Mt. Lebanon claims PIAA AAA baseball title in comeback
Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils rallied from a four run deficit to beat Coatesville 9-6 and win the PIAA Baseball AAA championship. Kevin Ferris allowed 12 hits but shut down the rally after the third inning as Mt. Lebanon improved to 21-4 in its first state final appearance. Diontae Walker delivered a key RBI in Class AA, powering Washington to a 13-3 win over Wyalusing Valley.
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Harrisburg
Mt. Lebanon
Matt Dillon
Blue Devils
Coatesville
RBI
Mike Carlin
Dillon
Kevin Ferris
Parkland and Carmichaels win PIAA titles in softball finals
Parkland defeats Connellsville 2-0 behind junior pitcher Bart Lynn two-hit shutout to capture Class AAA. Carmichaels rolls past South Williamsport 5-2 to finish undefeated at 26-0 and claim Class AA title with Nicole Gasti pitching strongly despite five errors. Parkland earns its second PIAA crown in four years.
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Shippensburg
Bart Lynn
Parkland
Connellsville
Carmichaels
South Wilamsport
Pflueger
Trojans
Nicole Gasti
Scrim earns first relief win as New Castle edges Sharon 7 4
New Castle Post 343 defeated Sharon 7 to 4 in an American Legion game. Scrim faced two hits and earned his first relief win of the season, working three innings. Wallace pitched four innings to take a 4-3 lead, while Onufrak had three hits and Ridgley drove in two. Joseph added two hits and an RBI for Post 343, now 2-3.
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Jeff Scrim
New Castle Post 343
Sharon
American Legion
Matt Onufrak
Marc Ridgley
Post 343
Scrim
Justin Wallace
Justin Joseph
RBI
Post
Gierlach Accepts Volunteer Role With Lancers basketball
Neshannock Township School Board accepted the resignation of Joseph Gierlach as assistant coach last night and approved him as a volunteer basketball coach. President Gina L. Hennon cited improved schedule flexibility from the change.
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Neshannock Township
Joseph Gierlach
Gierlach
Gina L. Hennon
Schukert and Bullano post 700 series in league action
Rick Schukert and Joe Bullano III each surpassed 700 in the Monday Summer Men Bowling League. Schukert rolled 257 245 253 for a 755 series and shares the league high average at 236 with Don Essinger, while Bullano added 245 224 243 for 712. Ron Kramer had a 267 high game as Schubert's Pro Shop sits 11-1 atop team standings.
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Rick Schukert
Joe Bullano III
Schukert
Don Essinger
Bullano
Ron Kramer
Schubert
Roth and Reiter finish under par at Green Meadows
Mike Roth and Fritz Reider of the BIC Golf League both broke par on the front nine at Green Meadows. Roth shot a 2 under 34 and Reider a 1 under 35, edging Joe Toscano and Vince Cenname. Roth and Reider posted the best net scores with 29 and 32 respectively.
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Mike Roth
Fritz Reider
B.I.C. Golf League
Green Meadows
Roth
Reider
Joe Toscano
Vince Cenname
Gentile Leads Golf Round At Sylvan Heights With 34
Gentile fired two birdies and shot a 1 under par 34 on the Sylvan Heights back nine in the Post Office Utchers Golf League. Christopher and Santini also posted low rounds, with Christopher leading the league at 214 points.
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Nick Gentile
Post Office
Sylvan Heights
al Christopher
Rick Santini
Sam Pakovitch
Tony Chill
Lee Shoaf
Christopher’s
Seven New Castle Swimmers Compete at Bethel Park Meet
Seven New Castle Community swimmers attended a developmental United States Swimming meet at Bethel Park High School Pittsburgh to sharpen skills. Hemphill led in 25 and 50 events with multiple top finishes including 1st in 25 breast 22.00 and 25 fly 17.80 and 1st in 100 IM 1:34.06 while Vogler posted top-seven times in sprints and Lehberger won 200 free and placed in 50 and 100 events among 8 and 9-12 age groups.
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New Castle
Bethel Park High School
Pittsburgh
Dallas Hemphill
Hemphill
Jonathan Vogler
Vogler
Michael Daugherty
Chris Lehberger
Daugherty
Lehberger
Caitlin Lehberer
Oe Wells
Lyndsey Vogler
Italy Chile draw in World Cup opener 2 2
Italy and Chile opened the World Cup with a 2 2 draw in Paris as Roberto Baggio scored late after Marcelo Salas had tied the match. Vieri had given Italy an earlier lead while Chile pressed for a major upset in Group B.
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Paris
Rooe Baggio
Brazil
Italy
Chile
Cesare Maldini
Nelson Tapia
Ronald Fuentes
Baggio
Marcelo Salas
Christian Vieri
Ameroon
Austria
Toulouse
Air France
Tommy Boyd
Jim Leighton
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
Boyd
Craig Burley
Norway
Morocco
Montpellier
Oyd
Scotland
Cesar Sampaio
Sampaio
Kevin Gallacher
John Collins
Cotland
Craig Brown
Tahar
World Cup ticket fraud alleged investigation widens
Paris AP report says two national federations and a FIFA marketing branch are under probe for World Cup ticket fraud. Acting general secretary Michael Zen-Ruffinen says investigations are underway into the illegal resale of tickets. Cameroon federation president Vincent Onana was detained while attempting to depart with the national team and is under investigation for embezzlement of public funds.
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Paris
FIFA
Michael Zen-Ruffinen
Impes
Cameroon
Cameroon Soccer Federation
Vincent Onana
US coach blasts Germany for lack of respect before World Cup
U S coach Steve Sampson accused Germany's Berti Vogts of disrespecting the United States after the Belgium match. He argued Europe does not respect U S players, urging his team to prove themselves in Paris.
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Saint-Jean D
Brussels
Plu
Paris
Concacaf
United States
Mexico
Jamaica
Italy
Cesare Maldini
Maldini
Sampson
U.S
Europe
Brazil
Argentina
Latin America
Iceland
Austria
Germany
Preki Radosavljevic
Radosavljevic
Neshannock Schools discusses kindergarten class sizes
Parents at a Neshannock Township school board meeting urged five kindergarten classes for 102 students in the 1998-99 year, suggesting an extra teacher or aides. Principal Hunt said ongoing monitoring will guide possible changes while board president Hennon asked trustees to trust decisions.
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Neshannock Township
Gina L. Hennon
Herbert Hunt
Blackwood
Beaver Falls
Butler County Community College
Adela Price
Gina L Hennon
School Board Sets Early Dismissal Schedule for 1998 99
Neshannock Township School Board approved 1998-99 early dismissal days with high school at 1 p.m. and elementary at 1:45 p.m. on Oct 9, Nov 6, Dec 4, Jan 15, Feb 11, Mar 11, Apr 30, and May 14. A Monday special meeting will consider the $10 million budget with a 1.5 mill tax increase and student handbook changes.
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Neshannock Township
State Department of Education
New Beaver to log 33 acres in borough
New Beaver council hired Robert Carlberg of Butler to log 33 acres of borough land off Route 18. A management cut aims to generate income, reidentify boundaries, remove grapevines, and bid the sale with 12 percent profit to Carlberg. A four year Agility Program with PennDOT covers weed and grass cutting and tree trimming in exchange for road line painting. A $254,000 grant will repair and pave 1900 feet of Industrial Park Drive behind Alaron Corp. Copple-Rizzo & Associates handles bidding specs.
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New Beaver Council
Robert Carlberg
Butler
Carlberg
New Beaver
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Darlington Road
Penndot
Newport
Wampum
New Galilee
Dave Hairhoger
Council
Helen Jackson
Pennsylvania Department of Community Development
Alaron Corp
Copple-Rizzo & Associates
New Castle
Borough Engineers
New Castle refinancing bond yields savings for district
The New Castle Area School District plans to refinance part of its 1993 bond issue to save about 103000. The board, citing lower market rates, approved the refinancing with RRI Public Markets Inc. as underwriter. New bonds total 3275000 dollars and savings occur mainly in 1998 99. The issue will be fully paid by 2007, with payments near current levels.
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Mohawk Area
Lew Commesso
Commesso
Paul LeClair
Mike Commesso
Chuck McKee
Jason Manifrang
Scott Knallay
Bill Cole
Bill Bradley
Youngstown State University
New Castle Area
RRI Public Markets Inc
Pittsburgh
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Sylvan
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