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There is a good chance Brownsville graduate Tessa Dellarose won’t be visiting too many resorts during her “summer vacation” from the University of North Carolina. If a trip is planned, Dellarose will most likely bring her soccer cleats, as the soon-to-be senior Tar Heel will play in the ...

Softball hat trick

By Rob Burchianti rburchianti@heraldstandard.com Carmichaels’ softball team had a shot at three different milestones when it took the field at Jefferson-Morgan on Thursday afternoon. The Lady Rockets weren’t about to let the Lady Mikes celebrate without a fight, ...

Anglers’ etiquette

Nuggets of goodness show up where you least expect. For months I’ve gotten unsolicited emails from a person who is apparently in a leadership role in a fishing organization. These are invitations to fly-tying sessions, guest speaker events, or group outings — all in Connecticut. I ...

Local roundup: Clark rings up 500th strikeout in Brownsville victory

The milestones keep coming for Brownsville’s Ava Clark. The junior pitcher, who surpassed Stacey Knox’s school record of 376 strikeouts earlier this season, recorded career strikeout No. 500 in the playoff-bound Lady Falcons’ 12-5 win at California Thursday. Brownsville improved to ...

St. John the Evangelist wins diocese title

The St. John the Evangelist Regional Catholic School fifth & sixth grade boys basketball team recently won the Diocese of Greensburg JV championship. After an undefeated 10-0 season, the team took part in the diocesan tournament winning all three games to take home the championship. The ...

Merry month of May

I love May. It is a beautiful time of the year in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The damp and dreary days of late winter and early spring are over and the increased daylight brings lots of sunshine that quickly warms the earth and transforms into an explosion of spring growth. Greening of our ...