Baseball
This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 04/02/2012
April 2, 2012
As the Eastern Bunny prepares to deliver the good this weekend, we here at The Network will distribute our own tasty treats during this first full week of April here on the MSA Sports Network. We have diamond action with WPIAL and District 6 baseball along with WPIAL softball, WPIAL boys volleyball, WPIAL girls lacrosse, college baseball and women's lacrosse featuring Slippery Rock University, plus the debut of Rappin on Racin and the opening day and series of minor league baseball featuring the Class AA Altoona Curve ALL here at MSAsports.netMonday, April 2nd:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netWPIAL High School Baseball - Laurel Highlands vs Albert Gallatin at 4:00pm on WMBS-AM 590Scholastic Notebook – 03/30/2012
March 30, 2012
The high school baseball season is young and maybe it still isn’t clear as to who are all the best teams are in each classification. But it is quite clear a team worth watching is in Class AAAA. Mount Lebanon. Through the first week of the season, Mount Lebanon just might be the biggest surprise. After all, the Blue Devils weren’t in the MSA Sports preseason top 10. They weren’t in the Post-Gazette top five, either. But heading into Friday, Mount Lebanon had a 3-1 record and had knocked off some of the big boys, namely three teams in the MSA top 10. Mount Lebanon started the season last Friday with a 7-4 victory against No. 5 Pine-Richland. The Blue Devils beat No. 8 North Allegheny, 9-6, on Tuesday. Yesterday, they knocked off No. 1-ranked and defending WPIAL champion Seneca Valley, 10-9.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball – 03/28/2012
March 28, 2012
Each week during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top ten baseball teams in the WPIAL in all four classifications every Monday at www.MSAsports.net While the first pitch to the 2012 season was thrown this past Friday, section play doesn't start for most district teams until next week. So for now, MSA Sports presents our 'Preseason' WPIAL baseball rankings.Final 2011 record is in parenthesis.WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1) SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (18-4)2) BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS (14-6)3) NORWIN KNIGHTS (17-1)4) SHALER TITANS (12-8)5) PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (13-6)6) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (20-3)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 03/26/2012
March 26, 2012
With the winter high school sports season now completely in the books, the spring high school and college sports season takes center stage as March turns to April this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have Semifinals and Championship Game action in the PIAA boys and girls state basketball playoffs along with the Semifinals and Championships on the PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs and the Pennsylvania Cup Hockey Finals, plus college baseball and women's lacrosse as well as the WPIAL Roundball Report and the PIHL Power Play Show ALL here at MSAsports.netMonday, March 26th:WPIAL Boys High School Lacrosse - North Allegheny vs Mount Lebanon at 8:00pm on the North Allegheny Sports Network at MSAsports.net Tuesday, March 27th:2012 WPIAL Baseball Review and Preview
March 22, 2012
The first pitch will be fired Friday to open up the 2012 WPIAL baseball season. Seneca Valley, Elizabeth Forward, Riverside and Neshannock are ready to defend their district crowns while Riverside and Serra Catholic prepare to defend their PIAA state titles. 2011 WPIAL BASEBALL REVIEW:Here are the final WPIAL baseball standings for the 2011 regular season.WPIAL CLASS AAAASection 1: (Section Record) (Overall Record) #-Seneca Valley Raiders : (9-3) (12-3) *-Pine-Richland Rams : (8-4) (13-5) *-Butler Golden Tornado : (8-4) (12-4) *-Shaler Titans : (8-4) (12-7) x-North Allegheny Tigers : (7-5) (14-5) x-North Hills Indians : (2-10) (6-10) x-Fox Chapel Foxes : (0-12) (3-17)
WPIAL Baseball Realignment for 2013 and 2014 Seasons
March 20, 2012
WPIAL baseball will have a bit of a symmetrical look to it for the next two years after the district Board of Control approved the new realignment for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. There will be more sections in each class with fewer teams in each section in all four classifications. Here is a breakdown of each section.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Section 1: Butler Golden Tornado Fox Chapel Foxes New Castle Red Hurricane North Allegheny Tigers North Hills Indians Seneca Valley RaidersWPIAL CLASS AAAA Section 2: Albert Gallatin Colonials Connellsville Falcons Hempfield Spartans Kiski Area Cavaliers Latrobe Wildcats Norwin Knights Penn-Trafford WarriorsThis Week on the MSA Sports Network – 03/19/2012
March 19, 2012
With the magnificent weather we've had, it's tough to believe that the winter sports season is still going on. However high school basketball and hockey postseason play concludes this week as we officially kiss winter goodbye and welcome in spring here on the MSA Sports Network. We have Semifinals and Championship Game action in the PIAA boys and girls state basketball playoffs along with the Semifinals and Championships on the PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs and the Pennsylvania Cup Hockey Finals, plus college baseball and womens lacrosse as well as the WPIAL Roundball Report and the PIHL Power Play Show ALL here at MSAsports.netMonday, March 19th:PIHL High School Hockey Playoffs: Penguins Cup Class A Semifinals - Kittanning vs Quaker Valley at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netThis Week on the MSA Sports Network – 03/05/2012
March 5, 2012
The first full week of March concludes one winter scholastic sport with the state championships while another winter high school sports tips off its state playoff this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have end to end action of both the Class AAA and Class AA PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships from the GIANT Center in Hershey along with the start of the PIAA Boys and Girls state basketball playoffs, the PIHL Chiefs Cup, Nailers Cup and Open Cup Championships and the start of spring sports with college baseball, plus Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, and the WPIAL Roundball Report and the PIHL Power Play Show here at MSAsports.netMonday, March 5th:TALK SHOW - Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle at 7:00pm on MSAsports.netScholastic Notebook – 02/17/2012
February 17, 2012
The coaching wheels are turning – not only in football, but already in basketball. There were some noteworthy coaching changes in both sports this week.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.
