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CTK ’14: WPIAL/City League Saturday Football Schedule
August 9, 2014
Then there were four. There is little doubt that high school football is king on Friday nights in Western Pennsylvania. Saturday high school football in District 7 is becoming a dying breed with only four schools left that play a majority of their home games under the sun on Saturday afternoons. Here is a complete rundown of the Saturday schedule for high school football action in the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League this 2014 football season. WEEK 1: SATURDAY, AUGUST 30th: Class AA Midwestern Conference: Ellwood City Wolverines AT Summit Academy Knights at 12:30pm Class AA Century Conference: South Park Eagles vs Seton-LaSalle Rebels AT Chartiers Valley High School at 1:00pm2014 PONY League World Series Recaps
Once again this August, every game of the 2014 edition of the PONY League Baseball World Series was heard here on the MSA Sports Network, including Hilo, Hawaii's championship victory over Chinese Taipei. Here are ALL the recaps from Lew Hays Field in Washington, Pennsylvania through the Finals. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13th:CTK ’14: WPIAL Class AAA Players to Watch
Countdown to Kickoff 2014 continues with a four-day look at some of the top high school football talent in the WPIAL for this upcoming season. As always, this list just scratches the surface. We ask for your help in building a complete rundown of candidates. You can nominate a top player by clicking on http://www.msasports.net/contact-us then clicking Submit Scores/Schedule Corrections/Updates and submitting the name. Here is a look at some of the players to watch this 2014 campaign in Class AAA. OFFENSE: Quarterback: Andrew Koester - West Allegheny Nico Law – Ringgold Nick Grabowski - Hampton Running Back:CTK ’14: WPIAL Class AA Players to Watch
August 8, 2014
Countdown to Kickoff 2014 continues with a four-day look at some of the top high school football talent in the WPIAL for this upcoming season. As always, this list just scratches the surface. We ask for your help in building a complete rundown of candidates. You can nominate a top player by clicking on http://www.msasports.net/contact-us then clicking Submit Scores/Schedule Corrections/Updates and submitting the name. Here is a look at some of the players to watch this 2014 campaign in Class AA. OFFENSE: Quarterback: Brett Brumbaugh - South Fayette Dane Jackson - Quaker Valley Braydon Toy - Kittanning Brayden Thimons - HighlandsCTK ’14: WPIAL Class A Players to Watch
August 7, 2014
Countdown to Kickoff 2014 continues with a four-day look at some of the top high school football talent in the WPIAL for this upcoming season. As always, this list just scratches the surface. We ask for your help in building a complete rundown of candidates. You can nominate a top player by clicking on http://www.msasports.net/contact-us then clicking Submit Scores/Schedule Corrections/Updates and submitting the name. Here is a look at some of the players to watch this 2014 campaign in Class A. OFFENSE: Quarterback: Adam Sharlow – Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Connor McWilliams - Brentwood Running Back:CTK ’14: WPIAL 2013 Single-A Football Flashback
August 6, 2014
The big, bad Bears historic five year run came to an end in 2013, leaving the door open for a new team to wear the Class A crown. While many thought it was Sto-Rox and record setting quarterback Lenny Williams turn to claim gold, it was first time champion Cardinal Wuerl North Catholc that emerged as the kings of the Single-A gridiron. 2013 WPIAL Single-A Headlines:CTK ’14: WPIAL 2013 Double-A Football Flashback
Aliquippa continued their 'annual' march to Heinz Field last fall, but in the end, it was South Fayette that was perfect. The Lions beat the Quips for the second time in four years for the WPIAL Class AA crown, then three weeks later, completed a 16-0 season by adding PIAA gold to their treasure chest. 2013 WPIAL Double-A Headlines: * South Fayette won their first WPIAL football championship in 1964, then had to wait nearly a half century before winning their second district title in 2010. The wait for number three only lasted four years as Joe Rossi's Lions won the Century Conference, the WPIAL and the schools first ever PIAA football championship in a perfect season for the green machine.CTK ’14: WPIAL 2013 Triple-A Football Flashback
August 5, 2014
In a way, 2013 in Class AAA of the WPIAL was a lot like 2012. Franklin Regional and Mars battled for supremacy in the Greater Allegheny Conference, Thomas Jefferson beat West Mifflin in Week 9 to claim the Big Nine Conference and the Parkway Conference was a meat grinder again, however this time, eventual repeat champion West Allegheny would wear the Parkway crown by themselves instead of sharing it with two others. 2013 WPIAL Triple-A Headlines:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 08/05/2014
As Countdown to Kickoff 2014 continues each day online, it is a busy week of youth and professional diamond action this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have Frontier League pro baseball featuring the Washington Wild Things as they hit the road for three games before returning to CONSOL Energy Field this weekend while the Pennsylvania Rebellion close out a road trip before they also come home to Washington over the weekend.CTK ’14: WPIAL 2013 Quad-A Football Flashback
For a fourth straight season, a team from the Northern Eight Conference won the WPIAL Quad-A football championship. However for the first time in four years, it was not the North Allegheny Tigers. Pittsburgh Central Catholic captured district gold for the fourth time and first time since 2007. 2013 WPIAL Quad-A Headlines: * The most successful title run in Class AAAA history came to an end as the North Allegheny Tigers run of three straight district championships as the Tigers finished third in the Northern eight Conference before falling in the WPIAL Quarterfinals to Upper St. Clair 41-23.CTK ’14: 7:00pm Kickoffs in WPIAL
August 4, 2014
There are 124 schools in the WPIAL that field a high school football team and 120 of them play a majority of their home games on a Friday night. The kick off times of those Friday games however has almost become a big school, small school split. 19 of the 25 Quad-A schools start their games at the 'traditional' time of 7:30pm while in Triple-A, it is nearly halved with 12 schools kicking off at 7:30pm and 15 teams starting 30 minutes earlier. But in Double-A, 34 of the 37 (Beaver, South Allegheny and South Park the exceptions) and 28 of the 31 in Single-A kick off at the top of the hour at 7:00pm.CTK ’14: High School Football Rule Changes
July 31, 2014
To play the game, you have to know the rules and the MSA Sports Network will help all of the fans of high school football out with the new changes for 2014 and beyond. This year will see probably the most major change to the game in years with two new rules adapted to bring the high school game in line with the higher levels of football. Here goes and don't worry, there is NO quiz. All rule changes are made by the National Federation of High School Sports and enforced by the PIAA. Targeting added to the rule book: The rules committee brought this rule to the high school game, knowing the controversy it brought to the college game in 2013.CTK ’14: New WPIAL Football Alignment
July 30, 2014
Two years ago, there were major changes in the WPIAL football conference alignment. The biggest change came in Class AAAA and Class AAA where both classifications shrunk from the standard four conferences to three conferences and the wild card came into play. This time around, there were hardly any changes to the top two classifications while the biggest moves were made as expected in Class A.COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF 2014
July 28, 2014
The countdown to the start of the 2014 high school football season is underway. High School football training camps throughout Western Pennsylvania open up on Monday, August 11th as teams prepare for a new season starting Friday, August 29th and Saturday, August 30th. As has been the case in the fifteen previous years here at MSA Sports, the ONLY place to turn for original DAILY updates that help prepare fans for all the excitement of the 2014 high school football season in the WPIAL is 'Countdown to Kickoff 2014' ONLY here at www.msasports.net ALL UPDATED: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/28/2014
We prepare to wrap up a comfortable July and welcome in what will likely be an unbearable August with plenty of diamond action for both the guys and the gals this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have Frontier League pro baseball featuring the Washington Wild Things as they return to CONSOL Energy Field after a long road trip while the Pennsylvania Rebellion conclude their long home series against Chicago before hitting the road this weekend in Akron.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/23/2014
July 23, 2014
A rather comfortable July continues with plenty of red hot diamond action for both the guys and the gals this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have Frontier League pro baseball featuring the Washington Wild Things as they hit the road all week long with stops in Normal, Southern Illinois and Evansville while the Pennsylvania Rebellion enjoy a week at home at CONSOL Energy Field as they host Akron and Chicago, plus check out the latest local, regional and national auto racing news every Monday with another edition of Rappin' on Racin' ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, July 21st:WPIAL Coaching Change – Pine-Richland Boys Hoops
July 15, 2014
A veteran championship winning coach who lost his job a few months ago has a new gig. On Monday evening, the Pine-Richland school board hired former Moon basketball coach Jeff Ackerman to take over as the new Rams boys basketball coach. The 41-year old Ackerman spent the last 13 years as head coach of the Moon Tigers amassing a record of 224-116 with eight playoff seasons, four trips to the WPIAL finals and three district championships. The Tigers have struggled over the last five years with a record of 8 games under .500 and Ackerman was let go in April. Ackerman takes over for Brian Gaetano, who had a record of 51-66 with one postseason trip in his six years at Pine-Richland before he was not hired back after this past season in which the Rams finished 9-12.Six Wild Things set for Frontier League All-Star Game
The Frontier League announced that the first-place Washington Wild Things will have outfielders Stewart Ijames, CJ Beatty and Daniel Poma alongside infielder Carter Bell and pitchers Shawn Blackwell and Jonathan Kountis represent the team at this years’ Frontier League All-Star Game at GCS Ballpark, the home of the Gateway Grizzlies, in Sauget, IL on Wednesday, July 16th.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/15/2014
While the pro baseball scene takes a mid-season break, it's full steam ahead for the pro softball gals this week here on the MSA Sports Network. After the Frontier League all-star break, the Washington Wild Things are back in action this weekend at CONSOL Energy Field as they host the River City Rascals while the Pennsylvania Rebellion fill the mid week gap with pro fast pitch softball at CONSOL Energy Field as they host the Akron Racers, plus check out the latest local, regional and national auto racing news with another edition of Rappin' on Racin' ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, July 14th:Pgh Central Catholic RB Ruled Ineligible for 2014
July 9, 2014
A wrestler from Burrell High School and a top returning running back and kicker from Pittsburgh Central Catholic received bad news Wednesday when they were ruled ineligible for the 2014/2015 high school sports season. Riley Redman rushed for 1,192 yards and scored 16 touchdowns last year for the WPIAL Quad-A champion Vikings and was voted as the all-Conference kicker in the Class AAAA Northern Eight Conference. However Redman turned 19 on June 26th, four days before the PIAA eligibility cutoff of July 1st.
