Don Rebel stories, Page 72

It’s been said that one is the loneliest number, unless you are No. 1 in the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings from last week. One also represents the number of teams that fell out of the state rankings from last week as Bishop Shanahan was replaced by the...

There were 30 teams that appeared in last week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. Only two of them lost. Archbishop Ryan dropped a notch to No. 5 in 5A after losing to West Catholic, while Portage fell out of the Class A rankings and was replaced by Union. Part...

The WPIAL continues its three days of second round boys and girls basketball playoff games Thursday. District 7 officials released the sites and times for the quarterfinals in boys 4A and 3A along with girls 6A and A. Boys 4A Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Lincoln Park (22-1) vs. South Allegheny (19-4)...

The curtain falls on the first round of the 2023 WPIAL playoffs Tuesday. Thirty-four years ago, the Penn Hills girls program was in the midst of one of the most impressive championship runs in WPIAL history. The Indians won seven straight WPIAL Class 4A crowns from 1986-1992. In the 1989...

The year before Megan Zitner took over as coach of the Burgettstown girls basketball team, the Blue Devils finished 3-19 in 2013. Ten years later, things have really changed for the Burgettstown hoops program. The Blue Devils have reached the postseason five straight years and are now 2-1 in WPIAL...

A team that wins its section outright and is victorious in 19 of 22 games during the regular season expect to be rewarded with a higher seed. It certainly doesn’t anticipate playing in the 8-9 first-round game. However, when the WPIAL released the Class 3A girls basketball brackets, Waynesburg found...

The Monessen boys basketball team had just orchestrated a smash hit of a regular season, finishing with 20 wins in 22 games and finishing with five straight wins after a 15-game winning streak earlier in the season. However, some were left scratching their heads when the Section 2 co-champ Greyhounds...

McKeesport boys basketball senior Travarese “Dunny” Rowe likes to entertain people. Whether with family and friends or on the basketball court, he doesn’t disappoint when he’s putting on a show. “I’m a little comedian here and there. I like making people laugh,” Rowe said. “I like putting a smile on...

There are five days making up the first round of the 2023 WPIAL basketball playoffs, and Monday is the busiest. There are 21 boys and girls opening-round contests with the spotlights shinning on boys 4A, boys 3A, girls 6A and girls A. The lone 6A first-round girls basketball game has...

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings and postseason clinchings through Sunday: *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #- indicates ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Class 3A: (7 of 8 teams have clinched playoff spots) Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout...

WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoff teams that haven’t been forced to exit yet will continue along on the path to the Pete this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues its exclusive coverage of the District 7 basketball postseason with two more days of first-round...

While the WPIAL prepares to finish the first round of the 2023 basketball playoffs Monday and Tuesday, the matchups are set for the start of the district quarterfinals on Wednesday. The WPIAL released the sites and times for the quarterfinal contests involving teams in Class 5A boys, 3A girls, 2A...

You would think a growing team like the Chartiers Valley wrestling program would not like being part of a loaded section where signs of improvement might not be evident in your spot in the final standings. With WPIAL realignment this past offseason, the Colts were placed in Section 5-3A along...

Inexperience and youth made this a tough season at times for the Chartiers Valley hockey program, but the Colts have shown a strong finishing kick to the regular season even though they fell short of qualifying for the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs. “There’s an old expression that hard work beats...

It used to be the busiest day in the WPIAL basketball postseason. The first Saturday of the district hoops playoffs had afternoon doubleheaders, and in some cases, tripleheaders of preliminary or first-round contests. However, lately, the district has tried to avoid Saturday games as many of the top officials also...

South Fayette forward Elijah Hill was held in check for most of the night by the Shaler defense, but when push came to shove, the senior proved who the king of the hill was. Hill hit a short shot with eight seconds left that turned out to be the game...

The first full night of first-round action in the 2023 WPIAL basketball playoffs takes place Friday with three tournaments — boys 5A, boys A and girls 2A — taking center stage. There may be no streakier team in district hoops this year than the South Fayette boys basketball team. To...

The WPIAL boys and girls basketball regular season is in the rearview mirror as the Path to the Pete begins in earnest on Friday. Everybody wants to be No. 1 when the district or even the state playoffs are complete. However, for the regular season, Hampton comes out on top...

The curtain rises Thursday on the 2023 Path to the Pete with one boys first-round game and three boys and two girls preliminary round games. While five games will decide the No. 16 seed or in one case, the No. 15 seed, one playoff contest will decide a spot in...

There were as many teams that lost their spot at the top of the rankings as there were that fell out of the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings from last week. Even though several teams tasted defeat, most were losses against other state-ranked teams and did not cost...

As the sands of the regular season hour glass disappear, it is district playoffs time around the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It’s time for the elite teams across the state to buckle up and make a run toward district gold. Five teams fell out of the Trib HSSN boys basketball state...

This season has been a see-saw for the Seton LaSalle boys basketball team. Good thing for the Rebels that they were on the upswing as the regular season concluded. Following a 1-7 start, Seton LaSalle won seven straight games, including five consecutive section games, to finish in third place in...

Bishop Canevin guard Shea Champine was asked about his unique first name. He said he asked his mother and she explained that she thought it was different and she liked it. Most of the Crusaders opponents find Champine’s game unique and very few have been able to slow him down....