Bill Hartlep stories, Page 3

WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 5-Knoch (17-6) at 4-Avonworth (17-5) 7 p.m. Wednesday Winner plays: Winner of 1-Belle Vernon (18-4)/8-Elizabeth Forward (18-5) Saturday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Jackson Bauman, Knoch; Rowan Carmichael, Avonworth Layup lines: Knoch reached the quarterfinals after beating No. 12 West...

Friday’s anticipated rematch between the Deer Lakes and Knoch boys basketball teams will go a long way in determining a Section 1-4A champion. It also will give the WPIAL basketball committee an idea of where the Section 1 contenders should be seeded for the district playoffs. But this game will...

The Pittsburgh Pirates added a versatile pitcher to the staff Wednesday, agreeing to one-year, $3 million deal with lefty Caleb Ferguson, according to a source. Ferguson, 28, has the potential to work in relief or join the starting rotation. He was 1-4 with a 4.64 ERA, 67 strikeouts and one...

West Virginia’s football program made headlines this week after coach Neal Brown was dismissed Sunday after the Mountaineers finished 6-6, ending his six-year tenure with a 37-35 record. That coaching uncertainty didn’t seem to scare away recruits for the Class of 2025. West Virginia signed 21 players on the first...

Six girls basketball teams will again compete in the City League for the 2024-25 season — Allderdice, Brashear, Carrick, Obama Academy, Perry Traditional Academy and Westinghouse. Allderdice and Obama Academy shared the league title in the regular season at 9-1 last season, followed by Westinghouse (6-4), Brashear (4-6) and Carrick...

Allderdice will again enter the 2024-25 City League boys basketball season as the favorite as the Dragons seek a fifth straight City championship. The Dragons were hit hard by graduation but have a talented lineup returning that will try to hold off Obama Academy, Brashear, Carrick, Perry Traditional Academy and...

WPIAL Class A girls basketball has a little bit of everything this season. There are three teams that played in WPIAL championship games last winter. There’s a returning player who averaged more than 40 points per game. There are new coaches stepping in for longtime bench bosses. And, to top...

A pair of teams will try to defend WPIAL championships this winter in Class 3A girls basketball. Shady Side Academy captured its first title last season, defeating defending champion Avonworth in the Class 3A title. Greensburg Central Catholic won the Class 2A crown but was moved up into Class 3A...

The WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball field got a little more interesting in the offseason. PIAA enrollment realignment shifted WPIAL powers Peters Township and Chartiers Valley down a classification to make Class 5A a bit more of a challenge. The Indians, who won the 2019 Class 6A title, feature one...

Pine-Richland 20, Peters Township 9 Peters Township 0-9-0-0—9 Pine-Richland 0-10-10-0—20 Scoring summary P-R: Grant Argiro 24 field goal PT: Eli Prado 23 pass from Nolan DiLucia (run failed) P-R: Tanner Cunningham 64 pass from Aaron Strader (Argiro kick) PT: Anthony Maiello 29 field goal P-R: Jay Timmons 22 pass from...

Avonworth 17, Central Valley 0 Avonworth 7-3-0-7—17 Central Valley 0-0-0-0—0 Scoring summary A: Nico Neal 2 run (Calder Mahan kick) A: Mahan 32 field goal A: Neal 3 run (Mahan kick) Team statistics A … CV First downs 8 … 7 Rushes-yards 45-143 … 28-51 Passing yards 30 … 109...

Spring-Ford (21-7) vs. North Allegheny (20-1) 6 p.m. Saturday, Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg On the air: Streaming on PCN Select; audio on Trib HSSN Seeds: Spring-Ford 1-5; North Allegheny 7-1 How they got here: Spring-Ford defeated Unionville, 3-2, in the first round; Parkland, 3-0, in the quarterfinals; and Central...

Pope John Paul II (23-0) vs. Mars (21-4) 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg On the air: Streaming on PCN Select Seeds: Pope John Paul II 1-1; Mars 7-1 How they got here: Pope John Paul II defeated Carver E&S, 3-0, in the first round; Southern Lehigh, 3-1,...

Springdale girls soccer players began practice Thursday evening just as they had dozens of times before, laughing, chatting, stretching and warming up ahead of their workout. It just happened to be the final practice of the season on a cold, rainy November night at No Offseason Sports in Russellton as...

Radnor (20-3) vs. Moon (25-0) 10 a.m. Friday at Eagle View MS, Mechanicsburg On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Radnor 1-1; Moon 7-1 How they got here: Radnor defeated Kennard Dale, 3-0, in the first round; Archbishop Ryan, 4-1, in the quarterfinals; and Dallas, 3-0, in the semifinals. Moon beat Lampeter...

PIAA Class A boys soccer championship Lancaster Mennonite (16-3-3) vs. Bentworth (22-0) 4 p.m. Friday at Eagle View MS, Mechanicsburg On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Lancaster Mennonite 3-2; Bentworth 7-1 How they got here: Lancaster Mennonite defeated Calvary Christian, 2-0, in the first round; Wyoming Seminary, 2-1, in the quarterfinals;...

PIAA soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A First round 3-4 Mechanicsburg (10-8-3) at 7-1 Fox Chapel (13-4-2) 5 p.m. Tuesday, Burke Stadium, Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 1-2 Conestoga (18-2)/3-2 Warwick (17-3) Saturday in quarterfinals Coaches: Joseph Panuccio, Mechanicsburg; Erik Ingram, Fox Chapel Players to watch: Juan Valencia, Mechanicsburg; Carson...

Four champions will be crowned Saturday at the 2024 WPIAL girls volleyball championships at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. Below is a look at the teams competing. Check out a feature on the Class A matchup between Frazier and Greensburg Central Catholic here. Class 4A 1-North Allegheny (16-1) vs. 3-North Catholic...

WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship 1-South Park (19-1-1) vs. 2-Avonworth (17-2-2) 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 general admission Coaches: Jon Cantwell, South Park; Tom Angell, Avonworth Players to watch: Danny Battista, South Park; Rowan Carmichael, Avonworth WPIAL titles: South Park 4 (2005, ‘06, ‘14, ‘23); Avonworth 1...

WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship 1-Peters Township (18-0-1) vs. 2-Seneca Valley (14-2-2) 6 p.m. Friday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 general admission Coaches: Pat Vereb, Peters Township; Mark Perry, Seneca Valley Players to watch: Taylor McCullough, Peters Township; Madeline Marcotte, Seneca Valley WPIAL titles: Peters Township 2 (2010, ‘12); Seneca...

Class 3A first round 9-Highlands (5-4) at 8-Southmoreland (7-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Russ Grimm Field, Alverton Last week’s results: Highlands 56, Valley 0; Greensburg Salem 28, Southmoreland 21 Winner plays: 1-Imani Christian (10-0) 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at UPMC Graham Field in quarterfinals High-scoring Highlands ended up fourth in the...

WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship 1-Bentworth (18-0) vs. 3-OLSH (15-2) 8 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 general admission Coaches: Nick Malarbi, Bentworth; Nick Romano, OLSH Players to watch: Ryan Moessner, Bentworth; Owen Minzer, OLSH WPIAL titles: Bentworth 1 (2023); OLSH 0 Playoff path: Bentworth defeated No. 16 California,...

WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class 3A Third-place consolation 4-Plum (17-2) vs. 6-Mars (17-3) 8 p.m. Thursday, North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium, McCandless Winner plays: District 10 champion Tuesday in PIAA first round Corner kicks: Plum lost 3-0 to Fox Chapel in the semifinals Tuesday. The Mustangs reached the WPIAL finals three...

WPIAL soccer playoffs Boys Class 2A Third-place consolation 13-Burrell (10-10) vs. 3-Deer Lakes (17-3-1) 8 p.m. Wednesday, Burke Stadium, Fox Chapel Winner plays: District 10 champion Tuesday in PIAA first round (time/site TBD) Corner kicks: Deer Lakes won both meetings between the Section 1-2A rivals this season 2-1. … Burrell...