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Carson Chapel

Carson Chapel, Sports Editor

Senior Sports Editor Carson Chapel is in his third year on the Purbalite staff. When he is not playing sports he is lifting, watching anime, and tending to any fire in sight.

The 65th Grammy Awards, recognizing the best in music, aired Sunday night on CBS.

Grammys provide a memorable night

February 6, 2023
The Baldwin Bean in action as Baldwin High School hosted PJAS Science Fair.

[Photo] 2 Baldwin students shine at science competition

February 6, 2023
The Baldwin Highlanders varsity football team competes in the 5A division.

Baldwin hopes new coach can bring change to football team

February 2, 2023
Senior James Wesling scores 24 points as Baldwin defeats Trinity.

Baldwin Basketball defeats Trinity

January 25, 2023
The Baldwin varsity ice hockey team plays in the 3A division.

Baldwin Hockey falls to Central Catholic

January 24, 2023
The Baldwin boys wrestling team competes in the 3A division.

Wrestling takes second place and two third place wins

January 23, 2023
The Unified Bocce Team competes in the winter sport season.

Unified Bocce defeats Chartiers Valley

January 23, 2023
The Baldwin Fighting Highlander basketball teams play in the 6A division.

Baldwin Boys Basketball defeats Norwin

January 11, 2023
Sophomore Matthew Schenk shoots the ball over a Canon Mac defender.

Boys basketball defeats Canon-Mac

January 10, 2023
The Fighting Highlanders basketball teams compete at the 6A level.

Boys basketball falls to Mt. Lebo

January 4, 2023
The Fighting Highlanders basketball teams compete at the 6A level.

Wesling brothers lead boys basketball over Seneca Valley

December 21, 2022
The Fighting Highlanders basketball teams compete at the 6A level.

Boys basketball falls to Fox Chapel

December 19, 2022
Over the last 15 years, the Pirates have had 10 picks in the top ten.

Opinion: Top pick in draft should set up Pirates for future

December 16, 2022
The Fighting Highlanders basketball teams compete at the 6A level.

Boys basketball loses a heartbreaker to Bethel Park

December 14, 2022
The Baldwin Fighting Highlander basketball teams play in the 6A division.

Boys basketball defeats TJ

December 7, 2022
The Baldwin Fighting Highlander basketball teams play in the 6A division.

Boys basketball splits season-opening tournament games

December 5, 2022
The Baldwin Fighting Highlander basketball teams play in the 6A division.

Boys, girls basketball teams ready for tipoff tourney

December 2, 2022

Purb Take podcast debates a big NFL weekend

November 30, 2022
Philip Pegher (left) and Andrew Barrett have run together since freshman year, but they ran against each other much earlier than that.

Once rivals, Barrett, Pegher now run together for Baldwin

November 29, 2022
The Baldwin varsity ice hockey team plays in the 3A division.

Ice hockey team defeats Cathedral Prep

November 23, 2022

Purb Take podcast team debates Week 10 NFL action

November 14, 2022
The Baldwin football team sticks together regardless of a rough start to the season.

Football players reflect on challenging season

November 4, 2022

Video story: Ice hockey loses to Bethel in OT

October 31, 2022
volleyball girls

Girls volleyball season ends with playoff loss to Seneca Valley

October 26, 2022
Freshman player Ashley Skowronski gets ready to hit the ball.

[Photo] Girls volleyball headed to playoffs

October 21, 2022

Purb Take podcast discusses the terrible start to this Steelers season

October 11, 2022
The girls tennis team plays in the fall sports season.

Overlingas and Moder win 1, lose 1 at tennis WIPIALs

October 7, 2022
The Baldwin football team sticks together regardless of a rough start to the season.

Following difficult start, football team looks to earn more wins

October 7, 2022
Senior golfer Carson Gregg is a caddie at South Hills Country Club.

Gregg caddies “fore” a future career in golf management

October 3, 2022

Video story: Girls volleyball loses to Canon-Mac

September 21, 2022
Baldwin’s varsity girls soccer team competes in the 4A division.

Girls soccer picks up section win over Hempfield

September 20, 2022
The Baldwin Boys Golf Team plays in the A division.

[Photo] Golf team members fall short of WPIAL sectionals

September 19, 2022
Cyberpunk Edgerunners, an anime just released on Netflix, may just have saved the failed video game Cyberpunk 2077. `Cyberpunk’ anime saves a failed video game

`Cyberpunk’ anime saves a failed video game

September 20, 2022

Purb Take podcast previews the Steeler season

September 9, 2022
The Baldwin Girls Varsity Volleyball team plays in the 4A division.

Girls volleyball falls to Fox Chapel

September 8, 2022
The Baldwin Varsity Football Team plays in the 5A Division.

Football team has high hopes for T.J. game, rest of season

September 2, 2022
The varsity football team won its first game of the season on Friday by taking the “The Battle of 51” against Brashear, 47-17. 

Highlanders take home first annual “Battle of 51”

August 29, 2022
Senior Commencement ends with fireworks from behind the football stadium.

[Photo] Class of 2022 Commencement video story, slideshow

June 3, 2022

Purb Take podcast makes picks for NBA Finals

June 2, 2022

Podcast debates NBA playoffs

May 27, 2022
Opinion: Pirates start is nice, but time will tell

Opinion: Pirates’ start is nice, but time will tell

May 4, 2022
The journey from island to island covers important real-life topics such as discrimination, racism, overcoming fear, and that enemies can turn into allies.

What to Binge Watch: Pirates seek adventure in `One Piece’ anime

May 4, 2022
Harrolds podcast discusses every Best Picture winner since the start of the Academy Awards.

Harrold’s podcast revisits Oscar winners

April 28, 2022
Dunaway spares no local team in his radio show, Sports Voice with Dave Dunaway.

Dunaway’s radio show doesn’t spare local teams

April 28, 2022
Baldwin staff members share their opinions on movies and sports on a radio show and two podcasts.

Baldwin staff members share opinions through podcasts, radio

April 28, 2022

Mini-THON sets record, raising $29,157 to fight childhood cancer

April 25, 2022
The new game, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, has 45 levels and for every movie there are 5 missions.

The new Star Wars legos game updates an old favorite

April 25, 2022
Lacrosse plays another game.

Boys lacrosse falls to Penn-Trafford

April 14, 2022
Shohei Ohtani continues to become the face of baseball as he is the cover player for The Show 22, the latest in the long-lasting video game series that dates back to 2006. 

`The Show 22’ serves up another winner

April 13, 2022
The Boys Varsity Baseball team plays in the 6A division.

[Photo] Boys baseball defeats TJ

April 1, 2022
The Baldwin varsity ice hockey team plays in the 3A division.

Ice hockey loses to Peters in quarterfinal playoff game

March 9, 2022
Vanderbilt is using new devices for pitch calling.

Baseball looks to tech for improvements

March 3, 2022
The St. elizabeths boys CYO team won their championship game on Sunday.

[Photo] Baldwin student lead 2 CYO teams to championships

March 1, 2022
Boys varsity Basketball lost to NA in the first round of WPIALs.

Boys basketball season ends with playoff loss to North Allegheny

February 23, 2022
James and Nate Wesling both play on the Varsity basketball team.

Wesling brothers look to make memories, achieve playoff success

February 16, 2022
Baldwin alum Sean Kealey has been a substitute teacher at the high school for the past few months, but over the summer he was on the pitching mound in Wisconsin, getting his first shot as a reliever in the minors during his first season in High A baseball for the Peoria Chiefs.

Your substitute teacher is a minor league baseball pitcher

February 11, 2022

Purb Take podcast offers Super Bowl predictions

February 7, 2022

Podcast: Purb Take team offers NFL conference championship picks

January 28, 2022

Video story: Boys basketball loses to Chartiers Valley

January 26, 2022
The Baldwin Fighting Highlander basketball teams play in the 6A division.

Girls hoops falls to USC

January 26, 2022

Podcast: Purb Take team predicts second week of NFL playoffs

January 21, 2022
Junior James Wesling set a Baldwin High School record on Tuesday by scoring 48 points as the Highlanders defeated Bethel Park 86-66. 

Wesling sets Baldwin record to lead boys hoops to victory over Bethel Park

January 19, 2022

Podcast: Purb Take team offers wild card playoff predictions

January 14, 2022

Purb Take team discusses Steelers win, college football championship

January 10, 2022
The Fighting Highlanders basketball teams compete at the 6A level.

Boys basketball loses to Upper Saint Clair

January 5, 2022
The Fighting Highlanders basketball teams compete at the 6A level.

Buzzer beater helps boys hoops to doubleheader split

January 3, 2022

The Purb Take crew offers their perspectives on holiday tradtions

December 22, 2021

Purb Take discusses Steelers, Kenny Pickett’s decision

December 21, 2021
The win pushed the teams record to 4-1. All games so far have been against teams outside of their section.

Boys basketball defeats TJ

December 20, 2021
The Fighting Highlanders basketball teams compete at the 6A level.

Girls basketball overpowers Gateway

December 16, 2021
The Fighting Highlanders basketball teams compete at the 6A level.

Boys basketball defeats Woodland Hills

December 14, 2021
Clarkson is known to be one of the best singers for Christmas. Her vocals and her experience with Christmas music allow her to rightfully claim the top spot among other singers. 

The 17 School Days of Christmas: Clarkson’s new holiday record will win fans

December 14, 2021

Video story: Boys basketball opens season by splitting two games

December 13, 2021

Netflix provides many films that strengthen its reliability

December 7, 2021

Purb Take discusses Pitt championship, college football playoffs

December 6, 2021
With Christmas coming around the corner, here are some shopping ideas so youre not stressed out the day before Christmas. 

The 17 School Days of Christmas: Shopping list offers ideas for everyone

December 3, 2021

Purb Take podcast talks baseball with BHS alum from DK Pittsburgh Sports

December 2, 2021
Today at 11:59 began a league wide lockout.

Opinion: MLB’s likely lockdown will cause big disruptions

December 1, 2021
Connor Gitzen is straying away from his familys past and is embracing himself in basketball.

Gitzen goes his own way, making his mark in basketball

November 23, 2021
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