Don Rebel stories, Page 40

For the first time since the expansion to six classifications in 2017, the WPIAL has only one team advancing to the PIAA girls basketball championships. The last time only one District 7 team reached the girls basketball finals when North Catholic was the lone WPIAL rep in 2016, the final...

Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Aubree Hupp School: Blackhawk Class: Sophomore Height: 5-foot-10 Position: Forward #Earned: While senior Alena Fusetti has been the leading scorer for Blackhawk this season, Hupp has stepped up and been a force on the blocks for the Cougars in the postseason. In...

Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday and the final stop on the Road to Hershey with PIAA basketball final four games in boys Class 6A, 3A and 2A, along with girls 5A, 4A and A. While the Class 5A and 4A “western finals” were rematches of WPIAL championship games this winter, the...

At the 4:26 mark of the first quarter in the PIAA boys Class A semifinal between WPIAL champion Imani Christian and District 6 winner Bishop Carroll, the Saints called timeout after Nate Brazil scored his fifth and sixth point of the game to put him over 1,000 points in his...

Welcome to Semifinals Monday on the Road to Hershey with PIAA basketball final four games in boys 5A, 4A and A, along with girls 6A, 3A and 2A. We are winding back the clock a few weeks to a couple of WPIAL boys basketball championship rematches. In Class 5A, district...

As the high school basketball state playoffs conclude, the spotlight shines on the conclusion of the high school hockey postseason with four title games Monday and Tuesday on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We hit the ice with the PIHL Penguins Cup championship games Monday and Tuesday with video...

There will be no repeat performance in the state playoffs for Union after the Scotties were eliminated in the PIAA Class A quarterfinals Saturday. While Oakland Catholic, Armstrong and North Catholic also saw their seasons end in the 5A and 4A brackets, two district teams were quarterfinal winners and are...

There is guaranteed to be a WPIAL team playing for the PIAA Class 2A boys basketball championship, but there will also be none in the 6A and 3A semifinals or finals. The last of the District 7 teams in 6A and 3A fell in the quarterfinals Saturday as Upper St....

There will be at least two WPIAL boys basketball teams playing for state gold in Hershey following Friday’s PIAA quarterfinals results. WPIAL title game rematches are set for Monday in the PIAA semifinals in Class 5 and 4A after Moon, Franklin Regional, Lincoln Park and Hampton all picked up third...

There will be no state gold for the WPIAL in girls 6A and 3A as three district teams came up short in the quarterfinals on Friday in the 2024 PIAA girls basketball state playoffs. WPIAL champion Norwin in 6A and district winner Shady Side Academy and runner-up Avonworth in 3A...

Welcome to Quarterfinals Saturday on the Road to Hershey with third-round PIAA basketball games in boys Class 6A, 3A and 2A, along with girls 5A, 4A and A taking center stage. What a difference six weeks make. After losing to rival Greensburg Central Catholic in early January by 27 points...

For a young Bishop Canevin team, 2023 was a year to dip a toe in the water and drink whatever success was possible while building for the future. Well, the future was now for the Crusaders as they belly-flopped into the district postseason waters and came away with gold from...

Welcome to Quarterfinals Friday on the Road to Hershey with third-round PIAA basketball games in boys Class 5A, 4A and A, along with girls 6A, 3A and 2A taking center stage. The WPIAL had dominated boys 5A through two rounds. All four teams in the “western” semifinals are from District...

Minimal changes were made to the rankings this week, considering the best teams across the state have gone head-to-head through two rounds on the Road to Hershey. Eight teams dropped out of the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings from last week as their seasons came to an end....

The Road to Hershey is nearing the halfway point with two rounds in the books and three rounds remaining. Usually there are big changes at this point, but the best of the best in boys basketball across the state continue to take care of business and are now headed to...

South Fayette became the first WPIAL champion to be eliminated before the PIAA quarterfinals. However, Class 5A girls are well represented by WPIAL teams. Armstrong, Oakland Catholic and McKeesport are all alive for state gold heading into the Elite 8 round this weekend. In girls 4A, WPIAL finalists North Catholic...

The WPIAL is looking good in the PIAA Class 2A boys basketball playoffs with three teams in the western region final four. The Road to Hershey is now through two rounds and Aliquippa, Fort Cherry and surprising Jeannette remain alive heading into the state Elite 8 in 2A. Deer Lakes...

Since 2017, either Seton LaSalle or Serra Catholic has reached the WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship game. In fact, in the five title games played since 2017, the Rebels and Eagles have squared off against each other in two of them, including last year. Seton LaSalle beat Serra Catholic both...

The PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs conclude their week-long final four games at the RMU Island Sports Complex on Neville Island and here on Trib HSSN. The winners head to the championship game next week while the losers pack their gear until next season. Thursday features the two Division II semifinals...

The thought of double titles must be very intriguing to the 12 WPIAL champions this year because through two rounds of the PIAA basketball playoffs, 11 of them are still alive, three wins from finding that rare pot filled with district and state gold. Girls 5A champion South Fayette was...

Oakland Catholic handled its PIAA Class 5A second-round girls basketball playoff game against South Fayette like child’s play Wednesday night. The first half was Chutes and Ladders as the Eagles kept making shots and climbing the ladder toward a big lead while the Lions kept sliding further into a hole...

It has been a strong showing from the WPIAL teams in boys Class 5A this state postseason. District 7 will have four of the eight teams remaining in that classification and a WPIAL team is guaranteed to be playing for PIAA gold in Hershey next Friday. Three district teams remain...