Drone academy opens world of aviation to female high school students
As a high school sophomore, Ishaan Sharma of Upper St. Clair became involved in a service project baking cupcakes for a local needs-based organization, SHIM. After the project was completed, he didn’t want to stop. Now entering his sophomore year at Georgia Tech, Ishaan, 19, and his ...
Casey’s Clubhouse, formerly known as Miracle League of the South Hills, is having a busy month. Registration is open through July 31 for the Minor League Fall Season. A football and cheer camp will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. July 21 at Upper St. Clair High School. On July 25, the ...
Red, white and blue and a hot dog too. All that peppered the celebration of America’s 250th birthday during the recent Fourth of July weekend. In Brentwood the festivities kicked off with a Battle of the Barrel between neighboring fire companies. Sprinkled between a 3.1-mile road race that ...
Ryan Robbins sat upon a stool barely capable of containing his girth as spectators took aim at a target connected to a contraption that once triggered by a direct hit would release ice water upon his 6-8, 280-pound frame. Though he is a Penn State University recruit, he subjected himself to ...
Colton Lusk’s focus on staying patient has started to pay off. In a major way. A 19-year-old Peters Township grad, Lusk hit his stride July 15 at Willowbrook Country Club, winning the 123rd WPGA Open Championship with a 10-under score of 206 for the three-round major championship. “It ...
The Colorado Rockies selected two catchers in back-to-back rounds of the MLB amateur draft held June 11-12 held in Philadelphia. “We think both of them have a chance to have long careers in the big leagues,” said Rockies general manager Paul DePodesta. That’s very good news for Jack ...
Even before the Wright Brothers lifted a plane off the ground at Kitty Hawk, the favorite form of aviation in America’s classrooms has been the humble paper airplane. But the paper airplane’s hegemony is facing some stiff headwinds from the drones that are zipping around our skies in ...
Ryan Robbins sat upon a stool barely capable of containing his girth as spectators took aim at a target connected to a contraption that once triggered by a direct hit would release ice water upon his 6-8, 280-pound frame. Though he is a Penn State University recruit, he subjected himself to ...
