By Matthew Peaslee

Zach Borman and Carson Cress each scored a goal while goaltender Eddie Nowicki recorded a shutout as the Baldwin High School hockey team defeated Franklin Regional, 2-0, on April 20 to win the Penguins Cup AA championship. The game was played at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. This was the first hockey title for Baldwin since 1988.

By Charlotte Hopkins

Local Author, Yasmin Brown, has been making great strides in the book community. Brown is originally from McKeesport and now resides in Elizabeth. Her desire to help women break down barriers, caused by domestic violence, is what inspired her to write her first book. As a survivor of abuse, Brown could relate to what other women were enduring, having walked in their steps. Her first book, “The Silent Destruction,” was published in 2018 by Higher Ground Books & Media. Two years later she added five more books to her published work: Red Flags; Deliverance; I Just Want to be Normal; Diamonds in the Rough; The Ice Tea of Friendship (Children’s Book).

By Lois Thomson

Years after the focus was on it as one of the building blocks of the nation, the Mon Valley finds itself in the spotlight again. The film industry has come to such towns as Donora, Monessen, Rankin, Braddock, and McKeesport to film a series titled "Rust," which will appear on Showtime and is based on the novel American Rust by Philipp Meyer.

10 year old Carroll Township residents Olive DiBernardo and Tyler Martin participated in the UCI BMX World qualifiers on Friday, March 26, 2021 in Rock Hill South Carolina.

Community College of Allegheny County Theatre Professor and Department Head George Jaber has distinguished himself in his long career as an educator as well as a supporter of the film industry in the Pittsburgh region. His efforts will be recognized on May 12, when Steeltown Entertainment Project will honor Jaber with its Legacy Award at the 2021 Elly Awards Virtual Gala. Each year, Steeltown honors Pittsburgh film education and industry “heroes” with the annual Elly Awards. In the past, the organization has honored filmmakers, supporters, pioneers and innovators such as George Romero, Steve Tolin, Kim Moses and Joanne Rogers as well as institutions such as the Fred Rogers Company.