Bill Hartlep stories, Page 28
2021 WPIAL Class 4A 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....
PIAA Class 6A girls basketball championship breakdown: North Allegheny vs. Spring-Ford
PIAA Class 6A girls basketball championship North Allegheny vs. Spring-Ford 5 p.m. Friday at Giant Center, Hershey On the air: PCN-TV; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (audio) How they got here: WPIAL champion North Allegheny beat District 10 champion McDowell, 60-30, in the quarterfinals and District 3 champion Cumberland Valley, 67-23, in the semifinals....
PIAA Class 2A boys basketball championship breakdown: OLSH vs. Constitution
PIAA Class 2A boys basketball championship Constitution vs. OLSH 2:30 p.m. Friday at Giant Center, Hershey On the air: PCN-TV How they got here: WPIAL champion OLSH defeated District 9 champion Karns City, 75-45, in the quarterfinals and District 6 champion Portage, 74-50, in the semifinals. District 12 champion Constitution...
2021 WPIAL Class 5A 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 5A 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 6A softball preseason breakdown
After a year away from the diamond, softball players from across Western Pennsylvania are itching to get back on 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 6A 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....
How to watch Monday’s WPIAL basketball championships on Trib HSSN
The final four WPIAL basketball championship games will be played tonight at a pair of high school gymnasiums, and a quartet of teams will be rewarded for persevering during an unprecedented 2020-21 season. Teams endured covid-19 protocols and shutdowns that provided a bigger challenge than any on-court opponent. They continued...
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship breakdown: South Allegheny vs. Ellwood City
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship No. 1 South Allegheny vs. No. 11 Ellwood City 5 p.m. Monday at North Allegheny On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: Winner of District 5 or 9 in PIAA quarterfinals, March 20 How they got here: South Allegheny defeated No. 17 Ligonier...
West Virginia men earn No. 3 seed, will play Morehead State in NCAA Tournament
For the first time in three seasons, West Virginia men’s basketball is going dancing. The Mountaineers (18-9) were awarded a No. 3 seed in the Midwest region and will open the NCAA Tournament against No. 14 Morehead State (23-7) at 9:50 p.m. Friday. The game will be played at Lucas...
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Rochester vs. West Greene
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship No. 1 Rochester vs. No. 2 West Greene 5 p.m. Monday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena On the air: 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM, 1450 AM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: Wednesday’s winner of District 5 champion Shanksville-Stonycreek (20-4) and District 10 champion...
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: Trinity vs. Chartiers Valley
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 Trinity vs. No. 2 Chartiers Valley 8 p.m. Monday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena On the air: 95.3 FM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: District 10 champion Warren (22-3) in PIAA quarterfinals, March 20 How they got here: Trinity defeated No. 16...
How to watch Saturday’s WPIAL basketball championships on Trib HSSN
Four more WPIAL basketball championship games will be played tonight at a pair of high school gymnasiums, and a quartet of teams will be rewarded for persevering during an unprecedented 2020-21 season. Teams endured covid-19 protocols and shutdowns that provided a bigger challenge than any on-court opponent. They continued to...
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship breakdown: North Catholic vs. Mohawk
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship No. 1 North Catholic vs. No. 2 Mohawk 5 p.m. Saturday at North Allegheny On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: Winner of District 9 champion vs. District 5/8 champion in PIAA quarterfinals, March 19 How they got here: North Catholic defeated No....
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship breakdown: North Allegheny vs. Upper St. Clair
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship No. 1 North Allegheny vs. No. 2 Upper St. Clair 8 p.m. Saturday at Peters Township On the air: 95.3 FM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: District 6, 8 or 10 champion in PIAA quarterfinals, March 19 How they got here: North Allegheny had...
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship breakdown: OLSH vs. Greensburg C.C.
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship No. 1 OLSH vs. No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic 5 p.m. Saturday at Peters Township On the air: 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: Winner of District 9 champion vs. District 5 champion in PIAA quarterfinals, March 20 How...
How to watch the WPIAL basketball finals on Trib HSSN
The first four of 12 WPIAL basketball championship games will be played tonight at a pair of high school gymnasiums, and a quartet of teams will be rewarded for persevering during an unprecedented 2020-21 season. Teams endured covid-19 protocols and shutdowns that provided a bigger challenge than any on-court opponent....
WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship breakdown: Neshannock vs. Serra Catholic
WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship No. 1 Neshannock vs. No. 2 Serra Catholic 5 p.m. Friday at North Allegheny On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: Winner of District 5 champion vs. District 9 champion in PIAA quarterfinals, March 19 How they got here: Neshannock defeated No. 16...
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship breakdown: Beaver vs. Quaker Valley
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship No. 1 Beaver vs. No. 2 Quaker Valley 5 p.m. Friday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena On the air: 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: District 8, 9 or 10 champion in PIAA quarterfinals, March 20 How they got...
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny’s Coy wins WPIAL wrestling title
Dylan Coy can now call himself a WPIAL champion. The North Allegheny junior wrestler defeated one of the WPIAL’s top grapplers in the 120-pound championship match, edging Waynesburg’s Mac Church, 4-3, to claim the Class AAA title Feb. 27, at Canon-McMillan. He also scored a quarterfinal-round tech fall and a...
Mt. Pleasant relay teams eager to hit pool for WPIAL meet
It might be tough for a four-member relay team to socially distance while standing on top of an awards podium, but members of the Mt. Pleasant girls swim team would like the opportunity to try. Judging by their seed times, the Vikings have a pretty good shot at reaching their...
Central Valley gymnasts sweep WPIAL individual championships
Central Valley gymnasts capped off the program’s championship weekend with a clean sweep. A day after winning the district team crown, Warriors gymnasts won all-around titles in all three divisions Saturday at the WPIAL individual championships Saturday at Moon. Senior Carolyn Grimm finished first in the Diamond Division, her freshman...
North Journal notebook: 8 North Allegheny wrestlers advance to WPIALs
The North Allegheny wrestling team was well represented at Saturday’s WPIAL Class AAA championships after an impressive finish at the Section 3 tournament Feb. 20. The Tigers had three section champions and five runners-up who advanced to the WPIAL tournament. Dylan Coy (120 pounds), Nick Gorman (126) and Brady Leczo...
Trib HSSN to unveil WPIAL basketball playoff pairings tonight
The largest field in the history of the WPIAL basketball playoffs provided quite a challenge for the district’s basketball committee members. Tonight on the TribLive High School Sports Network, 235 high school basketball teams will learn their path to the championships. The traditional WPIAL basketball pairings meeting that typically draws...
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny girls basketball keeps rolling
It was 16 up and 16 down for the North Allegheny basketball, which started the season 16-0 after recent victories over Class 5A power Chartiers Valley, as well as Baldwin and Pine-Richland. Jasmine Timmerson scored 18 points and freshman Kellie McConnell had all 11 of her points in the second...

