Bill Hartlep stories, Page 30
Pitt coach Jeff Capel tests positive for covid-19
Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel has tested positive for covid-19 and will miss the Panthers’ scheduled game against Louisville on Tuesday. According to a news release from the Pitt athletics department, subsequent testing within the program resulted in no additional positive tests. The Panthers (5-1, 1-0 ACC), who defeated...
WPIAL football players sign with Division I FBS, FCS programs
Division I FBS Senior football players from the WPIAL who signed with Division I programs: Name, high school, pos., college • Evan Azzara, Plum, OL, Miami (Ohio) • Derrick Davis, Gateway, S, LSU • Khalil Dinkins, North Allegheny, TE, Penn State • Elliot Donald, Central Catholic, DT, Pitt • Trevor...
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Getting to the WPIAL girls basketball finals will take more dedication and focus than ever this season. Teams will have to navigate an invisible opponent in covid-19 that could test them more than a section rival. But a reward of a WPIAL championship will drive girls basketball teams across Western...
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Getting to the WPIAL girls basketball finals will take even more dedication and focus than ever this season. Teams will have to navigate an invisible opponent in covid-19 that could test them more than a section rival. But a reward of a WPIAL championship will drive girls basketball teams across...
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Getting to the WPIAL girls basketball finals will take even more dedication and focus than ever this season. Teams will have to navigate an invisible opponent in covid-19 that could test them more than a section rival. But a reward of a WPIAL championship will drive girls basketball teams across...
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown
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...
Pitt women’s basketball team ready to take step forward behind deeper roster
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...
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny girls volleyball returns to WPIAL final
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...
Trib HSSN’s WPIAL football playoffs primer for Nov. 6, 2020
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...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 9
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....
With safety protocols in place, PIHL season set to begin
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...
North Allegheny celebrates 4th WPISL championship
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...
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny boys soccer advances
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...
Fort Cherry girls volleyball forced to forfeit playoff match
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...
Trib HSSN’s WPIAL football playoffs primer
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...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 8
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....
Trib HSSN unveils WPIAL girls volleyball playoff pairings
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...
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny water polo teams look to reach states
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...
Trib HSSN to unveil WPIAL football playoff pairings
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...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 7
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...
Watch: Trib HSSN unveils WPIAL soccer playoff pairings
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...
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny field hockey rebounds
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...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 6
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 Journal notebook: North Allegheny tennis earns playoff berth
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...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 5
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...
