Plum Advance Leader

10/27/2025

Plum, Oakmont area news, events for this week

PALS to meet, collect items for military overseas The Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Plum Community Center, 499 Center New Texas Road. The speaker will be Lynn Cass, a disability advocate from East Suburban Citizen Advocacy. Members are

10/26/2025

Here are the Plum real estate transactions for this week.

Terrelle Pryor sold property at 2017 Hulton Road to Pryority Estates LLC for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $139,698).

10/25/2025

Led by a talented eight-player senior class, the Plum girls volleyball team put together a solid season in its second year of competition in Class 4A.

10/25/2025

Out of the hundreds of boys golfers who took to courses in high school matches this fall, only 36 were able to play for a WPIAL Class 3A championship at Butler Country Club.

10/25/2025

It will be a play the Plum football faithful will not soon forget.

Mustangs senior Austin Kolanowski set up for a 24-yard field goal with the score tied with two seconds left.

It will be a play the Plum football faithful will not soon forget.

10/24/2025

Plum came up short against Mars in a third-place game in the WPIAL playoffs last season. From 2019 to 2021, the teams met three teams in the WPIAL finals with Mars coming out on top each time.

“Every time we play Mars it’s a battle,” said Plum coach Jamie Stewart.

Allison Porter was happy to get one in the win column against Mars. The Plum senior defender had felt enough heartbreak against the Planets in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs.

10/23/2025

The incumbents — all Republicans — are hoping to retain their places in the face of four younger challengers on the Democratic slate.

Both sides, however, seem to be concerned about borough infrastructure and taxation.

The incumbents — all Republicans — are hoping to retain their places in the face of four younger challengers on the Democratic slate.

10/23/2025

As the district continues its large building projects at O’Block Elementary School and Plum Middle School, the candidates say they’re mainly concerned about infrastructure and student performance improvements.

Here’s a look at the candidate along with their answers to a key question posed by the Advance Leader.

Plum School Board could see some new faces, as eight candidates — split evenly between Republicans and Democrats — vie for four seats.

10/22/2025

After a 4-0 first-round win over Woodland Hills on Tuesday night, 6th-seeded Norwin (11-5-3) will play their section rivals — No. 3 seed Plum (14-2-2) — for a third time this season in Saturday’s Class 4A boys soccer quarterfinals at Plum.

After a 4-0 first-round win over Woodland Hills on Tuesday night, the sixth-seeded Knights (11-5-3) will play their section rivals — Plum (14-2-2) is the No. 3 seed — for a third time this season in Saturday’s WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer quarterfinals at Plum.

10/21/2025

Barbara Kelly, a lifelong resident of Plum, died on Oct. 9 from cancer, a disease she devoted much of her life to fighting. During her last months, she had the opportunity to glimpse part of her legacy: the Barbara J. Kelly RN, BSN Endowed Nursing Scholarship at CCAC.

Barbara Kelly was in her late 30s when she decided to return to school. The mother of four earned her nursing degree at the Community College of Allegheny County and went on to serve at West Penn Hospital’s oncology ward for 25 years. Kelly, a lifelong resident of Plum, died

10/21/2025

The Mustangs scored twice in the first half and three times in the second while holding the Colts to zero shots in a 5-0 victory.

“You have to do what you need to do to take care of the first round, win the game, and move on,” said Plum coach Jamie Stewart, who saw his team fire off 27 shots, putting 16 of them on goal.

For the seventh year in a row, the Plum girls soccer team opened the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs with a Monday evening home game.

10/20/2025

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