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D10 Recaps: Meadville Wins Four Overtime Thriller; Prep Swarms Sharon; Oil City, GM Earn Convincing Wins Powered by Generational Wealth Management
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. – Trailing 21-6 at halftime, Meadville rallied for a thrilling 48-41 win in four overtimes at Connellsville. • Eisenhower Edges Saegertown • Union/ACV Stymies Ridgway • D9 Big School Recaps • D9 Small School Recaps. Jordan Lawrence had an interception for Meadville in the...
Potentially armed man barricades himself in Washington County building
WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — A potentially armed man barricaded himself in a building in Washington County on Friday night, authorities said. It all started around 5:30 p.m. on East Maiden Street in Washington. There is a large police presence at the scene, including SWAT officers. Police have pleaded on a loudspeaker for the man to negotiate and exit the home. Police have made it clear to the man inside that they aren't going anywhere.It is not clear when the situation will be resolved. As of 11:15 p.m. on Friday, the standoff was still active.It was not immediately known why law enforcement was called to the scene or if there were any injuries.
PUP Friday Night Rewind (Week 1): High-scoring Highlands tops Elizabeth Forward in 3OT; Pine-Richland rallies past Central Catholic; Peters Township pounds McKeesport
One of the highest-scoring local high school football games in recent memory had to end one way or another, so Highlands coach Matt Bonislawski decided enough was enough. “I don’t second guess. I went for two last week [in an overtime loss against Armstrong], and I would do it again,” Bonislawski said. “To be honest, if there was no kicking involved and 2-point conversions involved, we probably would still be playing. It was just score after score after score.”
Zier Williams, Deer Lakes take down Class 2A No. 3 South Park
Deer Lakes rode the legs of Zier Williams to outlast Class 2A No. 3 ranked South Park, 35-22, in a nonconference football game Friday night. In a game with many twists and turns, the Class 3A Lancers moved to 2-0 on the season. Williams, the senior running back, scored three...
Norwin uses strong ground game to defeat Kiski Area
For the second straight week, Kiski Area played out of conference, hosting Class 6A Norwin on Friday night to open a four game homestand. The Cavaliers, who jumped in front 7-0, trailed 20-7 at halftime. Kiski Area went back in the lead 21-20 before the Knights scored the game’s final 13 points for a 33-21 win at Richard A. Diltz field.
Group of Jewish students attacked at Pitt, officials say
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A person is accused of attacking a group of Jewish students with a bottle on the University of Pittsburgh's campus on Friday.In a statement, Pitt spokesperson Jared Stonesifer said a person with no known affiliate to the university was arrested in connection with the incident. Two students were treated at the scene after the attack near the Cathedral of Learning, according to the statement. Their conditions were not immediately known.The spokesperson said the university called the Hillel University Center after the incident to "offer support to our students and also connected with our partners at the Jewish...
Ackerman Leads Men's XC in Wolpack Invitational
YOUNGWOOD: Senior Dylan Ackerman led the way for the Pitt-Greensburg men's cross country team in the WCCC Wolfpack Invitational. Ackerman ran the 5k in 19:54.80 and was the top finisher for the Bobcats. David Brokaw, Peyton Hause, Koen Fulton, and Josh Mentzer also competed for the Bobcats. The Bobcats finished...
Women's XC is Back at Wolfpack Invitational
YOUNGWOOD: The Pitt-Greensburg women's cross-country team is back at it as the team competed in the Wolpack Invitational 5k, hosted by Westmoreland County Community College. Bobcat junior Trinity Lockwood-Morris was the team's top finisher with the No. 13 team in the event. Lockwood-Morris finished the 5k in 25:34.80. Senior captain...
Covestro Invests $40 Million in Pittsburgh Headquarters
Covestro LLC, a leading supplier of high-performance polymers, is investing more than $40 million in a series of modernization and technical upgrades across its nine-building campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which has been the company’s home since 1958. The site, which employs roughly 700 people, functions as the business headquarters for the North American region and is one of Covestro’s three global research and development hubs along with Leverkusen, Germany, and Shanghai, China.
Greensburg Salem pulls away to rout Ligonier Valley, improves to 2-0
Greensburg Salem fell behind early for the second consecutive game. And for the second consecutive game, the Golden Lions roared from behind for a victory. Max Topper scored two touchdowns, and senior Kai Brunot rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown to lead Greensburg Salem (2-0) to a 43-14 nonconference victory against Ligonier Valley (1-1) on Friday at Offutt Field. It was victory 713 in school history.
Women's Volleyball Competes Well in First Day of Bearcat Challenge
LATROBE – it was quite a day for Pitt-Greensburg sophomore outside hitter Madison Friess as she recorded 26 kills over two matches, but it was not enough for the Bobcats to come out with a victory in day one of the Saint Vincent Bearcat Challenge. The Bobcats dropped their first match of the day to host Saint Vincent 3-1. The Bison of Bethany took the nightcap by a score of 3-0. It was a competitive match between the Bearcats and Bobcats as the first three sets were all withing four points. The Bearcats took sets one and three 25-21 while the Bobcats took set 2 25-23. The hosts finished off the visitors 25-19 in set four. Grace Bradley and Abigail Smulik both had double-digit assists while senior Alanna Mely had 20 digs in the match.
Men's Soccer Falls in Tough Matchup against Juniata
GREENSBURG: It was a tough day for the Bobcat Men's Soccer team as they opened their 2024 campaign with a 5-0 loss to the Eagles of Juniata. Sophomore keeper Nick Braun made seven saves, but the pressure of the Eagles was too much for Pitt-Greensburg as the team was out shot 27-4 and 12-1 in shots on goal. Juniata forward Jalen Holliday had quite the opener, accumulating five points with two goals and an assist.
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