Bill Hartlep stories, Page 30

High school basketball fans can relive a special moment for Emma Walsh and the Seton LaSalle girls basketball team. Walsh hit a half-court buzzer beater to beat South Park, 54-53 in overtime, in a Section 2-3A game Jan. 13. Video of the shot circulated across various forms of social media...

The coronavirus pandemic has kept Central Valley junior safety Stephon Hall from taking visits to colleges around the region. It hasn’t, however, slowed down college coaches from offering him scholarship opportunities. Hall picked up offers from West Virginia and Navy on Thursday. He also was offered by Boston College this...

One of the top defensive ends in Western Pennsylvania has made quite an impression on college programs. Pine-Richland junior Miguel Jackson picked up three scholarship offers in the past week, including one from Navy on Thursday. Thankful and excited to receive an offer from The Naval Academy‼️#BuiltDifferent pic.twitter.com/eWq6cpWtUB— Miguel Jackson...

The winter season is over for high school athletes in Ohio. The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Thursday that it has canceled the remainder of its winter sports tournaments in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. OHSAA had postponed its wrestling, basketball and ice hockey state tournaments March 12....

Eleven years ago, Logan Cooley began playing hockey in Sidney Crosby’s Little Penguins program. After years of training and improvement, Cooley will get a chance to compete with some of the top players in the country. The forward from West Mifflin has been named to the U.S. National Team Development...

The Butler boys basketball team still has a shot to win a PIAA Class 6A title if the season continues. If the Golden Tornado take the floor together again, they will do so with the best player in the state. Senior guard Ethan Morton was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player...

Peters Township junior Corban Hondru has been active this week … on social media, at least. With most of the world homebound and quarantined because of the coronavirus pandemic, Hondru has taken to social media like thousands of other high school students. Rather than posting push-up or dance videos, Hondru...

Two of the area’s marquee track and field invitationals have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The annual South Hills Classic was scheduled to be held Saturday at Baldwin Stadium. In addition, the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational, scheduled for April 9 at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium, has been canceled, according to...

Member of the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020 will be recognized for their accomplishments. Just not this year. The 51st annual induction ceremony, scheduled for May 16, was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The inductees will be honored at next year’s banquet, set for May...

There’s still hope for high school sports to be held this spring. In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s directive that all schools in Pennsylvania remain closed for at least two more weeks, PIAA officials have extended the postponement of the possible restart of the winter basketball and swimming championships and...

Picture clouds of dust behind a tractor dragging the infield. The smell of freshly cut outfield grass. A perfectly lined batter’s box and baselines. Half a dozen coaches crowding the diamond, offering instruction, encouragement or correction. Cheers from parents, grandparents and siblings in crowded bleachers. In the middle of it...

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank did their part to help local families dealing with effects of the coronavirus Saturday by hosting a drive-up food distribution event in the PNC Park parking lots on the North Shore. Volunteers from both organizations supplied those in need with boxes...

The TribLive High School Sports Network is recognizing some of the best and brightest student-athletes in Western Pennsylvania. School administrators, athletic directors, coaches and teachers have the opportunity to nominate one female and one male scholar-athlete to receive the TribLIVE High School Sports Network Scholar Athlete of the Month Award....

After two days of championship swims and other top performances at Pitt’s Trees Pool, WPIAL individuals and relays are preparing for the PIAA Class AAA and AA meets March 11-14 at Bucknell. The PIAA released the preliminary psych sheets for swimming and diving Sunday morning. They contain the automatic and...

With the WPIAL basketball championships complete, District 7 teams can turn their attention to the PIAA playoffs. The state tournament will get underway Friday and Saturday with first-round games at neutral sites. Pairings will be released Sunday. Here’s a look at the WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams that have...

Five more WPIAL championship trophies will be awarded Saturday at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center as the district basketball finals conclude. Here’s where you can see all the action on the TribLive High School Sports Network: Class 3A girls basketball Section rivals Beaver and Mohawk will open the day’s action in...

Heather Gardner’s closest competitor called her “phenomenal.” Her younger sister called her an “inspiration.” There are many other words to describe the Mt. Pleasant senior swimmer, but none more appropriate than “champion.” Gardner claimed the sixth WPIAL individual title of her decorated career Friday at the WPIAL Class AA championships...

There’s something to be said for going out on a high note. In the final race of the WPIAL Class AAA swim championships Friday, the Franklin Regional boys 400-yard freestyle relay team took third for the Panthers’ best finish of the day. The group of seniors Andrew Harris and Elias...

Most high school swim teams don’t practice cannonballs. North Allegheny has perfected them. The Tigers boys and girls teams performed their typical post-meet group cannonball celebration Friday afternoon after again sweeping the WPIAL Class AAA titles at Pitt’s Trees Pool. It was the 12th straight title for the girls, while...

Can’t get to Oakland today? Well, then catch all the action from the second day of the WPIAL swimming and basketball championships on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Here’s a look how you can catch all the action: Class AAA, AA swimming The WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming...

It will be a day of gold medals and golden basketball trophies. WPIAL champions will be crowned Thursday, and the TribLive High School Sports Network is the place to follow along. Here is where you can: Class AAA, AA swimming The WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming championships will commence...

The North Catholic girls basketball team has grown accustomed to hoisting the WPIAL championship trophy. The Trojanettes have won the past three WPIAL Class 4A titles. They are favored to repeat. The North Catholic girls were among five defending champions that were awarded a No. 1 seed Tuesday night when...

It’s time for the postseason, and Trib HSSN has you covered as the WPIAL girls and boys basketball playoff pairings are announced Tuesday night. Don Rebel and Kyle Dawson are broadcasting live and will reveal the playoff brackets on the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show, presented by Sendell Motors, starting...