Bill Hartlep stories, Page 34

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...

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...

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....

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 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...

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...

Jeff Capel compares an athlete’s body to an engine. For the engine to run at peak efficiency, it needs the best fuel. The body functions the same way when it comes to nutrition. As coach of the Pitt men’s basketball team, Capel encourages his players to make healthy choices to...

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....

As the Penn State football team prepares to face Memphis in Saturday’s Cotton Bowl, they also will be welcoming a new member to the coaching staff. Kirk Ciarrocca, a native of Lewisberry, Pa., has been hired as the Nittany Lions offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Ciarrocca spent the past three...

Glenn Sherlock, a 35-year veteran in professional baseball, will join the Pittsburgh Pirates coaching staff, the organization announced Monday. Sherlock’s primary focus will be run prevention and coaching the team’s catchers. He also will assist manager Derek Shelton and bench coach Don Kelly with game preparation and management. Sherlock, 59,...

The West Virginia football coaching staff vowed to keep the state’s best players close to home. On Wednesday, the Mountaineers received letters of intent from the state’s top two prospects. Bluefield defensive end Sean Martin and Fairmont center Zach Frazier, a pair of three-star recruits, signed their commitment to play...

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...

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....

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 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 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 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 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...

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 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, 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 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 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...

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....