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Scholastic Notebook – 04/08/2011
April 8, 2011
It was in the mid 1970s and young Riverside High School baseball coach Dan Oliastro drafted a letter of resignation. There are 500 reasons why Riverside is glad Oliastro never handed in that letter to the school board. On Thursday, Oliastro won his 500th career game as Riversides coach when the Panthers defeated Beaver Falls, 4-0, in a WPIAL Class AA Section 5 game.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Volleyball – 04/06/2011
April 6, 2011
Here is the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys volleyball teams in each classification for the week of April 4th. You can check out the scores on the scoreboard page along with the latest updated standings daily. Log on for the weekly boys volleyball rankings every Wednesday here on the MSA Sports Network. Section record in parenthesis.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball – 04/05/2011
April 5, 2011
Here is the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL baseball teams in each of the four classifications for the week of April 4th. You can check out the latest updated standings daily and log on for the weekly softball rankings every Tuesday here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN: 1)MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Softball – 04/04/2011
April 4, 2011
Here is the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL softball teams in each of the four classifications for the week of April 4th...including a NEW #1 team in Class AAA. You can check out the latest updated standings daily and log on for the weekly softball rankings every Monday here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN: 1)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 04/02/2011
April 2, 2011
Welcome to Mother Nature vs scholastic and collegiate outdoor sports on this first full week of April here on the MSA Sports Network. wpial baseball and softball along with district 6 baseball, college baseball and womens lacrosse, plus the debut shows of Rappin on Racin and the WPIAL Baseball Show all this week here at msasports.net Monday, April 4th:MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Softball – 04/01/2011
April 1, 2011
Here is the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL softball teams in each of the four classifications for the week of May 2nd...including a NEW #1 team in Class AA. You can check out the latest updated standings daily and log on for the weekly softball rankings every Monday here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN: 1) SHALER TITANS (7-0)Scholastic Notebook – 04/01/2011
You've heard of the perfect picture. Alain Girman is the perfect pitcher. Girman is a junior pitcher at Serra Catholic who has been a mainstay on the varsity pitching staff since his freshman year. He still doesn't know what it's like to be a losing pitcher in high school.PIHL News & Notes: 2011 MSA SPORTS ALL-ICERS TEAM
March 31, 2011
Welcome to another edition of "PIHL News and Notes," your continuing source for all the scholastic hockey happenings you may not hear about on "The PIHL Power Play." The 2011 Pennsylvania Cup champions have been crowned, which leaves us with one final order of business before officially saying goodbye.2011 MSA SPORTS GIRLS ALL-NETTERS TEAM
March 30, 2011
Two players from perennial power Mt. Lebanon and three sophomores highlight the 2011 MSA Sports All-Netters team. The team is made up of the top 10 players in the WPIAL and split into a first- and second-team. The squad was selected by the MSA Sports staff. Here is a look at the All-Netters team. 2011 PLAYER OF THE YEAR MADISON CABLE2011 MSA SPORTS BOYS ALL-NETTERS TEAM
It was a rare season in the WPIAL in terms of points. Three players averaged 30 points or more for the first time in at least 25 years. All three of those players are the MSA Sports Boys All-Netters team.WPIAL Softball – 2011 Season Preview
March 28, 2011
The 2011 WPIAL softball season is set to begin on Friday, March 25th. Two district teams are defending STATE champions in Mount Lebanon and Chartiers-Houston, while the Blue Devils, Montour Spartans, Valley Vikings and Vincentian Academy Royals now begin defense of their WPIAL titles, even though the Vikings have moved up from Class AA to Class AAA.WPIAL Baseball – 2011 Season Preview
The first pitch of the 2011 WPIAL baseball season is set to be tossed on Friday, March 25th. While there were no state champions from the district in 2010, Pine-Richland, Hopewell, Beaver Falls and Serra Catholic now begin defense of their WPIAL titles. Here is a rundown of the Preseason Top Ten and players to watch in each classification.Mount Lebanon, Montour, Greensburg CC & Lincoln Park All Settle for Silver in PIAA Boys Basketball Playoffs
March 27, 2011
There is plenty of silver to be found in Southwestern Pennsylvania following the state basketball championships at Penn State University. Mount Lebanon in AAAA, Montour in AAA, Greensburg Central Catholic in AA and Lincoln Park in A all lost in the state finals in Happy Valley, three of them fell to District 12 powers while Mount Lebanon lost to the District 1 champs.Penguins Cup Winners USC, B.Canevin and Mars Sweep 2011 PA Cup Championships
Now if only the NHL versions would follow in the footsteps of high school hockey. The three winners of the 2011 PIHL Penguins Cup Championships, Upper St. Clair, Bishop Canevin and Mars have swept the Flyers Cup winners to win all three state title games in the 2011 Pennsylvania Cup Championships Saturday afternoon at the Ice Line Arena in West Chester.Mount Lebanon Queens of the PIAA Girls Court Again and Again and Again While Archbishop Wood, Villa Maria & Steel-Highspire Also Win Titles
For a third straight year, the Mount Lebanon Blue Devils are sitting on top in Pennsylvania in Class AAAA. It wasn't pretty, but he Blue Devils were golden again by hanging on to a one point victory. District 10's Villa Maria Academy in Class AA also pulled off the trifecta by winning a third straight state title with a rout Friday afternoon.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 03/26/2011
March 26, 2011
Spring sports continue to bloom as March turns to April this week here on the MSA Sports Network.Imhotep Charter Rolls to Boys Class AA State Title Win Over GCC
Imohtep Charter won their second PIAA Class AA basketball champions and there was no double overtime this time as the Panthers smoked the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 67-34 on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center. 10 different players scored for the Panthers as they exploded in the second half to claim the gold.Mount Lebanon Takes Chester To OT Before Falling in Boys AAAA Championship
In a game that some so-called experts said would be a rout, went to overtime as Chester prevailed, winning their 7th PIAA championship with a 72-60 victory over Mount Lebanon in the Boys Quad-A title game on Saturday night at the Bryce Jordan Center.PIAA Girls AAA, AA and A Championship Basketball Recaps
March 25, 2011
While the WPIAL has five teams, Mount Lebanon, Montour, Greensburg Central Catholic and Lincoln Park boys along with Mount Lebanon girls too a shot at state gold this weekend at Penn State University, there were three other state title games being played at the Bryce Jordan Center. Thus we have the recaps of the Girls Class AA, Girls Class A and Girls Class AAA PIAA championship contests.Mount Lebanon Makes State Quad A Girls History With Win Over Archbishop Carroll
The Mount Lebanon Blue Devils won their third straight PIAA Quad A Girls title with a hard fought 47-46 victory over the Archbishop Carroll Patriots on Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State.
