Chris Harlan stories, Page 97

North Allegheny’s Casey Burton ranks first in the state in girls long jump after winning the TSTCA indoor meet Saturday in Edinboro. Her jump of 19 feet, 4½ inches was the best in Pennsylvania this winter, according to Milesplit.com statistics, and ranks ninth-best nationally. Central Dauphin’s Gabriella Recce ranks second...

Chartiers Valley sophomore Aislin Malcolm, who hasn’t lost a game in two seasons, announced a college basketball offer Sunday from Princeton. The Tigers join Pitt, Duquesne, West Virginia, Western Michigan and Kent State as Division I programs recruiting the 5-foot-10 shooting guard. Malcolm is an 18-point scorer for a Chartiers...

As a high school basketball official in his early 20s, Joe Strednak wasn’t much older than the athletes on the court. Occasionally, someone would test his poise as the youngest ref on his crew. To him, that came with the job. The 25-year-old from North Braddock is now finishing his...

Aliquippa had a strategy for facing the WPIAL’s second-leading scorer: Trap Steel Valley’s Camden Polak whenever he touched the ball, keep it out of his hands if possible and make him work for every shot. There was one final mission. “Take a lot of charges,” Quips coach Dwight Hines said....

Thomas Jefferson teammates Logan Danielson and Mac Duda were among 10 WPIAL players selected Wednesday for the Big 33 Football Classic. Also chosen for the all-star event were Peters Township’s Josh Casilli, Penn Hills’ Aakeem Snell, Hempfield’s Cole Graham, Blackhawk’s Marques Watson-Trent, Gateway’s Tui Brown, Central Catholic’s Gus Sunseri, Baldwin’s...

Here is a breakdown of the 2020 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Butler hasn’t won a WPIAL title since 1991, but Purdue recruit Ethan Morton might have the Golden Tornado in position to finally win one. Morton has come close twice, losing in the WPIAL finals in both...

Loran Cooley wants to become a full-time football coach once he retires as a Pennsylvania state trooper, a transition that’s not too far in the future. So, when a college coach offered him a job, he couldn’t say no. Cooley, 41, resigned as Baldwin’s football coach after three seasons to...

It’s that time of year, WPIAL bracketology 2020. As a public service, Don Rebel and Chris Harlan share their thoughts on what the basketball steering committee should do when putting this year’s postseason tournaments together. Sometimes it’s a struggle to choose between what the committee should do and what it...

Twice, Pine-Richland’s football team used Week Zero to play out-of-state opponents from Ohio, and once the team faced a school from Florida. This year, the Rams are headed east. Pine-Richland will open its 2020 football season in New Jersey, the team announced Saturday on Twitter. The Rams will play at...

WPIAL rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 19-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 18-3, 2 3. Norwin, 17-4, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 17-4, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 13-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 22-0, 1 2. Woodland Hills, 18-4, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 15-5, 3...

WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A Team, record, Previous 1. Butler, 15-4, 2 2. Upper St. Clair, 17-3, 4 3. Fox Chapel, 20-1, 1 4. Mt. Lebanon, 15-5, 3 5. Pine-Richland, 14-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 17-4, 1 2. Penn Hills, 17-4, 2 3. Mars, 16-4,...

If you wanted to spot some of the top college football coaches in the country, there was no need to fly to Clemson, S.C., or Ann Arbor, Mich. Just go to Gateway High School. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh planned visits on the same day last week...

The addition of an early signing period in December has reduced the number of Division I recruits using the traditional early-February date, but a handful of WPIAL football seniors waited it out. Those who signed Wednesday and the schools who signed them took to social media to share their official...

Girls basketball standout Bailey Kuhns is immediately eligible to join Greensburg Central Catholic’s lineup, but the sophomore won’t be allowed to take part in the upcoming playoffs. The WPIAL reversed earlier decisions and ruled Kuhns and football player Mark Mizerak eligible for the regular season after separate hearings Monday in...

The WPIAL found no evidence a Propel Andrew Street boys basketball coach was the target of racial taunts during a game last month, but Leechburg will take proactive steps anyway. Representatives from the two schools and on-court officials attended a closed-door hearing Monday at the WPIAL office in Green Tree...

The WPIAL wants to know why the Propel Andrew Street vs. Leechburg boys basketball game was cut short Jan. 17 and whether anyone in attendance used racially charged taunts. Representatives from the two schools will attend a hearing Monday at the WPIAL office in Green Tree. The section game was...

WPIAL rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 14-1, 2 2. North Allegheny, 16-3, 3 3. Norwin, 15-3, 1 4. Mt. Lebanon, 16-3, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 11-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 20-0, 1 2. Woodland Hills, 17-3, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 15-4, 4...

WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Fox Chapel, 19-0, 1 2. Butler, 15-4, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 15-4, 3 4. Upper St. Clair, 17-3, 5 5. Pine-Richland, 13-6, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 15-4, 1 2. Penn Hills, 15-4, 2 3. Mars, 14-4, 3 4. McKeesport,...

The loudest complaints from WPIAL football teams were about travel and blowouts. So the WPIAL released schedules Thursday for the 2020 and ‘21 seasons tailored specifically to address those concerns, WPIAL associate executive director Amy Scheuneman said. The schedules differ from years past because the WPIAL handpicked most nonconference opponents...

Gateway wideout Chamor Price had a breakout season last year and college coaches have taken notice. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound junior announced nine Division I FBS offers this month including his first Power 5 offer from Syracuse. He added Central Michigan on Wednesday to a list that already had Akron, Ball...