Bill Hartlep stories, Page 35
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend. Preparing to defend their district championship from a year ago are Peters Township (6A), Chartiers Valley (5A), North Catholic (4A), Neshannock (3A), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (2A) and Rochester (A). North Catholic is looking for a fourth straight district...
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend. Preparing to defend their district championship from a year ago are Peters Township (6A), Chartiers Valley (5A), North Catholic (4A), Neshannock (3A), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (2A) and Rochester (A). North Catholic is looking for a fourth straight district...
Georgetown ousts Pitt men’s soccer from NCAA Tournament
The Pitt men’s soccer team hoped to continue to make history Sunday afternoon, but Georgetown had other plans. Three days after achieving their first NCAA Tournament win in program history, the Panthers dropped a 5-0 decision to No. 3-seeded Georgetown in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Shaw...
WPIAL Class 2A football finals primer: Washington vs. Avonworth
WPIAL Class 2A championship No. 1 Washington (13-0) vs. No. 2 Avonworth (13-0) Noon Saturday at Norwin Knights Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 95.3 FM Coaches: Mike Bosnic, Washington; Duke Johncour, Avonworth Winner plays: Winner of District 10 champion Wilmington (11-0)/District 9 champion Ridgway-Johnsonburg (11-1) in the PIAA semifinals Nov....
Vera Clemente, wife of former Pirates star outfielder, dies
Vera Clemente, the widow of former Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente, died Saturday at age 78. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Vera Clemente, the widow of the great Roberto Clemente and a cherished member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Major League Baseball family,” Pirates chairman of...
WPIAL Class 3A football finals primer: Central Valley vs. Aliquippa
WPIAL Class 3A championship No. 1 Central Valley (11-1) vs. No. 2 Aliquippa (11-1) 2 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 1230 AM, 1460 AM, 99.3 FM, 92.1 FM Coaches: Mark Lyons, Central Valley; Mike Warfield, Aliquippa Winner plays: No one. The winner gets a bye in the...
PIAA Class 2A boys soccer finals primer: Quaker Valley vs. New Hope-Solebury
PIAA Class 2A boys soccer championship New Hope-Solebury (17-6) vs. Quaker Valley (23-2) 1:30 p.m. Friday, Hersheypark Stadium Coaches: Dave Bachart, New Hope-Solebury; Andrew Marshall, Quaker Valley Players to watch: Justin Kruse, New Hope-Solebury; Dom Reiter, Quaker Valley How they got here: District 1 champion New Hope-Solebury defeated District 3...
Canon-McMillan’s Samosky, South Allegheny’s Pikula named Trib HSSN scholar-athletes of the month
The TribLive High School Sports Network is recognizing some of the best and brightest student-athletes in Western Pennsylvania. School administrators, athletic directors, coaches and teachers have the opportunity to nominate one female and one male scholar athlete to receive the TribLIVE High School Sports Network Scholar-Athlete of the Month Award....
North Allegheny, Canon-McMillan to meet for WPIAL Class 4A volleyball title
WPIAL Class 4A girls volleyball championship No. 1 North Allegheny (18-0) vs. No. 3 Canon-McMillan (15-2) 6 p.m. Saturday at Fox Chapel Coaches: Heidi Miller, North Allegheny; Sheila Mitchell, Canon-McMillan Players to watch: Paige Morningstar, North Allegheny (Jr., S); Morgan Galligan, Canon-McMillan (Sr., S) How they got here: After a...
Bishop Canevin, Fort Cherry set to square off in WPIAL Class A volleyball final
WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship No. 2 Fort Cherry (13-4) vs. No. 1 Bishop Canevin (15-2) Noon Saturday at Fox Chapel Coaches: Mackenzie Greene, Fort Cherry; Kevin Walters, Bishop Canevin Players to watch: Alexa Malloy, Bishop Canevin (Sr., RSH); Reagan Carter, Fort Cherry (Sr., MH) How they got here:...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 10
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 10: Derrick Davis Gateway, Jr., RB/SS Davis (6-1, 185), who has dozens of Division I offers, is among the highest scoring players in the WPIAL. He has found the end zone 25 times while rushing for 1,227 yards on...
Perennial powers earn top seeds for WPIAL football playoffs
Some of the winningest football programs in WPIAL history are favored to claim another title. WPIAL officials released the 2019 playoff pairings Monday night at the DoubleTree Hotel in Green Tree, and the top seeds were a who’s who of perennial powers. The group includes Class 6A top seed Central...
WPIAL football playoff field set with final clinchings
Here’s a look at the teams that have qualified for the WPIAL football playoffs. The playoffs begin next Friday, and pairings will announced Monday night. Class 6A (6 teams) 1. Central Catholic+, 2. Pine-Richland+, 3. North Allegheny, 4. Mt. Lebanon, 5. Seneca Valley, 6. Canon-McMillan Class 5A (16 teams) Allegheny...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for Week 9
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 9: Tui Brown Gateway, Sr., WR/LB Brown (6-3, 200) caught three passes for 100 yards in last week’s 48-7 win over Connellsville. The Division I prospect will lead the No. 2 Gators (7-2, 4-1) into battle against host McKeesport...
5 things to watch at the 2019 WPIAL cross country championships
For the second straight year, hundreds of high school runners will gather at the Roadman Park Course at Cal (Pa.) on Thursday to compete in the WPIAL cross country championships. The Class A girls race kicks everything off at 12:45 p.m., followed by the Class AA girls (1:30 p.m.), Class...
Trib HSSN high school football players to watch in Week 8
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 8: Curtis Foskey North Hills, Jr., RB/LB Foskey (5-9, 192) ran for 178 yards and four touchdowns on just 14 carries in last week’s blowout win over Armstrong. He and the Indians (5-3, 4-1) will try and keep that...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 7
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 7: Dorien Ford Baldwin, Jr., OL/TE/DE The Fighting Highlanders (4-3, 3-2) are in the hunt for a WPIAL playoff berth in the Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference, and Ford is a big reason why. At 6-foot-4, 290 pounds, the...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 6
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 6: Ryan McGuire South Fayette, Jr., WR/CB McGuire (6-0, 170) caught seven passes for 112 yards last week as South Fayette knocked off Blackhawk, 34-14, in a Class 4A Northwest 8 Conference game. The No. 2-ranked Lions (5-1, 3-0)...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 5
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 5: Dante Clay Moon, Sr., QB/P Clay completed 7 of 10 passes for 190 yards and two scores and also ran for 180 yards and three TDs on 10 carries last week, as Moon routed Chartiers Valley. Clay (6-1,...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 4
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 4: Anthony Chiccitt Bethel Park, Sr., QB/FS The senior signal-caller threw for 160 yards and three scores in a nonconference win over Shaler last week. The Black Hawks (3-0) will be tested again this week with a nonconference matchup...
Trib HSSN football players to watch for Week 3
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 3: Griffin Beattie Chartiers Valley, Sr., QB Beattie shined in last week’s nonconference victory over Armstrong. He ran for 191 yards and three TDs on 17 carries and also threw for 46 yards and a score. The Colts will...
Trib HSSN high school football players to watch in Week 2
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 2: Naman Alemada South Fayette, Jr., QB The junior signal caller has thrown for 542 yards and three touchdowns this season, second best in the WPIAL behind Sto-Rox’s Eric Wilson. He completed 11 of 15 passes for 181 yards...
Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 2
Class 6A North Allegheny (2-0, 1-0) at Central Catholic (2-0, 1-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Titans Stadium, Glenshaw On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 1020 AM Coaches: Art Walker, North Allegheny; Terry Totten, Central Catholic Players to watch: Percise Colon, North Allegheny (Sr., 5-6, 165, RB); Dom Pieto, Central Catholic (Sr., 6-0, 195,...
Pirates’ Felipe Vazquez named National League Reliever of the Month
Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez was named National League Reliever of the Month after recording three saves and earning three wins in 10 appearances in August. Vazquez allowed four hits, one walk and struck out 11 in 10 1/3 innings. It was the first career Reliever of the Month Award for...
Trib HSSN high school football players to watch in Week 1
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 1: Ben Jackson West Greene, Sr., RB/LB After running for 253 yards and six scores on just 15 carries Monday night in a win over Cameron, W.Va., Jackson will try for an encore against Bentworth on Friday night. John...
