Don Rebel stories, Page 27
Upper St. Clair gives coach Danny Holzer career win No. 500
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...
Final Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for 2024
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...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 10, 2024: Longtime coach looks for milestone win
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...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 9, 2024
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...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 9, 2024: Girls basketball contenders to meet in nonsection clash
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...
PIHL standings through Dec. 8, 2024
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...
2024 PIAA football playoffs recap: WPIAL shut out of championships for 2nd time in 37 years
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...
Bethel Park tops Seton LaSalle in back-and-forth contest
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...
PIAA Class 6A football championship preview: Central Catholic vs. St. Joseph’s Prep
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...
PIAA Class 3A football championship preview: Avonworth vs. Northwestern Lehigh
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...
What to watch for in high school sports on Dec. 6, 2024: Day 2 of state football championships kicks off
The second of three days of the 2024 PIAA football championships are set for Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley on Friday. On Day 2 in Mechanicsburg, the Class 2A and 5A state football title games take center stage. Three of the four teams playing Friday are searching for their first...
PIAA Class 5A and Class 2A football championship previews for Dec. 6, 2024
There was great excitement in these parts last season when the WPIAL sent five teams and the City League had one reach championship weekend in the 2023 PIAA football playoffs. Following several stunning results on the day after Thanksgiving, the district only has two teams remaining to play for state...
What to watch for in high school sports on Dec. 5, 2024: State football championships kick off
Thursday marks the first of the final three days of the 2024 high school football season. The PIAA football championships kick off at Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley with the Class A and Class 4A title games. Three of the four teams are trying to win their first state football...
PIAA Class 4A and Class A football championship previews for Dec. 5, 2024
There was great excitement in these parts last season when the WPIAL sent five teams and the City League had one reach championship weekend in the 2023 PIAA football playoffs. Following several stunning results on the day after Thanksgiving, the district only has two teams remaining to play for state...
Trib 10: 5th team climbs to top spot in power rankings
Black Friday may have been great for local consumers, but it turned out to be a bad ending to a golden season for four district champions. The state semifinals were the end of the line for WPIAL winners Pine-Richland in 5A, Thomas Jefferson in 4A, South Park in 2A and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 4, 2024: High school football stars to sign on dotted line
Wednesday marks the start of the college football early signing period. High school seniors can sign binding letters of intent to their school of choice between Wednesday and Friday. The traditional signing period is Feb. 5 through April 1. The college football transfer portal opens between Dec. 9 and Dec....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Dec. 3, 2024
For the most part, the Trib HSSN football rankings held true on state semifinals weekend. Five of the six top-ranked teams were victorious and will be playing for a PIAA championship this week in Mechanicsburg. The lone exception was in Class A where No. 1 Fort Cherry lost big to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 3, 2024: Mars boys tip off with new coach
For the first time in over two and a half decades, the Mars boys basketball team is set to hit the court without Rob Carmody as head coach. Carmody resigned in August after 26 years leading the Fightin’ Planets. His teams won two WPIAL championships and were PIAA runners-up twice....
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Dec. 2, 2024
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Central Catholic Vikings Coach: Ryan Lehmeier (2nd season) Result: Central Catholic 38, Harrisburg 33 Record: 12-2 overall #Earned: This is the second time this season the Vikings have been named the Trib HSSN Team of the Week. The first one was at...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 2, 2024: Top teams to compete at Franklin Regional’s Mike Rettger tournament
Welcome to the start of the first full week of the winter sports season. With the high school basketball season starting earlier than usual this season, the various tip-off tournaments have been spread out. Several of them opened this past weekend while others will take place this upcoming weekend. One...
Trib HSSN football players of the week for Dec. 1, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Nico and Luca Neal School – Avonworth Class – Nico, senior; Luca, junior Height/weight – Nico: 5-foot-10, 225 pounds; Luca: 5-10, 190 Position – Nico: Running back, linebacker; Luca: Running back, defensive back What coach says – “What stood out (Friday) was...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 2, 2024
Winter high school sports blankets the calendar on the first week of December this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls basketball, along with three PIHL high school hockey contests and a boys and girls swim meet. Plus the...
PIHL standings through Dec. 1, 2024
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...
2 WPIAL teams still standing as championship matchups are set in PIAA football playoffs
The day after Thanksgiving really did turn out to big Black Friday for the WPIAL football champions. Five took the field and only one survived the state semifinals. Golden seasons ended for Pine-Richland, Thomas Jefferson, South Park and Fort Cherry with losses in the PIAA final four. However, District 7...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Realignment really did a job on the district’s smallest classification in boys basketball. This class isn’t just small, it’s minuscule. Two-time defending district and state champion Imani Christian went all the way up to Class 6A over the next two- year cycle, and Carlynton went from Class A to 3A....
