Chris Harlan stories, Page 31
Gatorade picks Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter as top girls cross country runner in Pa.
Reigning state champion Logan St. John Kletter of Mt. Lebanon was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania girls cross country athlete of the year, extending the WPIAL’s winning streak to four. Brownsville’s Jolena Quarzo won the state award last season, and Moon’s Mia Cochran was a two-time winner for the 2020-21 and...
South Fayette poised to hire Marty Spieler as football coach
South Fayette is prepared to make Marty Spieler the school’s next football coach, pending board approval Tuesday night. Spieler is listed as the recommended candidate on the school board agenda. He spent this past season as an assistant under coach Joe Rossi, who resigned in November after 17 seasons with...
PIAA discussing eliminating overtime in regular-season soccer games
The PIAA might decide this week to eliminate overtime from regular-season high school soccer, taking a nod from NCAA rules and international norms. If approved, regular-season games tied after regulation would finish as a draw. Under current PIAA rules, teams play up to two 10-minute overtime periods trying to break...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 21, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 16-0, 1 2. Norwin, 13-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 13-1, 3 4. Chartiers Valley, 12-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 16-0, 1 2. Lincoln Park, 14-0, 3 3. McKeesport,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending January 21, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 10-4, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 12-3, 2 3. Central Catholic, 8-5, 3 4. Butler, 11-2, 4 5. Baldwin, 11-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Moon, 12-2, 2 2. Gateway, 11-2, 1 3. Thomas Jefferson, 10-2,...
Thought to be moving up to 3A for next 2 years, Westinghouse will instead play Class A football
City League champion Westinghouse is dropping to Class A football next season after successfully avoiding a promotion under the PIAA competitive-balance rule. Bulldogs coach Donta Green said the PIAA initially identified 21 Westinghouse players as possible transfers, a total that would’ve put the team in jeopardy of moving from Class...
Aliquippa football still ticketed for 5A after unsuccessful initial appeal to PIAA
Aliquippa’s initial appeal to the PIAA was unsuccessful, so the football team remains headed to a higher classification under the competitive-balance rule. However, the PIAA appeal process isn’t over. The school’s administration will take the next step and request a hearing with the PIAA board, Aliquippa superintendent Phillip Woods said...
Former Clairton football star Tyler Boyd headlines 2024 WPIAL Hall of Fame class
Nobody in WPIAL history won more consistently than Clairton’s Tyler Boyd, whose football teams were part of a state-record winning streak that eventually reached 66 games. He went 48-0 in his three years as a starter. Add in his freshman season and the Bears were 63-1 with four WPIAL titles...
WPIAL places Mohawk football on 2 years of probation for alleged racial slurs toward Burrell players
The WPIAL has placed the Mohawk football team on probation for two years after allegations that racial slurs were used in a playoff game against Burrell in November. The WPIAL Equity Council for Diversity & Inclusion couldn’t independently confirm the allegations, but WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer said the council...
WPIAL board unanimously rejects Farrell’s request to rejoin district
The WPIAL board voted unanimously Tuesday to deny Farrell’s request to join the league as a member school, citing the cost of transportation and tight athletic department budgets. The board voted 17-0 with three abstentions. Still, the PIAA has the ultimate say and could decide to put Farrell in the...
Sidney Crosby scores twice, Tristan Jarry secures shutout as Penguins stop streaking KrakenVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry’s postgame plans involved hurrying home to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers, but first, his team put together a defensive effort that might have made members of the old Steel Curtain smile. Jarry turned away all 22 shots, and Sidney Crosby scored twice in a defensive-minded 3-0...
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry in hopes of snapping Kraken’s 9-game winning streak
The Penguins will start Tristan Jarry in net Monday against Seattle, hoping the goalie can snap the Kraken’s nine-game winning streak. To do so, Jarry will need to break his own streak of three straight losses. The Penguins host the Kraken at 1 p.m. Monday at PPG Paints Arena in...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 14, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 14-0, 1 2. Norwin, 11-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 10-1, 3 4. Chartiers Valley, 10-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 10-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 14-0, 1 2. McKeesport, 11-1, 2 3. Lincoln Park,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 14, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 10-3, 3 2. Mt. Lebanon, 11-2, 1 3. Central Catholic, 7-5, 4 4. Butler, 10-2, 2 5. Baldwin, 10-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 11-1, 1 2. Moon, 11-2, 2 3. Shaler, 13-1, 3...
North Allegheny girls hope January road trips make Tigers a tough ‘out’ later this season
No, the North Allegheny girls basketball team hasn’t left the WPIAL, even though its schedule certainly looks like the Tigers moved closer to Harrisburg. The team scheduled road games against York, Susquehanna Township, Cumberland Valley and Central Dauphin in a 10-day stretch in January. They’ll travel across the state twice,...
Avonworth sheds underdog label with section-shaking win over No. 3 Montour
In a pregame talk with his players, Avonworth basketball coach Mike Mancuso embraced the idea that the WPIAL saw them as underdogs in their own section. But nobody can say that anymore, thanks in part to a senior with his own underdog story. Anthony Arlia scored a career-high 20 points...
Butler won’t rejoin WPIAL football; decision nearing on Farrell’s request to return
How many football teams will the WPIAL have next season? That number continues to fluctuate. What’s known now is that Butler will not rejoin WPIAL football next season and instead play an independent schedule. In a separate situation, the WPIAL must decide soon whether Farrell will play WPIAL football next...
North Allegheny linebacker Tyree Alualu commits to Temple
North Allegheny senior Tyree Alualu, an all-conference linebacker whose father played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, committed Thursday to Temple. Alualu announced his decision on social media. A 6-foot, 215-pound inside linebacker and running back, Alualu received more than a dozen Division I offers. He chose Temple from a list that...
Even at the high school level, football coaches take measures to avoid signs being stolen
There was a commotion in the bleachers at a WPIAL football game one night when some opposing coaches had their notes fall from the press box window. Those notes turned out to be a cheat-sheet of sorts. “They had written on them, ‘This is outside zone. This is speed option,’...
Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings for Jan. 6, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 10-1, 1 2. Butler, 9-1, 2 3. Upper St. Clair, 8-3, 4 4. Central Catholic, 6-3, NR 5. Baldwin, 8-3, 5 Out: New Castle (9-3, 3) Class 5A 1. Gateway, 9-1, 1 2. Moon, 9-2, 4 3. Shaler, 11-1, 2 4....
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending January 7, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 12-0, 3 2. Norwin, 9-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 7-1, 1 4. Chartiers Valley, 9-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 9-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 11-0, 1 2. McKeesport, 9-1, 2 3. Lincoln Park, 11-0, 3 4. Trinity,...
Barrage of 3-pointers — including 8 by Donovan Carney — leads Butler past New Castle
Butler’s Donovan Carney was making shots from far beyond the arc, teammate Tayt Lucas hit a couple of 3-pointers and Kyle Casteel came off the bench shooting 3s with no hesitation. In coach Matt Clement’s offense, pretty much everybody gets to be a shooter. “I might be the worst coach...
PIAA policy won’t let Aliquippa argue health and safety in rejecting move to Class 5A
Two years ago, Aliquippa argued relentlessly that it was too dangerous to force the small-school Quips to play Class 5A football and ultimately the school won its PIAA appeal. The Quips are facing that scenario again under the PIAA competitive-balance rule, and Aliquippa superintendent Phillip Woods says his feelings haven’t...
State representative asks whether PIAA needs ‘overhaul,’ proposes legislation to investigate
A Western Pennsylvania legislator and longtime member of the state Athletic Oversight Committee is asking whether the PIAA needs an overhaul. State Rep. Rob Matzie (D-Beaver) announced plans Friday to introduce legislation that would analyze the policy, practices, finances and structure of the PIAA, “with an eye toward overhauling how...
Wild Things Park to host WPIAL baseball finals through 2027
Wild Things Park will remain as host of the WPIAL baseball finals through at least the 2027 season. The WPIAL and the Washington Wild Things on Friday announced an agreement to keep the championship games at the 3,200-seat minor league stadium that has hosted the league finals since 2003. This...
