Bill Hartlep stories, Page 25
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Highlands’ Jrake Burford
Jrake Burford Highlands wrestling Jrake Burford has built quite a collection of wrestling medals and accomplishments during his career. Before reaching high school, he was a two-time All-American who placed seventh at the prestigious Greco-Roman Nationals at Fargo, N.D. Since then, the Highlands senior has been a section and WPIAL...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Burrell’s Brandon Coury
Brandon Coury’s basketball skills continue to develop. A third-year starter for Burrell, he has always found ways to score, evidenced by his impending 1,000 career points milestone. But it’s the other areas of his game that have truly benefited the Bucs, who were 1-20 two years ago before improving to...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Springdale’s Andrew Haus
Andrew Haus Springdale football, soccer Andrew Haus was talked into playing football this fall. A longtime soccer player, Haus saw his brother Matthew excel on the gridiron and thought he would give it a try. As the Springdale goalie the past three seasons, Haus had plenty of experience booting a...
Gateway notebook: Gators wrestlers place at host invitational
A pair of Gateway wrestlers earned fifth-place medals in the season-opening Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 10-11. Arontay Heningcamp was fifth at 120 pounds, and Floyd McKenna took fifth at 172 pounds. Heningcamp lost his first match 3-0, but rebounded 4-0 and 3-0 decisions in the consolation round...
4-star QB headlines West Virginia’s 2022 recruiting class
Like most Power 5 college football coaches, Neal Brown is pleased with his 2022 recruiting class. The third-year West Virginia coach secured national letters of intent from 21 players Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period for the Class of 2022. “This is a group that we’re really...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: St. Joseph’s Stella Swanson
Stella Swanson started playing volleyball as a freshman at St. Joseph. By the end of her sophomore season, she was a third-team all-section selection. A year later, she was awarded second-team honors. With her high school volleyball career recently completed, the 5-foot-7 senior outside hitter can celebrate being a first-team...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Neshannock girls basketball coach Luann Grybowski says her team has “unfinished business.” The Lancers won Section 1 and WPIAL championships last season but finished runner-up in the PIAA tournament after losing to Mount Carmel in the Class 2A finals. The veteran coach with 685 career wins returns the entire starting...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart put together a perfect season a year ago, winning section, WPIAL and PIAA titles. Jake DiMichele and Dante Spadafora were first-team all-state selections, and coach Mike Rodriguez was the state’s coach of the year for Class 2A as OLSH became the 14th WPIAL team...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Freeport’s Lexi Schrecongost
Lexi Schrecongost Freeport swimming The reigning WPIAL Class 2A champion in the 100-yard breaststroke is well aware of the challenges of defending her crown. Freeport senior Lexi Schrecongost rose to the top of the District 7 field last winter, claiming a gold medal in 1 minute, 6.03 seconds. Now, she...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Chartiers Valley has won three straight WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championships, and it looks like contenders will have to again deal with the Colts being favored this season. Five starters return for the Colts, including reigning Pennsylvania’s Class 5A Player of the Year, Aislin Malcolm, a Pitt recruit who...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown
New Castle’s boys basketball team moved up to Class 5A from 4A last season but continued its dominance over WPIAL opponents, claiming a record 14th district championship. The Red Hurricanes have won titles in seven of the past 10 seasons, including Class 4A titles in 2013, ’14, ’17, ’18 and...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Kiski Area’s Emerson Johngarlo
Emerson Johngarlo Kiski Area soccer A year after having soccer taken away from her, Emerson Johngarlo made it official that the sport she loves will be a major part of her future. The Kiski Area senior signed a national letter of intent earlier this month to continue her soccer career...
How to listen to Saturday’s 2021 WPIAL football championships on Trib HSSN
Can’t make it to Heinz Field for the WPIAL football championships? The TribLive High School Sports Network will have audio coverage of Saturday’s Class 3A, 4A and 5A title games, sponsored by Slippery Rock University. Here’s how to listen: Class 3A championship Central Valley (12-0) vs. North Catholic (12-0) at...
WPIAL Class 4A football championship breakdown: Belle Vernon vs. Aliquippa
No. 1 Belle Vernon vs. No. 2 Aliquippa 3 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: TV: WPCW; Audio: TribHSSN.TribLive.com, 1020 AM, 92.1 FM, 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM, 95.3 FM Winner plays: The winner of District 4 champion Jersey Shore and District 10 champion Meadville in the PIAA...
How to watch Friday’s 2021 WPIAL football championships on Trib HSSN
Can’t make it to Heinz Field for the WPIAL football championships? The TribLive High School Sports Network will have exclusive live video stream coverage of Friday’s Class A and 2A finals, as well as audio coverage of Saturday’s Class 3A, 4A and 5A title games, sponsored by Slippery Rock University....
WPIAL Class 2A football championship breakdown: Beaver Falls vs. Serra Catholic
WPIAL Class 2A football championship No. 5 Beaver Falls vs. No. 6 Serra Catholic 5 p.m. Friday, Heinz Field On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video); 1020 AM, 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM Winner plays: Winner of District 9 champion Karns City and District 10 champion Farrell in the PIAA semifinals...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 12
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 12: Sean FitzSimmons Central Valley, sr., DE/DT FitzSimmons, a Pitt recruit, has been a driving force behind Central Valley’s undefeated season. The Warriors’ defense has limited opponents to 6.9 points per game. They rolled to a 48-6 win...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 11
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 11: Quentin Goode Aliquippa, So., QB Goode is among the leading passes in the WPIAL this season, throwing for 1,352 yards and 13 touchdowns for the No. 2-seeded Quips. He threw for 224 yards and two scores in...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Plum’s Caroline Hunter
Caroline Hunter Plum girls volleyball Members of the Plum girls volleyball team have turned the page on the WPIAL season. The Mustangs dropped a 3-2 decision to Hampton in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals last Tuesday but quickly changed focus to the PIAA tournament. They will play WPIAL champion Freeport...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 10
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 10: Julian Dugger Penn Hills, So., QB Dugger (6-3, 180) threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns on 9 of 13 passing and also ran for 65 yards and a score in Penn Hills’ 42-22 victory over Kiski...
Trib HSSN to unveil 2021 WPIAL football playoff pairings Saturday night
After an exciting final weekend, WPIAL football teams are turning their attention to the postseason. Tonight on the TribLive High School Sports Network, high school football fans will get a look at their team’s path through the playoff bracket. Like last fall, the traditional WPIAL football pairings meeting that draws...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2021 Week 9
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 9: Harper Conroy South Park, Jr., QB/CB Conroy (6-6, 205) completed 12 of 20 passes for 142 yards in last week’s 28-6 loss at Mt. Pleasant. The Eagles (2-6, 2-3) can clinch a playoff berth with a Class...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Freeport’s Emma Check
Emma Check Freeport girls soccer The Freeport girls soccer team is certainly playing is best at the right time of year. The No. 14-seeded Yellowjackets have won four of their last five games entering a WPIAL first-round playoff match at No. 3 South Park at 8 p.m. Tuesday. A major...
Championship streaks on the line for WPIAL field hockey playoffs
This year’s WPIAL field hockey tournaments have a lot on the line for the favorites in each classification. Pine-Richland is seeking a third straight title in Class 3A. Penn-Trafford is looking for a sixth consecutive crown in Class 2A, and Shady Side Academy is aiming for a four-peat in Class...
3 defending champions awarded top seeds for WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs
A year after capturing WPIAL girls volleyball championships, North Allegheny, North Catholic and Bishop Canevin will try and defend their titles as No. 1 seeds for the 2021 playoffs. The Tigers (Class 4A), Trojanettes (2A) and Crusaders (A) were awarded top seeds Friday by the WPIAL volleyball committee. Freeport earned...
