Siblings Reach for Success
Shippensburg, PA. State Meet. Memorial Day weekend of 2014. Junior distance runner, Vayda Farino was the first runner in 12 years to reach the medal […]
Scotties rekindle playoff memories
Imagine walking into a packed gym and the varsity team has not even started to warm up yet. The stands are already full by halftime […]
“Always Happy” Scholarship
By mid-May 2015, there will be two “Always Happy” scholarships awarded in honor of the late Brendan “B” Walter, a 2014 graduate of Southmoreland High […]
Play Auditions Set to Begin
Southmoreland High School senior and four-year play veteran Emma Sarver is “ecstatic” to hear that practice for the high school’s play should be starting soon. […]
Remembering Brendan Walter
Almost six months have passed since we’ve lost one of our own, Brendan “B” Walter, of Tarrs. His memory does not cease to exist throughout […]
Senior Night for Wrestling
Trailing behind senior, Brennan Coles, as he ran to the middle of the wrestling mat was an 11 year old Junior Olympic wrestler named Bryson […]
Teen Pregnancy
Former Southmoreland student Katie Balcerek grew accustomed to harsh, hurtful comments when news circulated about her pregnancy. “That’s just wrong.” “You’re life is ruined.” “You’re […]
Southmoreland reverses fortunes, a winner once again
For two years, Ben Niemiec was a loser. For two years, he would look up at the end of games and see lopsided scores that […]
Players look at coach as ‘Father Figure’
Senior right guard at Southmoreland, Travis Jones, lost his father William Jones on Aug. 16, 2010 to esophageal cancer. This loss was “extremely hard” on […]
In the face of death
Retired Scottdale Police chief Ralph Rich knows exactly what it’s like to be on the wrong end of a loaded 12 gauge shotgun. Thirty-four years […]