Chris Harlan stories, Page 81
New Castle no longer unbeaten, loses to Belle Vernon in semifinal rematchVideo
Belle Vernon point guard Devin Whitlock is short in height, quick with the basketball and confident against a trapping defense. That combination caused big trouble for New Castle, which was baffled by the 5-foot-9 junior for the second time in two years. Whitlock scored a game-high 21 points Saturday night...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 7, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 11-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 8-1, 2 3. Bethel Park, 7-2, 4 4. Mt. Lebanon, 9-2, 3 5. Norwin, 8-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Trinity, 10-1, 1 2. Chartiers Valley, 12-1, 2 3. Armstrong,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 6, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 9-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, *9-2, 2 3. Fox Chapel, 10-2, 3 4. Hempfield, 6-3, 4 5. Penn-Trafford, 7-4, NR Out: Mt. Lebanon (5-5, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. New Castle, 12-1, 1 2. Chartiers Valley, 13-1,...
Football officials organize free online clinic to recruit more colleagues
If someone’s on the fence about becoming a high school football official, there’s an online clinic Saturday designed just for them. “Anything they want to know about becoming an official, we’re ready to answer,” said Nick Morea, who represents boys-sport officials on the WPIAL board. “If they’re on the fence,...
Blackhawk transfer Lorenzo Jenkins ineligible for playoffs after WPIAL hearing
The WPIAL denied a postseason waiver request from Blackhawk transfer Lorenzo Jenkins, leaving him ineligible for the basketball playoffs this winter and for football playoffs next fall. The 6-foot-4 junior transferred from Fox Chapel, where he earned all-conference honors the past two seasons at wide receiver. The WPIAL held an...
WPIAL will use high school venues for basketball, swimming championships
The WPIAL plans to use high school venues this winter for its basketball and swimming championships rather than Pitt’s facilities. State-imposed gathering limits on events make Petersen Events Center and Trees Pool impractical options, WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman said Thursday. Under current covid-19 restrictions from Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration,...
Western Pa.’s top 10 football prospects for the Class of 2022
The WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League saw almost a dozen football recruits from their 2021 class sign with Power 5 schools this winter. The ‘22 class will need some help in the coming months to match that number. It could happen, but for now, only four Western Pennsylvania prospects have...
Sto-Rox scores 20 consecutive 2nd-half points in section win over CarlyntonVideo
The halftime clock had almost reached zeroes before Sto-Rox emerged from the boys basketball locker room. Coach Dwight Hines later laughed at the suggestion he was in there delivering the best motivational speech of his life. Something sure got his Vikings fired up. Sto-Rox scored the first 20 points after...
Opt-in window opens for basketball teams wanting to enter WPIAL playoffs
The WPIAL wants to know: Is your basketball team in or out? The window opened Monday for schools to notify the WPIAL whether they’ll take part in the boys and girls basketball playoffs this winter. An online registration form was sent to athletic directors, who have until 3 p.m. Feb....
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 31, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 9-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 6-1, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 8-1, 3 4. Bethel Park, 6-1, 5 5. Norwin, 6-2, NR Out: Penn-Trafford (6-2, 4) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Trinity, 8-1, 1 2. Chartiers Valley, 9-1, 2...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 31, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 8-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 8-2, 2 3. Fox Chapel, 7-2, 3 4. Hempfield, 5-2, 5 5. Mt. Lebanon, 4-3, 4 Out: none Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. New Castle, 9-0, 1 2. Chartiers Valley, 10-1, 2 3....
North Allegheny’s Khalil Dinkins works to add snarl to his game
As a future Penn State football player, there’s no questioning Khalil Dinkins’ athleticism. But his basketball coach has told him there’s one flaw in his game: He’s too nice. That’s about to change. Dinkins’ tough side showed clearly Jan. 26 when he made a game-saving block at the end of...
No. 3 Montour builds 15-point lead, hangs on for victory over Central ValleyVideo
Isayah Mosley and his Montour teammates held their breath in the final seconds of a 40-38 victory Friday night as host Central Valley missed at the buzzer. Come Sunday, they’ll be holding pizza and wings. That’s the reward coach Bill Minear promised his team for keeping an opponent under 40...
Young North Catholic lineup wins battle of WPIAL champions over Mohawk
Ava Walker and Alayna Rocco are freshmen starters for North Catholic’s girls basketball team, and teammates Dacia Lewandowski and Tori Drevna are only sophomores. They might form the youngest starting lineup in the WPIAL this season, but their coach reminded them Thursday night how she won’t accept that as an...
PIAA moves state swimming, diving championships to high school venue
The state swimming championships are changing lanes. The PIAA board voted to move this winter’s state swimming and diving meet to Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg. Covid-19 gathering limits led the PIAA to find a host site other than Bucknell, PIAA associate executive director Melissa Mertz said Wednesday. Diving...
PIAA might keep football championships in November, start season earlier
Should the state football championship remain in November, even if that requires an earlier start date or smaller playoffs? That’s a question the PIAA wants its strategic planning committee to consider. For now it’s just talk, but the PIAA might take action before next season if the right plan comes...
Khalil Dinkins’ double-double helps North Allegheny top North Hills in overtime
As a future Penn State football player, there’s no questioning Khalil Dinkins’ athleticism. But his basketball coach has told him there’s one flaw in his game: He’s too nice. North Hills might disagree. Dinkins made a game-saving block at the end of regulation Tuesday night and then scored the first...
WPIAL denies postseason eligibility for Chartiers Valley girls basketball player
The Chartiers Valley girls will be missing one of their top players when the WPIAL basketball playoffs arrive this winter. Marian Turnbull, a junior who transferred from a school in Virginia, remains ineligible for the postseason after a hearing Monday with the WPIAL. The junior guard already was eligible for...
Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame delays induction ceremony until 2022
The Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame has delayed its next induction ceremony until 2022. The hall was scheduled to induct a 10-member class in May, but announced this week that the banquet was postponed until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic. “This was a unanimous decision of the...
Big 33 Football Classic’s Super Bowl streak extended for another year
The Big 33 Football Classic was canceled last spring but the game’s Super Bowl streak continues. All 55 Super Bowls have included at least one alumni from the high school football all-star game, a remarkable streak that was guaranteed to continue once the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs reached...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 23, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 7-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 6-2, 3 3. Fox Chapel, 5-2, NR 4. Mt. Lebanon, 3-2, 2 5. Hempfield, 3-2, 4 Out: Butler (4-3, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. New Castle, 7-0, 1 2. Chartiers Valley, 8-1,...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 23, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 7-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 4-1, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 6-0, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 6-0, NR 5. Bethel Park, 4-1, 5 Out: Norwin (5-1, 4) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Trinity, 6-1, 2 2. Chartiers Valley, 7-1, 1...
Chartiers Valley’s state-record winning streak snapped at 64 games
The streak is over. Chartiers Valley’s girls basketball team lost for the first time in three seasons Saturday afternoon, snapping their state-record winning streak at 64 games with a 49-42 loss at Trinity. This was a nonsection matchup between the top teams in WPIAL Class 5A, and second-ranked Trinity became...
North Allegheny swimmers continue to ‘shoot for excellence’
Swimmers aren’t yet sure how many of them will qualify for the WPIAL championship meet but that’s just the latest twist in what’s been a challenging winter. “The hardest part is there’s so much up in the air still,” North Allegheny coach Patrick Wenzel said. “We don’t know what’s going...
OLSH avenges last season’s only loss with mercy rule win over Aliquippa
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart waited more than a year for this chance to avenge its only loss from last season. The Chargers held nothing back. Jake DiMichele had 30 points and 16 rebounds, Dante Spadafora added 18 points and OLSH celebrated a mercy rule victory over Aliquippa, 77-39,...
