Don Rebel stories, Page 54

It was another calm-before-the-storm week in the latest Trib 10 power rankings. All 10 teams were victorious in Week 8, but things will be changing heading into the WPIAL postseason once the dust settles from what should be a scintillating Week 9. There are two heads-to-head showdowns this Friday with...

The first round of the WPIAL boys soccer Class 3A playoffs was Shutout City. Seven of the eight losing teams were held to nil on the scoreboard, and the only goal scored by an eliminated team came from No. 16 seed Chartiers Valley in a 5-1 loss to top-seeded Plum....

As we inch closer to the district playoffs starting across Pennsylvania in Week 10, the top teams are trying to hit the finish line of the regular season strong. Last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football ranked teams were a combined 28-2 in Week 8. Only Exeter Township in 5A and...

There are 14 teams that are back in the WPIAL Class 2A girls soccer playoffs from a year ago. The only two that qualified this fall that weren’t part of the fun last season are No. 9 Quaker Valley and No. 10 Deer Lakes. Both will get a taste of...

At the start of the season, the Central Valley football had its fair share of questions with a roster littered with inexperienced players. However, great programs always seem to find a way to get it done and be successful. The Warriors enter Week 9 with a chance to earn a...

The stretch run of the high school football regular season concludes with a monster Friday of district football this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video coverage of Week 9 with six key WPIAL football games Friday, plus links to several other playoff relevant football...

Here are the latest 2023-24 PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week on TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A Bethel Park, 3-1-0 = 6 Central Catholic, 2-1-0 = 4 Mt. Lebanon, 2-1-0 =...

The district playoffs on the pitch began on Saturday and continue Monday with first-round matches for the Class 3A girls and boys in Class 2A. When Montour and Franklin Regional met Sept. 25 in a Class 3A girls soccer nonsection match in Murrysville, the game had a playoff feel. Both...

There is one week left in the 2023 WPIAL football regular season. Heading into the final weekend, 52 teams have guaranteed a spot on the Playoff Path to the North Shore and to North Huntingdon. That leaves only 15 district playoff spots up for grabs this weekend. Here is the...

The 2023 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season is over and the postseason begins next week with 70 teams vying for district gold. The top four teams in each section qualified for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head did not break the tie all...

This week is the meat of the WPIAL football “stretch run” sandwich. One piece of bread was last week and the other slice will come next week. With two weeks left in the regular season, 34 teams have clinched a tasty district playoff berth. Now they turn to the desserts...

It’s time for some playoff high school football. While the WPIAL still has two weeks left in the regular season, the City League concluded its regular season last week and begins the postseason with two semifinals games this weekend. Before the playoffs even started, there was heavy drama when Allderdice,...

A week after a surprising shuffle of the deck shook the top half of the weekly power rankings, calmness prevailed in Week 7 as nine of the Trib 10 teams were victorious. The only change came when No. 3 defeated No. 5. Central Catholic’s bounce-back victory over Penn Hills drops...

The 2023 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season will be over after Thursday. Thus far, 65 teams have clinched a district playoff berth. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all...

The regular season is over in the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer season as 56 teams have clinched a district playoff spot. The WPIAL soccer playoff pairings show is scheduled for noon Wednesday on TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Here is the final list of district teams that have qualified for the WPIAL boys soccer...

The first edition of bracketology for the fall WPIAL sports season comes Wednesday when the district releases the brackets for the 2023 boys and girls soccer playoffs. Not only did the four defending girls soccer champions all qualify for this year’s postseason to defend their crowns, North Allegheny, Moon, Avonworth...

There were only two teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings that came up on the short end of the stick in Week 7, and one of them was a shocker. For only the second time in 82 games, defending Class 2A state champion and the most...

The final day of section play in WPIAL boys soccer is Tuesday. The playoff fields are set in Class 4A, 2A and A. The postseason puzzle is not quite finished in Class 3A, as the fourth-place battle in Section 2-3A comes down to the final night. Chartiers Valley is 6-7...

Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season is now complete with 56 teams qualifying for the district postseason. The WPIAL soccer playoff pairings show is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday on TribHSSN.TribLive.com Here is the final list of district teams that have qualified for the WPIAL girls...

Since being hired as head coach at Pine-Richland in 2013, Eric Kasperowicz has become synonymous with high scoring, successful offenses. The former high school quarterback turned the Rams into a district and state power with their high octane offenses that brought a lot of wins and titles to the program....

Section play in the 2023 WPIAL girls soccer regular season concludes for most teams Monday. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. The postseason field...

Section play concludes Tuesday for the 2023 WPIAL boys soccer season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. The playoff fields are set in Class...

The final day of section play in WPIAL girls soccer is Monday. The race for a playoff spot in Section 2-4A has been tight all season, and one game separates three teams. It’s a win-and-you’re-in match when Mt. Lebanon visits Bethel Park. The Blue Devils are 7-4-2, while the Black...