Don Rebel stories, Page 77

A belated Happy New Year to high school sports fans everywhere. The WPIAL has decided to ring in 2023 in a special way, with plenty of early season section showdowns in boys basketball set for Tuesday. There are four matchups set between Trib HSSN Top 5 teams, including a pair...

The sky’s the limit for the dynamic duo of the Chartiers Valley girls tennis team after a breakout 2022 season. Sophomore Kaitlyn Kuczinski and freshman Delaney Fox helped the Colts team reach the WPIAL team playoffs and advance to the quarterfinals with a first-round win over North Catholic. It was...

This was a season of change for the Chartiers Valley football program. Following district realignment, an already tough Class 4A Parkway Conference became incredibly deep with the additions of defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Central Valley moving up and traditional 5A power West Allegheny moving down. This added to a...

Let the gold rush begin on the gridiron. The WPIAL will hold its first two championship games Saturday at Norwin, crowning winners in Class 5A and 6A. Meanwhile it’s Final Four Friday in the other classifications as eight semifinals games are set for Friday to set the stage for the...

While the number of WPIAL football teams still fighting for gold continues to dwindle, those listed below in our weekly power rankings continue to thrive. Win and advance. Eight district teams did just that with wins last week to move on in their respective classifications, now one win or two...

The ribbon will be cut this weekend unveiling the latest new beltway in the commonwealth that will allow teams from all over the state to “cruise to Cumberland Valley.” Following 24 consecutive seasons of the football championships being decided at Hersheypark Stadium, the PIAA has moved the annual December event...

Editor’s note: All PIAA soccer and field hockey matches scheduled for Tuesday were postponed to Wednesday due to inclement weather. Two volleyball matches — Freeport vs. Phillipsburg-Osceola in Class 2A and Sacred Heart Academy vs. West Branch in Class A — were also postponed until Wednesday. Ten days after it...

There is an old saying among football executives and coaches: “If you have two quarterbacks, you actually have none.” Well, the Upper St. Clair football team has spent the season trying to bury that old adage. Not only have the Panthers been using two quarterbacks, but they are young, in...

Championship Saturday is set in WPIAL Class 6A and 5A football, but before we crown two new champions, the district will hold Final Four Friday for the other four classifications this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN is the only place to watch the WPIAL...

With steady to heavy rain predicted all day Friday for the second night of WPIAL playoff football, some teams did some unique things in order to prepare for the elements. Local fire companies coming to practice to hose down the players in game situations while others simply soaked footballs in...

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday: Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A Seneca Valley, 5-1-1 = 11 Central Catholic, 5-1-0 = 10 North Allegheny, 5-2-0 = 10 Cathedral Prep, 5-3-0 = 10 Peters Township, 4-1-0 = 8 Baldwin,...

With some unneeded help from Mother Nature, 20 WPIAL football teams hope to slip and slide into next weekend with a shot at district gold alive and well. It will be a wet Friday night of playoff football, with a pair of semifinals in Class 6A and 5A and four...

Besides one cat exchange, the district power structure remained unchanged through opening night of the WPIAL football playoffs. Expect things to be different after night two of the postseason. There is only one head-to-head matchup as McKeesport visits Armstrong in a Class 4A quarterfinal clash of styles; however, there are...

Many of the teams from last week’s Trib HSSN state football rankings enjoyed postseason byes in Week 10. For a couple of the bigger schools that played and lost, it was bye-bye. Only 16 of the 30 top 5 teams hit the field last week with 14 advancing in their...

Last fall, WPIAL boys soccer teams made history when they captured three PIAA championships. Hampton won the Class 3A crown, Quaker Valley captured 2A gold and Winchester Thurston followed up its district championship with a Class A state title. Three PIAA pitch titles surpassed the six years that District 7...

The spotlight has not unnerved Fort Cherry freshman quarterback Matt Sieg all season. The 15-year old phenom has passed for over 1,300 yards and eclipsed 2,000 yards on the ground in his “rookie” season in leading the Rangers to a 7-3 regular season record and a tie for second place...

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Nov. 6. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points North Allegheny, 5-1-0 = 10 Seneca Valley, 5-1-0 = 10 Central Catholic, 4-1-0 = 8 Baldwin, 3-2-1 = 7 Peters Township, 3-1-0 = 6 Cathedral...

In November, it is common for high school football fans and players to catch a bad case of playoff fever. Teams have been known to win on the adrenaline caused by playoff fever. No team, however, wants to be dealing with legitimate fever this time of year caused by a...

One round down, now we move on to the second stop on the district football postseason journey with final four and elite eight postseason games this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has all the action of Night 2 of the WPIAL football playoffs Friday with...

The 2022 WPIAL football playoffs are about to begin. While the Class 6A postseason takes the week off, there are 27 WPIAL quarterfinals or first round contests from Class A up to 5A on Friday. Here are preview capsules on 14 of the 27 games, all those not previewed elsewhere...

The regular season in WPIAL football is now complete. For those fortunate to move on to November football, it is playoff football in which they now must compete. Yes, the postseason brings out the poet in all of us. After a wild Week 9, the WPIAL has 27 games on...

Only one team lost its top 5 grip from last week’s Trib HSSN state football rankings as the top 30 PIAA teams finished off the regular season in Week 9 by going a combined 25-4 with one team not in action. In fact, the four losses came from head-to-head showdowns...

We turn the page to the start of the 11th month of the year. November in the WPIAL world is known for playoff and championship action and the first day does not disappoint. Final Four Tuesday includes action from both the boys and girls soccer playoffs as well as all...

When asked if he’d rather hit a receiver on a perfect 50-yard touchdown pass or if he would rather keep the ball on an RPO and race 50 yards to paydirt, Neshannock quarterback Jonny Huff didn’t hesitate. “I’d rather keep the ball on an RPO and jaunt into the end...

Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of opening night of the 2022 WPIAL football playoffs on Friday with coverage concluding with the HSSN WPIAL Scoreboard Show from 9:30 p.m. to midnight. We also have video coverage of the 2022 WPIAL boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball semifinals...