Don Rebel stories, Page 70

A week of PIHL Penguins Cup Frozen Four high school hockey games begins Monday with the Class 3A semifinals. Over the last 10 years, the most dominant PIHL Class 3A programs have been North Allegheny and Peters Township. North Allegheny won Penguins Cup titles in 2013, 2019 and 2021 while...

Nine days earlier, the Penn-Trafford girls basketball team had to win to keep their season alive, and they did, beating Hampton in the WPIAL seventh-place consolation game. On Saturday in the opening round of the PIAA basketball playoffs, again the Warriors had to win to survive and advance, and they...

Falling behind early on the road in a PIAA basketball playoff game is not a good recipe for success. Trailing by double-digit points heading into the fourth quarter of a state playoff game is usually a countdown to your season being over. The Neshannock boys experienced both of those not-so-enjoyable...

With spring sports season beginning this weekend, our focus remains on the winter sports postseason this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our coverage of the Penguins Cup high school hockey playoffs with video streams off all eight PIHL semifinals contests. We will also continue...

There were 36 WPIAL boys basketball teams taking part in the 2023 PIAA playoffs, and after the first round on opening weekend, the field of District 7 representatives has been cut to 23 teams. Here are the sites and times for the second-round games on Tuesday and Wednesday on The...

The WPIAL started with 37 girls basketball teams participating in the PIAA playoffs and after first-round play on opening weekend, the field of District 7 representatives has been sliced to 21 teams. Here are the sites and times for second-round games Tuesday and Wednesday on The Road to Hershey. Girls...

New Castle leaned on past state playoff successes and a tough defense to eliminate District 10 champion Erie, 60-50, in a PIAA Class 6A first-round battle Saturday afternoon at the Ne-Ca High Fieldhouse. One year after reaching the Class 5A state championship game, the Red Hurricane and their four starting...

Opening weekend on the Road to Hershey continues Saturday. Last year, New Castle lost in the WPIAL finals to Laurel Highlands and then ripped off four wins in the state playoffs to reach the PIAA Class 5A championship game, where the Red Hurricane lost to Imhotep Charter. The last time...

Welcome to the ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Road to Hershey. The 2023 PIAA boys and girls basketball playoffs tip off Friday with first-round games for 5A boys, 4A boys, A boys, 6A girls, 3A girls and 2A girls. One big change in the PIAA brackets these next two years is...

The 2023 PIAA boys and girls basketball playoffs tip off with first-round games Friday and Saturday. Since the PIAA expanded to six classifications for the 2017 season, there have been five completed postseasons in the books. The 2020 state playoffs were stopped in the quarterfinals and never finished due to...

The third and final day of the high school hockey quarterfinals is Thursday with Class A and Division 2 playoffs taking center stage. This has already been a tough postseason for some of the higher seeds in the Penguins Cup playoffs. In Class A, two higher seeds lost earlier in...

Two classes were unchanged and a total of six new teams replaced schools that fell in their district title game as we prepare to cut the ribbon on the Road to Hershey. While Class 5A and A remain the same, Upper St. Clair (6A), Delone Catholic and Blackhawk (4A), Westmont-Hilltop...

There were eight changes in the Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings following the 2023 district playoffs and right before the start of the PIAA hoops postseason. Dropping out due to semifinal or championship losses are New Castle in 6A, Archbishop Ryan in 5A, Fleetwood and Valley View in 4A,...

There has been a bit of a shuffling of the deck following the WPIAL district postseason on the brink of the PIAA state playoffs. The 2023 WPIAL basketball champions hold the top six spots in the weekly Trib 10 as they feel the power of winning district gold. Only one...

Yes, North Catholic won a WPIAL girls basketball for a record 22nd time Saturday and indeed, the Trojanettes repeated as district champions; however, you’ll excuse junior Ava Walker for feeling like a champion for the first time. Walker and North Catholic lost in the finals to Mohawk her freshman season,...

Central Catholic beating New Castle to win the WPIAL 6A boys basketball championship last week may have raised an eyebrow or two, but not to one of the Vikings. Senior Dante DePante felt this title was a long time coming for No. 3-seeded Central Catholic. “It was amazing,” DePante said....

Last year, Norwin hoisted its first PIHL Penguins Cup title after shutting out McDowell, 5-0, in the Class A final. Then-sophomore Mario Cavallaro had two goals and an assist and fellow 10th grader Owen Burmeister stopped all 22 shots he faced in the championship victory. The Knights and Trojans will...

In the four years before Rob Nogay was hired as girls basketball coach at his alma mater, the Union program won a total of 8 games. Four years after Nogay took over as sideline boss, the Scotties are district champions. Top-seeded Union captured its first WPIAL Class A girls basketball...

It’s official: 2023 is the Year of the Deer. At least when it comes to WPIAL 3A boys basketball. No. 5 seed Deer Lakes became the streak busters for the second time this season against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. First, the Lancers ended the Chargers’ district- and state-record...

Five years ago, Seneca Valley defeated Peters Township in the Class 3A finals to win the 2018 PIHL Penguins Cup championship. This postseason, the Raiders are the No. 2 seed and the Indians are No. 1 as the 2023 PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs kick into full gear with eight quarterfinal...

Here are the final PIHL high school hockey standings and postseason clinchings through the end of the regular season. The Penguins Cup playoffs in 3A, 2A and A, along with the PIHL Division II postseason begin with quarterfinal games Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Watch the high school hockey postseason with...

We all take a deep breath with the completion of the WPIAL basketball, wrestling and swimming championships. Now our attention turns to the PIHL Penguins Cup hockey postseason and the PIAA basketball and wrestling playoffs this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our coverage...

The Path to the Pete is complete as the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason next weekend. The state basketball playoffs tip off Friday and Saturday. Here is a look at the dates, sites and times for the 37 WPIAL girls...

The Path to the Pete is complete as the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason next weekend. The state basketball playoffs tip off Friday and Saturday. Here is a look at the dates, sites and times for the 36 District 7...

The WPIAL consolation “play-in” games have now all been played. With the Path to the Pete complete, the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason next weekend. The state basketball playoffs tip off Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11. Here is...