Thomas Jefferson reclaims Class 4A Trib Cup title
Last year, Thomas Jefferson finished in second place in the chase for the Class 4A Trib Sports Cup. This school year, the Jaguars are second to none. TJ edged out last year’s 4A winner Indiana in one of the closest in Sports Cup history. Only five points was the difference...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 3-5
It’s a big Fourth of July weekend because it’s also America’s 250th anniversary. Between cookouts and fireworks, there’s still plenty to do around town. Here are a few options to fit into your schedule. World Cup Fan Zone While no FIFA World Cup soccer games are being held in Pittsburgh,...
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh celebrates ordination of 5 priestsVideo
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop Mark Eckman ordained five men to the priesthood during a Mass of Ordination on June 27 at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland. The new priests and their home parishes are Brian M. Myler of Holy Family Parish, Erik L. Pintar of St. Paul Cathedral Parish,...
South Hills student achievements for the week of June 23, 2026
Darby Sandrock made Belmont University’s spring 2026 dean’s list. Randel Quinn Laslo made the spring 2026 dean’s List at Kutztown University. Jennifer Bakowski, Aaliyah Freeman, Jacob Wagner, Heidi Douglass, Hayden Kenny, Emma Overlingas, Nathaniel Philips, Christine Rossi and Connor Brenneman made the dean’s list at Westminster College for the spring...
Police charge son with fatally stabbing father in Jefferson Hills
A man has been charged with the fatal stabbing Saturday of his father in Jefferson Hills. Allegheny County Police charged Kabir Buhari, 42, of Jefferson Hills with criminal homicide in the death of Alhaji Buhari. The U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force and Maryland’s Montgomery County Police Department arrested Buhari on...
Successful season for Thomas Jefferson softball includes section title, playoff wins
Thomas Jefferson maintained its winning tradition in softball in 2026. After taking the Section 4-5A title with an 11-1 record, the Jaguars advanced to the semifinal round of both the WPIAL and PIAA playoffs. “Winning the section was a huge accomplishment,” said Heidi Karcher, TJ’s veteran field boss. “I was...
South Hills Record notebook: Baldwin softball senior wraps up career with 15 letters
Mackenzie Bowen was a four-year starter in the outfield for the Baldwin softball team. The versatile Bowen plans to attend Duquesne to study pre-law. She earned 15 varsity letters as a multi-sport athlete at Baldwin. “Kenzie is a tremendous athlete. She pushes everyone and sets the pace,” Baldwin coach Ron...
Taffsira Garba-Gambari, Connor Dusch earn Brentwood’s top athlete honors
The highlight of the 70th annual Brentwood High School All-Sports Banquet was the presentation of the Mark Reider and Lady Spartan awards to the top senior male and female athletes for 2025-26. Tafssira Garba-Gambari, who lettered in girls volleyball, basketball, track and field and flag football and earned two team...
Baldwin’s bats lead way in softball season to remember
Baldwin proved to be an offensive force in WPIAL Class 5A softball in 2026, nearly doubling up opponents with a 181-91 run differential. The Highlanders finished as the runner-up in Section 4 with a 10-2 record — one game behind rival Thomas Jefferson — advanced to the WPIAL semifinals and...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 21, 2026
Baldwin Borough Jacob Pecone sold property at 5600 Fifth St. to George Richard and Alexis Mikayla Olive Mettrick for $275,000. Patricia Verba sold property at 3812 Louisa St. to Raymie & Ela Investing LLC for $188,000. James Higgins sold property at 746 Agnew Road to John Ninosky Jr. and Marley...
State funding boosts Brentwood schools’ academic programs
Brentwood property owners will not pay more in school taxes next year. The school board Monday approved the district’s $33.3 million budget, said spokesman Jeff Nelson. The millage rate will remain 39.1977 mills. A property owner with Brentwood’s median assessed value of $86,400 will continue to pay $3,387 per year....
Baldwin-Whitehall School District celebrates class of 2026
Bryce Nowicki found it difficult to summarize four years at Baldwin High School in just two minutes. That was the allotted time he was given for a graduation speech before about 340 of his peers, their families, friends and educators on June 3. The senior said the hardest part was...
Baldwin High School graduates enjoy Bucco Brigade experience
A trip to the ballpark once meant watching baseball and not a whole lot more. Forbes Field, for example, featured no between-inning fan quizzes, no T-shirt tosses and certainly no Pierogie races. Times, of course, change. “I think a lot of teams and leagues realize that a lot of the...
Shaler outlasts Thomas Jefferson in 11-inning Class 5A semifinal thrillerVideo
Like two heavyweight boxers, Shaler and Thomas Jefferson went toe-to-toe for 10 innings in their PIAA Class 5A softball semifinal showdown Monday evening at West Mifflin. The Jaguars blinked first, and now the Titans are returning to Penn State for the first time since falling in the state title game...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for June 7, 2026Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Adalina Bracco School – Thomas Jefferson Class – Senior Position – Shortstop #Earned – Adalina Bracco admits she had no idea what to expect before the season with a young Thomas Jefferson roster. Her leadership role as the lone senior in the...
Shaler finally gets past pesky Baldwin in PIAA Class 5A quarterfinals
Coaches have said that late May softball is different than March or April softball. If that is true, then it stands to reason June softball is not the same as May. Case in point, in the WPIAL semifinals, top-seeded Shaler needed only five innings to impose the 10-run rule on...
With sharp defense, Thomas Jefferson avenges loss to North Hills, makes PIAA final 4
So it looks like practice does make perfect. Thomas Jefferson spent a lot of practice time since its semifinals loss to North Hills working on defense, and it showed with a perfect display as the Jaguars avenged their WPIAL semifinal loss to the Indians with a PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal...
Allegheny County high schools building pipeline of in-demand special education professionalsVideo
The issue isn’t that high school students aren’t interested in future careers in special education. It’s that students are unaware those jobs exist. “Kids don’t know about these careers,” said Jennifer Craig, director of student life at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. “When you talk to kids about...
No tax increase expected in Brentwood schools budget
Construction of a new elementary school in the Brentwood Borough School District will not have an impact on property taxes next year. Brentwood school officials propose a $33.06 million budget for next school year that maintains a millage rate of 39.1977. A Brentwood property owner with the borough’s median assessed...
South Hills student achievements for the week of May 26, 2026
Robert Benton, Henry Cramer, Noah Cramer, Natalie Driscol, Cassidy LaMarca and Aaron Powers made the dean’s list at Grove City College for the fall 2025 semester. The Student Activities Board at PennWest California has been named the 2026 National Student Programming Board of the Year by the Association for the...
Baldwin boys volleyball enjoys breakthrough season
The Baldwin boys volleyball team have enjoyed the ride in 2026. Baldwin doggedly rose through the ranks to win the Section 1-3A championship, going from unranked status in its division to No. 5 in a vote by the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association. Baldwin soared into the rankings by defeating...
Baldwin long jumper, shot putter earn WPIAL medals
Baldwin junior Becca Gruntz sparkled at the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships May 14 at Slippery Rock University. Gruntz placed third in the girls long jump, finishing third with a distance of 17 feet, 7 inches. She also has competed in the high jump and triple jump events...
African basketball standout Deng Mu grateful for year spent on court, in classroom at Brentwood
Deng Mu’s journey in becoming a member of the Brentwood boys basketball team was a long one. The 6-foot-7 senior forward is originally from South Sudan. He came to the United States from Uganda last August. The distance to Pittsburgh from Kampala, the capital and Uganda’s largest city, is 7,382...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 24, 2026
Baldwin Borough Ryan McKee sold property at 3321 Hazelhurst Ave. to Deangelo Brisco and Rachel Wells for $156,000. Timothy Immanuel McCloskey sold property at 3210 Hazelhurst Ave. to Kaouter Mhila and Sofian Es Samlali for $200,000. Estate of George Bisbey sold property at 3340 Recker Drive to James Counihan for...
Military flyovers scheduled across the region for Memorial Day
A low-flying military plane with a rumbling engine will make its way over Pittsburgh and suburban neighborhoods and beyond as part of Monday’s Memorial Day remembrances. The 911th Airlift Wing from the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station will conduct flyovers with a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft beginning at 10:20 a.m. in...
