‘UNSEEN HANDS’
A display of the
PT couple’s photo project raises awareness for homelessness
By Paul Paterra Staff writer ppaterra@observer-reporter.com
Matthew Raffaele and his wife, Emily Powell, were sitting on the back porch of their Peters Township home when a thought occurred to them.
“We always sit on our back decks and think, how can we save the world,” Raffaele said. “We both work with the homeless, so we came up with the idea of doing a project called ‘Unseen Hands.’”
Not only did the project bring awareness to the plight of the homeless, but it also captured a photography award in a contest
sponsored by the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center.
Along with his job at Greenbriar Treatment Center, Raffaele is an amateur photographer. Powell is a nurse at a clinic embedded in a low barrier shelter and in Street Medicine at Pitt. Raffaele accompanied Powell on Street Medicine rounds and from there, “Unseen Hands” was born.
“We both felt that hands displayed the struggles in life that could otherwise be hidden,” Powell explained in a contest submission
March madness
The WPIAL held its version of March Madness when it hosted its basketball championships at the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Six area teams participated with four claiming titles. The Upper St. Clair boys and girls swept the Class 6A bracket while the Peters Township girls and Chartiers Valley boys dominated the 5A division. For more details on the championship action, turn to page B1.
Strong survivor
Ex-boyfriend pleads guilty to brutal hammer attack that nearly killed McMurray woman
By Mike Jones Staff writer
mjones@observer-reporter.com
With large photographs showing her bloodied and battered face displayed in the courtroom, Jennifer Pardini spoke about her recovery from the brutal hammer attack by her ex-boyfriend that nearly killed her two years ago.
“I am strong. I am brave. And I will persevere,” Pardini said. “This has changed my life forever. But I have the rest of my life ahead of me.”
She recounted how William McCann Oberschelp came to her parents’ Peters Township home July 8, 2023, wielding a knife and lured her into the garage, where he found a hammer and bludgeoned her before leaving her for dead. Her father, Ron, found her on the garage floor surrounded in her own blood, and her mother, Greta, called 911 to get her life-saving medical care.
The assault fractured Pardini’s skull, injured her brain and left her with double vision and numerous traumatic wounds that she continues to recover from and rehabilitate. But she took the stand during Oberschelp’s plea hearing Feb. 27 to thank
ABOVE: Jayden Davis (1) reacts after scoring two of his 28 points in Chartiers Valley’s win over Peters Township, 73-66. Davis also dished up nine assists and swiped three passes in the victory. FAR LEFT: Tyler Robbins helped the USC boys claim the 6A hardware. In a 65-43 win over New Castle, Robbins scored 12 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked five shots. CENTER TOP: Rylee Kalocay (3)fired in a team-high 13 points and dished up five assists in helping the USC girls hoist the trophy after a 45-40 win against Norwin. CENTER BOTTOM: Natalie Wetzel (14) and Taylor McCullough (24) led Peters Township’s comeback rush to unseat South Fayette as the Class 5A champions.
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photos surrounds the main picture at the Memorial Wall near Grant Street in Pittsburgh.
Matthew Raffaele and Emily Powell sit on the back deck of their Peters Township home, where the idea for “Unseen Hands” was hatched.
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Attack
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those responsible for her medical care and describe the miraculous recovery when some did not expect she would ever be able to walk or talk again.
“And yet here I am today speaking to all of you,” she told the supporters who gathered at the Washington County Courthouse.
She then pointed to a tattoo on her arm she received after spending months recovering in the hospital that reads “And still I rise,” which is a daily reminder to her of what she has overcome.
“It reminds me every day of my inner strength,” Pardini said.
After Pardini spoke about her ordeal, Judge Valarie Costanzo called her an “inspiration” for others, including the dozens of supporters who packed into the courtroom in which there wasn’t an open seat left in the gallery.
“You really are courageous to come here to give that statement,” Costanzo said.
Moments later, Oberschelp formally pleaded guilty to felony charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and trespassing as part of an agreement with prosecutors, and Costanzo immediately sentenced him to serve 16 ½ to 33 years in prison, followed by a year on supervised release. She also ordered Oberschelp to pay nearly $28,000 in restitution as part of the plea agreement.
Oberschelp, 29, of McMurray, apologized to Pardini for what he called a “brutal, selfish” assault that he claimed was spurred by a psychiatric episode coupled with alcohol and drug abuse. After the attack, Oberschelp called Pardini’s cellphone and left a voicemail to apparently justify what he had done.
“I cannot imagine the hurt I caused or the amount of lives I affected,” he said.
But Pardini’s mother, Greta, disagreed with Oberschelp’s claim that mental health problems led to the attack.
“I don’t believe for one minute the defendant did not know what he was doing that night,” she said. “There is no doubt in my mind he knew right from wrong. What he did not know is what everyone in this courtroom knows: Jen is the strongest person I know. Her will to survive is absolutely miraculous.” Pardini’s father, Ron, had even sterner words for Oberschelp, calling him a “coward and fraud” while also suggesting what life might ultimately look for him as he serves his sentence in a state prison.
“You have hurt more people than you’ll ever know in a way you can’t imagine,” he said before turning his comments toward his daughter. “God bless, Jen. She was absolutely strong before it. She’ll overcome it.”
After the hearing, Oberschelp –shackled and wearing an orange jail jumpsuit – was escorted from the courtroom by sheriff’s deputies and taken back to the Washington County jail, where he’s been held without bond since his arrest following the attack. Meanwhile, Pardini’s supporters milled about the courtroom and hugged her while chatting for a few minutes before the crowd filtered out. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh said afterward that Pardini’s recovery and her words in court Thursday were inspiring.
“She’s a wonderful person,” Walsh said. As Pardini left the courthouse, she offered advice for other people in domestic violence situations and how they can find help.
“Talk to people. I found myself being more and more alone with him,” she said. “He was trying to isolate me.” She then reflected on the attack and her recovery, while hoping Oberschelp’s plea and sentencing will allow her to move forward with her life.
“I feel so relieved and relaxed,” Pardini said. “I feel like I’m starting a new chapter.”
A brief life shrouded in mystery
Silent film star, Washington Co. native remembered in new biography
By Brad Hundt Staff writer bhundt@observer-reporter.com
Olive Thomas is remembered less for what she accomplished in her painfully brief life and more for the scandal-scented way it ended.
The ingenue from Charleroi broke through in Hollywood as a sweet, girl-next-door type in a handful of movies while the medium was still in its infancy. But it all came to an abrupt and shocking end when Thomas died in 1920 after guzzling down mercury dichloride in a Paris hotel room while on vacation there with her ne’er-do-well husband, Jack Pickford. Thomas lingered for five days as the poison slowly killed her and left behind a host of unanswered questions.
Was it an accident? A suicide? Or even, perhaps, a murder?
Bethel Park resident Vincent Ciaramella does not come to any specific conclusions in the recently published biography, “A Shooting Star Across the Silver Screen,” which he wrote with his wife, Erika Ciaramella.
“I’m still puzzled about what happened that night in Paris,” Ciaramella said, though he doesn’t think it was murder. “We’ll never know.”
No matter the circumstances of her demise, it made Thomas, who was 25 when she died, a forerunner of stars ranging from James Dean and Jim Morrison to Bruce Lee and River Phoenix, all of whom died young and left behind a mystique defined by their own tragic ends.
“She really burned bright and fast, burned across the sky and then she was done,” Ciaramella said.
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to the Carnegie Museum. “These are unseen hands in our city.”
Raffaele gave $10 Giant Eagle gift cards to those who were willing to let him photograph their hands. It was a way of giving something to those who participated even if the project never got off the ground.
“I did a test shot of about 10 people at one of the encampments down in Pittsburgh,” Raffaele said.
Seeing the pictures created a rush of emotion for the pair.
“We had asked each participant to arrange their hands, over their face or just their hands ... or however they felt seen but unseen,” Powell said. “Each photograph was more raw, gritty and emotionally charged than the next.”
An incredible scene unfolded the day after the pictures were taken.
Powell, a 1996 graduate of Peters Township High School, returned to the sight of the pictures for medical duties and noticed the aroma of food.
“As she walked up they offered her a plate of food,” Raffaele said.
“She asked what the occasion was, and someone said, ‘We were so honored that you guys wanted to do a project with us and you gave us something.’ Each of the $10 people took their gift card to Giant Eagle and bought food and had a cookout.”
At that moment, Raffaele knew he had to do the project.
“This is exactly what I wanted this project to become,” he said.
So the 1998 graduate of Upper St. Clair High School eventually took pictures of the hands of 50 people, giving each a gift card purchased with money the couple had set aside to take a trip for their fifth wedding anniversary.
“A Shooting Star Across the Silver Screen,” which arrived in October, is something of a departure for Ciaramella, who is a historian of early baseball and an enthusiast for boxing history from the late 1800s and early 1900s. A teacher by day, Ciaramella was doing some research on Cuddy DeMarco, a 1920s boxer who was dubbed “the sheik of Charleroi,” when he stumbled across information on Thomas and he was immediately intrigued.
“I read the whole (story) on Wikipedia, and I was like, whoa, there’s a story there and I wanted to know more,” Ciaramella explained.
“A Shooting Star Across the Silver Screen” is brief, and part of that is an acknowledgement of how attention spans have become more fractured in recent times. But it’s also the result of a general dearth of reliable information on Thomas, since she died long before celebrity journalists scrutinized every aspect of stars’ lives. Even seeing Thomas’ movies today is a challenge –she only made about 20, and of those about a dozen survive, though some in just fragmentary form. Just a few of the movies that remain can be found online.
“I started to look into her and realized there was a desert of information,” Ciaramella said.
What is known is that Olive Thomas was born in Charleroi on Oct. 20, 1894, the oldest of three children. Her name at birth was Olivia Duffy, and her bricklayer father died on the job when she was 12. Thomas relocated to McKees Rocks with her mother and two brothers. Her mother worked in a factory, remarried and had another child.
Thomas herself got married at age 16, but soon discovered that the bonds of matrimony and the dayto-day grind of life in the Pittsburgh region were not to her liking, so she quickly divorced and moved to New York. Once there, she found mod-
“I wanted to do a gallery,” Raffaele said. “I wanted to find somebody who would take my photos just to raise awareness and some money. We were going to donate a lot of the proceeds to Street Medicine at Pitt, which we are continuing to do.”
eling work and joined the Ziegfeld Follies revue. Then, it wasn’t long before she found her way into the movies, appearing in her first feature in 1916.
award-winning picture taken by Raffaele is the display of the 50 hands to the left of the wall and a tent.
“We felt the inclusion of this wall displayed the stark reality of the challenges, harsh realities and bitter ends of those experiencing homelessness,” Powell said. “Through Matt’s vision, utilizing the 50 individual photographs displayed the continuum from the levity of life on the left to the humbling dark reality on the right of the continuum with the Memorial Wall.”
Each of the 50 pictures of hands, plus the final picture, are on display at the August Wilson Center through March 30. A reproduction of the main photo at the wall also is on display at the Carnegie Museum.
“When we were talking about getting galleries, I thought I’d like to be in the Carnegie Museum,” Raffaele said. “Well, I ended up in the Carnegie Museum and I ended up in the August Wilson Center. It’s beyond my wildest dreams. It feels like a big honor to have my work displayed, to have people feel something and not just look at it.”
A homeless person who was a subject of one of the pictures came to the opening of the display on Feb. 20.
“He looked at all the pictures, found himself and sat there in awe,” Raffaele said. “That, to me, was the greatest thing.”
A cash prize of $2,000 was awarded, and Raffaele said the money was used to purchase 76 pairs of boots, which Powell has been handing out during weekly visits to the encampments or while working at her clinic.
A key ingredient of the display is the inclusion of the Memorial Wall near Grant Street in Pittsburgh, which bears plaques with the names of those who died while experiencing homelessness in Pittsburgh. The
Their work captured first prize in the “Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh” contest, sponsored by a number of entities including Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. The contest is described on the Carnegie Museums’ website as “an inclusive call for art that encouraged artists throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania to share their visions for a just and equitable Pittsburgh.”
“We got some really good boots,” Raffaele said. “People have been extremely grateful. They tell her they’ve never had a pair of brand new boots. We bought a lot of different sizes and they got to choose what fit them properly. We’re very, very proud of what little we have done with the homeless.”
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An award-winning photo taken at the Memorial Wall near Grant Street in Pittsburgh
An ad for the Olive Thomas movie “Toton”
“She always had the acting bug in her,” Ciaramella said.
In the four years she worked in the movies, she played two types of characters “over and over again,” according to Ciaramella – the young girl who rises from rags to riches, and the charming “baby vamp” who has the world wrapped around her finger.
“She did have a comedic timing that was unique at the time,” he said. “She had a whimsical personality. … She was the girl you might meet. She wasn’t some goddess up there on a pedestal.”
Along with stardom came a more complicated personal life for Thomas. The same year she made her screen debut, she married Pickford, a hard-living actor, director and producer and the brother of Mary Pickford, then one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and the only actress to eclipse Thomas in popularity. The marriage between Thomas and Pickford was said to be tumultuous, and it culminated in their doomed journey to Paris.
No one knows exactly why Thomas downed the poison, which Pickford was taking to treat his chronic syphilis. At the time, some believed she mistook it for water, or that she thought it a sleep tonic.
In the book “Hollywood Babylon,” a notorious compendium of lurid Tinseltown gossip – some of it dubiously sourced – it was suggested that Thomas ended her life in a fit of despair after being unable to score a big supply of heroin for her addicted husband.
Following her death, thousands of people tried to pack into the New York church where the funeral was held. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, later the final resting place for such luminaries as Irving Berlin, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. Pickford died 12 years after her at the age of 36 due to alcoholism.
What if Thomas had lived a longer life?
“The question is what would have been,” Ciaramella said. “She also had an interest in the behind-thescenes stuff – scriptwriting, lighting, makeup, directing. She may have been one of the first female directors. But who knows?”
Considering that prints of early movies that were considered lost occasionally turn up in unlikely places, like flea markets or basements, it’s not entirely out of the question that additional Thomas movies will resurface. It’s unlikely, but it would be remarkable if a Thomas diary was found more than a century after her death.
“Anything is possible,” Ciaramella said. “It would be interesting to know what she thought about her life. To me, it’s just incredible. She came
out of this working class, poor town on the Monongahela River to (become) the second-biggest actress in that period.”
Chartiers Valley adopts new entry system
emphasis will be placed on exterior entrances at the high school and student parking lots. Castagna said the adjusted security protocols fall within the previously approved budget to increase security at facilities. I
“This new procedure will slow down visitor entry, but please understand that this inconvenience will increase the safety of our campus,” he said.
Olive Thomas is the subject of a new biography, “A Shooting Star Across the Silver Screen.”
Silent film star Olive Thomas, who died in 1920, was born in Charleroi.
Visitors getting unique view of Fallingwater
By Mike Jones Staff writer
mjones@observer-reporter
Every house needs a new roof every few decades, even architectural marvels like Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater.
But Fallingwater isn’t designed or built like most homes, so painstaking work is underway to repair and waterproof its flat roofs and iconic terraces to preserve the historic house nestled above Bear Run in the Laurel Highlands of Fayette County.
“This major preservation intervention is basically to combat water infiltration issues,” said Justin Gunther, who serves as Fallingwater’s director and is vice president of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, which operates the property. “We’re essentially trying to make Fallingwater watertight.”
The three-year preservation project has nearly reached its
midpoint after beginning last year as part of a larger master plan updated in 2019 upon Fallingwater’s inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
But what’s different now is the scaffolding began enveloping the house in December with insulated work areas to allow crews to make exterior repairs during the winter off-season.
Photographs shared recently online show the unusual site as a stretch of frigid weather in February caused the Bear Run falls that run underneath the house to freeze, making it appear as though the scaffolding was sprouting from the snowy landscape.
“It’s rare for the waterfall to completely freeze solid, so I think it caused some dramatic imagery,” Gunther said.
But beyond the photogenic nature of the steel supports rising from frozen falls, there is important work being done to preserve Fallingwater for generations to come. Gunther
said the $7 million preservation project includes replacing and waterproofing the assemblies on the flat roofs and terraces, flashing updates, performing extensive masonry work such as repointing all of the stonework and doing grout injection to fill the stone masonry walls so water can’t travel into the house, along with conservation of the steel window and door frames.
“We identified a full roster of preservation work that we needed to complete to ensure Fallingwater’s preservation looking into the future,” he said. It’s part of the first master plan update since 1999, and Fallingwater’s biggest preservation project since the post-tensioning support work was performed on the cantilevers in the early 2000s to effectively stop the house from sagging. Gunther said like any other house, Fallingwater needs both regular maintenance and major work to keep it in pristine condition, albeit these home improve-
ment projects are anything but routine.
“Because of the complexity of the design, and with Wright pushing the conventional notion of design, it’s more complex to take care of Fallingwater. Sometimes (Wright’s designs) have more challenges with keeping the water out with flat roofs,” Gunther said.
“Everyone has to replace the roof of their house every 25 years or paint their house every 15 years, so this is kind of a comprehensive project to combat water issues and protect Fallingwater for many years in the future.”
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, which in 1963 took stewardship of the house from the Kaufmann family and for whom Wright designed the home nearly three decades earlier, is seizing on the rare opportunity to educate the public about the preservation work with special tours beginning this month.
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ABOVE: Both snow and scaffolding surrounds Fallingwater in Fayette County while a major preservation project is underway this winter. AT RIGHT: Scaffolding sprouts from the frozen Bear Run falls while preservation work is being performed on Fallingwater in Fayette County this winter.
“We thought it was a great opportunity to educate people on the preservation work and the challenges we have for houses like Fallingwater and how to preserve it and how we care about this place,” Gunther said. The “Preservation-In-Action” tours will run from March 14 until April 1 and offer visitors a chance to peek behind the scaffolding to see the work for themselves. The guided tour is $39 per person and runs daily except Wednesday, while the indepth tour is $89 per person and is only on weekends. The scaffolding will then be removed in early April and the house will resume its normal tour schedule “without the visual disruptions,” Gunther said. But other preservation work will continue before the scaffolding goes up again next winter with the overall project expected to be completed in 2026 just ahead of Fallingwater’s 90s anniversary celebration.
Fallingwater is located on Route 831 in Stewart Township about four miles north of Ohiopyle. Go online to www.fallingwater.org for more information about Fallingwater or to purchase advance tickets for the preservation tours.
THE “PRESERVATION-IN-ACTION” TOURS WILL RUN FROM MARCH 14 UNTIL APRIL 1 AND OFFER VISITORS A CHANCE TO PEEK BEHIND THE SCAFFOLDING TO SEE THE WORK FOR THEMSELVES.
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Work is being done inside and outside of Fallingwater to help waterproof the historic house.
sports
For Pete’s sake
offensive attack with 13 and 11 points respectively.
USC sweeps WPIAL titles in largest class
By Eleanor Bailey Almanac Sports Editor ebailey@thealmanac.net
After Upper St. Clair suffered its third straight loss in the 2023 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball final, then-sophomore Rylee Kalocay vowed during the post-game press conference that she would win a championship for Pete Serio, who has been the Lady Panthers’ head coach for the last 11 seasons.
After a one-year hiatus due to knee surgery for an ACL tear, Kalocay delivered on her promise.
The Kent State recruit scored a gamehigh 13 points, including two off a layup with 11 seconds to play, dished up five assists and grabbed four defensive rebounds to lead USC to victory, 45-40, over defending champion and No. 1-seeded Norwin in district final played March 1 at the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus.
“Two years ago, we sat here (in the press room), and Rylee told everyone she would be back and we would win one,” Serio said. “Here we are.”
Although the Panthers streaked to a 22-10 lead midway through the second stanza, thanks to a hot hand of knocking down five of its first 11 shots and burying five 3-point field goals, the Knights fought back, tying the match at 37 on a jumper by Ava Christopher with 2:52 to play. Norwin used a 3-pointer by Bella Furno to cap a 9-point run and vaulted into its first and only lead, 40-37.
Kalocay responded with a tying trey, 40-40, with 1:55 to play. Ryan Prunzik converted a Norwin turnover into a goahead layup, 42-40, with 1:38 to play. Kalocay, who added a free throw, iced the victory with a fastbreak layup with 10 seconds to play.
In addition to Kalocay, Prunzik finished in double figures with 11 markers. She added three assists and three steals to go along with four rebounds. Meredith Huzjak (8), Claire Rosenberry (2), Ekat-
erina Polstyanko (6) and Grace Howell (5) also contributed to USC’s scoring. For the Panthers, it was their seventh WPIAL title in program history and first since 2008.
Meanwhile, the USC men matched the Lady Panthers, claiming their second straight banner with a 65-43 victory over New Castle in the 6A final played Feb. 28 also at the Petersen Events Center.
USC’s sweep of boys and girls titles marked the fourth time that has happened in the WPIAL’s largest classifica-
Split decision
PT girls win WPIAL title; boys finish runner-up
By Eleanor Bailey Almanac Sports Editor
ebailey@thealmanac.net
Peters Township scored a split decision during the WPIAL basketball tournament.
During the Class 5A championship contests played at the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus, the Lady Indians came from behind to dethrone South Fayette, 40-36, on Feb. 28 while the Peters Township men dropped a 73-66 decision to Chartiers Valley on March 1. The Lady Indians overcame a 28-17 third-quarter deficit and rallied for the victory. They outscored the Lions, 133, in the decisive fourth frame. With 3:22 to play, Natalie Wetzel buried a 3-pointer from NBA range giving Peters Township its first lead, 36-34, since the first frame.
She then assisted on Brianna Morreale’s go-ahead-for-good
trey, 39-36, with 61 seconds to play.
“I just shot it, it went in and I heard everybody cheering,” said Morreale, who finished with six points. “I’ll probably remember it for the rest of my life.”
A free throw by Taylor McCullough iced the victory with four seconds to play. A freshman, who is already committed to Kent State, McCullough finished with nine markers, five assists and two steals. Wetzel led the attack. She fired in 13 points and contributed five assists. The Miami recruit pulled down seven rebounds, one less than Daniela Radulovich, who finished with eight boards to go along with eight points.
Wetzel recalled attending the 2019 title tilt when Peters Township won its last and only other WPIAL championship.
“Ever since then it’s been a dream of mine to win one,”
tion. The Panthers joined Mt. Lebanon in 2010 and Penn Hills in 1987 on the list. In 1996, USC won the boys and girls banners as well.
The USC men have captured WPIAL championships also in 2005 in 2021 before their back-to-back triumphs in 2024 and 2025.
“This one’s different because it is back to back,” said Dan Holzer, who has coached all five of USC’s championship clubs. “We were preseason No. 1 [in
she said. “It was my last chance and I wanted it more than anything. We all did and we worked together to get it. We definitely didn’t want them to four-peat,” she added of the Lions, who had won championships the past three seasons.
While Alina Sopko only scored two points, the bucket sparked an 8-0 run that tied the game, 33-33.
The Lions had all the momentum heading into intermission after Haylie Lamonde
Lebo swimmer dominates WPIAL championships
Roy, Zoukovski, Komoroski win gold medals
By Eleanor Bailey Almanac Sports Editor ebailey@thealmanac.net
Sylvia Roy capped her WPIAL swimming career in record fashion. The Mt. Lebanon senior not only claimed her fourth straight individual titles in both the 50-yard freestyle as well as 100-yard freestyle events to become only the third female swimmer in Class 3A to complete the feat, she also smashed three district records.
“Just amazing,” said Lebo swim coach Tom Donati. “Sylvia is just special.” Alex Hardwick agreed. He swam on Upper St. Clair’s WPIAL championship club in 2011 and excelled at Emory University before returning to coach at Peters Township High School. His swimmers, Ava Komoroski and Lauren Orpitz, finished runner-up to Roy in the 50 free and 100 back respectively during the championships held Feb. 28 and March 1 at Trees Pool on the University of Pittsburgh campus.
“Sylvia’s impressive,” said Hardwick. “I have been coaching for six years and have swum here (at WPIALs) for four, and what she has done doesn’t happen very often.”
Only three female swimmers at the Class 3A level have won eight individual titles. The others were Olivia Liv-
ingston from Gateway (50 and 100 free) in 2020 and Melanie Buddemeyer from Penn Hills (200 IM and 100 butterfly) in 1994. And, Roy shattered two records held by Livingston, who swam for Louisville.
In winning the 50 free, Roy smashed the seven-year WPIAL mark with a time of 22.57. She also broke the 100-yard free record on the lead-off leg in the 400-yard freestyle relay. In that last event of the two-day competition, Roy clocked a 49.13 to eclipse the Livingston’ time of 49.53 set in 2017.
“That’s crazy because that’s not something I was expecting up until about two weeks ago,” Roy said. “Four years ago, when I was here for my first WPIALs, I didn’t think this was possible.”
The 50 free was always within Roy’s grasp. She had equaled the mark previously but only broke it her senior year when she edged Komoroski in the race held on Day 1 of the competition.
“It’s so exciting. Ever since my freshman year when I was one one-hundredth off of it and then not getting it last year, I knew this was my last chance,” Roy said. “Everything just came together really well. It’s a great feeling.” Roy was equally elated to set the WPIAL mark in her signature swim. In the 100 back, she shattered the 10year mark of 53.59 set by North Allegheny’s Jacquelyn Du with a gold-medal swim
sunk a buzzer beater lifting them to a 24-17 halftime advantage. Lamonde led all scorers with a game-high 19 points.
Juliette Leroux followed with six tallies. Lailah Wright (4), Cierra Rexrode (3), Ryan Oldaker (2) and Ella Vierra (2) completed South Fayette’s scoring, which was the lowest of the season against a WPIAL club. The Lions (24-2) average 61 points per game.
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Sylvia Roy from Mt. Lebanon celebrates her fourth straight victory in the 50-yard freestyle as well as a WPIAL record for the event.
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Upper St. Clair players Rylee Kalocay and Ryan Prunzik hug while Olivia Terlecki (23) and Meredith Huzjak (10) exhibit exuberance after beating Norwin, 45-40, to claim the WPIAL Class 6A title. Kalocay and Prunzik led the
Ryan Robbins (25) finds the going tough under the basket as New Castle defenders collapse on him. Despite the strategy, Robbins provided nine points to go along with two blocked shots and rebounds for the Panthers in their 65-43 win over New Castle in the WPIAL 6A final.
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Taylor McCullough (left) and Brianna Morreale (right) collapse on Haylie Lamonde (3) as she drives to the hoop during WPIAL Class 5A championship action. Peters Township defeated South Fayette, 40-36, to win the title.
Nick McCullough (23) slips a pass past Luca Federico (30) during basketball championship action. McCullough scored a team-high 17 points and added four steals but that was not enough to propel Peters Township to victory over Chartiers Valley in the WPIAL 5A championship contest.
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WPIAL Class 6A] by everybody. Everyone was gunning for us. We went wire to wire and that’s hard to do at any level in any sport.”
Against New Castle, the Robbins siblings led USC’s attack. Tyler, a 6-foot-10 senior bound for Miami (Ohio) fired in 12 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and blocked five shots. Ryan, a 6-8 sophomore better known
for his blocking skills in football, provided nine points to go along with two blocked shots and rebounds. Thanks to the Robbins brothers, USC held a 39-23 edge rebounding. The Panthers also shot 45% (18 of 40) from the field; 47% (8 of 17) from 3-point range. Nico Gidas, a senior guard, made 3 of 6 3-pointers and finished with 11 points. Jake Foster made 2 of 3 behind the arc and collected 10 points. Tyler Robbins, Julian Dahlem and Kaamil Jackson also buried 3-pointers in the
win. Dahlem finished with eight points and eight assists while Jackson chipped in nine points. Gianni Disora, Luke Marchinsky, Dane York and Jake Casares also broke into the scoring column for the Panthers.
With their wins, the USC girls improved to 19-6 overall and advanced to host Manheim Township in the opening round of the PIAA tournament. The USC men (23-2) moved on to face William Penn, the No. 8 team from District 3, in their state playoff opener.
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of 52.53, well ahead of Or-
pitz, the silver medalist who clocked a 56.60.
“The last two years, I definitely didn’t have that great of swims,” Roy said. “I was so happy to finally get that one out of the way.”
Regarding the championship club in which she now belongs Roy said she is thrilled. “Getting to be one of those few people in the WPIAL history books; putting my name in there, well, it’s really something special.”
More wins
Two other area Almanac swimmers did special things at the WPIAL championships.
was good, but I’m hoping to do better at states. At USC, we train for the bigger picture. I’m hopeful that something big is coming up.”
“We just didn’t play well and that’s a credit to (Peters Township), but I feel like a lot of it is on us too,” said South Fayette coach Bryan Bennett. Senior captain Alexa Ankrum agreed. “That’s a good team,” she said. “That’s the type of games you want to play in. Those tight, physical, nitty gritty games. I think all of us are looking forward to seeing them again and playing more to our abilities the next time.”
Both teams embarked on state tournament play on March 8. The Lady Indians hosted Conrad Weiser while the Lions entertained Lower Dauphin. Both teams were out of District 3.
If they continue through the PIAA playoffs, Peters Township and South Fayette would meet in the semifinals set for March 22. The state championships are set for March 29 at the Giant Center in Hershey. Meanwhile, the Peters Township men as well as Chartiers Valley are in the state playoffs, too. The Indians hosted Spring Grove at AHN Arena on March 7 while the Colts entertained Cocalico.
A slow start and poor foul shooting contributed to the Indians loss in their championship encounter with CV. The Colts galloped to a 12-2 start and never trailed as the Indians suffered through a 7 for 22 showing from the line. The Colts were 14 for 20 from the charity stripe. Both teams shot well from the field, 60.5 percent for the
Indians, including 43.8 from three-point range, while the Colts converted 61.4 percent of their shots.
Jayden Davis poured in 28 points, dished up nine assists, grabbed six rebounds and collected three steals to lead the CV offensive.
Julian Semplice (13), Jake Lewis (10) and Julius Best (10) also finished in double digits for the Colts, who led 34-24 at halftime and 54-41 after three frames. Semplice led in rebounding with seven boards.
For the Indians, Ben Miller (18), Nick McCullough (17) and Dylan Donovan (10) registered double figures. Sean Thelk (9), Lucas Rost (6), Jake Wetzel, who was hobbled by an ankle injury in the third quarter, (3) and Jayden Greco (3) completed the scoring.
While Nazar Zoukovski from Upper St. Clair won his second straight title in the 100 free, Ava Komoroski from Peters Township won her first title in that event. Zoukovski won in 45.38 while Komoroski clocked a 51.68 for her gold medal.
Zoukovski, who finished runner-up in the 200 free, said there were a lot of similarities in his win as he trained in much the same fashion. He hadn’t tapered nor shaved as he is geared up for the PIAA championships set for March 14-15 at Bucknell University.
“I was thinking about the same things, how you train hard and work, but there were quite a bit of differences in this win, especially with the seeding times for me and the other people. I was still worried but I think because of last year my experience helped me.
“Basically it was the same thing all around but it’s obviously still exciting,” Zoukovski continued. “The race, I felt,
Komoroski was equally thrilled with her triumph and the fact that she, too, will compete at the state championships. She swam a strategic race, focused on her strengths, to capture the gold in the 100 free.
“I started off not going too hard because I knew I wasn’t going to be able to bring it back if I did,” she said.
“I made sure my starts and turns were good and I kicked as hard as I could on the last leg,” Komoroski said.
“It’s crazy. Unbelievable,” she added of the victory. “I was hoping for a while that this would happen but I honestly didn’t think it would because there are just so many great swimmers, especially freestylers in the WPIAL.
“I’m only a sophomore,” she stressed. “I’m just over the moon.”
Harwick was equally ecstatic. He noted that Komoroski did a “nice” job especially in the last 25 yards when she had to “fight off” the competition to put her hand on the wall first.
“That kind of confidence building bodes well for her,”
he said. “She knows she can win events like this and she’ll build off it. It’s exciting to see what lies ahead in the next two years and in states.” While WPIAL champions automatically qualified for the state meet, the other top finishers had to wait to learn if they made the qualifying cuts. Among the other top individual finishers in the WPIAL Class AAA meet that earned a spot on the podium included: From USC – Ben Whiteford, third 100 back and butterfly; Griffin Tomscheck, fourth 100 breast and seventh, 50 free. From Mt. Lebanon –Rinzen Sherpa, fifth, 100 breast; Helen Albu, fifth, 100 free; Lillyan Evan, fifth, 100 back; William Thomas, sidth, 200 free; Noah Loboda, eighth, 50 free From Peters Township –Isaac Lee, seventh 100 free and fly; Wyatt Stetor, fifth, 200 IM and eighth, 500 free; Orpitz, third, 100 fly. From Bethel Park – Jackson Edwards, second, 50 free and fourth, 100 back; Cally Edner, eighth, 200 free; Trent Powel, fourth, 100 fly. Several local relay teams also earned WPIAL medals. Visit www.wpial.org for full results.
Nazar Zoukovski from Upper St. Clair celebrates after winning his second straight title in the 100-yard freestyle race during the WPIAL Class 3A championships. The junior won the event in 45.38.
Ava Komoroski from Peters Township cuts through the water on her way to victory in the 100yard freestyle race during the WPIAL championships.
PHOTOS: ELEANOR BAILEY/ THE ALMANAC
ELEANOR BAILEY/THE ALMANAC
Upper St. Clair players and head coach Dan Holzer watch as a three-point field goal is launched in a game against New Castle. The Panthers converted 7 long-range shots in their 65-43 victory against the Red Hurricanes.
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Beguiling blooms on display during Orchid Society annual show ‘ORCHID OBSESSION’
By Jill Thurston Staff writer jthurston@observer-reporter.com
The enchanting blooms of the celebrated orchid bring the notion of spring closer as the Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania prepares for its annual show.
Visitors can enjoy these spectacular hues of nature on Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16, starting at 9 a.m. each day at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 164 Fort Couch Road. Tickets are $5 for adults and available only at the door. Kids 18 and under are free.
Orchids have fascinated and delighted admirers down through the centuries. They are adaptive, elegant, and propagate in a multitude of varieties across the globe.
“Orchid Obsession” is the theme for the show, which promises a visual cornucopia of beauty and color. This is the 67th year for the orchid show, which was first held in 1956, with a two-year absence during the pandemic.
Kathy Arria of Canonsburg has been a member of OSWPA for the last 10 years and considers orchids an addiction. “One type isn’t enough,” said Arria, who admits to having upward of 150 plants.
With so many types of orchids, there is always something to learn. Education sessions run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday and will be led by experts from Phipps Conservatory, members of OSWPA and Smithsonian-based conservation leaders. Sessions will cover orchid care, native orchids of Pennsylvania, orchid companion plants, conservation efforts, and more.
Leading the session on orchid companion plants is likely to be the youngest member in the history of the club, 16-year-old Zander Morrison, who lives in the North Hills. He has been interested in plants from a very young age.
During a visit to Phipps Conservatory during late elementary school, Morrison said he happened upon a presentation about orchids and was fascinated. Told there were pamphlets available to fill out for joining the OSWPA, he took one and brought it to the next orchid show. “I probably became one of the youngest members of the society ever. And then, the plants just came flooding in,” he said. At last count, his plant collection numbered 134, although not all are orchids. He enjoys growing African violets and succulents. Appropriate-
what’s happening
VESPERS
Peace Lutheran Church will hold Lenten Vespers every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. through April 9 at 107 Carol Dr. in McMurray. Visit www. peacelutheranpgh.org for more details.
SENIOR LUNCH
The Peters Township recreation center will hold its next senior luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. March 12. While a free event, participants are asked to bring a covered dish or dessert to share. Sandwiches will be provided by Suncrest Hospice. The next luncheon is set for April 9 and will encompass health and chair volleyball. Visit www.peterstownship.org to register online or stop at the recreation center, located at 700 Meredith Drive. For more details, call 724-9425000.
EGG HUNT
An egg scramble will be held April 12 at Rollings Hills Park in McMurray. All ages attend at 2 p.m. A sensory-friendly event starts at 2:45 p.m. Fee is $8 ($8 nonmembers). After a bunny hop, there will be an egg hunt. Pre-registration is required by April 9. Visit www.peterstownship.org to sign up online. For more details, call 724-942-5000.
PURIM
The Chabad of South Hills will host a Purim Seniors Lunch at 1 p.m. March 12 at the 1701 McFarland Road location. Dr. Rebecca Byard will discuss insomnia. Suggested donation is $5. The event is wheelchair accessible. RSVP to 412-278-2658.
ART GUILD
The Bethel Art Guild will meet April 3 at the commu-
nity center located at 5151 Park Ave. After a light lunch at 12:30 p.m. the meeting will start at 1 p.m. Artist Nancy Kenney is the featured speaker. Contact lois.illar@ verizon.net for more details.
OPEN HOUSE
Concordia of the South Hills in Mt. Lebanon will host open house events from 1 to 3 p.m. March 27-28 on its campus, located at 1300 Bower Hill Road. Registration is preferred for these events, but walk-ins will be accepted. To RSVP, call 412-294-1351. Visit www. Concordia-SouthHills.org to learn more about the retirement community.
DOG WALK
A dog walk social will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. March 24 at Peterswood Park. One dog per person allowed. Owners must be in control of dogs at all times with a non-retractable leash and wfollow park rules. Fee is $2 ($5 nonmembers). Registration deadline is March 14. Visit www.peterstownship.org to register online or stop at the recreation center, located at 700 Meredith Drive. For more details, call 724-9425000.
BOOK SALES
The Friends of the Community Library of Castle Shannon will hold a book sale from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 13, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14 and 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 15. The Saturday sale features a fill-a-bag with books for $5. The sale will be held in the community room in the lower level of the library located at 3677 Myrtle Ave.
The Friends of the South Park Township Library will
ly, he will lead a session on “orchid companion plants,” those similar in growing style to orchids, and another session on the Lelia anceps, a species of orchid native to Mexico and Guatemala. “Really easy to grow, tough as nails in my opinion,” said Morrison. There will be opportunities to view and photograph orchids, buy and sell orchids and have orchids transplanted for a fee starting at $5. On hand will be vendors from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida and Taiwan. For more information, go to https://www.oswp.org.
hold a book sale from 6 to 8 p.m. April 24, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 25 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 at the community center located at 2575 Brownsville Road. Saturday is a fill-a-bag with books for $5. Novels, children’s books, cookbooks will be among the selection of books for sale. Donations for the sale will be collected from April 7-22.
GENEALOGY
The Mt. Lebanon Genealogy Society will meet at 1 p.m. March 17 in the audio-visual room at Mt. Lebanon Public Library.
Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt, Professor Emerita of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, will speak on the topic: “James Leech’s 1763 Passport Unlocks Leech Family Migration Story.” The program will discuss the research process and the state, county and municipal records consulted to trace the migration of two Scots-Irish families in the mid- to late 1700s from Ulster to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and later to Rockbridge County, Virginia. The critical role played by the evidence contained in a passport issued in 1763 by a magistrate in County Donegal will be highlighted.
FLEA MARKET
The Church of the Atonement will hold a flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 14 and 15 with a snow date of March 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. at its Carnegie location, 618 Washington Ave. The market will close at noon Saturday and reopen at 1 p.m. for a bag sale. Sale merchandise includes kitchen items, bedding, linens, clothing, headboard, sewing machine,
mixer with attachments, kerosene heater decorations and luggage. Donations will be accepted March 9-11. Call 412-2760366.
NURSES
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Registered Nurses Club will meet at 9:30 am March 18 at Salvatore’s, 5001 Curry Road. Carol Mayfield, a CRNP, will discuss “Osteoporosis and Fragility Fracture Clinic.” All registered nurses may attend. Visit www.swparnclub.weebly.com for more details.
LUNCHEON
The Pittsburgh Alumnae Panhellenic (PAP) , a chapter of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) will hold its annual scholarship benefit luncheon at 11 a.m. March 29 at South Hills Country Club. Advance ticket purchases are required no later than March 15. Cost is $55 for adults, $35 for collegians and $20 for children. Contact Catherine, at papbenefit@gmail.com for reservations, tickets or more information.
RAFFLE
The Friends of the South Park Township Library are selling raffle tickets for a seven-day, six-night stay at the Twilight Cottage in the Pymatuning Area. The cottage sleeps four and is located 400 feet from Pymatuning Lake, which offers walleye and muskie fishing. The lake area also offers boating, swimming and hiking trails. Tickets cost $1 for one; $5 for seven or $10 for 15 and are available at the library. The drawing will be held March 20.
COIN CLUB
The South Hill Coin Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. March 11 at the Bethel Park Municipal Building located at 5100 West Library Ave. Part 2 of the gold confiscation of 1933 will be discussed. The public is invited. A 50/50 will be offered and children’s prizes to be awarded. Applications are being accepted for membership. Call 724-984-6611 for more information.
SH WOMEN
The South Hills Women’s Club will meet at 8 p.m. March 10 at Vanadium Woods Lobby, 50 Vanadium Road in Bridgeville. Featured guest Amanda Dunyak Gillen will speak on “The History of the Frick Pittsburgh, the Frick family and mansion, the Clayton.” Call 412-9654714 or 412-414-1232 for reservations or further information. New members and guests can attend.
CASH BASH
The Bethel Park Lions Club will hold a cash and prize bash from 6 to 10 p.m. March 22 at the community center at 5151 Park Ave. Tickets are $65 per person and include hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert, drinks and eligibility to compete for $3,000 worth of prizes. A dinner and drinks only option ticket is available for $35. Additional raffle tickets are available for purchase for auction baskets, 50/50, instant winners and unsold cash and prize bash tickets. To reserve tickets or for more details, call 412-854-2740.
COMEDY
The South Hills Children’s Choir hosts its fourth annual Soles for Songs 5K race at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 29. The 3.1-mile course starts at Helicon Brewing in Oakdale and runs along the Panhandle Trail. Fee is $30. Proceeds benefit the choir. Shirts and goodie bags are guaranteed to race participants registered by March 15. Visit shcchoir.org/events to register. Email solesdirector@gmail.com with further questions.
SOFTBALL
Registration is open to teams and/or players wanting to compete in the Men’s Church Softball League of the South Hills. Games are played as doubleheaders on Saturdays and all schedule requests are accepted. The regular season runs from May through July and into August for playoffs. Games are played in Bethel Park or Bridgeville. Entry fee is per team or by individual. Call 724-518-6072 or rkeibler@ nacahtech.com.
POOL POSTS
Chabad of the South Hills presents Purim Comedy Night featuring John Pizzi Comedian and Ventriloquist at 7:30 p.m. March 13 at its new location at 1700 Bower Hill Road. There will be light snacks, an open bar and opportunity to hear the Megillah. Tickets are $36 ($50 after March 1). RSVP to: Chabadsh.com/comedy/. 5K RUN
The Mt. Lebanon recreation department is seeking to fill the following positions for the summer at the outdoor swim center: lifeguards, pool manager, pool supervisor as well as part-time recreation center maintenance, full-time head tennis/racket professional and part-time tennis maintenance. Visit mt.lebanon.org for more information.
COURTESY OF KATHY MCCAFFERTY
OSWPA member Kathy McCafferty has a collection of colorful orchids.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF KATHY ARRIA
OSWPA member Kathy Arria can’t have just one variety of orchid.
COURTESY OF KATHY MCCAFFERTY
OSWPA member Kathy McCafferty joined the Orchid Society after she was gifted an orchid by a friend.
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