Don Rebel stories, Page 63

With the postseason week complete for baseball, softball, boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse, the spring sport postseason spotlight falls on boys tennis Friday. The PIAA boys team tennis championships are going on this weekend at the Hershey Racquet Club, and four WPIAL teams remain alive for gold. It...

After already doubling their win total from a year ago, the Greensburg Salem baseball team was looking to battle its way into the district quarterfinals. However push came to shove — literally — in the fourth inning of their WPIAL Class 3A first-round game against Mohawk. When the dust settled,...

A week of WPIAL playoff and championship spring sports action concludes Thursday with another busy day of baseball, softball, lacrosse and boys volleyball. A defending Class 3A champion will open up against a title winner from two years ago in Class 2A. South Park (14-5) battles Shenango (8-8) in a...

Whether your spring sports love is baseball, softball, lacrosse or track and field, there is a little bit of everything going on Wednesday around the WPIAL. The first round of the 2023 WPIAL baseball playoffs kicks off in Class 5A and 4A. In 5A last year, West Allegheny and Peters...

The first taste of the playoffs for all the members of the Jeannette softball team turned out to be a walk in the park. The Jayhawks took advantage of walks and defensive miscues to cruise part Carlynton, 16-1, in a Class A first-round game Tuesday at Peterswood Park in Peters...

As the opening round of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs concludes Tuesday with games in Class A, 2A and 3A, something strange is happening. Avonworth (17-1) is playing a first-round game. The Antelopes have enjoyed first-round byes in each of the last four seasons, two as a top seed and...

The curtain goes up Monday on the WPIAL softball playoffs with first-round action in Class 5A and 4A. All 16 teams that qualified for the 5A playoffs this spring are in action Monday. Fourteen of them are back in the postseason after making the WPIAL playoffs. The newcomers are enjoying...

Let the games begin! Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL spring sports postseason begins with action from the diamonds, courts and lacrosse fields this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN will have three weeks of exclusive broadcasts, starting with WPIAL first round baseball games and first...

While there was more maneuvering in the baseball Trib 10 power rankings this week, including a new top squad, there were more changes overall in softball. After a perfect week in which there were no changes for three weeks in a row, North Hills and Norwin fell from the softball...

‘Tis the season as the WPIAL will release brackets for two more spring sports Friday. On the diamond, 79 teams are set to battle for six district championships. The smallest baseball tournament will, of course, be Class 6A where teams advance to the quarterfinals without passing go or collecting $200....

The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is in the books. The top four teams in each section qualified for the district postseason, with teams that are tied and split during the regular season all qualifying. Once again, Trib HSSN will be your home for exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL...

The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field has been finalized with 79 teams in the six classifications. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting with the unveiling of the brackets on the Playoff...

The WPIAL will release brackets for a pair of spring sports Thursday. On the diamond, 75 teams are set to battle for six district championships. Only one question remains: Will there be co-champs in 6A? Seneca Valley has earned a share of the 6A crown as the Raiders are 14-1...

Three was a not-so-lucky number for teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Three teams dropped out of the rankings and three top-ranked teams dropped out of the No. 1 spot. Dropping out of the Top 5 on the eve of the district playoffs were Governor Mifflin...

The top seat turned out to be the hot seat as all but one of the top-ranked teams slipped in this week’s Trib HSSN baseball state rankings. Only three teams lost their spots in the Top 5: North Allegheny in 6A, Southern Lehigh in 5A and Panther Valley in 3A,...

The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field now has 79 teams in the six classifications that have clinched with one final Class 3A spot possible on the final day of the regular season Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL...

The WPIAL softball playoff field is set with 75 teams having clinched postseason berths. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show at 7 p.m. Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualified...

The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field is nearly set. The only section still undetermined is Section 4-3A. We know Yough is the section champion and Greensburg Salem will finish second. The fight for third place and fourth place is up in the air. Waynesburg is 5-4, Mt. Pleasant is 5-5...

The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with 74 teams having clinched and two more teams still alive into the final day of the regular season. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings...

The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field now has 75 teams in the six classifications that have clinched with two days left in the regular season. Only two or three teams in Section 4-3A are still up in the air before the postseason field is set. The top four teams in...

Experience matters. After losing a gut-wrenching baseball game Monday, senior-laden Yough made the necessary plays and took advantage of plays younger Greensburg Salem did not make. The host Cougars secured the outright Section 4-3A championship Tuesday with a 10-5 win over the Golden Lions. “On the bus (Monday), we were...

“And down the stretch they come.” No, we’re not talking about the horses racing for the winners circle at a racetrack in Kentucky. We’re talking about the top four baseball teams in Section 1-5A baseball. Coming into the final day of section play, three teams are tied for first in...

In the two years prior to Dave Quinn taking over as softball head coach at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the Chargers won a combined 10 games. In his first year in 2017, OLSH finished 11-5 and hasn’t missed the playoffs since as a new tradition was born. This...

Seneca Valley sophomore Lexie Hames doesn’t have a driver’s license yet. She will seek her permit later this month. While she may not be driving on the road yet, the standout softball pitcher is very driven on the diamond. Hames is following up a fabulous freshman debut in which she...

The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with two days left in the regular season. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualify...