Don Rebel stories, Page 48
Penn Hills starts, finishes strong in Class 5A win over Thomas Jefferson
Penn Hills played a picture-perfect road game in the first half Friday on opening night of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs at Thomas Jefferson. Then the Indians nearly flushed it away with a rough third quarter, only to answer the bell in the fourth to take control back and beat...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 16, 2024: Breaking down the 1st full day of WPIAL playoff action
Let the games begin! Opening night of the 2024 WPIAL basketball playoffs shines a spotlight on first-round games in Boys Class 4A and A along with openers in girls 2A along with two 5A preliminary round contests. One of the dark horses in the Class 4A boys basketball postseason is...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 15, 2024: Boys basketball playoffs tip off a day early
Special circumstances have forced the WPIAL to raise the curtain on the start of the 2024 district basketball playoffs a day earlier than expected. Hillel Academy, an Orthodox Jewish Day School located in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, is in its second year of playing basketball in the WPIAL. The Heat...
Trib 10: As playoffs begin, several teams slip out of power rankings
We have reached the end of the regular season and are nearing the start of the February Frenzy also known as the 2024 WPIAL basketball playoffs. While the postseason is known as the second season, it also offers a second chance for teams that may not have reached their goals...
What to watch for in Western Pa. H.S. sports for Feb. 14, 2024: City League semifinals on tap
Happy Valentine’s Day! While the WPIAL basketball playoffs begin with one game Thursday and 23 more on Friday, the City League postseason tips off Wednesday with the District 8 semifinals. It has been another dominating winter for the Allderdice boys basketball team. The Dragons were perfect in district play with...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Rankings for Feb. 13, 2024
Instead of the calm before the storm like we saw on the boys side this week, the winds of change were blowing strong against the teams ranked in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings this past week. There were changes in all six classifications, including two teams falling out...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania Boys Basketball Rankings for Feb. 13, 2024
Call it the calm before the postseason storm. The 30 teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings wrapped up the regular seasons in victorious fashion, providing little movement in this week’s Top 5. While there were a couple of losses that led to a little movement...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 12, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Trinity Hillers Coach: Kathy McConnell-Miller (fifth season) Record: 8-2 in Section 4-5A, 18-8 overall Last year: In the five years since taking over the Trinity girls basketball program, Kathy McConnell-Miller has had the Hillers vying for a Class 5A championship each season....
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 12, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Bella Antonacci School: Indiana Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-6 Position: Guard What coach says: “The biggest thing that stood out to me over this past week was our entire team’s will to win the section title, which was led by Bella’s energy,” Indiana...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 12, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Michael Plasko School: South Fayette Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-11 Position: Guard What coach says: “Mike has that look on his face every time he steps on the floor,” South Fayette coach Dave Mislan said. “So much of what kids do revolves around...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 11, 2024: Basketball brackets to be revealed on HSSN
Did somebody say something about bracketology? For those who love district high school basketball, Valentine’s Day comes two days early with the release of the 2024 WPIAL playoff brackets. There are 87 boys basketball teams in the postseason field, with 17 teams qualifying in Class 5A, 16 schools in 4A,...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 11, 2024
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Beaver Bobcats Coach: Casey Kaiser (third season) Record: 8-4 in Section 2-4A, 12-9 overall Last year: Beaver finished in third place in Section 2-4A with a record of 8-4, four games behind section champion Lincoln Park and two games behind second-place North...
2023-24 PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers through Feb. 11, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest PIHL playoff qualifiers. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Class 3A...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 12, 2024
Let the February Frenzy begin! The curtain drops and the ball goes up for the start of the boys and girls high school basketball postseason this week. It begins with some bracketology and the 2024 WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show on Monday and concludes with district hoops playoff action Friday...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast the 2024 girls basketball playoff pairings
The 2024 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is set with 81 teams in the six classifications. Class 6A will go right into the quarterfinals round with eight teams, Class 3A and 2A each have a perfect field of 16 and both 4A and A have 12 teams that qualified and...
With playoff pressure off, North Hills outduels Chartiers Valley
When Moon defeated Mars on Thursday, some of the air came out of the balloon for Friday’s meeting between North Hills (11-9) and Chartiers Valley (11-11). Before the Mars loss, the Indians-Colts game was a win-and-you’re-in contest. However, the fact that both teams clinched a playoff spot the night before...
WPIAL clinched: Field for boys basketball playoffs set
The stretch run of the WPIAL boys basketball season is over and the postseason field is completely set with 87 playoff teams. The WPIAL will release the boys basketball brackets Monday with the Playoff Pairings Show on Trib HSSN at 2 p.m. Here is the final list of teams that...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff field finalized
The 2024 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is now complete. The district will release the girls playoff brackets on Monday, and Trib HSSN will have the WPIAL Playoff Pairings Show at 2 p.m. Here is the final list of teams that have earned a district playoff berth. *Won or shared...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 9, 2024: Central Catholic, North Allegheny go mano a mano for section title
The 2023-2024 WPIAL basketball season began 71 days ago. On Friday, section play concludes with two boys basketball teams deadlocked in the race for the Section 1-6A championship. Defending champion Central Catholic visits North Allegheny (10-11) in a battle of 7-2 teams fighting for an outright title. The Vikings are...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff field almost set
The 2024 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is all but complete with 80 teams having clinched a playoff berth and the possibility of one more team joining the playoffs in Class 5A. The district will release the girls playoff brackets on Monday. Trib HSSN will have the WPIAL Playoff Pairings...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 8, 2024: Moon, Montour girls battle for playoff spot
The four best words this time of year might be “win and you’re in.” That is the case for two West Hills rivals in a battle for fourth place in WPIAL girls basketball as Montour (8-12) hosts Moon (13-8) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on Trib HSSN. Both the Spartans and...
Trib 10: Top teams in power rankings look ready for long playoff runs
The top girls basketball teams in the district have made a statement over the last month that they are more than ready for lengthy playoff runs. For the first time since mid-January, there was a change in the girls Trib 10 as Aliquippa entered and North Catholic exited … for...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 6, 2024
The stretch run of the WPIAL boys basketball season has only a few days remaining. The WPIAL will release the boys basketball brackets on Monday with the Playoff Pairings Show on Trib HSSN at a time to be determined. Here is the latest list of teams that have earned a...
Montour fills highlight reel in section-clinching win over Avonworth
Montour captured a boys basketball section championship Tuesday and did so in grand style with several exclamation points. There was a raucous crowd, an incredible start, several thunderous dunks and a historic basket to finish what turned out to be a dominating performance as Montour crushed visiting Avonworth, 65-38. The...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls basketball rankings for Feb. 6, 2024
There was some actual movement this week in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, at least in half of the classifications. Four teams dropped out with losses, including a pair of teams in Class 4A. Gone from last week’s Top 5 are Lincoln Park, North Catholic, Scranton Prep and...
