Bill Hartlep stories, Page 27
Chartiers-Houston returns experienced group to challenge in Century Conference
Chartiers-Houston has quite a luxury this season. The Bucs have experience returning at all the skill positions, on both sides of the line and each level of the defense. The key for 17th-year coach Terry Fetsko will be turning that experience into victories in the Class 2A Century Conference. “As...
New coach expects excellence at Riverside
Fran Ramsden hadn’t really thought about being a head football coach. He spent the past nine years as an assistant coach with stops at his alma mater, North Catholic, as well as Allderdice and the past four seasons at Riverside. Last summer, Riverside coach Ron Sciarro informed Ramsden, his offensive...
Sewickley Academy graduates compete at U.S. Amateur
A pair of Sewickley Academy graduates took part in last week’s U.S. Amateur tournament at Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club. Ian Bangor, a 29-year-old golfer who graduated from Sewickley Academy (2010) and Carnegie Mellon (2014), finished the 36-hole stroke play portion of the tournament at 7-over par. Bangor...
Quarterback-hunting Highlands grad earns All-American honors at Westminster
Brayden Thimons’ debut football season at Westminster lasted just five games, but he made the most out of each snap. The Highlands product was among the nation’s leaders in sacks and tackles for a loss and was recognized for his stellar performance late last month when he was tabbed a...
Deer Lakes grad shows 2-way prowess in All-American season at Cal U.
Jacob McCaskey is spending the summer in sunny Palm Springs, a popular vacation spot in the Sonoran Desert of Southern California. Thousands of tourists might be there to enjoy the hot springs, golf courses and spas or maybe some hiking or horseback riding. McCaskey is there to work. A recently...
Oakland Catholic, area student-athletes honored as 2021 Positive Athlete award winners
Positivity wasn’t the easiest character trait to maintain over the past year. The plights of the coronavirus pandemic tested even the most jovial high school student-athletes. Still, many persevered and went above and beyond the call of duty in leading their teams and making an impact in their school and...
WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship preview: Hopewell vs. South Park
Baseball Class 3A 1-Hopewell (16-5) vs. 3-South Park (15-4) 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park, Washington Road to the finals • Hopewell — The top-seeded Vikings faced a challenge from No. 8 Deer Lakes in the quarterfinals, earning a 5-2 victory. They also shut out No. 16 Waynesburg, 4-0,...
North Journal notebook: North Hills’ Apodaca takes 2nd in javelin
North Hills junior thrower Alec Apodaca earned a silver medal in the javelin at the WPIAL Class AAA championships May 19, at Slippery Rock University. Seeded 10th entering the meet, he unleashed a toss of 168 feet, 4 inches to qualify for the PIAA championship meet Saturday. Butler’s Landon Kretzer...
North Journal notebook: North Hills softball finishes 2nd in Section 3
The North Hills softball team fell just short of a section title last week after falling to Shaler, 9-8, on May 11. In the bottom of the seventh, Shaler’s Cam Murphy hit a two-run home run, and Natalie Spears delivered a two-run double for the walk-off win. North Hills belted...
Pirates lift mask mandate for fully vaccinated fans at PNC Park
The Pirates announced Friday that fully vaccinated fans will no longer need to wear a face mask at PNC Park. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased public health guidelines for mask wearing, allowing people to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places as well as...
Shady Side Academy, Mars draw top seeds for WPIAL boys lacrosse playoffs
A canceled season kept Mars boys lacrosse from claiming a fifth straight WPIAL Class 2A championship last spring. The Fightin’ Planets will have their chance to add to that total this month, and they will do so as the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Mars earned the No. 1...
Mt. Lebanon, Blackhawk earn top seeds for WPIAL girls lacrosse playoffs
Five-time champion Mt. Lebanon is the favorite to again claim a WPIAL girls lacrosse championship. The Blue Devils were awarded the No. 1 seed for the Class 3A tournament by the WPIAL girls lacrosse committee Thursday. Blackhawk was tabbed the top seed for the Class 2A tournament. In Class 3A,...
West Virginia football coach Neal Brown gets 2-year contract extension
Neal Brown was rewarded Thursday after guiding West Virginia football to a 6-4 record and a victory over Army in the Liberty Bowl this past season. Brown, who just completed his second season on the WVU sideline, received a two-year contract extension that will run through the 2026 season. “Coach...
Pitt, Penn State, WVU soccer teams earn at-large bids to NCAA Tournament
Members of the Pitt men’s soccer team knew they would be in the field for the NCAA Tournament after reaching a No. 1 ranking at the end of the regular season. Despite falling to Clemson in the ACC’s automatic qualifier match Saturday, the Panthers secured an at-large berth into the...
Pitt athletics announces Panthers’ Choice Awards winnersVideo
Pitt’s student-athletes were honored Sunday evening for their achievement in athletics, as well as in the classroom and their community. The Pitt athletics department recognized some of the university’s best and brightest in a virtual celebration as part of the fourth annual Panthers’ Choice Awards. Herb Douglas, a 1948 Olympic...
Pitt women’s volleyball upsets No. 3 Minnesota, advances to NCAA Regional finals for 1st time
Pitt’s historic women’s volleyball season continues. The No. 19-ranked Panthers rallied from a 2-1 deficit to earn a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Minnesota in the NCAA Regional semifinals Sunday at CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center & Arena in Omaha, Neb. Pitt (19-4) advances to NCAA Regional final for...
Pitt men’s soccer falls to Clemson in ACC automatic qualifier match
The No. 1-ranked Pitt men’s soccer team didn’t get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night, but the Panthers can expect to have their name called during Monday’s tournament selection show. Pitt dropped a 2-0 decision to No. 4-ranked Clemson in the ACC automatic qualifier match Saturday...
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny, North Hills teams start spring season
The high school sports spring season kicked into full swing last week. Here’s a look at how some of the North Allegheny and North Hills teams opened the campaign. Baseball Danny Gallon doubled and drove in three runs and winning pitcher Brady Palmer struck out seven to lead North Allegheny...
2021 WPIAL Class A baseball preseason breakdown
WPIAL baseball players have been waiting nearly two seasons to get back on the field of play after the coronavirus pandemic forced officials to cancel the entire 2020 campaign. With the 2021 season moving forward, district players are eager to showcase their skills and lead their teams to the postseason....
2021 WPIAL Class A softball preseason breakdown
After a year away from the diamond, softball players from across Western Pennsylvania are itching to get back in the field of play. With the 2021 season moving forward as planned, WPIAL teams will get the chance to do just that. Several perennial powers will look to regain their place...
2021 WPIAL Class 2A softball preseason breakdown
After a year away from the diamond, softball players from across Western Pennsylvania are itching to get back in the field of play. With the 2021 season moving forward as planned, WPIAL teams will get the chance to do just that. Several perennial powers will look to regain their place...
2021 WPIAL Class 2A baseball preseason breakdown
WPIAL baseball players have been waiting nearly two seasons to get back on the field of play after the coronavirus pandemic forced officials to cancel the entire 2020 campaign. With the 2021 season moving forward, district players are eager to showcase their skills and lead their teams to the postseason....
2021 WPIAL Class 3A softball preseason breakdown
After a year away from the diamond, softball players from across Western Pennsylvania are itching to get back in the field of play. With the 2021 season moving forward as planned, WPIAL teams will get the chance to do just that. Several perennial powers will look to regain their place...
2021 WPIAL Class 3A baseball preseason breakdown
WPIAL baseball players have been waiting nearly two seasons to get back on the field of play after the coronavirus pandemic forced officials to cancel the entire 2020 campaign. With the 2021 season moving forward, district players are eager to showcase their skills and lead their teams to the postseason....
2021 WPIAL Class 4A softball preseason breakdown
After a year away from the diamond, softball players from across Western Pennsylvania are itching to get back in the field of play. With the 2021 season moving forward as planned, WPIAL teams will get the chance to do just that. Several perennial powers will look to regain their place...
