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MSA Sports Top 25 WPIAL Stories of 2012 Countdown – #20 through #16
December 29, 2012
It has become a tradition like no other...at least during the holidays here at The Network. It's time to look back at another high school sports year with the top stories from around the WPIAL in 2012. We continue our countdown with the five stories that ended up #20 through #16.Peters Twp, Moon and Greensburg CC Sweep PIAA Girls Soccer Crowns
November 17, 2012
History was made Saturday in more ways than one. Peters Township blanked Cumberland Valley 1-0 at Hersheypark Stadium on a Emily Franty goal to win the PIAA Class AAA championship. The Indians victory gave the WPIAL a golden sweep of the state soccer titles, a first for District 7. Antonia Grese's goal at 15:16 of the first half was all Moon needed as they shutout the Archbishop Wood Vikings 1-0 to win the PIAA Class AA championship. The title is the Tigers first girls state soccer crown in school history, this after Moon lost to Mars in the District 7 finals.Upper St. Clair Wins 3rd PIAA Boys Soccer Championship
Despite losing in the District 7 finals, Upper St. Clair grabbed an early lead and held on Saturday to win the boys Class AAA state championship 1-0 over West Lawn Wilson. Wes Burdette served a ball to Doug Hateman who finished the play with a header and the games only goal 20 minutes in at Hersheypark Stadium. The state crown is the third for USC after winning back-to-back PIAA gold in 2004 and 2005. Meanwhile, after yielding back-to-back shutouts in PIAA Quarterfinals and semifinals victories, Sewickley Academy was blanked Friday by Mountain View in the Class A championship match. Here are ALL of the results from the 2012 PIAA Boys Soccer Playoffs.2012 PIAA CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:Scholastic Notebook – 11/16/2012
November 16, 2012
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November 9, 2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTablPeters, Mars and Greensburg CC are the Golden Girls in WPIAL Soccer Again
November 5, 2012
Sometimes the best laid plans of mice and men do work out in the end. No, there are not any mice on the WPIAL Soccer Steering Committee, however the men and women who put together this years girls soccer postseason brackets knew what they were doing. It was #1 vs. #2 in all three championship finals, with all three top-seeds winning the gold. Peters Township won in Class AAA for the second time in three years, while Greensburg Central Catholic RE-peated in Class A and Mars THREE-peated in Class AA. Here are all of the results from the 2012 WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoffs.All scores followed with (MSA) indicates the match can be heard archived on the MSA Sports Network.2012 WPIAL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:Canon-Mac, Quaker Valley & Riverside Surprising 2012 WPIAL Boys Soccer Champions
When all was said and done, three unlikely champions were draped in gold on top of the district boys soccer mountain. #13 Canon-McMillan in Class AAA, #4 Quaker Valley in Class AA and #10 Riverside in Class A all bucked the odds to win a soccer title, the first in school history for the Big Macs and Panthers and the seventh boys soccer crown for the Quakers. It was however, QV's first boys soccer championship since 1999. Here are all of the results from 2012 WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoffs.All games marked with (MSA) after the score can be heard archived on the MSA Sports Network.2012 WPIAL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:Canon-McMillan Big Macs 1 - Upper St. Clair Panthers 0 (MSA)Quaker Valley Wins Boys AA Crown in Dramatic 2OT Triumph Over Mars
Canon-McMillan Stuns Defending Champs, Blank USC in Boys AAA Finals
Riverside Wins First WPIAL Boys Class A Soccer Crown in Double OT Win Over GCC
The Riverside Panthers needed two halves and almost two overtimes to defeat the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 2-1 to win their first WPIAL Class A Boys Soccer Championship. Austin Ridgely scored with 6:44 left on a free kick from just outside the penalty area to give the Panthers their first ever championship and the first title ever for a Beaver County school. The Panthers were outshot 18-5 in the contest. Riverside entered the tournament as the #10 seed, the Panthers won 4 one-goal games to claim the title.Greensburg Central Catholic Repeats as WPIAL Girls Class A Soccer Champions
Frannie Crouse scored two goals in 69 seconds in the second half as the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions repeat as Girls Class A WPIAL champions with a 2-0 victory over the Sewickley Academy Panthers, handing the Panthers their first loss of the season at Baldwin High School. Crouse scored in the 51st minute off a controversial free kick, she added her 45th goal of the season on a turning shot from the right win, the junior and Penn State recruit now has 105 goals for her career.Olivia Binda made 7 saves for the win, and got some help from the post late, the Centurions are now 19-1 on the season and winners of 19 straight, entering into the PIAA playoffs on Tuesday.WPIAL Soccer Semifinals Recaps From 10/31
November 1, 2012
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October 31, 2012
The Highway to Heinz officially opens for the 2012 WPIAL football postseason this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have ALL 32 WPIAL First Round football playoff games starting with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only MSA Sports/WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show. We also have eight District 6 high school football games on Friday concluding with the D-6 Scoreboard Show, plus we have college football, the WPIAL boys and girls Soccer Semifinals and Championships, the WPIAL Girls Volleyball Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championships, the WPIAL Field Hockey Championships, women’s college volleyball, the start of the 2012-2013 college basketball season and This Week in the WPIAL hits the road ALL this week here at MSAsports.netScholastic Notebook – 10/26/2012
October 26, 2012
Saying “it’s time to move on,” Chartiers Valley’s Chris Saluga will coached his final game with the Colts Friday night. Saluga has decided to resign as Chartiers Valley’s football coach, effective after Friday night’s game against West Allegheny. Saluga already has handed in his letter of resignation to the school board. “I don’t know how to say it, other than it’s just time for me to move on,” Saluga said. “I’ve done all I can here.”This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 10/21/2012
October 21, 2012
The Stretch Run of the 2012 WPIAL football regular season concludes with Week Nine this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have THIRTY-NINE WPIAL and District 6 high school football games on Friday and Saturday with Fridays action starting with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only MSA Sports/WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show, plus we have college football, the start of the WPIAL boys and girls soccer postseason, the start of the WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs, women’s college volleyball, the start of the WPIAL girl's field hockey second season along with the WPIAL Girls Volleyball and Football Playoff Pairings Shows, the Indiana County Coaches Show and This Week in the WPIAL hits the road ALL this week here at MSAsports.netMSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoff Teams – 10/16/2012
October 16, 2012
Each week during the regular season, MSA Sports ranks the Top Ten boys soccer teams in all three classifications. For our final rankings of the 2012 season, we rank all of the WPIAL playoff bounds teams in Class AAA, Class AA and Class A. Don't forget, the 2012 WPIAL Boys and Girls Soccer Playoffs Pairings Show is Wednesday night at 6:00pm here on the exclusive home for the upcoming soccer playoffs, the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAA: (15 Playoff Teams - One First Round Bye)1) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (13-1-2)2) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (15-1-1)3) PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (15-1-0)4) PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (14-2-0)MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoff Teams – 10/16/2012
Each week during the regular season, MSA Sports ranks the Top Ten girls soccer teams in all three classifications. For our final rankings of the 2012 season, we rank all of the WPIAL playoff bounds teams in Class AAA, Class AA and Class A. Don't forget, the 2012 WPIAL Boys and Girls Soccer Playoffs Pairings Show is Wednesday night at 6:00pm here on the exclusive home for the upcoming soccer playoffs, the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAA: (15 Playoff Teams - One First Round Bye)1) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (16-1-0)2) SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (16-1-0)3) BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS (17-1-0)4) PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (13-4-0)
