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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/04/2017
September 4, 2017
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten seven in 6-A and top ten football teams in each of the other five classifications. Here are the rankings following Week One of the 2017 high school football season. WPIAL CLASS 6-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP SEVEN: 1. PINE-RICHLAND […]Pine-Richland girls volleyball optimistic about season
September 3, 2017
The Pine-Richland girls volleyball team hasn't played an official contest yet, but the work the group put in during the preseason has coach Amanda Fetter
Pine-Richland’s Falcone keeps up production rate
Pine-Richland's Raymond Falcone was one of the WPIAL's most productive wide receivers last season, catching 59 passes for a district-best 1,229 yards with 14 touchdowns
Plum’s Elsier settles in as girls basketball coach
Steve Elsier finds himself in unfamiliar territory as the new Plum girls basketball coach, but he is not unfamiliar to coaching at the high schoolHampton girls tennis solid at singles but looking for continuity at doubles
For Hampton tennis, the dynamic has changed, but the goal remains the same. Last year, all three singles players were underclassmen. The seniors filled out
Hampton volleyball expects to have another strong season despite loss of six seniors
Senior outside hitter Kira Diehm was reflecting on her earlier days with the Hampton volleyball team. There was a time before the WPIAL championship and
Shaler runners eye improvement
Having the boys and girls cross country team stocked with freshmen is an encouraging sign for Shaler coach Justin Eskra. Getting middle school runners into
Randolph hopes to guide Gateway volleyball back to playoffs
In some capacity, Phil Randolph has been involved with the Gateway volleyball program for more than a decade. He has served as an assistant to
James helps Fox Chapel tennis to 7-0 start
After a successful freshman year that saw Fox Chapel sophomore Charlotte James team up to win the WPIAL and PIAA doubles championships with Amanda Nord,
Fox Chapel girls soccer hoping for return to state playoffs but must replace all-state players
The Fox Chapel girls soccer team finished the 2016 season with an overall record of 16-7 and were section co-champions with a 9-1 record. TheShady Side Academy girls soccer preparing for WPIAL title defense
The Shady Side Academy girls soccer team won the WPIAL Class A title and finished second in the state last year. Leah Powers will beGateway tennis aims for playoff berth
Last year, the Gateway girls tennis team fell behind the 8-ball with a rocky start. Although they were able to improve throughout the season, the
2017 WPIAL Football Standings After Week One
Here are the latest WPIAL football standings through Sunday of Week Zero of the 2017 high school football season. Once again this year, we have added points for and points against as well as the updated WPIAL tiebreaker points for all 121 WPIAL teams. Standings are updated after Friday and Saturday’s scholastic gridiron action each […]
The week ahead in Westmoreland HS sports
Highlights of the week ahead in local high school sports: Football winds into Week 2 — the third week of play for many teams —
Greensburg Salem volleyball returns strong core, wants more
There might not be caution tape around Greensburg Salem's gym, but the construction project continues for the Lions girls volleyball team. Last year, the squad's
A-K Valley high school lookahead: Week of Sept. 4, 2017
Monday • It might be Labor Day, but Kiski Area girls soccer isn't taking a holiday. The Cavaliers will play Clear Fork (Ohio) in the
This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/03/2017
While the summer unofficially comes to an end with the Labor Day Weekend, we continue to mix summer pro sports with fall scholastic sports this week here on the MSA Sports Network. The 2017 WPIAL football season continues with Week Two and The Network has 23 WPIAL and five District 6 and District 9 Week One high […]
WPIAL Saturday Scholastic Starz – Week One
Go to any pro or college sporting event and hang outside the stadium long enough and you are sure to hear, “Who Needs Two?” Well now with Week One of the WPIAL football season in the books, there is no need to wonder because we have two…two standout performers from a wet and chilly Saturday. […]High school football, soccer rankings for Sept. 3, 2017
rankings Football Class 6A TEAM RECORD PVS. 1. Pine-Richland 2-0 1 2. Central Catholic 1-1 2 3. Bethel Park 1-0 5 4. North Allegheny 1-1 3 5. Mt. Lebanon 1-1 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. West
Former coach set to again lead Hempfield girls volleyball
September 2, 2017
Typically, it is a tough transition when a coach takes over a program that advanced to the state playoffs the year prior. Expectations are sky
