Chris Harlan stories, Page 57
WPIAL announces 2022 baseball playoff brackets
Montour hasn’t won a WPIAL baseball title in 50 years, but the Spartans will start this year’s playoffs as the favorites in Class 4A. They were among six teams that earned No. 1 seeds Friday when the WPIAL revealed the playoff brackets on TribLive HSSN. The other top seeds went...
Defending champions Beaver, West Greene among No. 1 seeds in WPIAL softball playoffs
Two undefeated teams. Two more strong section champions. A defending WPIAL champion with only three losses. How do you rank them? That WPIAL softball committee faced that dilemma Thursday while trying to seed a Class 2A playoff bracket that proved the most challenging to complete. “The first five, you could...
WPIAL reveals brackets for boys, girls lacrosse playoffs
The defending champion Mars boys and Shady Side Academy girls were among the four teams that earned top seeds in the WPIAL lacrosse playoff brackets revealed Thursday. The other No. 1s went to the Blackhawk girls and Mt. Lebanon boys. The playoffs start with first-round games Monday and Tuesday. Higher-seeded...
Butler boys dominate field, win WPIAL Class 3A team track title
The Butler boys arrived at the WPIAL team championships with a mission: eliminate any suspense about who might be the winner. “That was our goal,” sprinter Guinness Brown said. “Get it done early.” Much like Brown running 100 meters, it was over quickly. The Butler boys claimed 10 of the...
Tim McConnell accepts Bishop Canevin job after resigning as Chartiers Valley coach
Tim McConnell had walked into Chartiers Valley’s gym countless times, but the longtime basketball coach felt somewhat sentimental when he entered Tuesday morning. He knew it would be his last visit as Colts coach. “When I went to meet with my team and I walked through the doors and I...
Quaker Valley’s Adou Thiero commits to play basketball at Kentucky
Quaker Valley senior Adou Thiero committed Sunday to play basketball for Kentucky and coach John Calipari, who also coached Thiero’s father at Memphis in the early 2000s. Thiero chose the Wildcats over offers from Pitt, Maryland and Xavier, having visited all four schools in the past month. He announced his...
WPIAL trio earns all-state honors in Class 6A boys basketball
The PIAA’s largest boys basketball classification is often dominated by Eastern Pennsylvania teams, but three WPIAL players made the all-state team for Class 6A. Butler senior Devin Carney, a 25-point scorer headed to Duquesne, earned first-team honors in a statewide vote of sportswriters. Carney is a four-year starter who finished...
WPIAL Hall of Fame inductee Burke blazed trail for women’s sports in Western Pennsylvania
The WPIAL has been around for more than 100 years, but the organization was exclusively for boys until Ruth Ann Burke and some like-minded colleagues insisted that must change. It was the late 1960s, and interscholastic girls sports still were an afterthought in high schools, with limited opportunities arranged by...
TribHSSN baseball rankings for May 8, 2022
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 12-5, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 11-7, 3 3. Norwin, 9-7, 4 4. Pine-Richland, 9-8, 5 5. Butler, 9-5, 2 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 14-1, 1 2. Bethel Park, 12-2, 3 3. West Allegheny, 12-4,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending May 8, 2022
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 11-3, 2 2. Hempfield, 10-2, 1 3. Pine-Richland, 11-2, 3 4. Bethel Park, 7-6, 5 5. North Allegheny, 10-5, 4 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Penn-Trafford, 13-1, 1 2. Armstrong, 15-2, 4 3. Trinity, 15-2, 3 4....
‘Fearless’ Connor Smith emerges as North Allegheny’s ace
Connor Smith likes to experiment with his pitch grips, so when his favorite MLB pitcher shared a splitter setup on a podcast, the North Allegheny right-hander had to give it a try. Smith already throws a splitter, but he wanted one that could fool batters like Kevin Gausman’s does. “It’s...
Rain soaks Baldwin Invitational but doesn’t dim Quaker Valley hurdler’s sunny outlook
A cold rain drenched everyone at the Baldwin Invitational, but Quaker Valley hurdler Nora Johns was among those not too bothered by the wet weather. “Honestly, it wasn’t as bad as I’d thought,” she said. “There was a nice breeze. It wasn’t too warm. And the rain wasn’t too hard,...
WPIAL lands 3 players on Class 5A all-state boys basketball team
New Castle and Laurel Highlands combined for one of the most competitive WPIAL finals in recent memory, a matchup decided in double overtime by two last-second free throws. Laurel Highlands (27-1) celebrated the WPIAL title that day, but New Castle (27-3) went on to finish as the state runner-up. The...
Quaker Valley teammates, coach Mike Mastroianni earn all-state honors in Class 4A
Adou Thiero and Markus Frank formed a dynamic duo for Quaker Valley, which celebrated the most successful boys basketball season in school history this winter. The two Quakers and their coach added another reason to celebrate Friday. Thiero and Frank each earned first-team all-state honors in a statewide vote of...
Steel Valley’s Makhai Valentine among 4 all-state selections from WPIAL Class 3A
Steel Valley junior Makhai Valentine, who ranked among the WPIAL’s top scorers this winter, earned first-team all-state honors Thursday when the Class 3A awards were announced. The 30-point scorer was one of four WPIAL players recognized in a statewide vote of sportswriters. Earning third-team honors were South Allegheny’s Bryce Epps,...
No shot clock for Pennsylvania high schools, says PIAA basketball committee
Time is running out for shot clock advocates. The PIAA basketball committee reviewed statewide survey results Tuesday and decided a shot clock should not be added to high school games in Pennsylvania, likely ending that debate for now. The committee voted 9-5 to keep the status quo, a recommendation the...
WPIAL postpones team track semifinals to Wednesday
The WPIAL postponed its team track semifinals to Wednesday because of an unfavorable weather forecast Tuesday that included afternoon rain and possible thunderstorms. The semifinals instead will start at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the same host sites. Butler, Norwin, North Allegheny and South Fayette are hosts for the 3A semifinals...
Bishop Canevin teammates, coach Gino Palmosina earn Class A boys basketball all-state honors
Bishop Canevin celebrated the school’s first boys basketball state title this winter and the Crusaders were rewarded for that accomplishment again Tuesday. Canevin seniors Jaden Gales and Kevaughn Price each earned first-team all-state honors and Gino Palmosina was named the state’s top coach in PIAA Class A. Price averaged 15...
OLSH’s Jake DiMichele, coach Mike Rodriguez earn top honors on Class 2A all-state team
Jake DiMichele went three years without a loss as Our Lady of the Sacred Heart won its second state title this winter and tied a state record with a 68-game winning streak in a historic season. DiMichele, a senior, finished his high school career as the second-leading scorer in WPIAL...
All-state boys basketball teams to be announced this week starting with non-PIAA schools
The boys basketball all-state teams will be announced one classification per day this week starting with non-PIAA schools. Westtown senior Dereck Lively, who led the prep school near West Chester to the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association title this winter, tops this group as the Non-PIAA Player of the Year....
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending May 1, 2022
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 9-1, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 8-3, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 9-2, 4 4. North Allegheny, 9-4, NR 5. Bethel Park, 5-6, 3 Out: Seneca Valley (6-6, 5) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Penn-Trafford, 12-1, 5 2. North Hills, 11-1, NR 3....
Trib HSSN WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending May 1, 2022
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 9-4, 2 2. Butler, 8-4, 1 3. Mt. Lebanon, 9-7, 4 4. Norwin, 7-6, NR 5. Pine-Richland, 7-7, 5 Out: Upper St. Clair (8-4, 3) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 12-1, 1 2. West Allegheny, 10-3, 2...
North Allegheny, 5 other schools join Steelers-sponsored girls flag football league
There’s a new high school football league in Western Pennsylvania sponsored by the Pittsburgh Steelers and created entirely for girls. North Allegheny was one of six WPIAL schools to field a team this spring for a flag football pilot program for girls in grades 9-12, with Ambridge, Ellis School, Moon,...
21 WPIAL girls basketball players earn all-state honors, Neshannock’s Luann Grybowski named top coach
Twenty-one WPIAL girls basketball players earned all-state honors Thursday, and Neshannock’s Luann Grybowski was named Class 2A Coach of the Year after leading the Lancers to a state championship this winter. Nine WPIAL players earned first-team honors, including Neshannock teammates Neleh Nogay and Mairan Haggerty, who guided the Lancers to...
Former South Fayette softball player Lauren Bernett dies
The James Madison softball program Tuesday was mourning the death of sophomore catcher Lauren Bernett, a South Fayette graduate who helped the Dukes reach the College World Series a year ago. “Our hearts are aching, hearing the news of the loss of one of our student-athletes,” university president Jonathan Alger...
