Golf
Scholastic Notebook – 09/21/2012
September 21, 2012
After seeing Clairton clobber Monessen, 52-7, on Thursday night, it makes you wonder if this is the same Clairton team that struggled to beat Chartiers-Houston, 22-20, on the opening night of the season? It most certainly is not the same team – at least defensively. Clairton was without 10 players the first three weeks of the season. The players missed time because of grades or attendance issues from last school year, and the players returned to the team for the Monessen game. Only two of the players who missed the first three weeks were starters. But still, the return of the group of players changed Clairton.2011-2012 WPIAL and PITTSBURGH CITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS on PARADE
July 6, 2012
What better way to celebrate America's Birthday and the end of another school year than with a parade. It has been another great high school sports year. All of us here at the MSA Sports Network and Management Science Associates thank our sponsors and fans for their support during the 2011-2012 school year. As we get ready for another great scholastic campaign in 2012-2013, we look back at all the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League team champions on parade from this past school year.Football:Class AAAA - North Allegheny TigersClass AAA - Montour SpartansClass AA - Aliquippa QuipsClass A - Clairton BearsCity League - University Prep PanthersPIAA Class A - Clairton BearsWPIAL Hall of Fame Class of 2012
April 13, 2012
Neil Walker is known for his baseball talent. The current Pirates second baseman had an unforgettable baseball career at Pine-Richland High School and was a first-round draft pick. But it is what Walker also did in other sports that helped earn him a spot in the WPIAL Hall of Fame. The WPIAL Hall of Fame class for 2012 was announced Thursday at a news conference, and Walker was one of the selections. Walker was in Los Angeles with the Pirates, but his father was at the news conference at the Heinz History Center in the Strip District. Walker had a terrific baseball career at Pine-Richland, starting four seasons and batting .504 for his career. He hit .657 as a senior with 13 home runs, 42 RBIs and a 1.403 slugging percentage for a WPIAL championship team.Scholastic Notebook – 04/08/2012
April 8, 2012
It is most certainly one of the oddest sports combinations you will see in the WPIAL. You’ll be scratching your head trying to figure out how many times you have seen a championships golfer who also is one of the best shot putters and discus throwers in the district. As odd as it sounds, Katerina Luttner is living out the combination at Fox Chapel High School. She won the WPIAL girls golf championship in 2010 and was the runner-up in 2011. She also has been a medalist at the PIAA level and has a golf scholarship to the University of Mississippi. But in the spring, she throws the discus and shot put for Fox Chapel. This spring, Luttner is the No. 1 discus thrower in the entire WPIAL with a mark of 111 feet, 8 inches. She also has the fourth-best shot put at 34-10.WPIAL Fall Sports Realignments for 2012 and 2013
January 17, 2012
The WPIAL Board of Control officially passed the new alignments for the WPIAL fall sports on Tuesday afternoon, including girls volleyball, boys and girls golf, boys and girls cross-country, girls tennis and girls field hockey. Here is the new make-up of the sections in all of those sports for both the 2012 and 2013 high school fall sports seasons.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.2011-2012 MSA SPORTS CUP STANDINGS
December 22, 2011
The latest chase for the MSA Sports Cup is underway as the 2011-2012 high school sports fall season is in the books. The MSA Sports Cup is a challenge to determine the best sports program for the entire school year from WPIAL schools in each classification.West A’s Garrett Browning Wins PIAA Boys Golf Championship
October 25, 2011
Four WPIAL boys golfers finished 1-2-3 and 4 after the final round of the 2011 PIAA Individual Golf Championships at Heritage Hills Golf Club on Tuesday, but it was Garrett Browning of West Allegheny who was the golden boy...again.PIAA Western Regional Golf Playoffs
October 19, 2011
17 boys and 8 girls have qualified for the 2011 PIAA Individual Golf Championships at Heritage Hills Golf Club in York after Tuesday's Western Regional Playoffs at Toms Runs Golf Course. Here are the final results from both the boys and the girls.PIAA BOYS WESTERN REGIONAL PLAYOFFS At Tom’s Run G.C.Shady Side Academy and Central Valley Wear the WPIAL Girls Golf Team Crowns
October 13, 2011
For one school, it was a repeat golden performance. For the other, it marks the return to title town for a third time in four years. Shady Side Academy won the WPIAL Girls Team Golf Division I championship on Thursday at the Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon again after winning the championship in 2008 and 2009. Meanwhile, Central Valley is a perfect 2-for-2.Upper St. Clair and Neshannock Win WPIAL Boys Team Golf Gold
Two of the most successful boy’s golf programs in WPIAL history are golden again after winning district crowns Thursday afternoon at the Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon. Upper St. Clair won the Division I title for a record 17th time in school history, winning by four strokes over Indiana and by eight strokes over 2010 champion Peters Township.2011 WPIAL Girls Team Golf Finals Field is Set
October 7, 2011
Under splendid conditions Monday afternoon, the WPIAL held its Girls Team Golf Division I and Division II Semifinals at two different courses. The result was the three team championship field is now set to shoot for gold in both divisions on Thursday, October 13th at the Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon.2011 WPIAL Boys Team Golf Finals Set
The Division I and Division II finals fields are set in the 2011 WPIAL Boys Team Golf Championships.Baldwin Freshman Wins 2011 WPIAL Boys Golf Championship
October 5, 2011
In a major surprise at the WPIAL Division I Boys Golf Championships, a freshman claimed the top spot. Zack Taylor of Baldwin was the only player to shoot under par, firing a one-under 71, beating Evan Ruhling of Penn Hills by one shot at Treesdale Golf and Country Club in Gibsonia.Butler’s DeCola and Waynesburg’s Rohanna Win WPIAL Girls Golf Gold
October 4, 2011
The WPIAL Division I and II Girls Golf Championships saw fog, rain and soggy conditions slow down play considerably at the Long Vue Club in Verona on Tuesday.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 10/03/2011
October 3, 2011
We hit the links to determine more district gold to be won along with the start of the second half of the high school football regular season in the first full week of October this week on the MSA Sports Network. Titles will be claimed by both the boys and girls in the 2011 WPIAL Individual Golf Championships.Shenango’s Brad Thornton Golden in Winning WPIAL Division II Golf Title
September 27, 2011
Shenango senior Brad Thornton claimed his first individual championship, firing a one-over par 73 to win the WPIAL Boys Division II Golf Championships at the New Castle Country Club on Monday afternoon. Thornton shot one under par on the front nine, but struggled slightly down the stretch, running into trouble on the 17th hole, with a four-putt.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/26/2011
September 26, 2011
We hit the midway point of the high school football regular season as we say so long to September and hello to October this week on the MSA Sports Network. It is the fifth weekend of the high school football season with plenty of WPIAL and District 6 football games starting with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with WPIAL and D-6 Scoreboard Shows.Scholastic Notebook – 09/09/2011
September 9, 2011
Delrece Williams was a prolific runner at Steel Valley High School, but when he graduated from Steel Valley High School, he had to pass the baton to the next star tailback.It turns out Williams didn’t have to go far to pass the baton. In fact, he didn’t even have to leave his house.
