Bill Hartlep stories, Page 30

At long last, kickoff has arrived for City League football teams. It might be a little later than normal and under an abundance of safety protocols, but the league is set to begin play Friday afternoon at Cupples Stadium on the South Side. A season originally thought to be canceled...

Getting on the court was a victory in itself, but the North Hills girls volleyball team took it a step further when it kicked off its season Sept. 15. After dropping the first game to Fox Chapel, the Indians rallied to win the next three, 25-18, 25-22, 26-24, to earn...

The Tribune-Review and TribLive High School Sports Network presents GAMEPLAN 2020, an in-depth look at the upcoming high school football season in Western Pa. Designed to serve as a reference for high school football fans throughout the season, the 132-page edition contains preview stories for every team in the WPIAL,...

Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 2: Mark Hutchin Keystone Oaks, sr., WR Hutchin caught nine passes for 148 yards and a touchdown as Keystone Oaks knocked off Ambridge, 49-7, last week in a Class 3A Northwestern 6 Conference game. This Friday, he and the...

Tony Granato, who was a Penguins assistant coach for five seasons, will be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. A 13-year NHL veteran, Granato was on the Penguins bench from 2009-14. He coached the team’s forwards and penalty kill and helped the team to the best winning percentage...

The TribLive High School Sports Network is giving football fans the best seat in the house. Health and safety regulations might prevent fans from being in the stands Friday night, but HSSN has the next best thing with more than 35 broadcasts scheduled for the season’s opening weekend. Friday’s marquee...

Katie Rose Rankin has set the pace this season for the North Allegheny girls golf team. The sophomore was the Tigers’ medalist in each of their first five competitions, including wins over Pine-Richland, Blackhawk, Seneca Valley and Penn-Trafford. The Tigers (4-2, 2-2 Section 1-AAA) were swept by Moon and Mars...

Here are four WPIAL football players to watch during Week 1: Khalil Dinkins North Allegheny, sr., WR/OLB Dinkins caught 16 passes for nearly 400 yards and six touchdowns last season for the Tigers, who are ranked No. 2 in Class 6A. A Division I prospect, Dinkins is the son of...

It was a different type of offseason for high school football teams across the country, given the restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. At South Allegheny, the challenges spread wider than quarantined workouts, Zoom meetings and an inability to take the field together throughout the spring and early summer...

Building takes time … brick by brick. There are steps to every project, and levels that need to be achieved. New Bishop Canevin football coach Richard Johnson hopes to establish a solid foundation this season and begin to rebuild the proud program at Bishop Canevin. Brick by brick. “It’s a...

Veteran football coach Don Phillips had a quick response when asked of his biggest concern entering the 2020 season, his second at the helm at Ambridge. “Conditioning.” Ambridge is a bit behind the 8-ball after the school district shut down offseason workouts Aug. 3 when three students tested positive for...

Hopewell was a first-half football team a year ago. The Vikings came out strong each game with energy, excitement and the competitive juices flowing. Too often, however, they ran out of gas in the second half. Second-year coach Matt Weiss wants to make sure that trend doesn’t continue this season....

Tanner Garry remembers fondly his playing days at Fort Cherry. It was just nine years ago when he threw for nearly 3,000 yards and 35 touchdowns to lead the Rangers to a 7-4 record and a trip to the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals. Fans lined the fences at Jim Garry...

The plan was always to get the ball in Reis Watkins’ hands. He’ll just get it a little sooner than expected now. The Shenango senior ran for 1,269 yards and 13 touchdowns as the team’s feature running back a year ago. He will start this season taking snaps at quarterback...

There are just three seniors on the Quaker Valley football roster this fall. Typically, that would be cause for concern. But the Quakers’ underclassmen are more experienced than most their age and have been game tested against some of the best teams WPIAL Class 3A has to offer. “The junior...

Trinity football coach Jon Miller spent time during pandemic quarantine promoting his rising senior players on Twitter. He posted photos, links to Hudl highlights and a few strengths for each of his upperclassmen. Now, with actual football about to be played, he wants to see them back up his words...

The Wuerffel Trophy is known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service.” Apparently, several area players have made their mark on their communities. Players from Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia were named to the Wuerffel Award watch list Thursday. Pitt senior defensive end Patrick Jones II, and Penn...

West Virginia postponed the start of the men’s basketball team’s offseason workouts for two weeks after five players and a staff member tested positive for covid-19. The Mountaineers were scheduled to begin workouts Monday. Those who tested negative can start workouts July 20. The players and staff member who tested...

Robert Morris University announced Monday that the Colonials will be competing in the Horizon League in men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, women’s cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf and softball. Here’s what Robert Morris coaches had to say about the move,...

Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Ainsley Novotny and her senior teammates worked the past three years to help Latrobe girls lacrosse compete with the WPIAL powerhouses. The group hoped this would be their year...

Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Noelle Boyd has heard plenty of cheers from the stands as a member of the girls lacrosse team at Franklin Regional. On Friday evening, she will be cheered once...

Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. The Upper St. Clair girls lacrosse team was able to spend more time together than most in Western Pennsylvania. There were the typical captains’ practices throughout the offseason, as...

Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. John Sramac is one of the WPIAL’s top lacrosse talents. An all-section, All-WPIAL and All-MSLCA honoree a year ago, the Mt. Lebanon senior had even higher expectations for himself...

Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Youngstown State will play its first season of women’s lacrosse in 2021, and Mikaela Staranko is planning to be the Penguins’ last line of defense. The Seton LaSalle senior...

Editor’s note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight WPIAL spring athletes whose senior years were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Noah VandeWater has a love of lacrosse. So much so that not even a quarantine can keep him from playing. “I pretty much play lacrosse two to three hours...