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WPIAL football conference preview: Class 6A Southeastern
August 9, 2017
The favorite Mt. Lebanon (7-4 overall, 5-1 Southeastern in 2016) Bolstered by a pair of Division I-bound linemen and a 2,000-yard passer, Mt. Lebanon has the talent to defend its Southeastern Conference title. The Blue Devils will be led by Colgate recruit Coleman Coco and fellow lineman Colby Sorsdal, whoVeshio hits ground running with Quaker Valley football
Jerry Veshio has held plenty of titles at Quaker Valley, but at this point in his career, he was trying to trim the list, not
Former Woodland Hills coach Novak plans to stay retired after his replacement resigns
This is the first August in 40 years that George Novak won't spend on a football field, so instead the WPIAL Hall of Fame coachGuido: High school football players to be greeted by new rules
August 8, 2017
A blindside block is pretty much a thing of the past in high school football. The prohibition and definition of the blindside block are among
WPIAL football conference preview: Class 6A Northern Seven
The favorite Pine-Richland (7-5 overall, 4-2 Northern Seven in 2016) After losing to Central in the semifinals last season, the Rams are poised to rebound in a big way, with nine starters back on both sides of the ball. Led by one of the nation's top quarterbacks, Phil Jurkovec, Pine-Richland
Camp countdown: Belle Vernon seeks next man up at quarterback
From linebacker to quarterback. That has been the system that has worked for Matt Humbert in his four years as the football coach at Belle
Former Franklin Regional soccer standout Velasquez to take year off
August 7, 2017
Concussions have been a hot topic in the sporting world. Autumn Velasquez, a recent graduate of Franklin Regional, knows firsthand the difficulties that come from
Volleyball standout Schneider set to join Quaker Valley HOF
When Quaker Valley volleyball hit a high point in the early 2000s, Janette Schneider was in the middle of the action. Schneider, a four-year starter
Plum graduate Joyce recognized for perseverance, courage
Steven Joyce finished his Stampede in the Park 5K race July 22 in eighth place with a time of 19 minutes, 50 seconds. The 23-year-old
Cool, wet start to ‘heat week’ for area football teams
andquot;Heat weekandquot; greeted local high school football teams Monday morning with rain and temperatures in the 60's. Sure, there was some late-summer sunshine, but itThis Week on the MSA Sports Network – 08/07/2017
We continue to prepare for the upcoming high school football season as well as our coverage of Frontier League pro baseball this week here on the MSA Sports Network. Our 2017 Countdown to Kickoff continues with a month long daily previews of the 2017 WPIAL football season, plus we have both audio and video coverage as the Washington Wild Things wrap up their home stand with three games against Schaumburg, then hit the road this weekend for three games against Joliet ONLY here at MSAsports.net Monday, August 7th: No Broadcasts Tuesday, August 8th: No Broadcasts Wednesday, August 9th:CTK ’17 – 2016 WPIAL Class 4-A Football Flashback
Expansion was a huge part of the 2016-2017 school year as the PIAA and thus the WPIAL got its first taste of six classifications starting with the 2016 football season. While Quad-A had been the league's highest classification since 1980, 4-A was the third highest class with a pair of nine team conferences. But when all was said and done, a familiar name was on top as Thomas Jefferson captured a second straight district championship. Here is a look back at the WPIAL 4-A in 2016. 2016 WPIAL 4-A HEADLINES:
CTK ’17 – 2016 WPIAL Class 5-A Football Flashback
August 6, 2017
Expansion was a huge part of the 2016-2017 school year as the PIAA and thus the WPIAL got its first taste of six classifications starting with the 2016 football season. There were and still are a pair of nine team conferences in Class 5-A. But when all was said and done, a familiar name was on top as West Allegheny captured the first 5-A crown and a third district title in five years. Here is a look back at the WPIAL 5-A in 2016. 2016 WPIAL 5-A HEADLINES:
New Shady Side Academy football coach Dinardo: ‘I’m very lucky’
Chuck DiNardo is full of optimism as he heads into his first season as football coach at Shady Side Academy. andquot;Taking over as head coach, there's certainly no shortage of work to do. But I just feel so grateful that I'm in the position that it doesn't seem like work.
Shady Side Academy’s Walsh expects golf team to be ‘strong contender’
Elizabeth Walsh, a senior on the Shady Side Academy golf team, has her sights set on a strong season for her and her teammates thisPine-Richland hires Welty as boys lacrosse coach
The Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team will have a new leader after hiring Kevin Welty to take over as coach. Welty, who spent the last fourPine-Richland golfer Aiyana Chopra shines during summer tour
After competing for three months in the Isaly's Junior Golf Tour, competition in the summer circuit came to a close for Pine-Richland's Aiyana Chopra on
Hampton’s White, Penn-Trafford’s Kalik awarded at AAU diving event
Hampton rising senior Adrienne White and Penn-Trafford rising junior Paige Kalik made it to the awards stand in the AAU Diving National Championship meet July
Gateway football hopes 7-on-7 success can translate into wins
Preseason camp for WPIAL high school football begins early Monday morning. Gateway has its sights set on a strong season in Class 5A. The Gators
Friendship serves Hampton girls basketball pair as college looms
Rising seniors Laryn Edwards and Ali Collins could walk away today and leave a lasting mark on the Hampton basketball program. The past two years,
