Chris Harlan stories, Page 3

Quaker Valley graduate Adou Thiero, who emerged as a double-digit scorer for Arkansas, has declared for the NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8, 220-pound junior forward averaged 15.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game this winter for the Razorbacks. Thiero played his first two college seasons at Kentucky before following coach John...

Aliquippa linebacker Daiveon Taylor committed to Kent State on Monday, completing a recruiting journey that saw him first pick West Virginia. Taylor announced his decision on social media. A 6-foot-2, 220-pound junior, Taylor was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star prospect. The recruiting website ranked him 29th overall among all...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Seneca Valley, 5-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 7-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 3-1, 3 4. North Allegheny, 3-4, 4 5. Norwin, 2-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 4-1, NR 2. North Hills, 6-1, NR 3. West Allegheny, 4-3, 2 4. Shaler, 4-2, 4...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 2-2, 1 2. Canon-McMillan, 7-1, 4 3. Butler, 6-0, NR 4. Seneca Valley, 4-3, NR 5. Central Catholic, 4-2, 2 Out: Hempfield (4-4, 3), Mt. Lebanon (1-6, 5) Class 5A 1. Pine-Richland, 6-1, 1 2. Shaler, 5-3, 2 3. Bethel Park,...

Knoch boys basketball coach Alan Bauman has resigned after leading the Knights to the state playoffs this winter. “It’s a decision we thought was the best thing for both our family and Knoch basketball,” said Bauman, who coached the team for five seasons. “I enjoyed my time there greatly. The...

Aliquippa will host a charity basketball event Saturday featuring high school players from around Western Pennsylvania. The CJ2K vs. World “Bigger than Basketball” Charity Classic includes a girls game at 3 p.m. and a boys game at 4:30 p.m. The rosters contain both high school seniors and underclassmen. Tickets are...

Peters Township’s Natalie Wetzel averaged nearly a double-double this winter for a WPIAL champion, showing off basketball skills that filled stat sheets. What might’ve gone less noticed was her senior leadership on the championship team that started two freshmen. But she said this was an easy group for the team...

Knoch ended last football season with fewer than 30 players, an issue new coach T.J. Wiley wants to tackle right away. He‘ll start when he meets the team next week. “The very first thing I’m going say is, ‘I want you to look around and think about people that should...

Terrific 10 Aubree Hupp Blackhawk 5-10, junior, forward Hupp averaged a double-double with 21.5 points and 11.4 rebounds for WPIAL Class 4A runner-up Blackhawk (25-4). Her 332 rebounds broke a school record. She also averaged 3.1 steals, 2.3 assists and 2.1 blocks per game. Hupp scored a game-high 20 points...

Baldwin must suspend its baseball coach three games for violating a PIAA rule about open gyms or the team won’t be eligible for the playoffs this season, the WPIAL announced Monday. The WPIAL held a hearing last week where first-year Baldwin baseball coach Scott Wolf said he inadvertently violated the...

Four WPIAL basketball players were among 24 student-athletes chosen for the first-ever PIAA Hoopsfest All-Championship Teams. South Allegheny’s Drew Cook, Upper St. Clair’s Rylee Kalocay, South Fayette’s Juliette Leroux and Neighborhood Academy’s Courtney Wallace were selected by the PIAA for the honor. The PIAA announced separate 12-player teams for boys...

HERSHEY — South Allegheny sprinted to an early 14-point lead but saw Philadelphia’s West Catholic storm back to defeat the Gladiators, 60-51, in the PIAA Class 3A final Saturday at Giant Center. South Allegheny led 17-3 in the first quarter and remained ahead by four points at halftime. But the...

PIAA Class 5A girls basketball final South Fayette vs. Archbishop Wood 6 p.m. Saturday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Livestream: NFHS Network PIAA titles: South Fayette 0, Archbishop Wood 9 (2024, ’23, ’22, ’21, ’17, ’16, ’12, ’11, ’10) South Fayette (28-2) Coach: Bryan Bennett Projected starting...

PIAA Class 3A boys basketball final South Allegheny vs. West Catholic 2 p.m. Saturday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Video livestream: NFHS Network PIAA titles: South Allegheny 0, West Catholic 1 (2023) South Allegheny (27-3) Coach: Tony DiCenzo Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 1,...

HERSHEY – Archbishop Wood’s reign is over. South Fayette’s Juliette Leroux scored 15 points, Ryan Oldaker had 10, and the Lions topped the Philadelphia Catholic League power with a 45-37 victory Saturday in the PIAA Class 6A final at Giant Center. Archbishop Wood had won a PIAA title four years...

PIAA Class 6A girls basketball final Upper St. Clair vs. Perkiomen Valley 6 p.m. Friday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network PIAA titles: Upper St. Clair 1 (1999), Perkiomen Valley 0 Upper St. Clair (23-6) Coach: Pete Serio Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 3, Rylee...

PIAA Class 2A boys basketball final Sewickley Academy vs. Linville Hill 2 p.m. Friday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network PIAA titles: Sewickley Academy 3 (1997, 2010, 2017), Linville Hill 0 Sewickley Academy (26-2) Coach: Mike Iuzzolino Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 2, Caiden Battles,...

HERSHEY – Two seconds were almost enough. With that little bit of time left, Sewickley Academy got a jumper in the paint by Mamadou Kane, but it bounced away at the buzzer Friday leaving the Panthers one shot short in a 55-54 loss to Linville Hill in the PIAA Class...

HERSHEY — The outcome was decided long before the clock reached zeroes, but Upper St. Clair coach Pete Serio insisted the lopsided score couldn’t drain the emotion out of Friday’s loss. He knew an era was ending. “I was going to get emotional whether we won or lost because I...

Shady Side Academy had a one-point lead after halftime, but the Bulldogs couldn’t find a way to contain Loyalsock Township’s two big scorers. Big in points and big in height. Loyalsock’s Lacey Kriebel scored 23 points and Alaina Dadzie had 21 as the District 4 champion defeated Shady Side Academy,...

As an all-state basketball player at Altoona, Mike Iuzzolino made a deep run in the state playoffs as a junior in 1985. His team was undefeated until a crushing semifinal loss to Brashear. That was 40 years ago. He later achieved a basketball resume far better than most as a...

HERSHEY – A 3-pointer by Shamar Simpson with 40 seconds left keyed a late-game stand as Neighborhood Academy defeated Sankofa Freedom Academy, 60-51, on Thursday in the PIAA Class A final at Giant Center. Neighborhood Academy’s 13-point second-half lead was down to two when Simpson made a 3-pointer from the...

PIAA Class 3A girls basketball final Shady Side Academy vs. Loyalsock 6 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network livestream PIAA championships: Shady Side Academy 0; Loyalsock Township 0 Shady Side Academy (28-1) Coach: Jonna Burke Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 1, Laila Banner,...

PIAA Class A boys basketball final ​Neighborhood Academy vs. Sankofa Freedom Academy 2 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network livestream PIAA titles: Neighborhood Academy 0; Sankofa Freedom Academy 1 (2019) Neighborhood Academy (28-1) Coach: Jordan Marks Projected starting lineup Pos., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 0, Courtney...

Imani Christian is among the WPIAL’s smallest schools, but Penn State has landed a big football recruit from there two years in a row. David Davis, a highly recruited junior, committed Tuesday to the Nittany Lions. The 6-foot, 190-pound defensive back shared a top-six list in January that included Penn...