Chris Harlan stories, Page 29
Short-handed Uniontown gets defensive in WPIAL quarterfinal win over North Catholic
Uniontown was missing its big man in the middle, but against a small, speedy opponent, was that a blessing in disguise? Maybe so, said coach Rob Kezmarsky, but he sure hopes center K’Adrian McLee gets back in the lineup soon. Playing without the Ivy League football recruit, No. 4 seed...
8 WPIAL all-stars selected for 67th annual Big 33 Football Classic
Eight WPIAL football players were among the 38 high school all-stars selected Wednesday to represent Pennsylvania in the 67th annual Big 33 Football Classic. The list included Aliquippa’s Cameron Lindsay and Brandon Banks, Canon-McMillan’s Kaeden Singleton and Geno Calgaro, North Allegheny’s Khiryn Boyd, Penn-Trafford’s Zach Tomosovich, Pine-Richland’s Evan Johnson and...
WPIAL announces playoff sites, times for Friday’s basketball quarterfinals
Fox Chapel, Highlands, Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny and Peters Township will host doubleheaders for Friday’s quarterfinal games in the WPIAL basketball playoffs. WPIAL basketball playoffs Friday’s quarterfinals Class 6A boys 8-Pine-Richland (7-15) at 1-Mt. Lebanon (18-4), 8 p.m. 5-North Allegheny (11-11) at 4-Baldwin (16-6), 7 p.m. 2-Central Catholic (14-8) vs....
After taking job just last month, coach sets big goals for Bishop Canevin
Aaron McGee gave away some of his Bishop Canevin gear when he left for an assistant coaching job at Moon, but fortunately he held onto some shirts. He couldn’t have predicted two years ago that he’d soon need a long-sleeved white shirt with “BC” on the arm, but he wore...
WPIAL announces playoff sites, times for Thursday’s basketball quarterfinals
The WPIAL released sites and times for Thursday’s boys and girls basketball quarterfinals. Fox Chapel, Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny, North Hills, Norwin and St. Joseph will host doubleheaders. WPIAL basketball Thursday’s quarterfinals Class 6A girls 8-Seneca Valley (12-10) at 1-Norwin (18-3), 6 p.m. 5-Chartiers Valley (15-6) at 4-Mt. Lebanon (12-10),...
Brandon Sensor resigns as Chartiers Valley boys basketball coach, citing lack of support from administration
Chartiers Valley boys basketball coach Brandon Sensor, who missed the final six weeks of the season on administrative leave, resigned Tuesday. Sensor said a lack of support from Chartiers Valley’s administration led to his decision, adding that he intended to coach again elsewhere. “I just didn’t think there was any...
WPIAL reveals Aliquippa’s 5A conference, but football coach says ‘it’s not settled’
The WPIAL revealed an updated football alignment Monday that has Aliquippa sharing a Class 5A conference with Fox Chapel, North Hills, Penn Hills, Pine-Richland, Plum and Shaler. Quips coach Mike Warfield said he saw the list and wasn’t sure how to feel, knowing those could be their conference opponents for...
WPIAL says Butler football must take conference schedule, reviving years-long dispute
A seemingly settled dispute between Butler and the PIAA was rekindled Monday when the WPIAL said the school’s football team must play a conference schedule next fall. The team planned to opt out of WPIAL competition and play an independent schedule, Butler athletic director Bill Mylan said last month, a...
WPIAL sets conference, section alignment for next 2 fall seasons
The WPIAL wanted more competitive balance in its conferences and sections, so some teams might have a longer drive next season as a result. Updated fall sports alignments for the 2024 and ’25 seasons were approved Monday by the WPIAL board, giving teams a first look at their upcoming opponents....
WPIAL announces playoff sites, times for Wednesday’s basketball quarterfinals
The WPIAL has scheduled a slate of quarterfinal doubleheaders for Wednesday in the next round of the basketball playoffs. The classifications in action are 4A boys, A boys, 2A girls and 3A girls. Wednesday’s schedule includes five rematches of section teams: Montour vs. Avonworth, Rochester vs. Carlynton and Neighborhood Academy...
North Allegheny boys put layoff to good use ahead of WPIAL playoffs
When other WPIAL basketball teams were probably prepping for their playoff openers, the North Allegheny boys took batting practice in the high school gym. They certainly had time to spare. That’s because North Allegheny and everyone else in the Class 6A bracket got a 10-day layoff before starting their postseason...
Rowan Carmichael’s 32 points lift Avonworth past Highlands in Class 4A 1st round
Highlands’ size can be an advantage, just not against a deceptively sturdy guard who made one big shot after another. Avonworth’s Rowan Carmichael plays bigger than his lean 5-foot-11 frame might suggest. The junior scored a game-high 32 points with five 3-pointers Friday night as the sixth-seeded Antelopes defeated No....
WPIAL playoff berth means a lot to Hillel Academy, a tiny Orthodox Jewish school in Squirrel Hill
As the boys basketball coach at Hillel Academy, Yoni Eglash has fielded a number of questions since his team joined the WPIAL two years ago. Questions like, “What is Hillel Academy?” “No one knows, unless you talk to the Jewish kids at Allderdice,” Eglash said with a laugh. “They know.”...
Breaking down the 2024 WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets
Class 6A Favorite: Mt. Lebanon coach Joe David published a book about his “Bora Defensive System,” and his team has probably boosted sales. The Blue Devils won the Section 2 title behind a defense that allowed only 44.9 points per game, the best in WPIAL 6A. The team is chasing...
Mt. Lebanon hires football coach Greg Perry, former coach at Seton LaSalle, Keystone Oaks
Football coach Greg Perry has a new head coaching job that’s just down the road from his previous two. The former coach at Seton LaSalle and Keystone Oaks was introduced Monday as the new head coach at Mt. Lebanon, meaning he will have coached at three schools with campuses all...
WPIAL releases brackets for 2024 boys and girls basketball playoffs
When the WPIAL basketball committee met Monday morning to seed the playoff brackets, there was little debate about the No. 1 seeds. Most were obvious choices. In some brackets, two, three and four were tricky to sort out. But maybe the hardest part of putting together this year’s brackets were...
WPIAL bracketology: Chris Harlan, Don Rebel forecast the 2024 boys basketball playoff pairings
The 2024 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is set with 87 teams in the six classifications. Class 6A goes straight into the quarterfinal round while the five other classifications start with first-round games. Class 4A, 3A and 2A have full 16-team brackets with no byes. Class 5A has 17 teams,...
TribLive HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 11, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Norwin, 18-3, 2 2. Peters Township, 20-1, 1 3. North Allegheny, 19-2, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 11-10, NR 5. Chartiers Valley, 14-6, 5 Out: Upper St. Clair (12-10, 4) Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 21-0, 1 2. McKeesport, 18-3,...
TribLive HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 11, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 18-3, 1 2. Central Catholic, 13-8, 4 3. Upper St. Clair, 15-5, 3 4. Baldwin, 16-5, 2 5. North Allegheny, 10-11, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Moon, 18-3, 1 2. Franklin Regional, 19-2, 2 3. Shaler,...
‘The real deal’: North Allegheny set to host 1st WPIAL girls wrestling championships
North Allegheny will play host to a Western Pennsylvania girls wrestling championship once again, but this time the medals will says “WPIAL.” That’s no small detail, said North Allegheny coach Dan Heckert, adding that there’s increasing excitement since this is the first winter for girls wrestling as a sanctioned high...
Central Catholic grabs section title away from North Allegheny with last-second 3-point play
Central Catholic had trailed for almost the entire game, but a layup and foul shot by sophomore Enzo Khalil with seven-tenths of a second left Friday night lifted the Vikings to a dramatic 58-57 victory over North Allegheny to win the section title. The teams entered the section finale tied...
Central Catholic wide receiver Peter Gonzalez receives NFL Latino Youth Honors award
This is awards season for the NFL, and one went to a high school senior from the WPIAL. Central Catholic’s Peter Gonzalez received an inaugural honor that recognized his football talents and his Hispanic heritage. The Penn State-bound wide receiver emerged from a field of 56 nominees to win NFL...
Imani Christian 4-star junior Dayshaun Burnett makes verbal commitment to Penn StateVideo
Dayshaun Burnett received his first college offer from Penn State almost two years ago, but the Imani Christian junior had a Nittany Lions connection that went back way further. As a youngster, he lived in Churchill near current Penn State assistant coach Terry Smith, and that relationship played a role...
Central Catholic wins black-and-blue battle with Butler
There were two separate stoppages to clean blood off the court at Central Catholic’s Alumni Hall on Tuesday night, showing just how rough a section game between Central and Butler can get. Central Catholic’s Bradley Gompers left for a short while with a bloodied nose, and Butler leading scorer Braylon...
WPIAL to release new football conferences, updated sections for other fall sports
The wait is almost over for WPIAL football teams eager to take a look at the new conferences for the 2024 and ’25 seasons. The WPIAL will release realigned football conferences and updated sections for other fall sports after the board approves them Feb. 19, said WPIAL chief operating officer...
