Bill Hartlep stories, Page 9

Beaver Falls 14, Steel Valley 12 Beaver Falls 0-0-6-8 — 14 Steel Valley 6-0-0-6 — 12 Scoring summary SV: Donald Barksdale 13 run (kick failed) BF: Da’Sean Anderson 10 pass from Kadin Brickner (run failed) SV: Rashaun Hough 78 fumble return (kick failed) BF: Da’talian Beauford 4 run (Beauford run)...

Fort Cherry 42, South Side 28 Fort Cherry 6-22-7-7 — 42 South Side 7-7-7-7 — 28 Scoring summary FC: Matt Sieg 3 run (kick failed) SS: Brody Almashy 1 run (Mateja Pavlovich kick) SS: Andrew Corfield 3 run (Pavlovich kick) FC: Shane Cornali 35 pass from Sieg (Sieg run) FC:...

PIAA Class 4A girls volleyball championship Unionville (25-0) vs. North Allegheny (19-1) 6 p.m. Saturday at Cumberland Valley On the air: Streaming on PCN Select; audio on Trib HSSN Seeds: Unionville 1-1, North Allegheny 7-1 How they got here: Unionville defeated Ephrata, 3-0; Spring-Ford, 3-0; and Parkland, 3-2. North Allegheny...

PIAA Class 3A girls soccer championship Abington Heights (23-0) vs. Moon (18-2-2) 4 p.m. Saturday at Eagle View MS On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Abington Heights 2-1; Moon 7-2 How they got here: Abington Heights defeated Cocalico, 8-1; Archbishop Wood, 2-1; and Shilkellamy, 3-1. Moon beat Bradford, 2-0; Northern, 1-0;...

PIAA Class A boys soccer championship Delco Christian (18-3-2) vs. Charleroi (22-1) 1 p.m. Saturday at Eagle View MS On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Delco Christian 1-2, Charleroi 7-2 How they got here: Delco Christian defeated Kutztown, 4-3 in penalty kicks; Old Forge, 2-0; and Faith Christian, 2-1 in penalty...

PIAA Class 2A boys soccer championship Camp Hill (19-2-2) vs. Quaker Valley (20-4) 1 p.m. Friday at Eagle View MS, Mechanicsburg On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Camp Hill 3-2, Quaker Valley 7-2 How they got here: Camp Hill defeated Scranton Prep, 4-1; Northwestern Lehigh, 1-0; and Blue Mountain, 1-0. Quaker...

PIAA Class 2A girls soccer championship Central Columbia (23-1) vs. Avonworth (22-1-2) 10 a.m. Friday at Eagle View MS, Mechanicsburg On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Central Columbia 4-1, Avonworth 7-1 How they got here: Central Columbia defeated Schuylkill Valley, 6-0; Wyomissing, 3-0; and Northwestern Lehigh, 4-0. Avonworth beat General McLane,...

PIAA soccer playoffs Boys Class A first round Burrell (15-4) vs. Redbank Valley (16-3) 6 p.m. Tuesday, Frank Varischetti Field, Brockway Winner plays: Winner of Bentworth (18-2)/Seneca (13-7) Saturday in quarterfinals Players to watch: Jayson Ireland, Burrell; Owen Clouse, Redbank Valley Throw-ins: Burrell reached the PIAA playoffs after beating No....

The women’s basketball teams at Pitt, Duquesne and Robert Morris open their 2023-24 seasons this week looking to contend in the ACC, Atlantic 10 and Horizon League, respectively. All three have added talent from the transfer portal and welcome freshman recruits expected to contribute. Here’s a look at the three...

Kate Friday Class: Senior School: Fox Chapel Sport: Soccer Report card: Friday’s goal 35 seconds into overtime Thursday gave Fox Chapel its first WPIAL girls soccer title since 1985 as they defeated No. 1 North Allegheny, 1-0, in the Class 4A title game. The senior midfielder also had two goals...

WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer championship 5-South Fayette (14-4-2) vs. 3-Moon (15-1-2) 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Nicholas Rosser, South Fayette; Bill Pfeifer, Moon Players to watch: Abbigail Rosser, South Fayette; Serayah Leech, Moon WPIAL titles: South Fayette 0; Moon 5 (2004, ‘16, ‘17, ‘21,...

WPIAL Class 3A boys soccer championship 8-South Fayette (13-4-3) vs. 2-Hampton (17-2-1) 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Rob Eldridge, South Fayette; Matt McAwley, Hampton Players to watch: Adam Thompson, South Fayette; Luke Fiscus, Hampton WPIAL titles: South Fayette 18 (1933-38, ‘43-52, ‘58, 2015); Hampton 4...

WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer championship 1-Avonworth (17-1-2) vs. 7-Shady Side Academy (15-3-1) 11 a.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: J.C. Mahan, Avonworth; Mary Lynch, Shady Side Academy Players to watch: Fiona Mahan, Avonworth; Sarah Kushnir, Shady Side Academy WPIAL titles: Avonworth 2 (2021, ‘22); Shady Side...

WPIAL Class A boys soccer championship 1-Charleroi (19-0) vs. 7-Bentworth (17-2) 8 p.m. Friday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Jon Ducoli, Charleroi; Nick Malarbi, Bentworth Players to watch: Bryce Large, Charleroi; Ryan Moessner, Bentworth WPIAL titles: Charleroi 0; Bentworth 0 Playoff path: Charleroi defeated No. 16 Beaver County...

Class 4A first round 12-Highlands (6-4) at 5-Central Valley (7-3) 7 p.m. Friday, Sarge Alberts Stadium, Monaca Last week: Highlands 42, Hampton 26; Aliquippa 27, Central Valley 17 Winner plays: Winner of 4-Mars (8-2)/13-Chartiers Valley (3-7) in quarterfinals Nov. 10 (time, site TBD) Highlands’ roller-coaster regular season ended with two...

WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship 1-South Park (21-0) vs. 2-Quaker Valley (17-3) 6 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Jon Cantwell, South Park; J.J. Veshio, Quaker Valley Players to watch: Kaiden Fischer, South Park; Nick Allan, Quaker Valley WPIAL titles: South Park 3 (2005, 06, ‘14);...

WPIAL soccer playoffs Girls Class 2A Third-place consolation 5-South Park (15-6) vs. 6-Burrell (14-5) 8 p.m. Thursday, Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville Players to watch: Alicia Riberich, South Park; Tessa Mathabel, Burrell Throw-ins: The winner qualifies for the PIAA playoffs. … South Park won the Section 4 title at 10-0. The...

1-North Allegheny (20-0-0) vs. 6-Fox Chapel (12-4-2) 8 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 (general admission) Coaches: Chuck Kelley, North Allegheny; Carlo Prati, Fox Chapel Players to watch: Abigail Stager, North Allegheny; Kate Friday, Fox Chapel WPIAL titles: North Allegheny 3 (2019, ‘20, ‘22); Fox Chapel 1 (1985) Playoff path:...

Boys Class A Consolation game 4-Seton LaSalle (15-3-1) vs. 3-Burrell (14-4) 7:30 tonight at Fox Chapel Players to watch: Tyler Kovalcik, Seton LaSalle; Luke Postupack, Burrell Throw-ins: A spot in the PIAA playoffs is on the line. Kovalcik scored 11 goals in the regular season to lead the Rebels. Jack...

Alaina Whitlinger Class: Junior School: Freeport Sport: Volleyball Report card: Whitlinger, a 6-foot junior outside hitter, had 13 kills and 15 service points as top-seeded Freeport beat No. 9 Shenango, 3-0, in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals on Saturday. She also had nine kills and 14 service points in a...

Class 5A Northeast Conference Shaler (4-5) at Fox Chapel (0-9) 7 p.m. Friday, James Burk Complex, O’Hara Township Last week: Penn Hills 14, Shaler 0; Kiski Area 39, Fox Chapel 8 Last year’s result: Shaler 55, Fox Chapel 25 Winless (0-4) in the Northeast Conference, both teams are looking to...

WPIAL boys soccer playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 8-South Fayette (11-4-3) at 1-Plum (18-1) 7 p.m. Wednesday Winner plays: Winner of 13-Indiana (6-10-1)/5-Montour (14-4) in semifinals Oct. 30. Players to watch: Michael Plasko, South Fayette; Tristin Ralph, Plum Throw-ins: South Fayette was the third-place finisher in Section 2. The Lions lost...

Claire Cacurak Class: Sophomore School: Deer Lakes Sports: Soccer, cross country Report card: Cacurak scored a pair of goals in leading Deer Lakes (9-6-3, 6-4) to a key Section 2-2A victory in girls soccer Monday. The Lancers, who closed the season with a 5-1-1 run, drew the No. 10 seed...

Boys Class 3A First round 16-Chartiers Valley (7-9) at 1-Plum (17-1) 1 p.m. Saturday Winner plays: Winner of 8-South Fayette (10-2-3)/9-Latrobe (13-3) Wednesday in quarterfinals Players to watch: John Krug, Chartiers Valley; Tristan Ralph, Plum Throw-ins: Chartiers Valley is led by forwards John Krug and Angad Kohli, who have dealt...

Penn State and Ohio State will meet for the 39th time at noon Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. One of college football’s most entertaining rivalries has gone the Buckeyes’ way of late. Ohio State has won the past six matchups and 10 of the past 11. Ohio State leads...