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CTK 2010 – MSA Sports Top 10: WPIAL Preseason Class A
September 1, 2010
With kickoff of the 2010 WPIAL football season a few days away, MSA Sports continues our 'Countdown to Kickoff 2010' with the WPIAL Preseason Top Ten rankings. The weekly rankings will be released each Monday during the regular season. Here is the Preseason Class A Top Ten. MSA SPORTS PRESEASON TOP TEN WPIAL CLASS A: 1) CLAIRTON BEARSMSA Sports Friday Night HighLights – Week Four
The final Friday night of September brought some big performances through the air and on the ground as the 2010 season inches toward the half way point. It's time to hit the stride, not only for teams but players as well. So here are the players who who hitting on all points Friday night throughout the WPIAL. Alex Papson - North AlleghenyWPIAL President Passes Away at 63
August 31, 2010
Western Pennsylvania high school sports fans lost a true ambassador Sunday when WPIAL President and Uniontown High School athletic director Richard Constantine lost his battle with cancer and passed away at the age of 63. Here is his obituary from the Uniontown Herald Standard:CTK 2010 – MSA Sports Top 10: WPIAL Preseason Class AA
With kickoff of the 2010 WPIAL football season a few days away, MSA Sports continues our 'Countdown to Kickoff 2010' with the WPIAL Preseason Top Ten rankings. The weekly rankings will be released each Monday during the regular season. Here is the Preseason Class AA Top Ten. MSA SPORTS PRESEASON TOP TEN WPIAL CLASS AA:CTK 2010 – WPIAL A BIG SEVEN Conference Preview
Two of the four playoff teams from the WPIAL Class A Big Seven Conference in 2009 are no longer in the conference, with Monaca ending their program and Laurel moving up to the Class AA Midwestern Conference. The conference will be wide open for playoff spots, but one thing remains the same, Rochester is always a favorite to head to the playoffs and Heinz Field.CTK 2010 – MSA Sports Top 10: WPIAL Preseason Class AAA
August 30, 2010
With kickoff of the 2010 WPIAL football season under one week away, MSA Sports continues our 'Countdown to Kickoff 2010' with the WPIAL Preseason Top Ten rankings. The weekly rankings will be released each Monday during the regular season. Here is the Preseason Class AAA Top Ten. MSA SPORTS PRESEASON TOP TEN WPIAL CLASS AAA:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 08/30/2010
The 2010 high school football season kicks off with a bang throughout Western Pennsylvania this week here on the MSA Sports Network.CTK 2010 – MSA Sports Top 10: WPIAL Preseason Class AAAA
August 29, 2010
With kickoff of the 2010 WPIAL football season under one week away, MSA Sports continues our 'Countdown to Kickoff 2010' with the WPIAL Preseason Top Ten rankings. The weekly rankings will be released each Monday during the regular season. Here is the Preseason Class AAAA Top Ten. MSA SPORTS PRESEASON TOP TEN WPIAL CLASS AAAA:CTK 2010 – WPIAL A EASTERN Conference Preview
Let's first get something straight about geography. Section 1 of WPIAL Class A is known as the Eastern Conference. It used to be a fitting name because most of the teams in the conference were from the Eastern area. But the conference has changed a great deal over the years.CTK 2010 – WPIAL A BLACK HILLS Conference Preview
August 28, 2010
Over the last 35 years, the WPIAL Class A football scene has been dominated by two conferences, the Big 7 and the Eastern Conference. From 1975 through 2006, the districts champion came from one of those two conferences. However the tide has turned over the last three years as the Black Hills Conference has laid the claim to being home of the WPIAL Class A champs.CTK 2010 – WPIAL AA ALLEGHENY Conference Preview
August 27, 2010
Allegheny Conference teams won't have to "get real" so fast this season. Over the past two seasons, the Allegheny has consisted of 10 teams, which meant all teams started playing conference games the first night of the season. There were no non-conference games. Everything was real from the get-go.CTK 2010 – WPIAL AA MIDWESTERN Conference Preview
August 25, 2010
The Midwestern Conference has a new look for 2010, gone is long time member and defending tri-champion Center. Taking the place of the Trojans is Class A Semifinalist Laurel. Will things stay the same with Aliquippa and Beaver Falls battling for the conference title or will another team step up to challenge the two remaining powers?CTK 2010 – WPIAL AAA BIG EIGHT Conference Preview
August 23, 2010
There is no truth to the rumor that the section formally known as the Big Seven Conference in Class AAA was considering a name change to the Big One Conference. Instead, they will change to reflect the number of TOTAL teams in the conference to the Big Eight.CTK 2010 – WPIAL/City League Week Two Scrimmages
August 21, 2010
One scrimmage is in the books and one more coming up this weekend as WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football teams continue to prepare for the kickoff of the 2010 season. Scrimmage number two will take place this Friday, August 27th and Saturday, August 28th. Here is a rundown of all the second week scrimmages involving WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League high school football teams.CTK 2010 – WPIAL AAAA NORTHERN SEVEN Conference Preview
August 18, 2010
Erie McDowell is back in the Northern Seven Conference. This time for real. In 2006 and 2007, McDowell played a conference schedule, but McDowell could not qualify for the WPIAL playoffs because it was still a District 10 team. When the playoffs would come around, McDowell would compete in District 10.CTK 2010 – WPIAL/City League Week One Scrimmages
August 16, 2010
FINALLY! High school football camps throughout Pennsylvania opened for business on Monday. That means teams have less than a week of practice before they hit the field for the first of two scrimmages in preparation for the season lid-lifter on Friday, September 3rd and Saturday, September 4th.CTK 2010 – WPIAL AAAA BIG EAST Conference Preview
Winning back-to-back WPIAL Class AAAA championships is not easy. It has happened only three times in the past 22 seasons. But at least Woodland Hills coach George Novak can say he knows what it takes to repeat. He's been there, done that.CTK 2010 – WPIAL/City League Thursday & Saturday Football Schedules
August 14, 2010
There is little doubt that high school football is king on Friday nights in Western Pennsylvania. However it's not ALL about Friday nights. Thursday night WPIAL football is back and there are now eight high schools that play their home games either under the sun on Saturday afternoons or under the lights on Saturday night.CTK 2010 – WPIAL/City League Thursday & Saturday Football Schedules
There is little doubt that high school football is king on Friday nights in Western Pennsylvania. However it's not ALL about Friday nights. Thursday night WPIAL football is back and there are now eight high schools that play their home games either under the sun on Saturday afternoons or under the lights on Saturday night.CTK 2010 – WPIAL Class A Players to Watch
August 13, 2010
Countdown to Kickoff 2010 continues with a week-long look at some of the top high school football talent in the WPIAL for this upcoming season. As always, this list just scratches the surface. We ask for your help in building a complete rundown of candidates.
