Don Rebel stories, Page 33
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 13, 2025: Let the playoff games begin
Let the games begin! The 2025 Path to the Pete begins Thursday with eight “pigtail” games. The term pigtail was often used by the first WPIAL executive director Charles “Ace” Heberling. Now, they are known as preliminary round games and there will be six boys and two girls contests to...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings for Feb. 12, 2025
Only two teams lost their spot in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings this week as we transition from regular season to postseason. On the fall for now were Hollidaysburg from District 6 in Class 5A, replaced by undefeated Penn-Trafford, and DuBois Central Catholic from D-9 in Class A,...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for Feb. 12, 2025
The regular season has come to an end and as teams prepare for their respective district playoffs, there wasn’t much change from last week to this week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings. Two teams from the powerful District 12 slipped out of the Top 5 for now, one from 6A...
Trib10: Ranked teams hold their ground as playoffs begin
There were no drastic falls during the final week of the 2025 WPIAL basketball regular season, but there were some slips here and there in preparation for the Path to the Pete. There were some adjustments as some teams dropped and some rose up in the latest Trib 10 power...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 10, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – South Fayette Lions Coach: Bryan Bennett (eighth season) Record: 12-0 in Section 3-5A, 21-1 overall #Earned: South Fayette has been on a mission all season long. Only two other teams in this century have captured four straight WPIAL girls basketball championships...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 10, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Kylie Fruehstorfer School: Union Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-5 Position: Point guard #Earned: As a sophomore and junior, Kylie Fruehstorfer was a part of back-to-back WPIAL Class A titles for Union. Now as a senior, she’s trying to lead the way for...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 10, 2025: Basketball playoff pairings to be revealed
Welcome to the Christmas Day for district high school basketball fans with everybody’s favorite present under the tree set to be unwrapped Monday afternoon, the gift of the WPIAL basketball bracketology. There are 85 boys teams and 84 girls teams preparing for the second season. Now they will find out...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 10, 2025
Let the games begin! This is a special week celebrated by lovers all around. Sure, Valentine’s Day is Friday, but I speak for the round ball lovers as we prepare for the start of the 2025 WPIAL basketball playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We get...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 9, 2025
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest playoff qualifiers. 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. *- indicates clinched a...
Peters Township ends Bethel Park’s playoff hopes
The mission for the Bethel Park boys basketball team was clear. To qualify for the WPIAL postseason in Section 3-5A, they needed to win at home over Peters Township on the final night of section play and have Thomas Jefferson lose to section champion Baldwin. The Highlanders helped with a...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff field finalized with 84 teams
The WPIAL girls basketball regular season is nearly in the books and the district playoff field has been finalized with 84 teams punching their ticket to ride into the district playoffs. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff field set with 85 teams
The stretch run is over and the WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is set with 85 district teams set to begin the Path to the Pete. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 7, 2025: Every section title and playoff-clinching scenario in boys basketball
For some WPIAL boys basketball teams on this final night of section play, it’s kind of like dancing the hokey pokey. If you win, you are in, and if you lose, you are out. That’s what Friday is all about. Section championships and some District 7 postseason berths are still...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff field nearly set with 83 teams
With the exception of a couple of more section games, the 2025 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is nearly in the books with 83 teams punching their ticket to ride into the district playoffs. There could be one more addition to the Class 3A field depending on the outcome of...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 6, 2025: Playoff scenarios for girls basketball section hopefuls and bubble teams
Thursday marks the final busy night of WPIAL girls basketball section play with some titles and postseason berths still up for grabs. The section titles in Sections 3 and 4 in Class 5A were decided Monday and the Section 1 title will be decided on Friday. That leaves first place...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for Feb. 5, 2025
As the sands in the regular season basketball hourglass are winding down, the cream of the crop in the state is rising to the top. There were very few changes in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings this week with January in the rearview mirror and the district playoffs...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Feb. 5, 2025
We are midway through the first week of the second month with the district girls basketball playoffs throughout Pennsylvania just around the corner. When the music stopped this past week, four teams lost their seat in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings. Falling from the Top 5 were two...
Trib 10: 2 teams move into power rankings on eve of playoffs
There are only a few days remaining in the WPIAL regular season as the list of playoff-bound teams continues to grow, including the teams below. There was one change this week in both the boys and girls power rankings. Out of this Trib 10 for the boys is Deer Lakes,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 5, 2025: Traditional national signing day arrives for football recruits
The first Wednesday in February is National Letter of Intent Day, when high school football seniors make their verbal commitments official by signing on the dotted line. Some shine has been taking off this once huge day with the advent of the early signing period in December. Here is a...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 4, 2025
The stretch run of the boys basketball season is down to the final few days as the district postseason field now sits at 79 teams. 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...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 4, 2025: Handful of section titles up for grabs in boys basketball
The final week of the regular season in WPIAL boys basketball continues with plenty of high-stakes contests for both section titles and district playoff spots. There are five district boys hoops games with first place and a possible section crown at stake, but only one of them is between two...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 3, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week – Jeannette Jayhawks Coach: Adrian Batts (16th season at Jeannette) Record: 10-1 in Section 1-2A, 17-1 overall #Earned: The Jayhawks have a big showdown for the section title Tuesday at rival Greensburg Central Catholic, but this past week, they proved their focus...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 3, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Connor Crossey School: Franklin Regional Class: Senior Height: 6-foot-1 Position: Guard #Earned: A year ago, Franklin Regional was the toast of Westmoreland County, reaching both the WPIAL and PIAA boys basketball championship games. However, with the core of the team having...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 3, 2025
The stretch run of the girls basketball season has less than a week left 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...
South Fayette jumps on Chartiers Valley early to stand alone atop section
For the final three quarters of Monday night’s showdown for the Section 3-5A girls basketball crown, Chartiers Valley was able to compete at home. Unfortunately for the Colts, their nightmarish first quarter could not be deleted, which was good news for South Fayette. The Lions clinched the outright section title...
