Don Rebel stories, Page 89

A week from Friday, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets on the 2022 district baseball playoffs. One team that has only two victories this season hopes to be part of the postseason field. Jeannette is 2-8 overall and has lost six straight games. However, if the Jayhawks can win Friday...

The WPIAL softball playoff field continues to grow as the regular season continues to shrink. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday, May 12. Here are the teams that will eventually...

In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason and few section games are left on the schedule. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only here...

The Section 1-6A softball championship will be decided Thursday when Mt. Lebanon visits Canon-McMillan. The Blue Devils are 6-1 in the section and have a chance to win the title outright. The Big Macs check in with a 5-2 section record. If they win, they would finish in a three-way...

Finding power late in the baseball regular season can be a tough ask at times. We’ve seen plenty of water this spring, but the Trib 10 baseball rankings were dealing with a lot of muddy water this week. How far should teams drop when they lose to strong competition as...

The WPIAL softball playoff field continues to grow as the regular season continues to shrink. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday, May 12. Here are the teams that will eventually...

In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason and only a few section games remain on the schedule. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only...

Win and you’re in. Those four words are sweet music to the ears of any high school team on the bubble as section play winds down. In district softball, several teams can earn a playoff berth with a victory Wednesday — weather permitting, of course. • In Section 1-6A, Baldwin...

In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason and there aren’t many section games left oin the schedule. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only...

One little slip is all it takes sometimes to lose your grip. That might be the feeling for nine softball teams that lost their spot this week in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. With the district playoffs on the horizon, sometimes a loss may cost you a spot in...

Rain may affect a busy day of WPIAL baseball and softball Tuesday, but barring storms, the district postseason should begin for one spring outdoor sport. The 2022 WPIAL team track and field semifinals are scheduled for Tuesday with each classification holding championship qualifiers at four sites. Boys 3A At Butler:...

Perennial softball power West Allegheny had hit a wall. After winning five of its first six games and tying for the top spot in Section 4-5A, the Indians dropped two out of three section games and fell into a tie for second place, two games out of first. “Our biggest...

North Hills was cruising out of the gates this spring in defense of its WPIAL Class 5A softball section crown, winning its first three games by a combined score of 37-5. However, the vaunted Indians offense was shut down in the team’s second Section 3-5A contest, losing at Fox Chapel,...

In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason and most teams have one section series left on their regular season schedule. Some have two. Exclusive coverage of the...

Last week, 10 teams fell out of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings. Some calmness hovered over the state diamonds as only six teams were bounced from the weekly Top 5 as April came to an end. More changes will be coming as the postseason inches closer. Most districts have...

The WPIAL softball playoff field continues to grow as the regular season continues to shrink. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday, May 12. Here are the teams that will eventually...

The WPIAL softball playoff field is a bit of a mixed bag. Some sections are caught up and postseason berths are nearly complete while others are lagging behind with a lot of section ball to be played over the next week. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL softball playoffs is...

In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason and most teams have one, some have two sectional series left on their regular season schedule. Exclusive coverage of the...

Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings and playoff clinching’s for the 2022 regular season through May 1. The top six teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched section championship *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class 3A Section 1...

Last year, Hampton finished in fourth place in Section 2-5A with an overall record of 7-11. It qualified for the playoffs, but it was a short and not so sweet postseason experience as the team lost to West Allegheny in the opening round 14-1. Those struggles are a distant memory,...

We welcome with open arms the month of May, warmer weather and the stretch run of the 2022 scholastic spring sports season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have video and audio section action from WPIAL baseball and softball as well as district boys volleyball and...

WPIAL defending 2A baseball champion Shenango entered last week looking up in the standings at Riverside, Laurel and Neshannock and fighting for a playoff spot, only a half-game in front of South Side for fourth place in Section 2-2A. While the Wildcats remain in fourth place seven days later, a...

Welcome to May, where the regular season continues to wind down, and the postseason is two weeks away. Most WPIAL baseball teams will close out their sectional series schedule this week. In five of those sections, the top two teams are deadlocked for first place and will meet in a...

Here are the WPIAL boys lacrosse standings and the district playoff clinchings for the season through May 1. The top six teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class 3A Section 1 *Mt. Lebanon, 6-0 *Peters...

Four years ago, the Thomas Jefferson and Penn-Trafford softball teams met in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal playoff game. On Friday, the stakes might not be as high, but a section championship could be on the line. Both the Jaguars and Warriors are 7-1 in Section 1-5A, a game up...