Don Rebel stories, Page 27
Bethel Park’s playoff hopes get brighter with win over Thomas Jefferson
The power went out on the Bethel Park gym scoreboard several times Friday night. Fortunately for the Black Hawks, the lights did not go out on their playoff hopes. Sophomore guard Will Sabatos tipped in a missed shot to break a tie in the final minute as Bethel Park held...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 31, 2025: Section deadlock about to be broken
We say so long to January with a busy “Frayday” of WPIAL boys basketball stretch run action. The three-way tie for first place in Section 1-4A will be whittled down to either two or one team on top following Friday night. Deer Lakes (16-3), Knoch (13-5) and North Catholic (13-5)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 1, 2025: Team wrestling titles up for grabs
The February Frenzy begins with WPIAL championship wrestling and boys and girls basketball. The district team wrestling semifinals and championships will take place Saturday morning and afternoon at Peters Township. In one of the Class 2A semifinals, top-seed and defending champion Burrell will battle No. 4 Quaker Valley at 10...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 30, 2025
The stretch run of the WPIAL girls basketball season is underway as the district postseason field continues to take shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or fewer schools...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 30, 2025: Upper St. Clair in position to finish off section title race
While it appears the chase for the section title in Section 1-6A boys basketball is going to come down to the last night of section play, the lights could be turned out Thursday on the race for a championship in Section 2-6A. Upper St. Clair (18-1) can clinch the section...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings for Jan. 29, 2025
In the final Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings of January, the cream is starting to rise to the top in preparation for the upcoming district playoffs coming in a couple of weeks. There was very little movement in the Top 5 this week compared to last week. In fact,...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for Jan. 29, 2025
The battle for top spots took a turn to the west this past week in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings. A week ago, District 12 had three No. 1 teams atop the state rankings; however, with Roman Catholic slipping to No. 2 behind Upper St. Clair in 6A...
Trib 10: Top teams stand their ground but other changes abound in power rankings
The girls powered along with February basketball in sight while the boys scuffled a bit, leading to a shuffling of the power ranking decks near the bottom of the Trib 10 this past week. All of the girls teams from a week ago enjoyed a perfect week with one big...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 29, 2025: Road teams face tall task in wrestling playoffs
Wednesday is a busy night of WPIAL boys team wrestling postseason action with first-round and quarterfinal matches at four sites in each classification. So how important is home-mat advantage when it comes to the first two rounds of the district team wrestling playoffs? In this decade, it has meant a...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 28, 2025
The stretch run of the WPIAL boys basketball season is underway as the district postseason field slowly takes shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or fewer schools will...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 28, 2025: Every game matters in 6A boys basketball
Welcome to the stretch run of the 2025 WPIAL boys basketball season, where section titles are won, seeding positioning is fought for and playoff hopes are either realized or dashed. Just about every game is big the rest of the way in Section 1-6A boys hoops with three teams fighting...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 27, 2025
The stretch run of the 2025 WPIAL girls basketball season is underway as the district postseason field begins to take shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or fewer...
High school boys basketball team of the week for Jan. 27, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week – Baldwin Highlanders Coach: Jeff Ackermann (fifth season at Baldwin, 25th overall season as head coach) Record: 7-1 in Section 3-5A, 16-1 overall #Earned: The move down in class from 6A to 5A has been near perfect for the 2024 district runner-up...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 27, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Colton Straight School: Montour Class: Senior Height: 6-foot Position: Guard #Earned: The center of attention for Montour boys basketball opponents this season is 6-foot-11 senior forward/center Ama Tening Sow. The Trib HSSN Class 5A preseason player of the year is averaging...
Norwin uses late surge to roll past Upper St. Clair in girls Section 2-6A basketball showdown
Last week, Canon-McMillan defeated Upper St. Clair to unlock the door to first place in Section 2-6A girls basketball. On Monday, defending WPIAL champion Norwin kicked the door in and took over sole possession of the top spot in the section. Defense, rebounding and free throws were big keys as...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 27, 2025: Norwin, Upper St. Clair meet in 1st-place clash
Welcome to the stretch run of the WPIAL girls basketball season, the start of the final two weeks of section play. Now the focus just isn’t on the battles for section championships, it is also on securing the needed positioning in a section to secure a district playoff berth. The...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 26, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers Coach – Don Eckerle (22nd season) Record – 15-2 overall, 10-0 in Section 1-3A #Earned – The Our Lady of the Sacred Heart girls basketball teams had built a nice lead in Section 1-3A...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 26, 2025
The stretch run of the 2025 WPIAL girls basketball season is underway as the district postseason field begins to take shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or less...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 26, 2025
The stretch run of the 2025 WPIAL boys basketball season begins this week as the district postseason field slowly takes shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or less...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 26, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Emma Larkin School: Geibel Catholic Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-5 Position: Guard What coach says: “Her leadership and hustle,” Geibel Catholic coach Sara Larkin said when asked what stood out about her daughter’s performance in a big section win over Clairton on Monday....
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 27, 2025
While the mercury is finally showing signs of life and slowly defrosting the area, district high school basketball fans prepare to twist and bend with the start of the stretch run of the high school hoops regular season this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have...
PIHL standings through Jan. 26, 2025
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...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 25, 2025: Busy weekend of basketball showcases ahead
The count is 30 WPIAL boys basketball teams that will be participating in events sponsored by the Pittsburgh Basketball Club this weekend. On Saturday, the PBC will host its annual Hall of Fame Classic with five games at North Hills and four at Ambridge. Here is the schedule for each...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 24, 2025: Belle Vernon, Derry rematch in key section clash
In WPIAL Section 3-4A boys basketball, three teams have pulled away from the other four schools. Belle Vernon (12-4) and Derry (10-5) are both 7-1 in section play while Elizabeth Forward (13-3) is right there as well with a 6-1 section mark. The Leopards beat the Warriors, the Warriors knocked...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 23, 2025: Top teams collide in Class 3A girls basketball
The Our Lady of the Sacred Heart girls basketball program continues to enjoy a big season with 14 wins in 16 games. The Chargers have built up a three-game lead in Section 1-3A and are closing in clinching the section crown. However, the chase for second place looks like it...
