Bill Hartlep stories, Page 29

This will surely be a boys basketball season like no other. WPIAL teams are set to tip off Friday and embark on a masked journey through a schedule likely to change many times as the year progresses. Teams all have hopes of hoisting a WPIAL championship trophy in March, much...

Newcomers made an immediate impact for the Pitt women’s basketball team a year ago. The Panthers hope for more of the same this season. Coach Lance White welcomed a tall and physical recruiting class, as well as New Mexico transfer Jayla Everett. Coupled with a talented group of returning sophomores...

The North Allegheny girls volleyball team found itself in a familiar position Saturday — playing for a WPIAL Class 4A title. The Tigers advanced to a fourth straight championship match after defeating Moon, 3-0, in the semifinals Nov. 4. They won by scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-15. Mia Tuman had...

Ten WPIAL football teams will punch their tickets to the championships tonight, while two others will battle for district gold. The WPIAL Class 6A championship game will be contested tonight at North Hills’ Martorelli Stadium, while teams in Class 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and A will take part in the...

Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 9: Terrell Booth Serra Catholic, jr., WR/OLB Booth (5-11, 175) caught seven passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 7 Serra Catholic upset No. 2 McGuffey, 21-14, in the WPIAL Class 2A opening round last week....

Ice rinks across Western Pennsylvania again will be put to use Monday night when the PIHL commences the varsity high school hockey season. For the first time since the PIHL halted play in mid-March during the Penguins Cup playoffs, teams will take to the ice. Following safety protocols set forth...

Players and coaches sprinted from the dugouts, swarming teammates on the field in celebration. There were hugs and tears of joy all around. The North Allegheny slow-pitch softball team had just captured its first Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League title since 2011, defeating rival Seneca Valley, 21-10, to commence a...

Jonathan Swann had two goals and Ben Christian, Evan Anderson and Kensly Owens also scored to lead No. 6 North Allegheny (13-3-1) to a 5-1 victory over No. 11 Allderdice (5-6-1) in a WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer game Oct. 27. North Allegheny was scheduled to meet No. 3 Norwin in...

One of the WPIAL’s top girls volleyball teams in Class A will not get a chance to play for a district title. No. 2-seeded Fort Cherry has forfeited its scheduled quarterfinal match against No. 7 Beaver County Christian on Saturday because of a case of covid-19. “It’s better to be...

The past three months of training and grinding through regular season games has led up to tonight as 44 high school football teams will kick off postseason play in the WPIAL playoffs. The TribLive High School Network has you covered with live broadcasts of all 22 playoff games, as well...

Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 8: Mateo Cepullio Upper St. Clair, so., WR/CB Cepullio (5-9, 155) was a key target for Upper St. Clair QB Ethan Dahlem last week, with five receptions for 108 yards and a score as the Panthers edged South Fayette....

Sixty-eight high school girls volleyball teams learn their path to the WPIAL finals today. The TribLive High School Sports Network is revealing the opening-round matchups at 1 p.m. Monday on the WPIAL Girls Volleyball Playoff Pairings Show. Click here to watch the broadcast. Host Don Rebel and broadcaster Sam Hall...

It’s the best time of the year for members of the North Allegheny water polo teams. After battling through the regular season, the Tigers are competing this week at the Western Conference Round Robin Tournament at the Hagerty Family Events Center in Erie with hopes of advancing to the state...

Anticipation for the WPIAL football playoffs has been building for weeks. Tonight on the TribLive High School Sports Network, high school football fans will learn if their favorite team has advanced to the postseason, players will begin plotting their path to a championship and coaches will start working on their...

Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 7: Ky’ron Craggette Connellsville, sr., RB/MLB The Falcons (0-6, 0-4) haven’t found great results in the win column, but Craggette has been a bright spot this season. Last week, he ran for 240 yards and four first-half touchdowns in...

The WPIAL soccer playoffs have arrived. Six weeks of compacted regular season play have been completed. Though coronavirus concerns forced a late start to the season and a few teams had to shut down and quarantine at times, the WPIAL soccer playoffs are set to begin. Sixty boys soccer teams...

The North Allegheny field hockey team hit the midseason portion of its schedule with a record of 3-3. The Tigers then rebounded from 1-0 loss to Pine-Richland on Sept. 30 with 3-0-1 stretch, including wins over Mt. Lebanon, Allderdice and Fox Chapel and a scoreless tie with Peters Township. “The...

Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 6: Joey Daniels Mt. Lebanon, jr., QB/FS Daniels (5-10, 175) threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Blue Devils past Central Catholic, 37-30, in a Class 6A clash last week. The junior signal-caller has thrown for...

North Allegheny girls tennis capped off section play last week by sweeping North Hills, gaining momentum ahead of the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs. The Tigers finished the regular season 6-6 overall and 6-1 in Section 2. The playoffs were slated to begin Monday, after deadline for this edition. “Playoffs are...

Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 5: Nico Flati West Allegheny, sr., RB/OLB Flati (5-10, 200) ran 29 times for 184 yards last week as West Allegheny earned a Class 5A Allegheny 6 Conference win over Bethel Park. Flati and the Indians (3-1, 1-1) will...

It was a triumphant return to the court for the North Allegheny girls volleyball team last week. Covid-19 exposure concerns and quarantine sidelined the three-time defending PIAA Class 4A champion Tigers for the first three weeks of the season, but the top-ranked team in the state got up to speed...

Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 4: Carson Davidson Blackhawk, jr., QB/FS The junior completed 11 of 18 passes for 178 yards and also ran for a pair of touchdowns as the Cougars defeated visiting Ambridge, 38-7, last Friday. This week, they will face unbeaten...

West Virginia athletics announced Monday plans to allow fans to attend the Mountaineers football game Oct. 17 against Kansas at Milan Puskar Stadium. “I want to thank all parties involved in getting to this point,” Director of Athletics Shane Lyons said in a statement. “Covid-19 has presented many challenges, but...

North Allegheny seniors Adam Steinmetz and Portland Canovali enjoyed their home course advantage last week, securing a place in the WPIAL Class AAA boys golf semifinals at the Section 3 qualifier at North Park Golf Course. Steinmetz shot a 6-over-par 78, and Canovali shot 79 to finish in third and...

The TribLive High School Sports Network is giving fans the power to choose the Week 4 Game of the Week for Oct. 2. Trib HSSN produces live videostream coverage with television quality, multiple camera angles and instant replay during the Game of the Week. Voting is underway at TribHSSN.triblive.com. Fans...