Sports
Shaler boys golf chases growth
August 6, 2017
John Brough has several goals for the Shaler boys golf team. As a unit, the coach would like to see Shaler pick up six section
Former Southmoreland standout Stone lands another D-I offer
AAU basketball has become the perfect matchmaker for Brandon Stone. Six-foot-11 male seeks high-level Division I scholarship. Stone, who left Southmoreland after three years to
Brentwood’s Klein caps career with scholar-athlete honor
Tanner Klein competed in four sports at Brentwood, and reeled in multiple varsity letters, including four in baseball. Not only did Klein achieve an outstandingBrentwood’s Livingston celebrates senior honor
Hannah Livingston enjoyed an accomplished athletic career at Brentwood. Livingston earned 11 varsity letters while participating in three sports — basketball, volleyball and softball —
Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: Football teams ready to feel heat
August 5, 2017
High school football players have spent much of the summer going through non-mandatory workouts, seven-on-seven competitions and strength and conditioning sessions, but the season's officialCTK ’17 – 2016 WPIAL Class 6-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. There were and still are a pair of seven team conferences in the highest class. But when all was said and done, a familiar name was on top as Pittsburgh Central Catholic captured a second straight district crown. Here is a look back at the WPIAL 6-A in 2016. 2016 WPIAL 6-A HEADLINES:
Chartiers Valley’s Tarr aims for 3rd straight trip to PIAA meet
For the past two seasons, the Chartiers Valley boys cross country team has come up just short of a PIAA qualifying spot. They will lookCarlynton welcomes Bishop Canevin for girls tennis co-op
Bishop Canevin and Carlynton tend to be fierce rivals. From basketball to soccer to baseball, a win means bragging rights. But when the girls tennis
North Allegheny’s Luchini picked to All-America Watch List
August 4, 2017
Josh Luchini is in line to receive a top national honor as a member of the North Allegheny boys soccer team. Luchini, a senior forward,COUNTDOWN to KICKOFF 2017
The countdown to the start of the 2017 high school football season is underway. Last season dealt with major changes with the expansion from four to six classifications and teams having the option to have a second scrimmage on or playing an actual non-conference game that had been labeled Week Zero, which will be on 8/26 or 8/27 this season. Week One this season is set for Friday, September 1st and Saturday, September 2nd. Training camps for the new campaign open up in Western Pennsylvania on Monday, August 14th.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 08/01/2017
August 1, 2017
We officially kick off the high school football season as well as continue our coverage of Frontier League pro baseball this week here on the MSA Sports Network. Our 2017 Countdown to Kickoff begins with a month long daily preview of the 2017 WPIAL football season, plus we have both audio and video coverage as the Washington Wild Things wrap up their road trip with three games at Traverse City, then return home this weekend for three games against Lake Erie ONLY here at MSAsports.net Monday, July 31st: No Broadcasts Tuesday, August 1st: Frontier League Pro Baseball - Live Video - Washington Wild Things vs Traverse City Beach Bums at 7:05pm on MSAsports.netNo Football at Vincentian Academy Ths Fall
July 28, 2017
Five and done. Just over a month before the start of a new high school football season, Vincentian Academy has decided not to field a team this fall due to a lack of numbers. The program is a co-op between Vincentian Academy, Eden Christian and Aquinas Academy, but school officials decided not to go through with the season because of the lack of interest and the dangerously low numbers they would have started the season with. Vincentian athletic director Ronald Moncrief informed the WPIAL and their nine opponents of the final decision on Monday, July 24th. This would have been the sixth season of football for Vincentian Academy. They Royals were 8-39 over those five seasons with a record best 4-6 in 2013 and a low mark of 0-10 this past season.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/27/2017
July 27, 2017
We unofficially kick off the high school football season as well as continue our coverage of Frontier League pro baseball this week here on the MSA Sports Network. Our 2017 Countdown to Kickoff starts with the MSA Sports/Kennywood Park Preseason Football All-Star Team Presentation Show on Wednesday, plus we have both audio and video coverage as the Washington Wild Things host Normal for three games before hitting the road for three games at Gateway for three weekend games ONLY here at MSAsports.net Monday, July 24th: No Broadcasts Tuesday, July 25th: No Broadcasts Wednesday, July 26th:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/18/2017
July 18, 2017
As the heat of July continues on the diamond, we continue our coverage of Frontier League pro baseball this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have both audio and video coverage as the Washington Wild Things hit the road for three games at Southern Illinois and three games at Evansville ONLY here at MSAsports.net Monday, July 17th: No Broadcasts Tuesday, July 18th: Frontier League Pro Baseball - Live Video - Washington Wild Things vs Southern Illinois Miners at 8:05pm on MSAsports.net Wednesday, July 19th:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 07/11/2017
July 11, 2017
With summer and July in full swing, we take a little bit of a break this week here on the MSA Sports Network. After the Frontier League All-Star break allows for a bit of rest at the start of the week, pro baseball returns to Wild Things Park this weekend with the start of the second half of the season and a three game series against the Windy City ThunderBolts ONLY here at MSAsports.net Monday, July 10th: No Broadcasts Tuesday, July 11th: No Broadcasts Wednesday, July 12th: No Broadcasts Thursday, July 13th: No Broadcasts Friday, July 14th:
Coaches Corner – Billy Simms
July 5, 2017
In this feature titled "Coaches Corner", I will be interviewing a different coach every week and asking them questions about their personal life and about coaching. Hopefully their answers will not only shed some light on how they coach their respective teams, but also allow readers to get to know the men behind the fields/courts. This week features head softball coach Bill Simms of the West Greene Pioneers. Coach Simms finished his 12th year with WG, and has helped turn the program into a perennial playoff contender. In 2016, he led his team to 4 straight blowout wins, earning them the Pioneers first ever WPIAL softball title. Coach Simms is also the Athletic Director, as well as a teacher at West Greene. Let's take a look inside Coach Simms's corner:
2016-2017 MSA Sports Male Athletes of the Year
Darius Wise and Austin Butler were both 'Cats in high school, Wise playing for the Beaver Bobcats and Butler for the Latrobe Wildcats. But when it comes to athletes, Wise and Butler are top dogs. Wise and Butler, who both graduated last month, have been selected the MSA Sports Co-Athletes of the Year. The MSA Sports staff selects the athlete of the year from all WPIAL schools. In the days of high school athletes specializing in one sport, Wise and Butler were throwbacks. They were multi-sports athletes - in the same three sports. But it's not just competing in three sports that made them stand out, it's what they achieved in the three sports that made them two of a kind.
