Tag: Butler

Hempfield sophomore pole-vaulter Barnhart ready to soar

May 14, 2019

Tanner Barnhart was bummed watching the Hempfield boys track team win the school’s seventh WPIAL team title May 6 at Peters Township.

Butler’s Ethan Morton dunks over Pine-Richland’s Dan Petcash during their game Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at Pine-Richland High School.

Butler’s Ethan Morton latest WPIAL basketball recruit headed out of state

May 9, 2019

The WPIAL doesn’t produce an abundance of major-college men’s basketball recruits, but it has seen its share of three- and four-star prospects in recent years.

Butler’s Ethan Morton drives to the basket to score between Pine-Richland defenders during their game Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, at Butler Area High School.

Butler basketball star Ethan Morton commits to Purdue

Rarely does the WPIAL have a basketball star whose recruitment stretches nearly coast to coast.

Butler’s Ethan Morton (25) celebrates a 40 point night with an upset of No. 1 seeded Pine-Richland during boys 6A semifinal WPIAL action Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at Fox Chapel Area School.

Butler basketball star Ethan Morton will make his college decision this week

May 7, 2019

Butler basketball star Ethan Morton holds nearly two dozen scholarship offers, having added one after another since Cleveland State gave him his first three summers ago.

Playoff-bound boys volleyball teams maintain positions in rankings

May 6, 2019

The WPIAL boys volleyball playoff fields will be finalized this week as Thursday marks the final date of section play in both Class AAA and AA.

Elizabeth Forward’s Brianna Spirnak competes in the Class AAA javelin throw during the PIAA track and field state championships Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Shippensburg University.

14 returning champions set to compete at Baldwin Invitational

May 2, 2019

Rain is in the forecast for Friday. That means its time for the Baldwin Invitational.

Matchups set for WPIAL team track and field finals

April 30, 2019

Sixteen track and field teams remain alive for WPIAL titles after Tuesday’s semifinal meets determined the finalists for the championships Monday at Peters Township.

Norwin’s Anna Lanyi participates in 100-meter hurdles at the Wildcat Invitational Track Meet held at Latrobe Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 13, 2019.

WPIAL team track and field semifinals set

April 25, 2019

The WPIAL team track and field semifinal matchups are set, and the four defending champions — the North Allegheny and Riverside boys and the Butler and Shenango girls — now know what they will have to do to get back to the finals.