Basketball
WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Wednesday, February 25th
February 26, 2015
The heavyweights flexed their respective muscles and earned a spot in the District 7 title games this weekend. North Allegheny boys, Chartiers Valley boys, Aliquippa boys, Seton-LaSalle boys, Blackhawk girls and Vincentian Academy girls were all impressive en-route to double digit victories. South Fayette girls and Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic girls were close with cigars as they claimed narrow wins that lift them to their respective title games. Here are recaps from all eight games on Semifinals Wednesday. A special thanks to Paul Paterra, Steve Nagler, Sean Meyers, Bob Barrickman, Mike Azadian, Randy Gore and Don Rebel for their help on these recaps. BIYS WPIAL CLASS AAAA Semifinals:WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Monday, February 23rd
February 24, 2015
It took an additional 48 hours or so, but the Second Round finally came to an end on another frigid night in Western Pennsylvania. The Final Four is now set in Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A with plenty of expected teams and some surprises mixed in. Seeds three and four were bounced in Quad-A boys while the second-seed in Double-A boys was knocked out, as was the third-seed in Single-A girls. Here are recaps from the 16 Quarterfinals and 2 Consolation Round One contests played on Monday. A special thanks to Mike Azadian, Mark Uriah, Brandon Showers, Bob Gregg, Brian Mroziak, Paul Paterra, Bob Orkwis, Steve Nagler, Sam Hall, Terry Neary, Bob Barrickman, Randy Gore and Bobby Fox for their help on these recaps.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/23/2015
February 23, 2015
Another golden weekend is here there and everywhere...wait a second, I'm sorry, the only place to find gold on the courts and on the mats this week is here on the MSA Sports Network. We have Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations and the Championships EVERY DAY this week from the WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 basketball playoffs.WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Friday, February 20th
February 21, 2015
With a couple of exceptions, the top seeds in each of the eight postseason basketball tournaments cruised through the First Round. That all changed BIG TIME on Friday when three top-seeds were eliminated from the district gold chase. Here are the recaps from the Boys Triple-A, Boys Single-A, Girls Quad-A and Girls Double-A Quarterfinals game from another frigid Friday night. A special thanks to Lou Rood, Dennis Fischer, Terry Neary, Bob Orkwis, Adam Hoerner, Randy Gore, Brandon Showers, Bob Gregg, Sean Meyers, Sam Hall, Rob Longo, Mike Sackley and Bob Barrickman for their help on these recaps. WPIAL CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:Scholastic Notebook – 02/20/2015
February 20, 2015
Highlands and Bishop Canevin are in the WPIAL boys basketball quarterfinals. Who would’ve thought you’d read that sentence this year? Highlands and Bishop Canevin are two of the biggest turnaround stories in the league over the past few years. Highlands (13-11) will play Indiana in the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals tonight. Two years ago, Highlands finished 1-21 under first-year coach Tyler Stoczynski. Highlands started to show signs of improvement last year, but still finished 9-13 and out of the playoffs.WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Wednesday, February 18th
February 19, 2015
After four days, the First Round of the 2015 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs is in the books. While there were few surprises in the first three days, that changed big on Day Four when a handful of double-digit seeds were surprising winners are are on their way to Quarterfinals Weekend. Here are recaps from all the First Round games played on a frigid Wednesday. A special thanks to Chris Lackner, Dennis Fischer, Mark Uriah, Mark Schaas, Brian Mroziak, Steve Nagler, Terry Neary, Scott Majesky, T.J. DiStefano, Bob Barrickman, Bob Gregg, Josh Rowntree, Mike Sackley, Brandon Showers, Lee Mohn, Adam Hoerner, Bob Orkwis, Lou Rood, Jason Kern and Gero Von Dahn for their help on these recaps, BOYS WPIAL CLASS AAAA First Round:WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Tuesday, February 17th
February 18, 2015
After two days of no surprises, eye-brows were raised all over in Boys Class AAA as the lucky #13-seed rung true after the Highlands Golden Rams squeaked past the 4th-seed West Mifflin Titans. There were also a couple of scares for a pair of top-seeds. Here are recaps from the Boys AAA and A and Girls AAAA and AA First Round games played on Tuesday. A special thanks goes out to Gero Von Dahn, Lee Mohn, Matt Vandriak, Paul Paterra, Bob Gregg, Chris Lackner, Steve Nagler, Sean Meyers, Randy Gore, Mark Uriah, T.J. DiStefano, Lou Rood, Scott Briggs, Cory Campano, Mike Azadian, Brian Mroziak, Dennis Fischer, Bob Barrickman, Mark Schaas, Josh Rowntree and John Smathers for their help on these recaps. WPIAL CLASS AAA First Round:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/16/2015
February 16, 2015
So it's postseason scholastic basketball you want? There is no where else to go for all the hardwood action this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We close out the First Round and look ahead to the Quarterfinals this weekend in both boys and girls WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 playoff basketball. We also have plenty of gold to hand out with the WPIAL Diving, WPIAL Swimming and WPIAL Class AA and District 6 Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championships along with WPIAL Class AAA-4 Wrestling Sectionals, plus we have men's and women's college basketball, Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, the PIHL Power Play Show and The WPIAL Roundball Report ALL here at MSAsports.netWPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Saturday, February 14th
February 14, 2015
Just like Day One, Day Two offered little in surprises with a #10 seed (Upper St. Clair boys) and a pair of #9 seeds (Bethel Park boys and Imani Christian girls) moving on to Round Two. Here are recaps from Preliminary Round and First Round action in Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A on a snowy Saturday. A special thanks to Mike Azadian, Josh Rowntree, T.J. DiStefano, Mark Schaas, Sam Hall, Mike Sackley, Brandon Showers, Rob Longo, Randy Gore, Bobby Fox, Aaron Anderson, Bob Barrickman and Bob Gregg for their help on these recaps. WPIAL CLASS AAAA First Round:WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Friday, February 13th
The curtain has gone up on the 2015 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs with Preliminary Round and First Round action from Boys Class AAA, Boys Class A, Girls Class AAAA and Girls Class AA. There were no surprises as First Round winners move on to the Quarterfinals next Friday while Preliminary Round victors prepare for Round One on Tuesday. Here are recaps from the nine boys and nine girls games on Friday the 13th. A special thanks to Paul Paterra, Brian Mroziak, Mark Schaas, Sean Meyers, Lou Rood, Steve Nagler, Mike Azadian, Scott Briggs, Mike Sackley, Josh Rowntree, Lanfer Simpson, Matt Vandriak, Lanny Frattare, Bob Orkwis and Bob Barrickman for their help on these recaps. Boys WPIAL CLASS AAA Preliminary Round:2015 WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Preview
February 13, 2015
It starts with 73 basketball teams and will conclude in two weeks with four teams lifting the golden basketball. Here is a preview laden with plenty of postseason Factoids for the 2015 WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoffs. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Defending champion: New Castle Top seeds: North Allegheny is first, Chartiers Valley second, Mt. Lebanon third, Hempfield fourth. High scorers: Matty McConnell, Chartiers Valley, 30.5; Kason Harrell, Hempfield, 25.7.2015 WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Preview
It starts with 74 basketball teams and will conclude in two weeks with four teams lifting the golden basketball. Here is a preview laden with plenty of postseason Factoids for the 2015 WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoffs. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Defending champion: Penn-Trafford Top seeds: Penn-Trafford first, North Allegheny second, Norwin third, Bethel Park fourth High scorers: Amanda Kalin, Pine-Richland, 20.0; Alayna Gribble, Norwin, 18.0.FINAL 2014-2015 WPIAL Boys Basketball Standings
February 10, 2015
Here are the FINAL WPIAL boys basketball standings for the 2014-2015 regular season...INCLUDING THE FINAL LIST OF TEAMS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE WPIAL BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS EXCLUSIVELY ON MSA SPORTS. The standings will be updated daily throughout the rest of the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Don't forget weekly WPIAL boys hoops rankings are released each Tuesday along with boys basketball talk every Wednesday during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:00pm and live and archived broadcasts only here on the MSA Sports Network. Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs: # - Clinched Section Title Outright & - Clinched Share of Section TitleFINAL 2014-2015 WPIAL Girls Basketball Standings
Here are the FINAL WPIAL girls basketball standings for the 2014-2015 regular season...INCLUDING THE FINAL LIST OF TEAMS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE WPIAL GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS EXCLUSIVELY ON MSA SPORTS. The standings will be updated daily throughout the rest of the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Don't forget weekly WPIAL girls hoops rankings are released each Monday with girls hoops talk every Wednesday during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:00pm and girls basketball broadcasts live and archived each week only here on the MSA Sports Network. Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs: # - Clinched Section Title OutrightMSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Teams 2015
February 9, 2015
Here are our final rankings for the 2014-2015 WPIAL boys basketball season. As in the past at the end of the regular season, we rank all of the playoff teams, not just the top ten. We also don't rank, we seed them like the WPIAL does. It is not a true ranking since the steering committee tries to avoid Preliminary and First Round matchups of teams in the same section, so sometimes lower teams are shuffled about to avoid section rivals meeting early on in the brackets. Here is our version of the February Frenzy and the Seeding Shuffle for all 73 of the WPIAL boys basketball playoff field. Tune in Tuesday night at 7:00pm on MSAsports.net for the announcement and analysis of the actual brackets during the 2015 WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Teams 2015
Here are our final rankings for the 2014-2015 WPIAL girls basketball season. as in the past at the end of the regular season, we rank all of the playoff teams, not just the top ten. we also don't rank, we seed them like the WPIAL does. It is not a true ranking since the steering committee tries to avoid Preliminary and First Round matchups of teams in the same section, so sometimes lower teams are shuffled about to avoid section rivals meeting early on in the brackets. Here is our version of the February Frenzy and the Seeding Shuffle for all 74 of the WPIAL girls basketball playoff field. Tune in Tuesday night at 7:00pm on MSAsports.net for the announcement and analysis of the actual brackets during the 2015 WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/08/2015
February 8, 2015
Tick, tick tick. While the regular season winds down in neighboring districts, the postseason is about to begin in District 7 this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We begin our exclusive coverage with the Playoff Pairings Show and continue with every boys and girls playoff hoops game. We also have plenty of boys and girls high school hoops from District 6 and District 9 along with men's and women's college basketball and PIHL high school hockey, plus we have Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, Carlow Sports Talk, the PIHL Power Play Show and The WPIAL Roundball Report ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, February 9th:Scholastic Notebook – 02/06/2015
February 6, 2015
Penn State football coach James Franklin lost out on the top player in the WPIAL class of 2015 when Central Valley’s Jordan Whitehead signed with Pitt. Other than Whitehead, Penn State had plenty of success in the WPIAL. At least more than the Nittany Lions have had in recent history. Penn State signed four players from the WPIAL this season. That might not seem like a lot, but it is more than the past four classes combined. In fact, only twice in the past 10 years has Penn State landed four or more players from the WPIAL. In 2010, Penn State signed five WPIAL players and four in 2007. Two of the past four years, Penn State did not sign one WPIAL player.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball – 02/03/2015
February 3, 2015
Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Boys Basketball rankings for the 2014-2015 season. Check out the weekly boys rankings every Monday, along with boys hoops talk during The WPIAL Roundball Report every Wednesday night at 6:00pm and boys basketball broadcasts throughout the regular season and exclusive coverage of every boys WPIAL playoff game in February all here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Boys Basketball Top Ten: 1. HEMPFIELD SPARTANS (18-1) (Last Week #1) 2. CHARTIERS VALLEY COLTS (16-2) (Last Week #2) 3. NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (17-2) (Last Week #3)MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball – 02/02/2015
February 2, 2015
Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Girls Basketball rankings for the 2014-2015 season. Check out the weekly girls rankings every Monday, along with girls hoops talk during The WPIAL Roundball Report every Wednesday night at 6:00pm, with girls basketball broadcasts throughout the regular season and exclusive coverage of every girls WPIAL playoff game in February sponsored by Carlow University all here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Girls Basketball Top Ten: 1. PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (19-1) (Last Week #1) 2. NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (17-2) (Last Week #2)
