Don Rebel stories, Page 82

Last fall, the Moon girls soccer team got very defensive in the district postseason. The Tigers defeated Butler, Peters Township and finally Seneca Valley in the finals to win the 2021 WPIAL 4A girls soccer championship. They did so without allowing a goal. That mindset continued into the PIAA playoffs...

A pair of top-ranked teams in the weekly Trib HSSN state football rankings tasted defeat in Week 1, yet both held on to their top spot in a week that featured little movement. Imhotep Charter from District 12 lost by a touchdown to Archbishop Spalding out of Maryland, yet the...

Many people around the area will take advantage of a nice, late summer day Tuesday with some sort of run, jog or brisk walk at a nearby park. Also Tuesday, many young athletes who enjoy a longer run on a more challenging course will be in action as section play...

When Ellwood City sophomore running back Elijah Palmer-McCaine scored the second of his three touchdowns in Week 2 in the first quarter that put the Wolverines up for good, little did he know that he was making history. Palmer-McCaine rushed for 102 yards on 18 carries and scored on touchdown...

We inch our way toward the middle of September with a busy night of WPIAL girls soccer section action. One of the marque matchups Monday features a pair of undefeated teams fighting for first place in Section 2-3A as Thomas Jefferson hosts Laurel Highlands. The Mustangs are a perfect 3-0...

When it comes to finishing off drives in the end zone, Shaler senior running back Luke Cignetti enjoys them in all shapes and sizes, knowing it all leads to six points on the scoreboard. “I’m more of a speed back myself, but those bellies and pulls and watching those guards...

We hit the middle of the first month of the fall sports season with a great long-term forecast, both weather-wise and with broadcast coverage this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of Week 3 with 33 WPIAL, District 6,...

Welcome to Week 2 of the 2022 WPIAL football season. The district is slowly creeping toward the start of conference play. Last week, there was one Class 6A conference contest; this week, there is another 6A game to go along with two Class 5A conference openers. If this weekend is...

Call it the Clash of the Golf Champions II. With the forecast cooperating, 2021 WPIAL boys team golf champions will meet for the second time this fall on Thursday as North Catholic faces Fox Chapel at the Pittsburgh Field Club at 4 p.m. A year ago, Fox Chapel won the...

A competitive Week 1 led to three changes from the debut Trib 10 of the 2022 season last week. All around the district, most games were close, including five contests that went beyond regulation and three matchups that went to double overtime. Home losses by Penn-Trafford and Seneca Valley and...

Between them, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair have won 14 WPIAL girls soccer titles since the Blue Devils captured the very first district championship awarded in 1983. However, it has been a while since the Blue Devils or Panthers have mined gold on the pitch. It was 10 years...

Losses in the weekly Trib HSSN state football rankings can produce a slight tumble, a free fall or nothing at all. There was a mixed bag of rankings results among the elite PIAA teams that came up empty in Week 1. Four teams lost and dropped completely out of the...

With the picnic gear put away following the holiday weekend, high school sports returns with a busy night of section openers in WPIAL girls volleyball. While Class 4A teams continue to wait, every section in the other three classifications will begin the matches that will determine postseason berths. One interesting...

Historically, Mt. Lebanon has had the better of their rivals south on Route 19, leading Bethel Park, 45-13, in the all-time series. The Black Hawks don’t care much about history though, as they continued their hot start in 2022 with a thrilling overtime road victory over the defending Class 6A...

With opening weekend of the high school football season in the rearview mirror, we extend the scholastic sports menu this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 2, with nearly 30 WPIAL, District 6, D-9 and D-10 high school football...

Steel Valley senior quarterback Cruce Brookins believes in his abilities on the football field. He also has great trust in his offensive line. That combo was on display in Week 1 in the season opener for the Ironmen in a thrilling, 28-24 win at Sto-Rox in an early season Class...

Welcome to Week 1 of the 2022 WPIAL football season. While most teams decided to suit up and play in Week Zero, this is opening night for a few WPIAL teams. All of the games this weekend around the district are once again nonconference matchups with the exception of one...

Welcome to September, where the thought of fall colors and cooler temperatures down the road may help deal with another summer-like day around the various district athletic fields. Thursday marks another busy evening of boys soccer section action around the WPIAL. Some of the better matches on the pitch on...

With Zero results in the books, so to speak, which district teams are feeling enough power to earn a spot in the first Trib 10 of the 2022 season? If you are familiar with the weekly power rankings, you know there are no rules and no boundaries in selecting the...

We close out the month of August with another busy evening of WPIAL girls soccer on the pitch. One of the top district matches Wednesday has Bethel Park hosting neighboring Peters Township. Both teams won their section openers Monday as Bethel Park edged Norwin, 2-1, while Peters Township shut out...

Another high school football season is upon us as we present the first edition of the 2022 Trib HSSN PIAA weekly state rankings. We left off in 2021 with six champions crowned in Hershey, an unprecedented four WPIAL teams winning state gold. Mt. Lebanon (6A), Penn-Trafford (5A), Aliquippa (4A) and...

Ready or not, the WPIAL begins its section schedule for the 2022 boys high school soccer season Tuesday. Thirty-six of the district’s 105 boys soccer teams will not only be opening up section play Tuesday, but also it will be their season opener. Similar to the girls side, the biggest...

The Mars football program had a rare down year in 2021. The Fightin’ Planets not only missed the postseason for only the fifth time in the last 30 years, but they also finished 2-8 overall with one of those wins coming via forfeit. The offseason brought major change as the...

Three days into another girls high school soccer season, the district rolls out the red carpet on the start of section play around the WPIAL on Monday. For two-thirds of the 98 District 7 soccer teams, their section opener also will be their season opener. The biggest change after realignment...

With opening weekend of the high school football season in the rearview mirror, we extend the scholastic sports menu this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 1, with nearly 30 WPIAL, District 6, D-9 and D-10 high school...