Don Rebel stories, Page 49

Several district basketball teams are singing “I’ll be home for Christmas,” as they hit the road for some holiday tournament action. The Lincoln Park boys basketball team conclude its successful trip to the great northwest Wednesday as the Leopards play the last of their four games in the Capital City...

Due to an illness, Upper St. Clair was without star guard Rylee Kalocay on Monday as the Panthers lost big to Norwin. The junior returned and made visiting Moon sick with a big game as the Panthers handed the Tigers their first loss of the season, 64-44. Kalocay hit five...

With less than a week to go before the big guy hits town jingling and jangling, it’s a rather light slate of district boys basketball section games this week. One of the more interesting matchups Tuesday has Seton LaSalle heading down Route 88 into South Park for a Section 2-3A...

2023 WPIAL football player of the year Tiqwai Hayes School: Aliquippa Position: Running back Class: Junior In 2021, Tiqwai Hates splashed on the area high school football scene by finishing fifth in the WPIAL in rushing with 1,746 yards on 245 carries and leading the team in scoring with 23...

The 2023 WPIAL football season stood out for many reasons, including so many quick turnaround seasons by several district programs. A tip of the coaching cap to: • Ryan Linn of Moon, as the Tigers went from 1-9 last season to 6-6 and a semifinals berth this year. • Sam...

For all you last minute shoppers, the WPIAL has a great stocking stuffer for district girls basketball fans with a Monday rematch of this past season’s Class 2A district championship game. WPIAL defending champion Shenango hosts Freedom in a rematch of the title game from earlier in 2023. In the...

‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the house, basketball balls were bouncing and pucks were flying high as we bring you a few more days of winter scholastic sports before the holidays this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We wind down the year with a...

Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points North Allegheny, 8-2-0 = 16 Seneca Valley, 8-3-0 = 16 Pine-Richland, 7-2-0 = 14...

Back in the day, when a student did well in the classroom, they were moved to the front of the class. While there is no more dangling carrot for students like getting to leave your final class to pound the chalk out of the erasers, the tradition continues as Trib...

District basketball lost a true great earlier this year with the passing of coach Harry Jenkins in May at the age of 75. Jenkins was a successful head coach for 25 years at Fox Chapel. After stepping down in 2005, he was an assistant coach at CMU for three years...

Ten days before Christmas and all through the house, many boys basketball players were stirring because it’s opening night of WPIAL section play. Eight district boys basketball sections open up play Friday, including Section 2 in Class 4A, all four sections in 3A and Section 3 and 4 in 2A....

Welcome to the start of section play in four of the six classifications in WPIAL girls basketball. Section play tips off Thursday in Section 2-6A, Sections 1, 2 and 3 in 5A, Section 1 and 3 in 4A and Section 1, 3 and 4 in 2A. One of the highlights...

In the first edition of the HSSN Trib 10 this football season, Central Catholic was selected as the top-ranked team in the power ratings. The Vikings stayed on top until after Week 6, following their loss at Pine-Richland. That week, Aliquippa rose to No. 1 to the surprise of some...

Today we look back at one of the greatest achievements by any athlete in WPIAL history. Twenty years ago, Aliquippa reached the 2003 PIAA Class 2A football championship game against a Northern Lehigh team that had yielded only 47 points all season. Quips senior Darrelle Revis put on a classic...

Six PIAA champions have been crowned with five of the teams winning in convincing fashion. Four of the champions are repeat winners with St. Joseph’s Prep in 6A, Belle Vernon in 3A, Southern Columbia in 2A and Steelton-Highspire in A successfully defending their state crowns. The other two winners, Imhotep...

The 12th day of the 12th month of the year is a busy one for nonsection WPIAL boys basketball action, including a rematch from a Class 3A playoff game a year ago. When the 2023 basketball brackets were unveiled, Mohawk was the No. 4 seed in 3A while Deer Lakes...

Here are the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week here at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. *-clinched a playoff spot x-eliminated from playoff chase #-Ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Team, Wins-Losses-Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA North Allegheny, 7-2-0 = 14 Pine-Richland, 7-2-0...

The pucks are flying high as we turn full attention to winter scholastic sports this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We double your pleasure of PIHL action with a Monday and Thursday high school hockey doubleheader. We also have links to WPIAL boys and girls basketball...

Call it the Battle of Thoms Run Road. Two schools separated by less than 5 miles on Thoms Run Road continue their girls basketball rivalry Monday when South Fayette visits Chartiers Valley. The Lions and Colts have won six of the seven WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championships, with the...

Saturday is a big day for boys high school basketball fans in the Westmoreland County area with the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Showcase. The event is so big, games will be taking place at two sites. The schedule for games at Hempfield: • Yough (3-0) vs. Monessen (1-0) at noon...

Upper St. Clair started the week with a tough loss against defending WPIAL Class 5A champion South Fayette but ended the week with back-to-back wins on consecutive nights. A day after defeating Thomas Jefferson, USC went toe to toe with Shaler before edging the Titans in a nonsection contest, 45-37....

There was plenty of size on the floor Friday when a pair of preseason Top 5 teams collided and earned their early reps as contenders. However, when the biggest rebound of the game was up for grabs, it was a 6-foot-1 guard who was disguised as the big bad Wolfe...