Baseball
2011 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Team Champions on Parade
January 1, 2012
What better way to celebrate championships and the start of a new year then with a parade. It has been another great year in high school sports. All of us here at the MSA Sports Network and Management Science Associates thank our sponsors and fans for their support during 2011.2011 WPIAL Year in Review – Top 25 Stories: #10 – #6
December 30, 2011
2011 has been a tremendous year in high school sports in the WPIAL. It was a year where some familiar champions wore the golden crown again while some new faces surfaced in the championship picture. It was a year when there was plenty of streaking (not like the 70’s) in both the good direction and the not so good direction.2011 WPIAL Year in Review – Top 25 Stories: #15 – #11
December 29, 2011
2011 has been a tremendous year in high school sports in the WPIAL. It was a year where some familiar champions wore the golden crown again while some new faces surfaced in the championship picture. It was a year when there was plenty of streaking (not like the 70’s) in both the good direction and the not so good direction.2011 WPIAL Year in Review – Top 25 Stories: #20 – #16
December 28, 2011
2011 has been a tremendous year in high school sports in the WPIAL. It was a year where some familiar champions wore the golden crown again while some new faces surfaced in the championship picture. It was a year when there was plenty of streaking (not like the 70’s) in both the good direction and the not so good direction.2011 WPIAL Year in Review – Top 25 Stories: #25 – #21
December 27, 2011
2011 has been a tremendous year in high school sports in the WPIAL. It was a year where some familiar champions wore the golden crown again while some new faces surfaced in the championship picture. It was a year when there was plenty of streaking (not like the 70’s) in both the good direction and the not so good direction.WPIAL Baseball and Softball Alignment Numbers
December 12, 2011
The WPIAL will put together its new section alignments in January for all sports for the next two school years based on these enrollment numbers. Schools that want to 'Play-Up' in classification must declare by Monday, December 12th at Noon.Total boys - co-op number - sport - classification - schoolScholastic Notebook – 10/21/2011
October 21, 2011
At the start of the season, Montour seemed to be the No. 1 WPIAL Class AAA team in just about every media poll.But with two weeks left in the regular season, will the real Montour please stand up?Scholastic Notebook – 10/07/2011
October 7, 2011
Among the leading rushers in the WPIAL this season are the all-time leading rusher in league history, a running back with more than 4,000 career yards, another close to 4,000, a bruising 5-11, 210-pound halfback and …A Quarterback?Scholastic Notebook – 09/16/2011
September 16, 2011
Look through the list of the leading passers in WPIAL football after the first two weeks, and you can see the gene pool is pretty deep.Some of the top passers have good bloodlines, or have some relative who was either a notable player or coach.Long Time Hopewell Baseball Coach Passes Away
September 12, 2011
Joe Colella, who was the head coach at Hopewell High School for nearly five decades, passed away Sunday. The cause of death has not been released. Colella finished his 48th year as head coach of the Vikings this past spring.Scholastic Notebook – 09/02/2011
September 2, 2011
When it comes to Rushel Shell and records, most of the talk is about the Hopewell senior running back having a good chance to break the WPIAL all-time rushing record.But Shell actually has a good chance to break an impressive national record.Sterling Marte Sets Record in Altoona Curve Win at Bowie Monday
August 30, 2011
Aaron Pribanic's six innings of one-run ball combined with a four-run first inning was enough to lift the Curve to a, 5-1, series-opening win over the Bowie Baysox on Monday night at Prince George's Stadium. Starling Marte went 3-for-5 to pass Nate McLouth and become the franchise leader for hits in a season with his single in the seventh inning.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 08/30/2011
IT's TIME! The 2011 high school football season kicks off as we say so long to August and hello to September this week on the MSA Sports Network.Laredo, Texas Wins 2011 PONY League World Series
August 24, 2011
The eight day PONY League World Series here in 2011 from Lew Hays Field in Washington is in the books as Laredo, Texas outslugged Chinese Taipei to take the title. All of the games heard live on WJPA-AM 1450 can be heard again archived at msasports.netHere are recaps from all of the games.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 08/24/2011
While Countdown to Kickoff heats up as we inch closer to the start of the high school football season, August starts winding down with its final full week, this week on the MSA Sports Network.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 08/16/2011
August 16, 2011
The August heat continues with plenty of pro and PONY League baseball as well as more Countdown to Kickoff information this week on the MSA Sports Network.2011 PONY League World Series Recaps
While all of the game action from Lew Hays Field in Washington can be heard on WJPA-AM 1450 and online at msasports.net, you can follow the action afterward as well with daily recaps from the 2011 PONY League World Series. Here is an update through Monday, August 15th.DAY SEVEN - Thursday, August 18thGame 1: Chinese Taipei to Championship GameThis Week on the MSA Sports Network – 08/16/2011
The August heat continues with plenty of pro and PONY League baseball and Countdown to Kickoff information this week on the MSA Sports Network.
Washington Wild Things Fall Again to Lake Erie Crushers Sunday
July 31, 2011
The Washington Wild Things dropped game two of their three game weekend extended series against the Lake Erie Crushers 4-1 in Avon Ohio. The pitching for both teams was strong throughout the entire contest with the Wild Things pitching staff striking out ten batters and the Crushers striking out a total of twelve batters.Altoona Curve Bitten by Sea Dogs Sunday in Loss at Portland
The Sea Dogs spoiled the finale of the season series and four-game series on Sunday afternoon as they took care of the Curve 8-5 at Hadlock Field. Portland pounded out eight runs on 15 hits off Curve pitching in the win. Starling Marte had a nice game offensively for Altoona finishing 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored while Tony Sanchez had a pair of hits and drove in three.
