Chris Harlan stories, Page 104
Charity basketball event draws out-of-state talent to Montour
The Winter Jamfest to End Domestic Violence, a five-game basketball showcase, will bring out-of-state talent to Montour’s gym Saturday. The event begins at noon and the final game is scheduled for 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. The schedule starts with three WPIAL...
Gateway’s Derrick Davis accepts invitation to Under Armour All-American Game
Derrick Davis hasn’t decided his college future yet, but he knows where he’ll be next January. The Gateway junior announced Tuesday that he accepted an invitation to the Under Armour All-American Game, a high school football all-star game in Florida. The game features the country’s top college recruits and is...
West Allegheny football coach Chris Lucas resigns after 1 season
West Allegheny is searching once again for a new football coach. Chris Lucas, who stepped in last year and coached the Indians for one season, resigned Friday for family reasons, West A athletic director Dave McBain said. The school district will talk first with internal candidates and then interview outside...
Quaker Valley wrestling adds transfer ranked 2nd in state
Sophomore wrestler Hunter Robison, who’s ranked second in the state, has transferred to Quaker Valley. Robison, who arrived in late December from General McLane near Erie, will be eligible to compete starting next week, Quaker Valley athletic director Mike Mastroianni said. PIAA rules mandate that midseason transfers sit out 21...
2 WPIAL football realignment proposals would cut down on travel
WPIAL football teams will play games closer to home next season, one way or another. The WPIAL revealed two football realignment options Wednesday night, one that keeps the current six-classification format and another that would change things drastically. But either option would eliminate many of the long bus rides schools...
WPIAL football realignment: Small tweaks or major overhaul? Schools will decide
The WPIAL revealed two football realignments options Wednesday night, one that only tweaks the current format and another that would change the landscape drastically. Now, WPIAL schools must choose. Football coaches and administrators gathered in the North Hills Middle School auditorium Wednesday to discuss conference and schedule options for the...
Ethan Morton’s triple-double leads Butler past rival Pine-Richland in OTVideo
Ethan Morton’s 3-point shot wasn’t falling and Pine-Richland’s defense didn’t allow many layups, so Butler’s star prevailed instead with free throws. He took 18. He made 17. Morton finished with 33 points, 23 rebounds and 12 assists at home Tuesday night as No. 2 Butler defeated No. 4 Pine-Richland, 88-84,...
Butler high jumper ranks 2nd nationally after TSTCA indoor opener
Butler high jumper Sami Taoufik started his TSTCA indoor track season Saturday with an early-season victory that has him ranked second nationally. The senior cleared 6 feet, 8 inches and was among 14 WPIAL athletes that won individual events at the TSTCA opener in Edinboro. Indoor track season is just...
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 5, 2020
WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Fox Chapel, 10-0, 1 2. Butler, 7-4, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 8-3, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 8-2, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 10-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn Hills, 6-2, 1 2. Trinity, 9-2, 2 3. Shaler, 7-3, 3 4. Mars, 6-2,...
Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 5, 2020
WPIAL rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 8-0, 1 2. Norwin, 7-2, 3 3. North Allegheny, 6-1, 2 4. Upper St. Clair, 6-2, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 8-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 9-0, 1 2. Woodland Hills, 7-2, 4 3. Trinity, 7-2, 2 4....
2010s TribLive HSSN All-Decade Football Team: Coaches
The WPIAL awarded 48 football titles during the past decade and most of them went to the same 10 coaches. Combined, Bill Cherpak, Eric Kasperowicz, Mark Lyons, Tom Nola, Bob Palko, Joe Rossi, Terry Totten, Wayne Wade, Art Walker and Mike Zmijanac collected 34 WPIAL titles. The rest of the...
2010s TribLive HSSN All-Decade Football Team: Defense
When the NFL playoffs arrive this weekend, three WPIAL defensive stars from the past decade will be in uniform, a testament to the football talent Western Pennsylvania produces. But that’s not what earned them their recognition here. As high school players, Thomas Jefferson’s Chase Winovich, Woodland Hills’ Quinton Jefferson and...
Struggling Butler football program leaving WPIAL for independent schedule
Worried that years of losing will force its program to someday fold, Butler decided it won’t play WPIAL football next season and instead will put together an independent schedule. The school notified the WPIAL on Friday, Butler athletic director Bill Mylan said. The team endured its second consecutive 0-10 season...
2010s TribLive HSSN All-Decade Football Team: Offense
The 2010s were a record-setting decade for WPIAL football teams, with career, single-season and single-game record books rewritten more than once. When the decade dawned, no WPIAL passer had broken the career 7,000-yard barrier. None had thrown for 3,000 yards in a season. Nobody had touched 500 yards in a...
Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 29, 2019
WPIAL rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 7-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 6-0, 2 3. Norwin, 5-2, 3 4. Upper St. Clair, 4-2, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 6-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 7-0, 1 2. Trinity, 7-1, 2 3. Thomas Jefferson, 6-1, 3 4....
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 29, 2019
WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Fox Chapel, 8-0, 3 2. Butler, 5-3, 1 3. Mt. Lebanon, 6-2, 2 4. Pine-Richland, 6-2, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 8-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn Hills, 5-2, 1 2. Trinity, 6-2, 2 3. Shaler, 5-3, 3 4. Mars, 6-2,...
Class 2A all-state football: Avonworth’s Duke Johncour named Coach of the Year
Fresh off their team’s first PIAA championship appearance, two Avonworth players earned all-state honors Saturday and Duke Johncour was named Pennsylvania’s Coach of the Year in Class 2A. Antelopes running back Jax Miller and lineman Josh Elm were among six WPIAL players named all-state in a vote of Pennsylvania football...
Class 4A all-state football: 4 Thomas Jefferson players selected, Cherpak voted top coach
Thomas Jefferson’s quarterback, top running back, wide receiver and lineman all earned all-state honors Saturday, statewide recognition for winning WPIAL and PIAA titles with an undefeated 16-0 record. Additionally, Jaguars coach Bill Cherpak was chosen as the Class 4A Coach of the Year in the vote of Pennsylvania football writers....
Class 6A all-state football: Central Catholic leads WPIAL with 4 players
Central Catholic senior Jonathan Opalko twice made game-winning field goals in the playoffs and had a school-record 54-yarder in the regular season, kicks that earned him all-state honors Saturday. Opalko was one of four Central Catholic players named all-state in a vote of Pennsylvania football writers. The Albany recruit was...
Class A all-state football: West Greene’s Ben Jackson named Pa. Player of the Year
West Greene’s Ben Jackson became the first player in WPIAL history to rush for 3,000 yards in a single season, an achievement that earned him accolades this fall. On Friday, Jackson added another when he was named as the state’s Class A player of the year in a vote of...
Class 3A all-state football: Central Valley leads WPIAL teams with 4 honoreesVideo
WPIAL champion Central Valley, which returned to the PIAA finals for the first time in five years, was rewarded Friday with four all-state selections. Among the Warriors honored were brothers Reed and Sean FitzSimmons, who solidified the team’s strong defense. Reed, a senior, was the middle linebacker. Sean, a sophomore,...
Class 5A all-state football: Peters Township, Gateway, Moon claim multiple spots
WPIAL finalists Gateway and Peters Township combined Friday to fill five spots on the Class 5A all-state team led by Gators junior Derrick Davis, who was picked for the second consecutive year. Peters Township had three players earn all-state honors in a vote of Pennsylvania football writers: senior Josh Casilli...
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 22, 2019
WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Butler, 5-1, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 5-1, 2 3. Fox Chapel, 6-0, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 4-2, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 6-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn Hills, 5-1, 2 2. Trinity, 5-1, 4 3. Shaler, 5-2, 3 4. Mars, 5-2,...
Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 22, 2019
WPIAL rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 6-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 5-0, 2 3. Norwin, 4-2, 4 4. Upper St. Clair, 3-2, NR 5. Mt. Lebanon, 4-2, 5 Out: Peters Township (3-3, 3) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 5-0, 1 2. Trinity, 6-1, 2 3. Thomas Jefferson,...
Western Pa. football recruits make official commitments during early signing period
The early signing period for Division I football recruits arrived Wednesday and high school seniors across Western Pennsylvania took to social media to reveal their official commitments. FBS and FCS recruits can sign a National Letter of Intent through Friday or wait until the traditional signing period Feb. 5. The...
