Bill Hartlep stories, Page 14

Anna Troutman Class: Junior School: Fox Chapel Sport: Track and field Report card: Troutman finished first in the high jump at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association championship meet Saturday at Edinboro. She cleared the bar at 5 feet, 5 inches, bettering the next-closest competitors by 4 inches. She also finished...

WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 5A First round 14-Kiski Area (11-11) at 3-North Hills (17-5) 8 p.m. Friday at North Hills Middle School, Ross Township Winner plays: Winner of 6-Thomas Jefferson (15-7)/11-Fox Chapel (13-9), Feb. 22 in quarterfinals Players to watch: Isaiah Gonzales, Kiski Area; Royce Parham, North Hills Layup...

Katelyn Myers Class: Junior School: Highlands Sport: Basketball Report card: Highlands’ girls basketball team earned a fourth straight win Thursday, and junior guard Katelyn Myers led the way, scoring 25 points, including seven 3-pointers, in the 84-42 triumph over Valley in Section 1-4A. On Monday, she had 12 points in...

Eliza Miller Class: Junior School: Kiski Area Sport: Swimming Report card: Miller won a pair of gold medals at the WCCA championship meet Jan. 28 at Derry. The junior broke her own school record in winning the 500 freestyle in 5 minutes, 5.31 seconds. She also won the 100 breaststroke...

West Virginia football added one recruit to its 2023 class Wednesday. Treasure Coast (Florida) defensive lineman Corey McIntyre signed with the Mountaineers. The 6-foot-3, 290 pounder had 37 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack as a senior. The three-star prospect ranked No. 65 among defensive lineman nationally and...

Veronica Flanagan Class: Sophomore School: Kiski Area Sport: Bowling Report card: Flanagan rolled a 580 three-game series to finish fourth at the second annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association bowling championships Jan. 21, at Hillview Lanes in Greensburg. She also helped Kiski Area capture the girls team title with 2,514 pins....

The Pittsburgh Maulers have officially adopted Pittsburgh’ colors. On Tuesday morning, the USFL franchise announced they will switch their team colors to black and gold, matching that of the city’s other professional teams — the Steelers, Pirates, Penguins and Riverhounds. We had to make a change for season 2 ????????Your...

Hattie McGraw Class: Senior School: Knoch Sport: Basketball Report card: McGraw hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points as Knoch earned a nonsection victory over Deer Lakes on Thursday. A second-team Valley News Dispatch all-star last year, she also had a team-high 12 points in a 56-39 loss to North...

Brinley Toland Class: Senior School: Apollo-Ridge Sport: Basketball Report card: Toland scored 21 points Thursday as Apollo-Ridge (11-2, 3-1) defeated Burrell, 57-45, in a Section 3-3A girls basketball game. That followed the point guard’s 17-point effort Monday night when the Vikings scored a 50-43 victory over Deer Lakes. Also a...

Three underclassmen who helped their football teams reach the WPIAL Class 6A championship game were recognized for their efforts Friday. Central Catholic juniors Peter Gonzalez and Cole Sullivan and North Allegheny junior Khiryn Boyd were selected to the Pa. Football Writers Class 6A all-state team. North Allegheny defeated Central Catholic,...

Ryan Palmieri was at his best on the state’s biggest stage, and Friday he was recognized for his efforts. The Pine-Richland senior quarterback, who accounted for four touchdowns in leading the Rams to a 28-14 win over Imhotep Charter in the PIAA Class 5A championship game, was named the state’s...

The Aliquippa football team made its annual trip to the WPIAL championship game this fall and proceeded to roll all the way to the PIAA final, again. After finishing 13-1 and adding another WPIAL championship to the school’s trophy case, Aliquippa garnered some individual honors Friday, as five players were...

Still riding high after winning the program’s first PIAA championship earlier this month, members of the Belle Vernon football team again have reason to celebrate. Three Leopards were recognized Thursday with selection to the Pa. Football Writers Class 3A all-state team, and head coach Matt Humbert was named the state’s...

Westinghouse was rewarded Thursday for recording the best season in program history, as four senior players were named to the Pa. Football Writers Class 2A all-state team. The City League champion Bulldogs went 14-1 and reached the PIAA championship game for the first time before falling to Southern Columbia, 37-22....

Six WPIAL Class A football players were awarded Pa. Football Writers all-state honors Thursday, including Union quarterback Braylon Thomas, who led the Scotties to their first WPIAL title since 1959 and trip to the PIAA championship game. The junior ran for 1,466 yards and 20 touchdowns and threw for 1,202...

Neal Brown calls Rodney Gallagher a “local” player. The West Virginia football coach said when he drives home each day, he takes an exit that says Uniontown on the sign. He was happy to welcome the four-star recruit into his program as part of the 2023 recruiting class, emphasizing his...

Before Franco Harris became a four-time Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer, he was one of the greatest running backs in Penn State history. Penn State coaches, administrators and former players mourned Harris’ passing Wednesday, remembering a player who helped form one of the nation’s top backfields...

Western Pennsylvania was well-represented at the PIAA football championships this fall, with five teams from District 7 and 8 advancing to play for state titles. Those teams certainly featured talented players, but they also relied on coaching and leadership to reach the pinnacle of Pennsylvania high school football. The following...

Julie Spinelli Class: Junior School: St. Joseph Sport: Basketball Report card: Spinelli had a pair of double-doubles this week as St. Joseph improved to 4-2. She had 19 points, 16 rebounds and eight steals in a 64-23 win over Avella on Tuesday. On Thursday, she had 24 points and 12...

Megan Marston Class: Junior School: Plum Sport: Basketball Report card: Plum girls basketball is off to a 3-0 start, and Marston is a major reason why. She scored 31 points in a 48-43 win over Seneca Valley on Monday. The junior guard also had 16 points in a 49-48 win...

Bishop Canevin captured its fifth WPIAL championship in the past seven seasons last winter and will open this season as the favorite again. The Crusaders have four returning starters and lots of playoff experience. But several other Class A teams reached the postseason a year ago and are looking to...

PIAA Class A semifinals Union (12-3) vs. Port Allegany (12-1) 7 p.m. Friday at Clarion University On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com How they got here: WPIAL champion Union defeated Bishop Canevin, 26-0, in the District 7 final. District 9 champion Port Allegany beat District 10 champion Reynolds, 42-8, in the PIAA...

PIAA Class 2A semifinals Steel Valley (12-0) vs. Westinghouse (13-0) 7 p.m. Friday at West Mifflin On the air: 100.1 FM, 1020 AM How they got here: WPIAL champion Steel Valley defeated Beaver Falls, 34-14, to win the District 7 title. City League champion Westinghouse rolled past District 10 champion...

Last year’s WPIAL finalists Neshannock and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart have moved up to Class 3A, leaving Class 2A open for new contenders. One of those contenders will be Freedom, a WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A finalist last year that bumped down via PIAA realignment. Here is a...

What will Neshannock do for an encore? After winning back-to-back WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championships, the Lancers will look for a three-peat as they move up to Class 3A. Lancers coach Luann Grybowski, who won the 700th game of her career and was named the state’s Class 2A coach...