Don Rebel stories, Page 117
Soccer, golf success guides Greensburg Central Catholic to Class A Trib Cup title
The battle for the HSSN Trib Cup in Class A turned into a private affair. In the end, it was Greensburg Central Catholic hoisting the cup again. GCC registered the fourth most points of any school in 2020-21, trailing only North Allegheny, North Catholic and Mars. The HSSN Trib Cup...
In another victory for Lawrence County schools, Shenango secures Class 2A Trib Cup title
It was an incredible year for the WPIAL high schools located in Lawrence County. Each of the seven district schools (Ellwood City, Laurel, Mohawk, Neshannock, New Castle, Shenango, Union) won at least one WPIAL team championship and in some cases, multiple titles and/or a state crown. Now the county can...
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Lamont Payne, Chartiers Valley
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Lamont Payne made a name for himself as an outstanding cornerback in a breakout...
Trio of WPIAL champions, runners-up carry North Catholic to Class 3A Trib Cup crown
North Catholic’s team colors are scarlet and gold. However it was a good mix of silver and gold that has the Trojans repeating as HSSN Trib Cup Class 3A champions in 2020-21. North Catholic won WPIAL gold in girls soccer, girls volleyball and girls cross country while bringing home silver...
Championship appearances help Quaker Valley claim Class 4A Trib Cup
Other WPIAL Class 4A schools may have won more district or state championships this past school year, but a consistently strong effort across the board each season and winning its lone WPIAL crown in the spring helped Quaker Valley win another HSSN Trib Cup championship. The Quakers came close to...
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Gavin Miller, West Allegheny
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Gavin Miller is one of the best pitchers in the state and has received...
Trib HSSN girls athlete of the year: NA’s Paige Morningstar caps gold-plated 2-sport career
What better way to conclude a golden scholastic career than to be named the MaxPreps national high school female athlete of the year? How about being named the 2020-21 Trib HSSN WPIAL female athlete of the year for a second straight year? Paige Morningstar may need a Brink’s truck to...
Soccer, lacrosse titles lift Mars to Class 5A Trib Cup championship
Thanks to a historic run in soccer and lacrosse this past school year, Mars’ climb to the top of the HSSN Trib Cup standings in Class 5A was out of this world. The Fightin’ Planets swept district and state gold on the pitch by winning boys and girls WPIAL and...
South Fayette boys volleyball makes massive strides in program’s 1st season
All of the spring high school sports teams around the WPIAL and throughout the state were in the same boat this past season. Everybody had to regroup and start all over after losing the 2020 spring sports season to the covid-19 pandemic. Perhaps that was to the advantage of the...
TribHSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Lorenzo Jenkins, Blackhawk
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Last season, Blackhawk was 2-1 after three weeks but lost five straight to finish...
North Allegheny again wins Class 6A Trib Cup in dominant fashion
Ben Franklin once said; “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” We can officially modernize that quote by adding North Allegheny winning the Trib Cup to life’s certainties. The Trib Cup is a yearlong competition to determine the top WPIAL sports program in...
TribHSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Josh Jenkins, Sto-Rox
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. In the 55 years of Sto-Rox football, the team has built quite a reputation...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Softball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification
Whether their school had students in the classroom or virtually this spring, there is a special seat up front reserved for these standout performers and coaches in the return to the softball diamonds. Trib HSSN salutes all of the players and coaches for their great work in the return of...
Chartiers Valley lacrosse beats odds to have memorable season
Overcoming great odds. It is the stuff of lore that has been the focus of many Hollywood scripts. It also could be the theme for the 2021 Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse team. What started as a season of major roster concerns ended with success in the regular season, the district...
2021 Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Year: Payton List, Beaver
2021 HSSN Softball Player of the Year Payton List School: Beaver Class: Junior After missing out on her sophomore season in 2020, Payton List had the perfect return to action for her junior campaign this spring. List was exceptional in the circle and at the plate in leading Beaver to...
Talented young players headline Trib HSSN Softball All-Stars
The 2021 WPIAL softball season proved two things were true. First, diamond action was sorely missed after the 2020 season was canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic. Second, the future of district softball has a very bright future. Half of the TribLive HSSN Softball All-Star Team is underclassmen. So while...
Plenty of bright spots for young Chartiers Valley baseball roster
Five years ago, Chartiers Valley was on top the of WPIAL Class AAA mountain. The Colts stunned top-seed Laurel Highlands in the quarterfinals, and then went on to beat No. 3-seed Blackhawk in the championship game, 4-3, for the school’s only WPIAL baseball championship. While there were no vision of...
Bishop Canevin baseball takes step forward with playoff berth
There was a time when making the playoffs was no big deal for Bishop Canevin baseball. It was expected as a stepping stone to bigger and better things. Three times in the last two decades, the Crusaders played in a WPIAL championship baseball game, last winning gold in 2000. However,...
Trib 10: 4 WPIAL teams win state gold, top final power rankings
A record 10 WPIAL baseball and softball teams advanced to Penn State last week to play for a PIAA championship. Six returned west with silver while four district teams struck state gold. Of those four, New Castle baseball, Beaver softball and Mt. Pleasant softball hit double diamond gold by winning...
Trib HSSN Final State Baseball Rankings for June 23, 2021
Six teams have been crowned state champion as the 2021 high school baseball season is now in the books. Thus we present the final edition of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings. Congrats to the state champions: LaSalle College in 6A, Bethel Park in 5A, New Castle in 4A, Tyrone...
Trib HSSN Final State Softball Rankings for June 22, 2021
A year after great disappointment over the lost 2020 spring season, the 2021 high school softball season concluded on a great high after six PIAA champions were crowned. Whether your favorite team won gold, silver or nothing at all, it was definitely a season to celebrate. As part of the...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for June 21, 2021
New Castle finished the regular season 10-9 overall with its longest winning streak being two victories in a row, twice. One wild and crazy month later following eight straight playoff wins, the Red Hurricane are celebrating both WPIAL and PIAA championships. “I am happy for the team,” New Castle coach...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for June 21, 2021
Bethel Park used the one-two punch of senior lefty Eric Chalus and sophomore righty Evan Holewinski all season in route to a Section 4-5A title, a runner-up trophy in the WPIAL playoffs and the Black Hawks’ first state baseball championship in 33 years. However, with six of BP’s eight postseason...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for June 20, 2021
Three weeks ago, Beaver was named the Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week. So in our final edition of team of the week for 2021, I guess you could say Beaver is the district softball team of the year. They, along with Mt. Pleasant, were the only team to...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week: June 20, 2021
In 2017, when Mt. Pleasant defeated Tunkhannock, 5-3, to win the PIAA Class 4A softball championship, Courtney Poulich and her current Vikings senior teammates were in eighth grade and watching their future team win the school’s first state softball title. Now, after beating Mid Valley to win the PIAA Class...
