Don Rebel stories, Page 144
Mudcats walk past Snappers to even Daily News League championship seriesVideo
After dropping the opener of the best-of-three Daily News League baseball championship series, the Quinn Construction Mudcats treated the bottom of the first inning of Game 2 like a walk in the park. The Mudcats sent 11 batters to the plate in the first inning and ended up with two...
Defending champion Snappers come back to beat Mudcats in Game 1 of DNL FinalsVideo
Brandon Whitfield had three hits and drove in four runs as the defending champion Snappers knocked off Quinn Construction Mudcats, 7-3, in Game 1 of the best-of-three Daily News League championship series. The DNL is in its 92nd year of summer baseball for high school, college and post-college players. The...
Soccer success helps Greensburg CC put best foot forward in Class A Trib Cup competition
The Greensburg Central Catholic boys and girls soccer teams played for WPIAL gold on Nov. 1 and earned a split decision with the GCC girls settling for silver and the boys winning gold. However, when it came to 2019-20 Class A Trib Cup, it was a unanimous decision in favor...
Quaker Valley gets a golden kick out of winning the Trib Cup 4A championship
Consistent success throughout the fall and winter sports season and a big season on the pitch by the boys soccer team has Quaker Valley getting their kicks this summer as the Quakers have earned the Class 4A Trib HSSN Sports Cup. Quaker Valley captured gold in both the WPIAL and...
2019-20 Trib Cup: Victory Bell rings loud as North Catholic runs away with title in Class 3A
North Catholic has a tradition that players ring the school’s Victory Bell when their teams win a district or state championship. When it comes to the 2019-20 Class 3A Trib Cup, the bell tolls for the Trojans. The chase for the Cup in 3A wasn’t even close thanks to a...
WPIAL, PIAA football gold pave way for Thomas Jefferson to take Trib Cup 5A title
The Thomas Jefferson football team did more than bring WPIAL and PIAA gold back to Jefferson Hills. The Jaguars also led the way to a Trib HSSN Sports Cup championship in Class 5A. The Jaguars football team claimed its fourth WPIAL title in the last five years and captured PIAA...
2019-20 Trib Cup: Basketball success lifts OLSH to repeat in Class 2A
Though the school did not sweep gold in football along with both boys and girls basketball like it did the previous year, one championship out of three was enough to give Our Lady of the Sacred Heart another Class 2A Trib Cup. The honors continue with the announcement of the...
2019-2020 Trib Cup: North Allegheny dominates Class 6A again
It is time to begin announcing the 2019-2020 HSSN Trib Cup winners, which means it’s time to honor North Allegheny in Class 6A again. Every year there has been a chase for the cup, schools in the WPIAL’s highest classification have been taking a back seat to NA. Even a...
Trib HSSN girls athlete of the year: Morningstar shines bright for champion North Allegheny
Paige Morningstar came to North Allegheny three years ago ready to fill the big shoes left behind by both of her two-sport star older sisters. Now she is following in the footsteps of another Tigers two-sport star in Rachel Martindale. That is because a year after Martindale won the honor,...
Rebel Yell Podcast: Best of the Century salute to Spencer Lee and Maura Huwalt
The WPIAL Battle of the Century was born during a pandemic as a combination to fill the void of the missed March Madness and a way to salute many of the great area scholastic athletes from the now-completed first two decades of the 21st century. Thirty-two athletes were selected to...
South Park’s Maura Huwalt wins Trib HSSN Best of the Century tournament
The HSSN June Madness results have been tabulated in the championship of the girls bracket to determine the WPIAL athlete of the century. She was a WPIAL and PIAA champion eight times in her golden high school career. Now she has one more accolade to add to her collection. In...
Spencer Lee wins Trib HSSN WPIAL Best of the Century tournament
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Monday, June 22 in the championship round of the boys bracket to determine the WPIAL athlete of the century. He had his hand raised and received gold four times in the WPIAL championships and three times in the PIAA state finals in...
Trib HSSN June Madness finals: Maura Huwalt, South Park vs. Rachel Martindale, North Allegheny
We have finally reached Championship Week in June Madness as we determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. HSSN put together two 32-player brackets, one for the boys and one for the girls, of WPIAL alumni. Outside of a few exceptions, the field was made up...
Trib HSSN June Madness finals: Tyler Boyd, Clairton vs. Spencer Lee, Franklin Regional
We have finally reached Championship Week in June Madness as we finally determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. HSSN put together two 32-player brackets, one for the boys and one for the girls, of WPIAL alums. Outside of a few exceptions, the field was made...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinal results for Friday, June 19
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Friday, June 19 in the final semifinals match of the brackets to determine the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. Two real life friends and former AAU teammates fought for the final championship berth in the Battle of the Alleghenies, and in the...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinal results for Thursday, June 18
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Thursday, June 18 in the third semifinals match of the brackets to determine the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. It was not by decision, but rather a decisive pin that Spencer Lee of Franklin Regional defeated Luke Hagy of Mt. Lebanon. The...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinal: Amani Johnson, East Allegheny vs. Rachel Martindale, North Allegheny
Over the course of the next week, June Madness will determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. HSSN has put together two 32-player brackets, one for the boys and one for the girls, of WPIAL alumni. Outside of a few exceptions, the field is made up...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinal results for Wednesday, June 17
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Wednesday, June 17 in the second semifinals match of the brackets to determine the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. This was a victory for the youth and for field over track. Maura Huwalt, a 2019 South Park graduate, continued to throw aside...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinals: Spencer Lee, Franklin Regional vs. Luke Hagy, Mt. Lebanon
Over the course of the next week, June Madness will determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. HSSN has put together two 32-player brackets, one for the boys and one for the girls, of WPIAL alumni. Outside of a few exceptions, the field is made up...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinal results for Tuesday, June 16
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Tuesday, June 16 in the first semifinals match of the brackets to determine the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. The NFL center from Moon High School was a perfect 3-0 against former quarterbacks in the first three rounds. However, his luck ran...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinals: Lauryn Williams, Rochester vs. Maura Huwalt, South Park
Over the course of the next week, June Madness will determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. HSSN has put together two 32-player brackets, one for the boys and one for the girls, of WPIAL alumni. Outside of a few exceptions, the field is made up...
Trib HSSN June Madness quarterfinal results for Monday, June 15
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Monday, June 15 in the final quarterfinals match of the brackets to determine the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. The perfect record by the South Park alum duo is no more. The tandem of Maura Huwalt and Nikki Doria were a perfect...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinals: A.Q. Shipley, Moon vs. Tyler Boyd, Clairton
Over the course of the next week, June Madness will determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. HSSN has put together two 32-player brackets, one for the boys and one for the girls, of WPIAL alumni. Outside of a few exceptions, the field is made up...
Versatile Neil Walker reflects on Pine-Richland days in baseball and football
Trib HSSN has been fortunate to cover a lot of great athletes these last two decades. While the “Best of the Century” contest continues, we now feature some of these high school stars from the last two decades twice a week on Monday and Thursday on the Rebel Yell podcast....
Trib HSSN June Madness quarterfinals: Rachel Martindale, North Allegheny vs. Nikki Doria, South Park
Over the course of the next few weeks, June Madness will determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. HSSN has put together two 32-player brackets, one for the boys and one for the girls, of WPIAL alums. Outside of a few exceptions, the field is made...
