 win over rival Penn-Trafford on Wednesday...
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Malia Kearns
Malia Kearns School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Soccer Class: Senior Claim to fame: Kearns, a Robert Morris commit, recorded two goals and three assists to lead Penn-Trafford (5-7, 4-5) to a 7-1 win over Hempfield in Section 3-4A action Oct. 4. Three days later, Kearns had a goal and an assist for...
Penn-Trafford high school sports notebook: Hershberger helps Warriors to another win
Ava Hershberger scored two goals and assisted on two others to lead the Penn-Trafford field hockey team to a 4-0 victory against Oakland Catholic on Oct. 5. Hershberger assisted on Ella Morocco’s goal to open the scoring and assisted on Maddy Keenan’s goal. Morgan McBriar scored two unassisted goals as...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 10, 2021
Murrysville Abdel Moneim El-Attar sold property at 3632 Cal Ken Ct to Andre Parquette and Amy Heinlen for $370,000. Richard Brazill sold property at 5017 Pioneer Ct to Christopher and Christina Clawson for $465,000. Daniel Albert Santimauro sold property at 5287 Rocky Hill Ln to Taylor Beck for $180,380. North...
