Chris Harlan stories, Page 96

The WPIAL accepted senior Michael Carmody’s apology and reduced his suspension to one game, Mars athletic director Scott Heinauer said Thursday. Carmody initially was suspended two games for unsportsmanlike actions in the WPIAL Class 5A basketball championship last weekend. He attended an appeal hearing Wednesday in Green Tree, and the...

Michael Carmody came to Green Tree on Wednesday asking for his two-game suspension to be reduced, but first he was there to apologize, said his father, Mars basketball coach Rob Carmody. “Michael has apologized to his teammates. He has apologized to me as his coach. He has apologized to his...

Indiana senior Kendall Branan was one of three WPIAL track athletes who won state titles Sunday at the PTFCA indoor championship at Penn State. North Allegheny’s Casey Burton (girls long jump) and Shaler’s Cam Mbalo (boys triple jump) also won gold at PSU’s multisport indoor facility. Branan, a Pitt recruit,...

The PIAA announced sites and times for first-round playoff basketball games. Here’s a list of games involving WPIAL and City League girls teams. Class 6A Friday’s games 7-1 North Allegheny (22-3) vs. 3-6 Manheim Township (19-8) at Sewickley Academy, 6 p.m. 7-2 Bethel Park (21-3) vs. 3-5 Governor Mifflin (22-5)...

The PIAA announced sites and times for first-round playoff basketball games. Here’s a list of games involving WPIAL and City League boys teams. Class 6A Saturday’s games 7-1 Butler (20-4) VS. 3-5 Central Dauphin (22-6) at North Allegheny, 2:30 p.m. 7-2 Mt. Lebanon (18-7) vs. 3-4 Cedar Crest (23-5) at...

Ethan Morton waited four years for this celebration, but he had tears in his eyes knowing that his coach and his hometown had waited far longer. “It’s even better than I’d imagined,” said Morton, who had 20 points, 14 rebounds and five assists Saturday night as No. 1 seed Butler...

Butler was in the locker room getting ready for its semifinal at Robert Morris’ new arena, but senior Ethan Morton tried to catch a little of Mt. Lebanon’s game ahead of theirs. “I was peeking in and out,” he said. Likewise, after Mt. Lebanon defeated Central Catholic, the Blue Devils...

One is a 290-pound senior signed to play football at Notre Dame. The other is a 150-pound freshman with Division I basketball offers. Mars’ Michael Carmody and Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher are much different athletes, but they have this in common: Both stepped into the bright spotlight this season and...

Isaac DeGregorio sensed that the run was coming. North Catholic hadn’t led since the opening minutes, but scored 13 consecutive second-half points Thursday night to defeat top-seeded Lincoln Park, 65-56, in the WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship at Petersen Events Center. A four-point deficit suddenly became a nine-point lead,...

Nearly a year after the loss, North Catholic coach Dave DeGregorio forced himself to watch the video of his team’s WPIAL championship. Some parts were worse than he’d remembered. The Trojans had a dismal shooting night and lost 62-50 to Lincoln Park in the WPIAL Class 3A finals. DeGregorio watched...

Doubt crept into Ethan Morton’s mind for a moment Wednesday night as Butler trailed by five with less than a minute left. But it didn’t linger. “I caught myself just for a half second thinking, ‘Oh crap, down five with not much time left,’” Morton said. “But I knew better....

Bishop Canevin has hired former Baldwin assistant Richard Johnson as football coach, the school announced Tuesday. He becomes the Crusaders’ fourth coach in four years. Johnson spent the past two seasons at Baldwin, where he worked as a varsity assistant and middle school head coach. He was chosen from among...

The UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris will host a WPIAL basketball playoff doubleheader Wednesday. The WPIAL will take both Class 6A boys semifinals to RMU’s new arena. Central Catholic plays Mt. Lebanon at 6:30 p.m., and Butler faces Upper St. Clair at 8 p.m. Semifinal sites and times were...

Mt. Lebanon senior Patrick Anderson ran one of the fastest 3,000-meter times in the nation this season at the TSTCA Indoor Championship Saturday at Edinboro. The North Carolina recruit finished in 8 minutes, 39.15 seconds, which ranked him ninth-best nationally this winter and first in Pennsylvania, according to Milesplit.com statistics....

Maybe it is the team’s gritty style. Maybe it is coaching adjustments, or maybe it is just the names on the roster. Whatever the reason, Upper St. Clair often is better after halftime than before, a trait that let the fourth-seeded Panthers regroup and defeat No. 5 Pine-Richland, 62-59, on...

West Allegheny looked to its past to find its future head football coach. The school board Wednesday hired Dave Schoppe, a 1988 West Allegheny graduate who’s coached 27 years as an assistant as various schools, said athletic director Dave McBain. Schoppe, 49, was a volunteer assistant at West A last...

Two WPIAL quarterbacks, Seneca Valley’s Gabe Lawson and Baldwin’s Mason Stahl, were chosen to lead the West all-stars in the PSFCA East-West Game on Memorial Day weekend. They were among 22 WPIAL players selected for the annual all-star event run by the state coaches association. Rosters were announced Wednesday. The...