Open in NewsBreak

West Sunbury

See all locations
Customize your news
46°F
publisher avatar

Education

gulfcoastnewsnow.com

website

You've been 'Thunderstruck': High school senior's band performance goes viral

PITTSBURGH — A high school senior gained viral fame after a video of her playing "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC on mallet percussion in her marching band last year was reposted on social media last week, amassing millions of views. "He sent me the link, and it had, like, already 6...

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d
article img

Erie Times News

partner publisher · 27.3K followers
article img

Cathedral Prep-Oil City playoff game moved over security concerns

The District 10 football playoff game between Cathedral Prep and Oil City has been moved from Veterans Stadium to Fairview High School on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. The two are set to meet in the Class 4A semifinals. On Friday morning, the Iroquois School District administration sent out a letter stating that Iroquois High School had “implemented heightened security measures” after online threats were made toward students by a juvenile who is not enrolled in the district. More: The Second Season begins as District 10 announces football playoffs The Iroquois football team is scheduled to play Girard at Veterans Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. When news about the threat was released, District 10 used “an abundance of caution” and moved the Prep-Oil City game out of Veterans Stadium because of concerns related to the threat. District 10 posted on X, formerly Twitter, "Out of an abundance of caution, District 10, in consultation with PIAA, Oil City and Cathedral Prep High Schools, has made the decision to move tonight’s 4A semifinal football game between those two schools to Fairview High School. Kickoff will remain at 7 p.m. and tickets already purchased for the contest will still

Oil City, PA · 2d

bvmsports.com

website

Steelers Grant Funds New Field at Frazier High School

The Steelers, NFL Foundation and LISC are funding upgrades at two western Pennsylvania high schools: a new natural-grass football field at Frazier High School and new bleachers at California Area High School. The projects aim to improve safety and expand access to sports and community activities. Nearly 30 years: NFL...

Pittsburgh, PA · 3d
article img

titusvillenewsjournal.com

website

Rocket's football season ends, the focus now turns to next year and building

The long season came to an end last week with senior night at home. It was an explosive first quarter with 42-points scored. Unfortunately for Titusville 35 of those points were on the visitor side of the scoreboard where the explosive District nine powerhouse Keystone Panthers relentlessly scored at will.

Titusville, PA · 2d
article img

tomorrowsworldtoday.com

website

Inside the Inventionland Curriculum with Teacher Ben English

Discover how Grove City Middle School students use the Inventionland curriculum and an exciting contest to take their ideas all the way to Amazon shelves. Textbooks are great, but they only go so far. At Grove City Middle School, technology and engineering teacher Ben English wanted to give his students something more. He wanted them to build real things and solve real problems.

Grove City, PA · 2d

Beaver County Times

partner publisher · 8.9K followers

Trio of Beaver Valley teams roll to WPIAL football first round playoff wins

The WPIAL high school football playoffs began with a bang for Beaver Valley teams, as 10 programs across the area were looking to punch their tickets into the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds next week. Western Beaver headlines this week’s roundup, along with Hopewell as the pair of teams put up a pair of dominant victories over their first-round opponents in the Class 2A and 3A brackets, respectively. Here is how the first week of the WPIAL high school football playoffs unfolded for Beaver Valley programs. (2A) No. 5 Western Beaver 44, No. 12 Chartiers-Houston 22 A heavy dose of the rushing attack lifted Western Beaver over Chartiers-Houston. Junior athlete Jeremiah Pratt ran 11 times for 197 yards and two touchdowns, while senior running back Braeden Mayo also scampered 14 times for 127 yards with a pair of scores. Jaelon Adkins also found the end zone on four rushes. (3A) No. 3 Hopewell 62, No. 14 Mt. Pleasant 7 Hopewell picked up a statement victory to open up its WPIAL 3A playoff run. The team rushed for 389 yards, with junior Brody Rock leading the way with six carries for 171 yards and a score. Tamar Tisdale also had success, running

Beaver County, PA · 2d

WKBN

partner publisher · 123.1K followers

Sharpsville outlasts Seneca in playoff thriller

Sharpsville improves to to 7-4 overall and advances to take on Greenville in the District 10 1A Semifinal on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Sharpsville, PA · 1d

Beaver County Times

partner publisher · 8.9K followers

PIAA high school cross country championship roundup

It was another successful day for Beaver Valley cross country runners, with a pair of individuals and teams claiming gold at the PIAA high school cross country championships at Big Spring High School in Newelle, Pa. Headlining the Beaver Valley field was Quaker Valley senior Jonah Montagnese, who capped off an impressive cross-country career with a pair of WPIAL and PIAA gold medals during his junior and senior campaigns. Here is how the rest of the Beaver Valley field competed at the state meet. Class 1A Girls It was a golden day for OLSH, with senior Mira Mosca claiming individual gold with a time of 19:05 and her team consisting of Eva Crofford, Hannah Hayes, Jules Goshen, Ellie Green, Lindsay Bressler and Diianna DelTondo, hoisting the team title with 49 points. The victory put OLSH 59 points ahead of second-place finisher and fellow WPIAL program Winchester Thurston. Outside of the OLSH contingent, New Brighton’s Brielle Emler placed 67th to round out the Beaver Valley field. Class 1A Boys Sewickley Academy junior Zach Sharara was just 11 seconds off the leader and finished with silver, posting a time of 15:36. Along with Sharara, South Side’s Ian Dilts placed 53rd, Tyler Cooke

Beaver County, PA · 1d

ellwoodcity.org

website

Panthers Fall To Ligonier Valley In Class 2A Opening Round

Riverside fell to Ligonier Valley 35-21 Friday night in the opening round of the Class-2A WPIAL Playoffs. Levi Foust and Gregory Sleasman each rushed for over 100 yards as part of a 335 yard ground attack by 7-seeded and host Rams. Riverside opened with a 14-play, 56-yard capped with a...

Ligonier, PA · 2d

erienewsnow.com

website

District 10 Quarterfinals: Iroquois, Sharpsville Advance in Class 2A

Iroquois held off Girard with a clutch defensive stand in the final minute to win its 2A quarterfinal matchup. Sharpsville survived a Seneca comeback bid in an offensive shootout to advance.

Sharpsville, PA · 16h

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

website

Dominant Central Catholic has sights set on another WPIAL title, return trip to state championship

There is dominance, and then there is Central Catholic dominance. The Vikings are steamrolling toward another WPIAL title, and perhaps a return trip to Cumberland Valley High School in mid-December to play for another PIAA title. Last year is last year. This is a refocused, almost repurposed, Vikings team. One...

Pittsburgh, PA · 2d

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

website

Oakland Catholic defeats Greensburg Salem for WPIAL Class 4A volleyball title

Oakland Catholic won its first WPIAL title in program history as the Eagles defeated Greensburg Salem in straight sets (25-14, 25-23, 25-20) in the WPIAL Class 4A finals at Peters Township. “I’m so proud,” coach Jenna Potts said. “They had such a great game, just energy wise, supporting each other....

Greensburg, PA · 1d

wesanews.org

website

Chatham University’s new president says school, higher ed must evolve

Lisa Lambert said becoming president of Chatham University was never part of her career ambitions, but when her predecessor departed, the university needed an interim president quickly. Lambert agreed to step in because she believed someone who knew and loved Chatham would be better positioned to lead than an outsider. She was appointed interim president in 2025, the board asked her to stay on, and was formally inaugurated as the 21st university president on Oct. 15, 2026.

Pittsburgh, PA · 2d

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

website

Peters Township beats North Catholic in Class 5A final to win back-to-back WPIAL volleyball crowns

The reigning WPIAL Class 5A girls volleyball champion, Peters Township, maintained its golden status in back-to-back fashion Saturday. In a loud, raucous home-court championship game at AHN Arena, the top-seeded Indians took down No. 2 North Catholic in four sets. Peters Township will face District 3 third-place finisher Lower Dauphin...

Mcmurray, PA · 1d

westmorelandsports.com

website

Westmoreland Friday Night Lights - Week Eleven

Belle Vernon Area 35 Shady Side Academy 8 - WATCH LIVE. Despite trailing after the first quarter, homestanding Belle Vernon Area scored five unanswered touchdowns in a 35-8 triumph against Shady Side Academy in the Class 3A first round. Chace Petrosky registered 89 yards and three scores on 13 carries, and also notched an interception on defense for the No. 4 Leopards (10-1). Jace Gedekoh and David Bergstedt added rushing scores. Maddox Harvey scored the only TD for the No. 13 Bulldogs (5-6), while QB Javon Johnston hit on 8-of-18 passes for 125 yards, with two interceptions. BVA advances to the quarterfinals and will face conference rival and fifth-seeded Elizabeth Forward.

Westmoreland County, PA · 2d

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

website

Monessen blanks Jeannette in WPIAL Class A for 1st playoff win since 2013

It was a day to celebrate for the Monessen football program. The No. 10 Greyhounds used a big pass late in the first half and a stingy defense to upset No. 7 Jeannette, 6-0, on Friday at McKee Stadium in the opening round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs. The...

Monessen, PA · 2d

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

website

Laurel serves notice to Class A playoff field with shutout of Greensburg Central Catholic

Forget that two-point loss to undefeated Shenango in the final tune-up leading into the WPIAL football playoffs. Laurel’s track record speaks for itself. “We’ve definitely been rolling along,” Spartans coach Brian Cooper said Friday night after Laurel’s 33-0 victory against visiting Greensburg Central Catholic in a Class A first-round game. “Three out of the last six years, we’ve won our (conference), and two out of those other three years, we were the runner-up in it.”

Greensburg, PA · 2d

Penn

website

IUP community addresses university concerns and advancements

On Tuesday, students, staff and faculty were invited to another informal conversation to discuss anything they may be questioning or concerned about at IUP. The first question raised came from the Student Government Association’s (SGA’s) Director of External Affairs Madeline Metts (junior, biology/pre-veterinary). At a previous informal conversation,...

Indiana, PA · 2d

abc27 News

partner publisher · 76.0K followers

Officials break ground on next phase of Hershey West End project

HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — The Milton Hershey School just broke ground on the next phase of the Hershey West End development project. According to the Milton Hershey School, earlier today, officials broke ground on Phase J of the Hershey West End development project. This phase includes plans for a community featuring 138 for-sale units. This […]

Hershey, PA · 2d

hoodline.com

website

Roof Leak Forces Saint Vincent College to Relocate 60 Students From Dorm

About 60 freshmen at Saint Vincent College are being shuffled out of their dorm rooms as crews work through Saint Benedict Hall fixing moisture damage tied back to a roof leak from severe weather in September. The college expects the remediation work to wrap up by November 20, with crews moving through the building one pod at a time.

Unity Township, PA · 2d