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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/29/2013
September 29, 2013
There is more WPIAL gold as we head to the course twice as September slides into October this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have a busy sixth week of the high school football season with FORTY-TWO WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 football games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Friday night kicking off with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show.Scholastic Notebook – 09/27/2013
September 27, 2013
It doesn’t matter if there is security or a police presence at Ringgold football games. The key for fourth-year coach Matt Humbert is he always has had the Law on his side.Humbert has enjoyed success in his four years as Ringgold’s coach, and one of the keys is there has been a Law under center. Quad Law played quarterback for the Rams in Humbert’s first two years when the Rams were a combined 17-4. Now, Law’s younger, Nico, is the Rams’ QB.They are turning Ringgold into a Law school.After going only 4-6 last season, Ringgold is 3-1 this year heading into a big game tonight at West Mifflin. Nico Law has been a driving force, turning out to be one of the best-dual threat quarterbacks in the WPIAL.
Leechburg’s Barto Repeats as WPIAL Boys Class AA Golf Champ
September 25, 2013
Leechburg’s Matt Barto defended his WPIAL Class AA golf title and became the ninth player ever to win the title in two consecutive years. Among others, the senior Barto joins Arnold Palmer in accomplishing this back-to-back feat. Barto shot a 3-over 75 at the Sewickley Heights Golf Club, which tied Charleroi’s Gunnar Riley and forced a sudden death playoff. Barto birdied the first hole (10th hole) of the playoff to claim the title. Barto is the first player to win consecutive titles since Mike Van Sickle from Pine Richland did so in 2003 and 2004.WPIAL Boys Class AAA Individual Golf Semifinals
September 24, 2013
Wednesday marks the first of three WPIAL individual golf championships with the Boys Class AA finals from the Sewickley Heights Country Club. Tuesday, the Semifinals for the Boys Class AAA Championships were held at three sites. The qualifiers advance to the finals to be held on Wednesday, October 2nd.WPIAL Boys AAA Semi-Final Individual Qualifier - Cranberry Highlands G.C.- Par 70This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/23/2013
September 23, 2013
There is more WPIAL gold as we head to the course while we also hit the mid-way point of the high school football season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. To celebrate the fifth week of the season, we have FORTY-TWO WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 football games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Friday night kicking off with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show.Scholastic Notebook – 09/20/2013
September 20, 2013
Now that Shai McKenzie’s football career is over, it’s time to reflect on how good of a running back he was at Washington High School. Going strictly by statistics, it’s not an overstatement to say McKenzie was one of the best of all time in the WPIAL.McKenzie’s senior season is finished because of a torn ACL sustained in last Friday’s game against Charleroi. He was scheduled to have surgery Friday.McKenzie finished his career with 4,856 yards on 493 carries and 77 touchdowns. The yardage is the 15th best in WPIAL history. Had he stayed healthy, there is a good chance McKenzie would have become only the fifth running back in WPIAL history to reach 6,000 career yards.Scholastic Notebook – 09/06/2013
September 6, 2013
Seneca Valley lost almost every offensive starter from a team that went 10-2 and averaged 37 points a game last season. But coach Don Holl didn’t have to look far and wide for something to jumpstart this year’s offense.He simply had to look across the family dinner table.Seneca Valley’s new quarterback is T.J. Holl, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound junior and the son of the coach. The son has definitely shined so far.Fall Sports Underway
August 19, 2013
This week marks the start of section play in WPIAL boys golf, girls golf and girls tennis. Next week marks the beginning of section play in football while it's a post-Labor Day start up for section play in boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball, girls field hockey and boys and girls cross-country.You can check out ALL of the 2013 WPIAL section schedules in football, boys/girls soccer, girls volleyball, boys/girls golf, girls tennis, girls field hockey and boys/girls cross-country by clicking the high school link at the top of the page...then click on the logo of your favorite school and then the sport you wish to see.2012-2013 WPIAL Champions on Parade
July 16, 2013
We celebrated America's Birthday earlier this month with various parades and fireworks. You'll forgive us if we celebrate the 2012-2013 school year with just a parade and no pyrotechnics. It was been another great high school sports year in District 7 of the PIAA. All of us here at the MSA Sports Network and Management Science Associates thank our sponsors and fans for their support during the school year. As we get ready for another great scholastic campaign in 2013-2014, we look back at all the WPIAL team champions on parade from this past school year.Football:Class AAAA - North Allegheny TigersClass AAA - West Allegheny IndianaClass AA - Aliquippa QuipsClass A - Clairton BearsCentral Valley Girls Win PIAA AA Team Golf Championship
October 25, 2012
Thanks in part to Macky Fouse's 77 on Wednesday, the Central Valley girls golf team captured the PIAA Class AA team championship at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. The Warriors become only the second WPIAL girls team to win a state golf championship, following the Shady Side Academy Indians, who won state crowns in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Penn-Trafford girls finished second in Class AAA, Burgettstown boys were third in Class AA and Pitttsburgh Central Catholic boys were fifth in Class AAA.PIAA GIRLS CLASS AA:Central Valley Warriors - 342Mercyhurst Prep Lakers - 368Holy Cross Crusaders - 380Villa Maria Academy Hurricanes - 419 PIAA GIRLS CLASS AAA:2012 PIAA Boys and Girls Final Golf Results
October 24, 2012
Close, but no golden cigar for WPIAL boys and girls golfers at the 2012 PIAA Individual Golf Championships Monday and Tuesday at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort and Conference Center in York. Tommy Nettles of Peters Township finished in 2nd place in Boys AAA while Matt Barto of Leechburg was 2nd in Boys AA. Lauren Walker of Canon-McMillan was 3rd in Girls AAA while Macky Fouse of Central Valley was 3rd in Girls AA.Here are all of the results from the two day event. The team golf state championships are set for Wednesday in York.PIAA CLASS AAA BOYS:PIAA Boys and Girls Western Region Golf Finals Results
October 16, 2012
There were no district championships at stake Monday afternoon, just a spot in the upcoming PIAA state golf championships. 34 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League golfers have qualified with 11 from Boys AAA, 12 from Boys AA, 6 from Girls AAA and 5 from Girls AA. Here are all the results from the boys and girls Class AAA and Class AA Western Region Golf Championships from the Toms Run Golf Course in Blairsville.BOYS CLASS AAA:Scholastic Notebook – 10/13/2012
October 13, 2012
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October 11, 2012
From 1998 through 2001, Burgettstown captured four straight WPIAL Division II championships. They hadn't won one since, but the eleven year drought ended Thursday as the Blue Devils captured the Class AA crown with Owen Miller leading the way with a 74. Another much longer drought also ended at the Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon thanks to Kris Wrights 74 as the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings won their first ever Class AAA championship.2012 WPIAL BOYS CLASS AAA TEAM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP:Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 387Peters Township Indians - 395Latrobe Wildcats - 406Bethel Park Black Hawks - 414Hempfield Spartans - 414Scholastic Notebook – 10/05/2012
October 5, 2012
One and four. When those three words are uttered about a football team after five weeks, it usually indicates bad things. But for Blackhawk and Chartiers-Houston records are indeed deceiving. Blackhawk and Chartiers-Houston are two teams that are usually much more than respectable. You could say both have fallen on hard times this season as both are 1-4. But are there many 1-4 teams as good as Blackhawk and Char-Houston? Blackhawk and Char-Houston are the hard-luck stories of the WPIAL this season. A few points here and there, take away a turnover here and there, and their seasons could be vastly different. Want proof? Three of Blackhawk’s losses are by a total of five points. Char-Houston’s four losses are by a total of 17 points.
Pgh Central Catholic’s Brent Rodgers Bags WPIAL Boys AAA Golf Title
October 3, 2012
On a perfect day for scoring the WPIAL Boys Golf AAA finalists did just that at Fox Chapel Golf Club in the championship tournament. 14 players shot 77 or better on the par 70 course off Fox Chapel road, led by WPIAL champion Brent Rodgers. Rodgers, a junior from Pittsburgh Central Catholic carded an even par 70 to take home the gold medal.Numpho-Frank and Alexander Are Golf’s Golden Girls, Win WPIAL Championships
October 1, 2012
In what were some tough conditions Monday at 3 Lakes Golf Course, the WPIAL held the Class AAA and AA Girls Golf Championship. Play was delayed by 90 minutes at the start due to heavy fog, the fairways were still damp from the weekend rain, but the greens dried out and were lighting fast.In the Class AAA championships, Janista Numpho-Frank of Hempfield claimed her first gold medal with a four-over par 76. The senior survived a challenge from sophomore Lauren Waller of Canon-McMillan down the stretch. Numpho-Frank shot even par over the front nine, but struggled slightly on the back side, shooting a 40. Waller fired two under 34 on the back nine, she finished two shots back at 78. Senior Lizzie Hammell was four shots off the lead at 80 and finished third.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/30/2012
September 30, 2012
October is here! So while the leaves start to turn shades of red, orange and gold, the WPIAL hands out its share of links gold this week here on the MSA Sports Network.Leechburg’s Matt Barto Wins WPIAL Boys Class AA Golf Gold
September 24, 2012
After finishing 7th as a freshman and tied for 2nd last year as a sophomore, Leechburg junior Matt Barto won the 2012 WPIAL Boys Class AA Individual Golf Championship Monday afternoon at the Youghiogheny Country Club in McKeesport. Barto fired a one-over 73 to edge Jesse Vensel of McGuffey, Darren Carone of Shenango and Matt Cioffi of Neshannock by two strokes.Barto was in the day's first group and had to wait for the other 14 groups to return before being crowned champion. "I was nervous each time a new group would come in," he said afterward. "I worked very hard for this. I thought I had a chance until i bogeyed 15, 16 and 17." Barto would par the 18th to finish off his title winning round of 73.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/23/2012
September 23, 2012
There is more fall scholastic sports gold to be had as September slowly turns to October this week here on the MSA Sports Network.
