Chris Harlan stories, Page 117
Pine-Richland defeats Penn-Trafford to claim 6th WPIAL baseball title
With Wild Things Park stuck under a layer of rain clouds, Penn-Trafford and Pine-Richland waited an extra day to play their WPIAL baseball championship. For Pine-Richland, the celebration was worth the wait, while first-time finalist Penn-Trafford must wait some more. The Rams won their sixth WPIAL baseball title and second...
Beaver rolls past section rival Blackhawk for 4th WPIAL baseball title
Beaver used 15 hits, nine walks and five Blackhawk errors to overwhelm its section rival, 13-2, Wednesday night in the WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship at Wild Things Park. Second-seeded Blackhawk (16-5) won 3-2 when the teams met three weeks ago, a win that earned the Cougars the section title,...
WPIAL changes start time for Class 3A softball final between Avonworth, Keystone Oaks
With rain in the forecast, the WPIAL moved up the start time for the Class 3A softball final Wednesday at Peterswood Park. The game between Avonworth and Keystone Oaks will start at 1 p.m. rather than 2 p.m. as originally scheduled. Peterswood Park has two softball fields, so the WPIAL...
WPIAL Class 4A baseball final preview: Blackhawk vs. Beaver
WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship No. 4 Blackhawk (16-4) vs. No. 6 Beaver (13-7) 5 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park, Washington Coaches: Bob Amalia, Blackhawk; Noah Medich, Beaver Players to watch: Ray Knallay, CF, Jr., Blackhawk; Vinny Mastrangelo, C, Sr., Beaver WPIAL titles: Blackhawk 3 (2017, ’12, ’04), Beaver...
Steel Valley captures 2nd WPIAL baseball title with comeback victory over HopewellVideo
Steel Valley has a knack for championship comebacks. The Ironmen dramatically overcame a four-run deficit Tuesday night and defeated Hopewell, 5-4, in eight innings at Wild Things Park in the WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship. The late rally brought back memories from 2014, when Steel Valley scored three times in...
Aliquippa’s Devonshire among top names playing in Big 33 Classic
Track season ended Saturday for Aliquippa’s M.J. Devonshire, who won state titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the PIAA championship. Now, it’s football season again. The Kentucky recruit will trade track shoes for football cleats and join his Pennsylvania teammates to compete against Maryland all-stars Monday in the...
Final results from 2019 PIAA track and field championships
Track and field At Shippensburg University Friday-Saturday results Top 3 finishers and local results Boys Class AAA 100: 1. Shawn Brown, CD East, 10.89; 2. Luke Benson, CB West, 10.90; 3. Kamere Day, Harrisburg, 10.95. 200: 1. Ezra Mellinger, Lampeter-Strasburg, 21.40; 2. Salim Epps, St. Joe’s Prep, 21.60; 3. Dymere...
PIAA recap: WPIAL athletes win 11 events at state track championships
The weekend started slowly but WPIAL athletes rallied on Saturday and won 11 events at the PIAA track and field championships in Shippensburg. Aliquippa’s M.J. Devonshire and Shady Side Academy’s Melissa Riggins won two events apiece, while WPIAL distance runners Gionna Quarzo of Brownsville, Emily Carter of Bethel Park and...
Burrell 400 relay breaks school record, wins PIAA gold
SHIPPENSBURG — Burrell sprinter Jocelyn Vickers ran her opening leg of the 400-meter relay and then hurried toward the finish line to wait for her team’s baton to arrive. She didn’t wait long. Allee Kuhns ran the second leg down the backstretch. Madi Walsh handled the curve, and Olivia Kelly...
Avonworth/Northgate’s Hayden Robinson finds ‘relief’ in 100-meter victory at PIAAs
SHIPPENSBURG — There, of course, was happiness and excitement as Hayden Robinson crossed the finish line first at Seth Grove Stadium. But, she said, there was also relief. The Avonworth/Northgate senior won the girls 100-meter dash Saturday at the PIAA Class AAA track and field championship, winning gold after finishing...
Aliquippa sprinter M.J. Devonshire wins gold in 100, 200 at PIAA championship
SHIPPENSBURG — Aliquippa has a storied history of all-time great all-around athletes who wore the Quips’ red and black. M.J. Devonshire surely solidified his spot on that list. The senior won the 100- and 200-meter dashes Saturday at the PIAA Class AA track and field championships, giving him two state...
North Allegheny’s Zach Kinne leads 5 WPIAL runners on 3,200 medal podium at PIAAs
SHIPPENSBURG — North Allegheny’s Zachary Kinne was running at Seth Grove Stadium, otherwise the state championship sure felt a lot like the WPIAL meet. Five WPIAL runners finished among the Top 6 in the boys 3,200-meter run Saturday at the PIAA Class AAA track and field championships led by Kinne,...
Brownsville’s Gionna Quarzo defends 3,200 title in record time at PIAA Class AA championship
Brownsville’s Gionna Quarzo heard a voice from above helping her set a meet record Saturday at the PIAA track and field championships. With her father shouting encouragement from the top rows of Seth Grove Stadium and her mother and sister cheering along the fence, the junior defended her Class AA...
No WPIAL athletes win PIAA titles on Day 1, Beaver’s Emma Pavelek comes very close
SHIPPENSBURG — Beaver sophomore Emma Pavelek leaped plenty high enough to win a state title, matching her top rival jump for jump at Seth Grove Stadium. With only two competitors left, both Pavelek and Elk County Catholic junior Taylor Newton cleared 5 feet, 7 inches in the Class AA girls...
Burrell’s Sharrow redeems herself in 300 hurdles, advances to PIAA finals
SHIPPENSBURG — Burrell’s Kaylen Sharrow stumbled to the finish line last year at Seth Grove Stadium and then waited nervously, hoping to hear her named called for the 300-meter finals. It wasn’t. Now a senior, Sharrow finished the preliminary race cleanly Friday at the PIAA track and field championships, clearing...
WPIAL controversy settled, Waynesburg hurdler has ‘something to prove to myself’ at PIAAs
This week was calmer than last for WPIAL champion hurdler and pole vaulter Daniel Layton, but it wasn’t without incident. The Waynesburg senior broke his favorite pole during Thursday’s practice, a mishap that jarred his right shoulder and made him find a new pole for the PIAA track and field...
WPIAL sprint champion Hayden Robinson among favorites for PIAA gold
Hayden Robinson has one goal for her final trip to Shippensburg. “To win,” she said. “I haven’t won a state championship yet. That’s my ultimate goal.” The Avonworth/Northgate sprinter is a three-time 100-meter champion in the WPIAL, but hasn’t won state gold despite coming close twice. The senior can change...
Former North Catholic linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green commits to Michigan
Former North Catholic linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green committed Thursday to Michigan. Hill-Green, who transferred out of state three months ago, made his announcement on Twitter. He revealed a Top 5 list of finalists last week that also included Pitt, Purdue, Indiana and Wisconsin. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound junior had ranked third among...
Mars celebrates 11th-inning victory over top-seeded West Allegheny in 5A playoffsVideo
Four hours after first pitch, long after the sun had set, Mars players and fans joined together on Burkett Field to celebrate their 11-inning victory in the WPIAL baseball playoffs. This was only a quarterfinal win, but the atmosphere and the suspense made it feel far bigger. “I can’t think...
Bach sharp as Yough takes down South Park in Class 4A quarterfinals
Jarett Bach’s first-round start didn’t meet his high standards, but Monday’s was surely one of his best. The Yough left-hander struck out 10, walked only one and kept South Park off balance to win 3-1 in a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal at West Mifflin. With an MLB scout watching from...
Plum sophomore Kennedie Montue receives 1st Division 1 basketball offer
Plum sophomore Kennedie Montue, the team’s leading scorer two years in a row, announced her first Division 1 basketball offer Sunday from Marshall. The 5-foot-11 forward is a versatile scorer who can play multiple positions. She averaged 18.4 points and 7.1 rebounds last season for Plum, a WPIAL Class 5A...
Western Pa.-connected Colorado State offers WPIAL offensive linemen
Western Pennsylvania football fans probably know Colorado State as the alma mater of former Steelers linebacker Joey Porter. But the school is becoming much more familiar across the region. The Mountain West program recently offered scholarships this week to offensive linemen Kevin Meeder and Josh Kaltenberger of Seneca Valley and...
University Prep’s Michael Snowden lists first FBS football offer
College recruiters are chasing after Westinghouse’s Dayon Hayes, but he’s not the only Division 1 football prospect in the City League. University Prep junior Michael Snowden, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound linebacker, announced his first FBS offer Saturday from Akron. Snowden also played wide receiver and running back last season, and has...
Former Pine-Richland, West A standout Kenny White announces Akron offer
Former Pine-Richland and West Allegheny football standout Kenny White, now a junior college freshman, announced a scholarship offer from Akron. White listed several Division 1 offers while starring in the WPIAL including Iowa State, but this offer from the Zips was his first since enrolling at Garden City (Kan.) Community...
Former North Catholic linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green includes Pitt among Top 5 schools
Former North Catholic linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green, who ranked among the WPIAL’s top college recruits before transferring out of state, announced a Top 5 list Friday that included Pitt and four Big Ten schools. Along with the Panthers, Hill-Green narrowed his list to Wisconsin, Michigan, Purdue and Indiana. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound...
