Don Rebel stories, Page 22

While most WPIAL wrestling teams will have a section match or two in the books before the holidays, there are those schools in four-team sections that will wait until January to begin their section schedule. That includes defending Class 3A champion Connellsville, which is in Section 8-3A this year with...

The Montour Spartans have a lot going for them. They have experience with five senior starters, they have versatility with several playmakers that can fill different roles, and they have size with 6-foot-11 senior Ama Sow. But the difference Tuesday night for the Spartans was their sweet touch down the...

The 2024 WPIAL football season stood out for many reasons, including plenty of turnaround seasons and dominant performances by the coaches of these district programs. A tip of the cap to these honorable mention coaches: • Greg Perry of Mt. Lebanon, whose team lost its first five games and was...

Following a victory over South Fayette on Jan. 6, 2023, the Chartiers Valley boys basketball team sat in first place in Section 4-5A and had an overall record of a perfect 12-0. Then things went south for the Colts, who lost seven of their final 10 games and finished in...

Back in the day, when students did well in the classroom, they were moved to the front of the class. Like a gold star on the forehead, the tradition continues as Trib HSSN is once again moving that prized student to the head of the class. There were plenty of...

Twas the week before Christmas and all through the devices in the house, there was plenty of stirring as section play in WPIAL boys and girls basketball and wrestling continues on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Our stocking stuffers for you are WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls...

Over the last two girls basketball seasons, Avonworth and Shady Side Academy have built up a rivalry based on success. In each of the last two seasons, the Antelopes have won the Section 2-3A title while the Bulldogs captured the Section 3-3A crown. In 2023, Avonworth defeated Shady Side Academy...

Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime Wins-Overtime...

A “big” boys basketball battle is set for La Roche College on Saturday as part of the annual Harry Jenkins Classic. When Upper St. Clair (5-0) takes on Montour (2-0) in the first of four games, the contest not only features two undefeated teams, but also two of the best...

One of the craziest, most thrilling WPIAL boys basketball games ever took place 20 years ago this season, and it known simply as the Lance Jeter game. Jeter scored 37 points in the 2005 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship game, including a 3-point buzzer beater at the end of...

In an early season WPIAL girls basketball showdown between undefeated teams in Section 4-5A, both Peters Township and Thomas Jefferson started out slow, scoring only two points midway through the first quarter. The difference in the game was the Indians found some offensive rhythm in the second quarter while the...

Opening night of the WPIAL girls basketball section schedule arrives with a bang Thursday featuring a battle of unbeatens in Class 5A. Two teams with a combined record of 10-0 and whose average margin of victory combined is 30 points collide in an early season showdown when Peters Township visits...

With the state football championships complete, there have been 37 years of PIAA football playoffs. This season marked only the second time in history the WPIAL missed out on the PIAA parade of champions. With Central Catholic falling to St. Joe’s Prep in 6A and Avonworth losing a heartbreaker to...

We hit midweek with a highly anticipated WPIAL girls basketball section opener between two schools that have combined for nearly 30 district championships. North Catholic has won, by far, the most WPIAL girls hoops titles with 23, including one in each of the last three seasons. Oakland Catholic has won...

Upper St. Clair boys basketball coach Danny Holzer is starting to get used to this milestone thing. Last month, he celebrated his 60th birthday. Last week, he began his 30th season as head coach of the Panthers. On Tuesday night, he guided his top-ranked USC team to a victory over...

It was nearly a clean sweep of gold in the PIAA championships by the top-ranked teams in the Trib HSSN football rankings. Five teams ranked No. 1 in the state claimed victories this past weekend at Cumberland Valley: St. Joseph’s Prep in 6A, Bishop McDevitt in 5A, Northwestern Lehigh in...

The first two of many WPIAL boys basketball section games will take place Tuesday and both can be viewed here on Trib HSSN. Many district boys hoops teams will tip off section play Friday, but four teams get the early jump with one of the two contests possibly holding historic...

Section play is set to begin for most district teams in WPIAL basketball and wrestling this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN will have WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls basketball, PIHL high school hockey, boys and girls swimming and boys and girls wrestling debuting...

Two WPIAL girls basketball powers collide Monday in one final tune-up before their respective section seasons begin later in the week. Peters Township, a semifinalist in Class 6A a year ago will visit defending WPIAL Class 2A champion Greensburg Central Catholic. The Indians are now in Class 5A, but are...

Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime Wins-Overtime...

For only the second time in the 37-year history of the PIAA football playoffs, the WPIAL was denied winning any state championships. With Central Catholic in Class 6A and Avonworth in 3A both settling for state silver, it marked the first time since 1992 that a WPIAL team didn’t win...

Early December high school basketball doesn’t usually offer many intriguing storylines as teams search for an identity while trying to put one in the win column. However, a good storyline wasn’t difficult to find Friday in the first game of the Upper St. Clair boys basketball tip-off tournament. Two playoff...

On a weekend that featured six schools making their PIAA championship game debut, the final contest of the weekend includes two schools that have been there, done it several times over. In fact, St. Joseph’s Prep out of the Philadelphia Catholic League in Philadelphia and Central Catholic out of the...

The PIAA Class 3A championship game features two schools making their second appearance in the football state championship game and still in search of their first PIAA gold. Five years ago, WPIAL champion Avonworth suffered one of the biggest losses in PIAA football playoff history, falling to state power Southern...