Bill Hartlep stories, Page 34
Penguins Elite’s Cooley named to U.S. National Team
Eleven years ago, Logan Cooley began playing hockey in Sidney Crosby’s Little Penguins program. After years of training and improvement, Cooley will get a chance to compete with some of the top players in the country. The forward from West Mifflin has been named to the U.S. National Team Development...
Butler’s Ethan Morton named Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year
The Butler boys basketball team still has a shot to win a PIAA Class 6A title if the season continues. If the Golden Tornado take the floor together again, they will do so with the best player in the state. Senior guard Ethan Morton was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player...
Scholarship offers piling up for Peters Township’s Corban Hondru
Peters Township junior Corban Hondru has been active this week … on social media, at least. With most of the world homebound and quarantined because of the coronavirus pandemic, Hondru has taken to social media like thousands of other high school students. Rather than posting push-up or dance videos, Hondru...
Early-season track and field invitationals canceled
Two of the area’s marquee track and field invitationals have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The annual South Hills Classic was scheduled to be held Saturday at Baldwin Stadium. In addition, the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational, scheduled for April 9 at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium, has been canceled, according to...
Alle-Kiski Valley Hall of Fame banquet canceled
Member of the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020 will be recognized for their accomplishments. Just not this year. The 51st annual induction ceremony, scheduled for May 16, was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The inductees will be honored at next year’s banquet, set for May...
PIAA extends postponement of spring sports, winter championships
There’s still hope for high school sports to be held this spring. In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s directive that all schools in Pennsylvania remain closed for at least two more weeks, PIAA officials have extended the postponement of the possible restart of the winter basketball and swimming championships and...
Local Little Leagues can do little but hope season isn’t lost to coronavirus outbreak
Picture clouds of dust behind a tractor dragging the infield. The smell of freshly cut outfield grass. A perfectly lined batter’s box and baselines. Half a dozen coaches crowding the diamond, offering instruction, encouragement or correction. Cheers from parents, grandparents and siblings in crowded bleachers. In the middle of it...
Pirates, food bank volunteers help to feed those in need
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank did their part to help local families dealing with effects of the coronavirus Saturday by hosting a drive-up food distribution event in the PNC Park parking lots on the North Shore. Volunteers from both organizations supplied those in need with boxes...
Thomas Jefferson’s DeAngelo, OLSH’s DiMichele named Trib HSSN scholar-athletes of the month for February
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....
Westmoreland swimmers, divers set for PIAA championships
After two days of championship swims and other top performances at Pitt’s Trees Pool, WPIAL individuals and relays are preparing for the PIAA Class AAA and AA meets March 11-14 at Bucknell. The PIAA released the preliminary psych sheets for swimming and diving Sunday morning. They contain the automatic and...
WPIAL basketball teams qualify for PIAA playoffs
With the WPIAL basketball championships complete, District 7 teams can turn their attention to the PIAA playoffs. The state tournament will get underway Friday and Saturday with first-round games at neutral sites. Pairings will be released Sunday. Here’s a look at the WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams that have...
Watch Day 3 of WPIAL basketball championships on Trib HSSN
Five more WPIAL championship trophies will be awarded Saturday at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center as the district basketball finals conclude. Here’s where you can see all the action on the TribLive High School Sports Network: Class 3A girls basketball Section rivals Beaver and Mohawk will open the day’s action in...
Mt. Pleasant’s Gardner ‘phenomenal’ at WPIAL swim meet, winning 6th gold
Heather Gardner’s closest competitor called her “phenomenal.” Her younger sister called her an “inspiration.” There are many other words to describe the Mt. Pleasant senior swimmer, but none more appropriate than “champion.” Gardner claimed the sixth WPIAL individual title of her decorated career Friday at the WPIAL Class AA championships...
Franklin Regional finishes strong at WPIAL Class AAA swim meet
There’s something to be said for going out on a high note. In the final race of the WPIAL Class AAA swim championships Friday, the Franklin Regional boys 400-yard freestyle relay team took third for the Panthers’ best finish of the day. The group of seniors Andrew Harris and Elias...
North Allegheny again sweeps WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships
Most high school swim teams don’t practice cannonballs. North Allegheny has perfected them. The Tigers boys and girls teams performed their typical post-meet group cannonball celebration Friday afternoon after again sweeping the WPIAL Class AAA titles at Pitt’s Trees Pool. It was the 12th straight title for the girls, while...
Gateway’s Livingston joins WPIAL swimming elite as 8-time championVideo
As Gateway’s Olivia Livingston stepped on the medals podium at Pitt’s Trees Pool on Friday morning, she also found her place in WPIAL history — right at the top. The Gateway senior claimed her eighth individual gold medal by winning the 100-yard freestyle at the WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships,...
How to watch Day 2 of WPIAL basketball, swimming championships on Trib HSSN
Can’t get to Oakland today? Well, then catch all the action from the second day of the WPIAL swimming and basketball championships on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Here’s a look how you can catch all the action: Class AAA, AA swimming The WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming...
How to watch 2020 WPIAL swimming, basketball championships
It will be a day of gold medals and golden basketball trophies. WPIAL champions will be crowned Thursday, and the TribLive High School Sports Network is the place to follow along. Here is where you can: Class AAA, AA swimming The WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming championships will commence...
WPIAL releases 2019-20 basketball playoff pairings
The North Catholic girls basketball team has grown accustomed to hoisting the WPIAL championship trophy. The Trojanettes have won the past three WPIAL Class 4A titles. They are favored to repeat. The North Catholic girls were among five defending champions that were awarded a No. 1 seed Tuesday night when...
Live: Trib HSSN reveals the WPIAL basketball playoff pairings
It’s time for the postseason, and Trib HSSN has you covered as the WPIAL girls and boys basketball playoff pairings are announced Tuesday night. Don Rebel and Kyle Dawson are broadcasting live and will reveal the playoff brackets on the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show, presented by Sendell Motors, starting...
St. Joseph’s Sullivan, Lockwood-Morris named Trib HSSN scholar-athletes of the month for January
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....
Western Pa. football players headed to Division I, II programs
Here’s a look at where Western Pa. senior football players signed to play at the Division I and II levels, during the early-signing period in December and on Wednesday. Class of 2020 Division I FBS Seventeen area senior football players accepted scholarships from Division I FBS schools. Two signed letters...
West Virginia adds two recruits on signing day
West Virginia added a pair of three-star recruits to its Class of 2020 on National Signing Day on Wednesday. The Mountaineers got letters of intent from running back A’Varius Sparrow (5-9, 190) and linebacker/end Eddie Watkins (6-4, 220). Sparrow was a Class 5A all-state honoree at Jones High School in...
Wild Things to host Frontier League All-Star Game
The top talent in the Frontier League will again be descending upon Washington, Pa. For the third time, the Washington Wild Things will host the Frontier League’s All-Star Game. The 2020 independent baseball league event is scheduled for July 15 at Wild Things Park. “The Frontier League is extremely pleased...
Sports stars react to Kobe Bryant’s deathVideo
Kobe Bryant, considered one of the greatest players in NBA history, was among nine people who died in a helicopter crash Sunday morning in Southern California. He was 41. The cause of the crash is under invesitgation. Bryant, who attended high school at Lower Merion in eastern Pennsylvania, retired in...
