Don Rebel stories, Page 76

When she was 8 years old, Rylee Kalocay had the chance to throw out the first pitch at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. The Upper St. Clair sophomore has been throwing strikes through the opposing team’s basket ever since. Kalocay pumped in 52 points last week in a pair of Panthers...

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Jan. 15: Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Seneca Valley, 10-3-1 = 21 North Allegheny, 9-3-3 = 21 Peters Township, 10-3-0 = 20 Central Catholic, 9-5-1 = 19 Cathedral Prep, 8-6-0 =...

As we head into the second half of January and district basketball section play, we have plenty of video and audio action from the hardwoods, mats, pools and ice this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has a week full of WPIAL boys and girls section...

Mid-January seems like a perfect time to get away and hit the road. That’s exactly what five district basketball teams are doing this weekend. The undefeated Blackhawk (11-0) girls team heads north to the Big Apple where it will take on Nazareth Regional (5-5) out of Brooklyn on Saturday in...

Friday the 13th. It’s a day superstitious folks fear. However, two WPIAL boys programs that haven’t relied on luck in recent years of success collide for first place in Section 4-4A when Quaker Valley visits South Allegheny. After losing in the WPIAL 4A finals to New Castle in 2017, 2018...

What makes a great rivalry? One key ingredient is geography. When two schools are close to each other and battle in the same section, the heat is turned up on each meeting. Then there is a history of postseason interaction. When two schools from the same section collide in the...

Five teams from the Trib 10 took a tumble this past week, but it was not enough to drop them out of the weekly power rankings. Tumultuous Tuesday in WPIAL boys hoops saw top-ranked New Castle and No. 4 Chartiers Valley fall to unranked opponents, Central Catholic and Moon. The...

Threes are wild on Wednesday when two of the three teams tied for first place in Section 3-3A go head-to-head on another busy night of WPIAL team wrestling. Both Penn-Trafford and Franklin Regional are tied with Norwin for first place in the section. The visiting Warriors are 4-7 overall but...

Three new teams have been added to the elite 30 girls basketball teams across the state otherwise known as the weekly Trib HSSN state rankings. Wyomissing in Class 4A, Greenville in 3A and Marian Catholic in 2A are new to the top 5, while Cathedral Prep, Eastern York and Bellwood-Antis...

There was very little movement in the second edition of the Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for the 2023 season. Two classifications are the exact same as last week: Class 6A and 4A. Two classes have the same five teams, but only the order is shuffled: Class 5A and...

The latest chapter in one of the best rivalries in WPIAL boys basketball will be written Tuesday when Upper St. Clair visits Mt. Lebanon with first place in Section 2-6A at stake. A year ago, each team won on its home floor during the regular season before colliding in the...

While most WPIAL basketball teams spent the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day participating in a traditional holiday tournament, the Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team did not. The Jaguars spent most of the week in their gym practicing, and practicing, and practicing some more. It wasn’t a form of...

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Seneca Valley, 10-2-1 = 21 North Allegheny, 9-3-2 = 20 Peters Township, 9-3-0 = 18 Central Catholic, 8-4-1 = 17 Cathedral Prep, 8-5-0 = 16 Pine-Richland,...

There are several high school athletes who do very well at more than one sport during the school year. Then there is Joe Roth. His story has become a familiar one since he started his scholastic career two years ago. The Ellwood City junior excels at two sports during the...

It was a bit of a rough start to the new year for the Charleroi girls basketball team. Three days in, the Cougars had a three-game winning streak snapped as they lost to Waynesburg Central, 65-55. This despite the scoring of junior McKenna DeUnger, who had more than half of...

The 2020-21 Shady Side Academy girls basketball team finished the covid-shortened season with a record of 1-10. Less than two years later, the Bulldogs have completely turned things around. Heading into the second week of January, they are 10-1 overall, tied for first place in Section 3-3A and are No....

We drop the puck on our 2023 high school hockey coverage, along with plenty of big high school basketball games this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has a week full of WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games, plus more mat action with district scholastic...

Call them the terrific trio of Section 3-5A in WPIAL girls basketball. Oakland Catholic leads the way with a 4-0 section record, followed closely by McKeesport and Penn-Trafford, each a half-game back at 3-0 in section play. Combined, the trio has an overall record of 28-4. Beginning Monday and continuing...

Less than a week into the new year, the WPIAL will be crowning the first champions of 2023 Saturday. The district will hold the competitive spirit championships at Hempfield with the Class 2A competition starting at 10 a.m. and the 3A portion of the event beginning at 12:20 p.m. Class...

They are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the WPIAL’s highest boys basketball classification, just like they were 30 years ago. On Friday, top-ranked New Castle (1-0, 9-0) will host Butler (1-0, 9-1) for at least an early share of first place in Section 1-6A. While this is an...

They met three times last season. Now these two South Hills girls basketball powers are set to mix it up for the first time in 2023 with first place at stake. Defending Class 6A district champion Mt. Lebanon (3-0, 7-3) visits Route 19 neighbor Upper St. Clair (2-0, 7-2) on...

Last year proved that when it comes to high school basketball, it’s not the size of the school but how much gold it won that matters. When the dust settled following the PIAA basketball championships in which nine WPIAL teams participated, a pair of Class 2A squads were alone on...

We have another first for 2023 with a busy night on the mats with WPIAL team wrestling section matches. Wednesday begins a busy month of team wrestling action with several key matches on the district schedule. In Section 4-3A, there are only five teams, but three of them are among...

There has been a lot of change since we last met. Last spring, Plymouth-Whitemarsh was crowned 6A champions with a perfect record. Now, in the first Trib HSSN state rankings of 2023, the District 1 Colonials are not even ranked in the Top 5. They weren’t the only defending PIAA...

The start of a new year is a great time to debut the first Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings of the 2022-2023 season. We begin with a little history lesson. Last year was a golden season for boys hoops teams in District 12 thanks to PIAA titles for Roman...