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Chicks Picks – Week 8

October 22, 2015

Welcome to Week 8 of the high school football season. This week, we officially made it to the future. Wednesday, October 21, 2015 marked the date when Marty McFly and Doctor Emmett Brown traveled into the future in Back to the Future Part II. After so much talk about which of the movie’s predictions came true, Chick’s Picks took a moment to reflect on what she was doing back in the days of when the movie was set.

FINAL 2015 WPIAL Girls Soccer Standings

Here are the FINAL WPIAL girls soccer standings for the 2015 season...including the latest WPIAL playoff clinchings and eliminations. Standings will be updated daily through the regular season, leading up to MSA Sports EXCLUSIVE coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoffs sponsored by Pro Grass and Carlow University starting on Saturday. Also, don't forget to click on the Soccer sports page for information on the 2015 MSA Sports Hometown Soccer Program. Weekly Top Ten rankings come out every Tuesday on MSasports.net MSA Sports Hometown Girls Soccer Program teams are capitalized.

FINAL 2015 WPIAL Boys Soccer Standings

Here are the FINAL WPIAL boys soccer standings for the 2015 season...including the FINAL WPIAL Playoff clinchings and eliminations. Standings will be updated daily through the regular season, leading up to MSA Sports EXCLUSIVE coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoffs starting Monday. Also, don't forget to click on the Soccer sports page for information on the 2015 MSA Sports Hometown Soccer Program. Weekly Top Ten rankings come out every Wednesday on MSasports.net MSA Sports Hometown Boys Soccer Program teams are capitalized. (Top 3 teams from each section qualify for playoffs) # = Clinched Section Title * = Clinched Playoff Berth x = Eliminated From Playoff Chase

North Allegheny & Beaver Win WPIAL Girls Team Tennis Titles

October 21, 2015

North Allegheny knocked off top-seed Shady Side Academy Wednesday to win the WPIAL Class AAA title. The championship is the third straight crown for the Tigers and denied the Indians their fifth girls team tennis title. For the first time since 2002 and the sixth time in program history, Beaver captured the WPIAL Class AA Girls Team Championship Wednesday afternoon at North Allegheny High School, defeating Sewickley Academy 3-2. Even though the Bobcats were swept in doubles play, a sweep in three singles matches was enough to win the championship. Beaver was led by juniors Anne Taylor and Moriah Bridges, who won a first and second singles, respectively. Freshman Devyn Campbell sealed the team victory with a win at third singles in straight sets.

WPIAL Big Game Hunting – Week Eight – 10/21/2015

Week Eight arrives and we can smell the playoffs now. The post season party is just around the corner at the MSA World Headquarters, in fact pairings shows and medals are already making their appearances. But football is the biggie, the one where everyone shows up and Chix Picks prepares the fresh sushi bar. The Football pairing show is always likely to trigger a Schaasy and Mike Azadian argument about schools from Lawrence County versus schools from Allegheny County. Usually we have two people per classification and there is just enough sushi and just the right amount of seats to avoid problems. Next year though, six classifications for the first time, THAT could be a disaster at headquarters. Just another in the long list of reasons this particular reporter dislikes the move so much.

District College Football Preview for October 24th

A big Steel City matchup in Moon Township highlights this week’s preview. Clarion looks to go to 8-0, while IUP and SRU meet in Slippery Rock in a huge PSAC West game. In the PAC, W & J travels to Cleveland to meet Case Western Reserve to try and get back into the conference title picture. Here are previews of ALL the games. Saint Francis(3-2) at Bryant(3-3) 1pm This game will feature the top 3 running backs in the NEC. Senior Ricardo McCray leads the NEC at 102 yards per game for Bryant while senioe Khari Dickson averages 99 per game. Sophomore Marcus Bagley averages 78 yards for the Red Flash, giving Saint Francis a 1-2 punch in the backfield.

WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Seven 2015

October 20, 2015

Week seven marks the official beginning of the stretch run in the WPIAL football season. To that point, the slate provided some of the most compelling and crucial matchups of the 2015 campaign. The latest collection of top plays includes two games that could determine a section champion, another tilt that included a team fighting to remain in the playoff picture, and also a rare matchup of top teams in two different classifications. Without further anticipation, here are the very best plays from week seven. Freeport 32, Deer Lakes 25

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoff Teams – 10/20/2015

Usually each week during the regular season, we rank the Top Ten teams in each class. Here, MSA Sports ranks ALL of the boys soccer teams that qualified for the upcoming WPIAL Soccer Playoffs. Don't miss the WPIAL Soccer Playoff Pairings Show Wednesday at 5:30pm only at www.msasports.net. Also, you can listen to exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoffs and the check out the Pro Grass Boys and Girls Soccer Player of the Month in September, October and November ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL BOYS SOCCER CLASS AAA - 15 TEAMS: 1) SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (13-1-1) 2) FOX CHAPEL FOXES (14-1-1)

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoff Teams – 10/20/2015

Usually each week during the regular season, we rank the Top Ten teams in each class. Here, MSA Sports ranks ALL of the girls soccer teams that qualified for the upcoming WPIAL Soccer Playoffs. Don't miss the WPIAL Soccer Playoff Pairings Show Wednesday at 5:30pm only at www.msasports.net. Also, you can listen to exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoffs sponsored by Carlow University and the check out the Pro Grass Boys and Girls Soccer Player of the Month in September, October and November ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL GIRLS SOCCER CLASS AAA - 16 TEAMS: 1) NORWIN KNIGHTS (18-0-0)

2015 WPIAL Soccer Playoff Qualifiers

The 2015 WPIAL Soccer Playoffs are set to begin with some Preliminary and First round matches slated to be played likely on Saturday. The brackets will be released on Wednesday afternoon and MSA Sports will break them down and preview the postseason on the pitch with the WPIAL Soccer Playoff Pairings Show Wednesday at 5:30pm. Here are the boys and girls teams that have qualified for the district playoffs. BOYS CLASS AAA: (15 TEAMS - 1 BYE) Penn-Trafford Warriors Norwin Knights Connellsville Falcons Seneca Valley Raiders North Allegheny Tigers North Hills Indians Fox Chapel Foxes Franklin Regional Panthers Kiski Area Cavaliers Allderdice Dragons

PIAA Western Regional Golf Results

A combined 34 golfers from the WPIAL were successful Monday in qualifying for the upcoming state championships during the PIAA Western Regional Championships Monday at Tom's Run Golf Course in Chestnut Ridge. 9 boys Triple-A, 12 boys Double-A, 6 girls Triple-A and 6 girls Double-A golfers now advance to the two day PIAA Golf Championships next week at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York on October 26th and 27th. WPIAL golfers advancing were: BOYS CLASS AAA: Connor Schmidt (Peters Township) - 70 Alec Stopperich (Peters Township) - 74 Palmer Jackson (Franklin Regional) - 75 Tanner Johnson (Peters Township) - 75 Noah Firmstone (Moon) - 78 Jimmy Meyers (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) - 78

Hometown Girls Volleyball Recap – Avonworth Antelopes – 10/20/2015

Avonworth (9-1, A-4) was heavily tested in a non-section matchup by Quaker Valley (7-3, AA-2), but came away with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 31-29) victory on Monday night at Avonworth High School. The Antelopes and Quakers, who have both already clinched a spot in next week's WPIAL Playoffs, exchanged leads a number of times throughout the match, culminating in a ferocious third and final set.

Hometown Girls Soccer Recap – Fox Chapel Foxes – 10/20/2015

Deena DeBaldo scored four goals as Fox Chapel posted their 14th shutout of 2015 in their 5-0 regular season finale win over Hampton in a Class AAA non-conference match on Monday.

WPIAL Football Playoff Picture 2015

October 19, 2015

Who is in and who is out? Well OK, this is more geared to who is in and who is still alive. We avoid specifics with two weeks left, but we will run down all of the WPIAL playoff scenarios once Week Eight is put to rest this weekend. For now, here are the teams that have clinched, the teams that are still alive and who they play in the final two weeks of the 2015 campaign. Top five teams in each of the three conferences in Quad-A and Triple-A make the playoffs plus one sixth place team in each class clinched the wild card. Top four teams in each of the four conferences in Double-A and Single-A make the playoffs. CLASS AAAA Foothills Conference:

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/19/2015

Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. These are the rankings following Week Seven of the 2015 WPIAL football season. WPIAL CLASS AAAA WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN: 1. WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES (7-0) (Last Week #1.....Week Eight host #6 Mount Lebanon on MSA) 2. PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (7-0) (Last Week #2.....Week Eight at Plum on MSA) 3. PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (7-0) (Last Week #3.....Week Eight host #5 Pittsburgh Central Catholic on MSA)

WPIAL Alum Q&A – Maggie Scott

This week’s installment of WPIAL Alum Q&A profiles Maggie Scott, a former Shady Side Academy soccer standout who has moved on to more success at the collegiate level, at Miami University (Ohio). Scott enjoyed a prolific career at Shady Side Academy, where she was a four-year letterwinner and netted a school-record 152 career goals. Included in that total was a robust 51-goal season. Also during her senior campaign, Scott captained the team to an upset victory of Greensburg Central Catholic in the Class A Championship in 2013.

PIHL Notebook – Class A Preview

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook” as we continue our comprehensive preview of the 2015-16 high school hockey season. Today we take a look at the teams vying for the Class A championship. Things are immediately intriguing here knowing there will be a new champion for the first time since 2007 given Quaker Valley and Mars now occupy Class AA. The alignment is also quite a bit simpler than it was last season. Gone is the Tier 1 and Tier 2 setup. In its place we now have a simple 16-team, two-conference setup with the top five teams from the East and West making the postseason, which is the same format Class AA is using this season.

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 10/18/2015

October 18, 2015

We continue the Stretch Run of the 2015 high school football season while starting exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Soccer Playoffs this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We move on to Week Eight of the high school football season with 27 WPIAL weekend contests starting Friday night with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding later that night with the WPIAL Football Scoreboard Show.

2015 WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Standings

Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Seven of the 2015 high school football season...including the latest WPIAL Playoff clinchings and eliminations. Once again this year, we have added points for, point against and the updated WPIAL tiebreaker points for all 123 teams. Standings are updated after Friday and Saturday's scholastic gridiron action each week. Standings can be also seen on each teams football webpage here on the MSA Sports Network. (Top 5 teams from AAAA and AAA conferences qualify for playoffs plus a sixth place wild card team) (Top 4 teams from AA and A conferences qualify for the playoffs)

WPIAL Saturday’s Scholastic Starz – Week Seven

Lets see, there was definitely a chill in the air on the seventh Saturday of the 2015 high school football season, but there was something else in the air you could detect at the two WPIAL games at historic Graham Field in Wilkinsburg and at Thee Summit Academy in Herman. Playoff tension? Possibly. Civic and school pride? Maybe. Lots and lots of passes? Not really. No, the answer was Mid-October SNOW FLURRIES! What the... Anyway, as we thaw out, lets tip our frozen lid to these two players who were red hot on a downright cold Saturday afternoon. Duane Brown - Apollo-Ridge

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