Chris Harlan stories, Page 8

Terrific 10 Rowan Carmichael Avonworth 6-0, senior, guard Carmichael averaged 31.9 points per game as this season’s top scorer in the WPIAL. He was a 60% shooter overall and shot 40% from 3-point range, where he made 103. He also averaged 6.5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.5 steals for WPIAL...

Terrific 10 Aubree Hupp Blackhawk 5-10, junior, forward Hupp averaged a double-double with 21.5 points and 11.4 rebounds for WPIAL Class 4A runner-up Blackhawk (25-4). Her 332 rebounds broke a school record. She also averaged 3.1 steals, 2.3 assists and 2.1 blocks per game. Hupp scored a game-high 20 points...

Four WPIAL basketball players were among 24 student-athletes chosen for the first-ever PIAA Hoopsfest All-Championship Teams. South Allegheny’s Drew Cook, Upper St. Clair’s Rylee Kalocay, South Fayette’s Juliette Leroux and Neighborhood Academy’s Courtney Wallace were selected by the PIAA for the honor. The PIAA announced separate 12-player teams for boys...

Baldwin must suspend its baseball coach three games for violating a PIAA rule about open gyms or the team won’t be eligible for the playoffs this season, the WPIAL announced Monday. The WPIAL held a hearing last week where first-year Baldwin baseball coach Scott Wolf said he inadvertently violated the...

HERSHEY — Archbishop Wood’s reign is over. South Fayette finished off a postseason run juniors Juliette Leroux and Ryan Oldaker dubbed their “revenge tour” by toppling the Philadelphia Catholic League power in a 45-37 victory Saturday in the PIAA Class 5A final at Giant Center. Archbishop Wood (22-8) had won...

HERSHEY – South Allegheny’s Drew Cook tried to stay even-keeled in the state finals, but he and his teammates found out that’s hard to do with a 14-point lead. Especially in the first quarter. “I felt like we were going to blow them out, honestly,” said Cook, whose shots fueled...

PIAA Class 5A girls basketball final South Fayette vs. Archbishop Wood 6 p.m. Saturday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Livestream: NFHS Network PIAA titles: South Fayette 0, Archbishop Wood 9 (2024, ’23, ’22, ’21, ’17, ’16, ’12, ’11, ’10) South Fayette (28-2) Coach: Bryan Bennett Projected starting...

PIAA Class 3A boys basketball final South Allegheny vs. West Catholic 2 p.m. Saturday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Video livestream: NFHS Network PIAA titles: South Allegheny 0, West Catholic 1 (2023) South Allegheny (27-3) Coach: Tony DiCenzo Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 1,...

HERSHEY — The outcome was decided long before the clock reached zeroes, but Upper St. Clair coach Pete Serio insisted the lopsided score couldn’t drain the emotion out of Friday’s loss. He knew an era was ending. “I was going to get emotional whether we won or lost because I...

HERSHEY – Two seconds were almost enough. With that little bit of time left, Sewickley Academy got a short jumper in the paint by Mamadou Kane, but it bounced away at the buzzer Friday leaving the Panthers one shot short in a 55-54 loss to Linville Hill in the PIAA...

PIAA Class 6A girls basketball final Upper St. Clair vs. Perkiomen Valley 6 p.m. Friday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network PIAA titles: Upper St. Clair 1 (1999), Perkiomen Valley 0 Upper St. Clair (23-6) Coach: Pete Serio Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 3, Rylee...

PIAA Class 2A boys basketball final Sewickley Academy vs. Linville Hill 2 p.m. Friday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network PIAA titles: Sewickley Academy 3 (1997, 2010, 2017), Linville Hill 0 Sewickley Academy (26-2) Coach: Mike Iuzzolino Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 2, Caiden Battles,...

Shady Side Academy had a one-point lead after halftime, but the Bulldogs couldn’t find a way to contain Loyalsock Township’s two big scorers. Big in points and big in height. Loyalsock’s Lacey Kriebel scored 23 points and Alaina Dadzie had 21 as the District 4 champion defeated Shady Side Academy,...

As an all-state basketball player at Altoona, Mike Iuzzolino made a deep run in the state playoffs as a junior in 1985. His team was undefeated until a crushing semifinal loss to Brashear. That was 40 years ago. He later achieved a basketball resume far better than most as a...

HERSHEY — Shamar Simpson missed his first five shots from beyond the arc, but his sixth was golden. A 3-pointer by Simpson with 40 seconds left keyed a late-game stand as Neighborhood Academy defeated Sankofa Freedom Academy, 60-51, in the PIAA Class A final Thursday at Giant Center. Neighborhood Academy’s...

PIAA Class 3A girls basketball final Shady Side Academy vs. Loyalsock 6 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network livestream PIAA championships: Shady Side Academy 0; Loyalsock Township 0 Shady Side Academy (28-1) Coach: Jonna Burke Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 1, Laila Banner,...

PIAA Class A boys basketball final ​Neighborhood Academy vs. Sankofa Freedom Academy 2 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network livestream PIAA titles: Neighborhood Academy 0; Sankofa Freedom Academy 1 (2019) Neighborhood Academy (28-1) Coach: Jordan Marks Projected starting lineup Pos., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 0, Courtney...

As a future Ivy League finance major, it’s safe to say Courtney Wallace Jr. is good with numbers. That was true on the basketball court this winter, where the Neighborhood Academy senior is averaging a triple-double for a team headed Thursday to the state finals. A 6-foot-2½ point guard committed...

Imani Christian is among the WPIAL’s smallest schools, but Penn State has landed a big football recruit from there two years in a row. David Davis, a highly recruited junior, committed Tuesday to the Nittany Lions. The 6-foot, 190-pound defensive back shared a top-six list in January that included Penn...

Holding a preseason workout with a baseball team from another school was a mistake, Baldwin’s representatives said at a WPIAL hearing Monday, but they also questioned whether a PIAA rule was too vaguely written. The rule prohibits teams from “participating in any team competition” in the 10 days leading up...

The South Fayette girls are headed to the state finals after avenging a WPIAL finals loss to Peters Township. For the Lions, that was two wins at once. “We really wanted to get them back,” said South Fayette sophomore Lailah Wright. “It feels good for revenge and feels really good...

Aliquippa surely felt some déjà vu. South Allegheny’s Josh Jackowski stole the ball and threw down a tie-breaking dunk with 90 seconds left Saturday as the Gladiators pulled off yet another stunning rally. Just like in the WPIAL finals, the Quips lost a late lead in the fourth quarter. South...

CLEARFIELD – Chartiers Valley’s mission was written across the chest of its opponent: Hershey. But the school from the so-called “Sweetest Place on Earth” handed Chartiers Valley a bitter loss one round short of the state championships Friday night. A nearly four-minute scoring slump just before halftime put the WPIAL...

The former Butler BlueSox, a summer league team for college baseball players, is moving to Natrona Heights after many years at Pullman Park. The team has a new home — the ballfield at Highlands High School — and soon a new nickname that’s still to be determined, said Mike McNabb,...

The teams don’t share a section anymore, but Valley’s Dante Taliani said he and his teammates get just as excited for any baseball game with Burrell. “This is a backyard brawl,” said Taliani, who doubled twice and drove in four runs Wednesday as Valley defeated rival Burrell, 13-3, for a...