Don Rebel stories, Page 10

Following two decades on the sidelines at two Lawrence County schools, one of the most successful coaches in WPIAL boys basketball is hanging up his whistle for good. Union coach Mark Stanley had decided to step away from coaching after finishing his 11th season in his second stint as court...

Twenty-one WPIAL girls basketball players and two from the City League were named to the 2024-25 Pennsylvania sports writers all-state girls basketball team Thursday, including nine first-team honorees. In addition, Clairton senior guard Iyanna Wade was named the Class A Player of the Year, and South Fayette’s Bryan Bennett was...

The brooms are out and ready to be used Thursday for the two WPIAL Class 6A baseball leaders. North Allegheny in Section 1 and Canon-McMillan in Section 2 each have one-game leads in the loss column heading into their section series finales. NA has two wins this week over Central...

A couple of classifications were hit hard by changes from last week’s Trib HSSN state softball rankings while other classes are virtually unchanged. Class 5A and 4A saw two teams exit with two new teams entering the top 5. North Pocono and Upper Dublin in 5A and Elizabeth Forward and...

As the mercury slowly rises and we head into the second half of April, the top high school baseball teams across the state are starting to lock in and stack victories. In the six classifications, only four teams lost their spot in the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings from...

Last spring, the Thomas Jefferson softball team made an unexpected run to the WPIAL Class 5A finals before falling to Armstrong in the title game. The Jaguars kept their postseason magic going though in the PIAA playoffs and ended up beating Pittston Area to win the 5A state championship. Meanwhile,...

Much like a week ago, it was a bumpy ride for the top baseball teams and relatively smooth sailing for the district softball teams in the weekly Trib 10 power rankings. While the top three baseball teams held serve, including Pine-Richland maintaining its spot at No. 1, three district teams...

They tried to play last week, but wet and cold weather got in the way. Hopefully, Mother Nature will not be a factor again when Hempfield hosts Seneca Valley for first place in 6A softball at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Spartans and Raiders are the two most dominant softball programs...

The Canon-McMillan baseball team captured two wins Monday — first on the baseball diamond, then in the Mt. Lebanon parking lot. The Big Macs defeated the Blue Devils in the opener of the key Section 2-6A series, 4-1, to remain in first place. Afterward, the team turned pit crew and...

Another week of diamond action begins with another day with rain in the forecast as the midway point of district baseball and softball nears. The chase for first place in WPIAL Section 2-5A baseball is a crowded one with five teams tied for the top in the loss column and...

Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2025 regular season. The top six teams in each section in both Class 3A and Class 2A will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. Class 3A Section 1 Mt. Lebanon, 5-0 Upper St. Clair, 5-0 Peters...

Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2025 season. The top four teams in each section in Class 3A and the top six teams in each section in Class 2A will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. Class 3A Section 1 Upper St....

We go hopping into the midway point of the spring sports regular season filled with great egg-citement this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN will have video and audio coverage of WPIAL baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball. Plus the Rebel Yell podcasts...

They have been the powers of WPIAL Class 4A softball for a decade, winning a combined six district championships in the last 10 seasons. On Saturday, the rivalry continues as Elizabeth Forward visits Belle Vernon at 1 p.m. The softball powers are near the top in Section 2-4A again this...

They are two of the most successful high school programs in Greene County. The West Greene softball program won a record-tying five consecutive WPIAL championships between 2016-2021. Carmichaels softball captured back-to-back district titles in 1997-1998. A year ago, both reached the WPIAL Class A final four, but the Pioneers lost...

Trib HSSN softball team of the week – West Mifflin Titans Coach: Erik Hilligsberg (eighth year) Record: West Mifflin is tied for first place in Section 2-4A with a 4-0 record (6-3 overall) with four consecutive wins. #Earned: Following victories over Belle Vernon and Uniontown the previous week to get...

The weather forecast for Thursday calls for slightly higher temperatures with the mercury sneaking back into the 50s; however, rain is likely to put a damper on most of the scheduled WPIAL baseball and softball games. However, there is hope for teams to play ball if the game is scheduled...

As we head toward mid-April, it would be nice to say the action on the softball diamonds is heating up as much as the mercury. Yes, that would be nice. However, while the weather continues to be funky, the top softball teams in the state keep plugging away in the...

Between the rain drops and the chill in the air, baseball was played this past week throughout the state with issues for the top teams in the bookend classifications but little movement in the middle four classes. Two teams each fell out of the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings...

Another chilly, but a tad warmer day will be the backdrop for a busy midweek schedule of WPIAL softball section contests. One of the key matchups is a battle of a pair of northern power programs colliding when North Hills (8-1) hosts Shaler (4-2) at 3 p.m. The rivals finished...

Consistency is the key to a very successful season in any sport. It is also important to maintain a spot in the weekly Trib 10. What we are discovering is the elite softball teams in the district have been consistent into the second week of April. However, for their diamond...