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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoff Teams – 10/18/2016
October 18, 2016
For the final time this season, here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls soccer rankings in all four classifications. However, this one is different because we rank ALL of the WPIAL playoff qualifiers for the upcoming district girls soccer postseason. You can listen to exclusive coverage of the 2016 WPIAL Soccer Playoffs over the next two weeks and check out the Pro Grass Girls Soccer Player of the Month in September, October and November ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network. Records are through Monday, October 17th. WPIAL GIRLS SOCCER CLASS 4-A - 16 TEAMS (No Bye's, No Preliminary Games): 1) NORWIN KNIGHTS (16-0-1)WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Seven 2016
With the "stretch run" officially under way for the 2016 regular season, every play in key games becomes magnified. Thus, the top plays this week not only were instrumental in the outcome of the particular games, but also likely will greatly affect the playoff landscape in the district. This week's selection includes a winning score in the final minute that spanned more than 90 yards, a decisive field goal in the closing seconds, a long strike that added even more uncertainty to the Beaver Valley Conference, and a one-handed grab that broke open an important Allegheny Conference clash. Here are the best plays from this week's slate. 1. Woodland Hills 31, Moon 27PIAA Western Regional Golf Championships
It was early season weather conditions for district golfers trying to qualify for the state championships next week. The PIAA held the Western Regional Championships on Monday at Thoms Run Golf Course at Chestnut Ridge and the big story was not that 38 WPIAL qualified to move on for a shot at state gold, it was that two of the four WPIAL champions did not advance. Boys 3-A WPIAL champ Gregor Meyer of Fox Chapel and Girls 3-A champ Caroline Wrigley of North Allegheny did not make the cut, however 24 boys and 14 girls did qualify for the two day PIAA Individual Golf Championships on October 24th and 25th at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. Par was 72. Golfers that qualified for PIAA championships in bold.FINAL WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoff Qualifiers
The 2016 WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoffs will be unveiled on Wednesday, October 19th with the postseason beginning on Saturday, October 22nd. It will be a busy two weeks for the district with now four classifications playing to advance to the four district title matches set for November 3rd, 4th and 5th. Here are ALMOST all the teams that have qualified for the 2016 WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoffs. WPIAL CLASS 4-A - SET WITH 16 PLAYOFF TEAMS: Seneca Valley Raiders Pine-Richland Rams Butler Golden Tornado North Hills Indians Canon-McMillan Big MacsFINAL WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoff Qualifiers
The 2016 WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoffs will be unveiled on Wednesday, October 19th with the postseason beginning on Saturday, October 22nd. It will be a busy two weeks for the district with four classifications playing to advance to the four WPIAL championship matches at Highmark Stadium at Pittsburgh's Station Square set for November 3rd, 4th and 5th. Here are ALL the teams that have qualified for the 2016 WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoffs. WPIAL CLASS 4-A - SET WITH 16 PLAYOFF TEAMS: Seneca Valley Raiders Pine-Richland Rams North Allegheny Tigers North Hills Indians Canon-McMillan Big MacsMSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/18/2016
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 Five of the 2016 high school football season. WPIAL CLASS 6-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP SEVEN: 1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (7-1) (Last Week #1.....Week Eight - host #7 Norwin) 2. NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (6-2) (Last Week #2.....Week Eight - at Hempfield on MSA) 3. PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (5-3) (Last Week #4.....Week Eight - at Butler on MSA)
WPIAL Alum Q&A – Evan Augustine
October 17, 2016
At a glance, the Penn State Behrend's men's soccer roster could easily be confused with a travel club of former WPIAL notables. With 25 players who hail from the district on a very successful Lions team, many could be candidates for the WPIAL Alum Q&A. Former South Park standout Evan Augustine, a senior defender, is among the very best for the squad, though. As such, he's the focus of this week's installment.WPIAL Football Playoff Picture 10/17/2016
There is no doubt this school year is a season of change in the WPIAL, not just in high school football, but across the board with every sport that saw an expansion in classification. But our focus here is football. The bigger postseason is a couple of weeks away and MSA Sports traditional and exclusive playoff trip also must be tweaked. Yes, the Highway to Heinz opens up in two weeks for teams in Class 6-A, 5-A, 4-A and 3-A, bot now there is a new fork in the road. All of that construction on the Parkway near the Airport has created The Road to RMU for teams in 2-A and 1-A as their two title games will take place at Robert Morris University.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 10/16/2016
October 16, 2016
We head into the second half of October, which means the transition from regular season to postseason begins in high school volleyball and soccer this week here on the MSA Sports Network. The 'Stretch Run' of the high school football season continues with Week Eight and The Network has 30 WPIAL football weekend contests starting with the MSA Sports pregame Show Friday at 6pm and concluding with the WPIAL Scoreboard Show Friday at 9:30pm.2016 WPIAL Football Standings – 10/16
Here are the latest WPIAL football standings through Friday of Week Six of the 2016 high school football season...INCLUDING THE LATEST PLAYOFF PICTURE WITH POSTSEASON CLINCHINGS AND ELIMINATIONS. Once again this year, we have added points for and points against as well as the updated WPIAL tiebreaker points for all 122 WPIAL teams. Standings are updated after Friday and Saturday's scholastic gridiron action each week. Click on each team to see all of their results along with their remaining schedule for the 2016 season.MSA Sports Saturdays Scholastic Starz for Week Seven
A couple of more Homecoming Weekends once again expanded the Saturday WPIAL football slate on a chamber of commerce postcard picture perfect October day. Some school districts have a parade through town to coincide with their special autumn weekend in which alumni return to their alma mater. There five players put their skills on display as Week Seven concluded and we took another step toward then end of the regular season. Garrett Day - AvonworthPenn-Trafford Warriors Hometown Boys Soccer Broadcast Recap – 10/15/2016
October 15, 2016
Dominance thy name was Penn-Trafford on the "pitch" Saturday afternoon as the Warriors downed the Gateway Gators 3-0 at a sun-soaked Penn-Trafford High School. The score doesn't even give a fair indication as to how Penn-Trafford (15-1) dominated the game, as the majority of the play took place on the Gateway side of the field. While it was Senior Recognition Day at Warriors Stadium, all of the scoring game from PT juniors. Austin Kreutzberger started the scoring at the 23:01 mark of the first half with a goal, then tallied another at 11:40. The second goal came off a perfect feed from senior Austin Mossellem.MSA Sports Friday Night HighLights for Week Seven
Wonderful weather made for an excellent start to the MSA 'Stretch Run' to this high school football regular season. an old children's song contained the lyrics, "bend and stretch, reach for the stars." Well these players took those words to heart and were shining bright on the gridiron in leading their teams to key victories with the scent of postseason noticeably in the air. Zane Dudek - ArmstrongWPIAL Football Scores for Sat 10/15
Eight more teams hit the 'Stretch Run' of the 2016 season on Saturday, although they all didn't have the same goals. Some hoped to continue their winning season as they fine tuned for the upcoming playoffs, while others were struggling to keep their postseason hopes alive. Whatever the case, here are ALL four final scores from Saturday that concludes Week Seven of the WPIAL football schedule. WPIAL CLASS 3-A vs CLASS 2-A Non-Conference: Avonworth Antelopes 28 - Shady Side Academy Indians 13 (MSA) WPIAL CLASS 2-A Century Conference: Charleori Cougars 26 - Burgettstown Blue Devils 23 (MSA) WPIAL CLASS 2-A vs CLASS 1-A Non-Conference:
Norwin’s Santilli and OLSH’s Marks Win WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Crowns
October 14, 2016
Two new champions were crowned Friday afternoon at Moon High School at the 2016 WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Championships. Maria Santilli of Norwin beat Marlo Schiffman of Upper St. Clair 6-3, 6-2 in a very competitive 3-A title match with many good rallies. Santilli, who was in command in both sets, controlled play from the baseline and showed a lot of emotion in the straight set victory. Schiffman, only a freshman, will be in contention for WPIAL gold the next three years. in the Class 2-A Finals, Katherine Marks of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart knocked off Elle Santora of Knoch 6-3, 6-1. Top-seed Marks trailed 2-1 early in first set, but then won 10 straight games at one point.Scholastic Notebook – 10/14/2016
At least in two respects, there has never been a fall sports season like this at Derry Area High School. The Derry football team is perfect and the girls soccer team is headed to the postseason. No one has ever been able to say those two things before. Derry’s football team is 7-0. The last time Derry was 7-0 was 1983. That year, the Trojans lost their eighth game to Greensburg Central Catholic. Derry will try to go 8-0 with a win against Ellwood City Friday. Derry has never had a regular season with a perfect record. Derry Township had a perfect record in the 1930s, but that was before the school merged with Derry Borough to form Derry Area.WPIAL and City League Football Finals for 10/14
October 13, 2016
There was a chill in the air Friday and that can mean only one thing. No, don't want to hear anything about a cool front rolling through the Appalachian Mountains blah, blah, blah. it means we have reached the 'Stretch Run' of the 2016 regular season in the WPIAL. It's the final three weeks of high school football where conference championships are up for grabs, district playoff berths are there to be clinched and the pretenders are separated from the contenders. Here are ALL the scores for Friday of Week Seven in both the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League. WPIAL CLASS 6-A Northern Seven Conference: North Allegheny Tigers 49 - Seneca Valley Raiders 14 (F)Pgh Central Catholic & Sewickley Academy Win Boys Team Golf Gold
In 2012, Pittsburgh Central Catholic captured the schools first ever WPIAL team golf championship. On Thursday, the Vikings brought home a second title by the narrowest of margins as they edged Fox Chapel by only one stroke for district gold in Class 3-A. Speaking of 2012, that was the last time Sewickley Academy did NOT win the Class 2-A WPIAL boys team golf title as the Panthers captured a fourth consecutive crown on Thursday at the Cedarbrook Golf Club and a 7th championship for SA overall. Here are all the results from 2016 WPIAL Boys Team Golf Playoffs. WPIAL CLASS 3-A BOYS TEAM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS: AT Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver:North Allegheny & Greensburg CC Repeat as Girls Golf Champs
Between 1986 and 1993, North Allegheny won six WPIAL girls team golf championships including four straight between '86 and '89. A 22-year drought ended last year and it only took 12 months for the Tigers to add to their golden club collections with an 8th district title. NA edged Shady Side Academy by one stroke Thursday to win the 3-A crown. Meanwhile, Greensburg Central Catholic remained perfect in Class 2-A...two years of having a girls golf team and a second straight WPIAL championship after a three stroke victory over former champ Central Valley at the Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver. Here are all of the results from the 2016 WPIAL Girls Team Golf Playoffs. WPIAL CLASS 3-A GIRLS TEAM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS:
