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Chartiers Valley’s Maria Lohman Wins 4th WPIAL AAA Diving Title

February 16, 2015

It was a perfect day for Chartiers Valley’s Maria Lohman, who set a personal best mark with 603.50 points in winning her fourth WPIAL championship in the WPIAL Girls Class AAA Diving Championship at North Allegheny High School. Lohman bested Mallory Charles of Pine-Richland by over 130 points to claim the gold and another trip to Bucknell University for the PIAA championship next month. Lohman is the defending PIAA champion and looks to win for a third time on the state level. With a 43 diver field in the preliminary round, she said she listened to her music and just concentrated on every dive. She was able to post a couple of tens on the scoreboard on the way to the win.

Penn-Trafford’s Joey Ference Captures WPIAL Boys AAA Diving Gold

What a difference a year makes. Last year at North Allegheny High School, Joey Ference had a failed dive on his next to last attempt which cost him the silver medal. The Penn-Trafford junior made sure there would be no such drama at this year’s meet, leading throughout and finishing in first place with a score of 589.40. Ference did capture the bronze last year with a score of 403.20 and he finished 11th as a freshman two years ago. North Allegheny senior Andrew Doerfler was strong again and captured his second consecutive silver medal finishing 86.35 points behind Ference with a score of 503.05. Mt. Lebanon senior Cary Johns who finished fourth last year, moved up one slot this year, scoring 484.20 points to grab the bronze medal.

PIHL Notebook – 02/16/2015

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. First up, “Melting the Ice” provides your weekly thermometer of streaking teams around the league. This is a rare off-week for MSA broadcasts with the WPIAL basketball playoffs tipping off, but this week’s “Scoreboard Watch” still offers plenty of intrigue, including four overtime battles, three of which carried playoff implications. So, let’s light the lamp on this edition of “PIHL Notebook.” MELTING THE ICE (Records listed indicate current unbeaten streak): Class AAA: North Allegheny (6-0-2); Bethel Park (4-0-1); Seneca Valley (3-0-0); Peters Township (2-0-1)

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/16/2015

So it's postseason scholastic basketball you want? There is no where else to go for all the hardwood action this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We close out the First Round and look ahead to the Quarterfinals this weekend in both boys and girls WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 playoff basketball. We also have plenty of gold to hand out with the WPIAL Diving, WPIAL Swimming and WPIAL Class AA and District 6 Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championships along with WPIAL Class AAA-4 Wrestling Sectionals, plus we have men's and women's college basketball, Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, the PIHL Power Play Show and The WPIAL Roundball Report ALL here at MSAsports.net

2015 WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling Sectional Results

February 14, 2015

The field for the 2015 WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling Championships is now set following the results from all three Double-A sections. The top five wrestlers from each section qualify for the district championships next weekend.

WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Saturday, February 14th

Just like Day One, Day Two offered little in surprises with a #10 seed (Upper St. Clair boys) and a pair of #9 seeds (Bethel Park boys and Imani Christian girls) moving on to Round Two. Here are recaps from Preliminary Round and First Round action in Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A on a snowy Saturday. A special thanks to Mike Azadian, Josh Rowntree, T.J. DiStefano, Mark Schaas, Sam Hall, Mike Sackley, Brandon Showers, Rob Longo, Randy Gore, Bobby Fox, Aaron Anderson, Bob Barrickman and Bob Gregg for their help on these recaps. WPIAL CLASS AAAA First Round:

Pittsburgh City League Wrestling Championships

Here are results from the 2015 Pittsburgh City league Wrestling Championships which were held Saturday afternoon at Carrick High School. {Left: The 2015 City League Individual Wrestling Champions} Team Standings 1. Allderdice - 186 points (7 champions) 2. Carrick - 157 ( 3 champions) 3. Brashear - 84 (2 champions) 4. Perry - 76.5 (1 champion) 5. Pittsburgh Obama - 46 (1 champion) 6. Westinghouse - 34 Outstanding Senior Wrestler – Cameron Jacobson, Allderdice Outstanding Wrestler – Anunnaqui Withrow-Davis, Allderdice Coach of the Year – Mike Shaw, Allderdice

WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Friday, February 13th

The curtain has gone up on the 2015 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs with Preliminary Round and First Round action from Boys Class AAA, Boys Class A, Girls Class AAAA and Girls Class AA. There were no surprises as First Round winners move on to the Quarterfinals next Friday while Preliminary Round victors prepare for Round One on Tuesday. Here are recaps from the nine boys and nine girls games on Friday the 13th. A special thanks to Paul Paterra, Brian Mroziak, Mark Schaas, Sean Meyers, Lou Rood, Steve Nagler, Mike Azadian, Scott Briggs, Mike Sackley, Josh Rowntree, Lanfer Simpson, Matt Vandriak, Lanny Frattare, Bob Orkwis and Bob Barrickman for their help on these recaps. Boys WPIAL CLASS AAA Preliminary Round:

2015 WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Preview

February 13, 2015

It starts with 73 basketball teams and will conclude in two weeks with four teams lifting the golden basketball. Here is a preview laden with plenty of postseason Factoids for the 2015 WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoffs. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Defending champion: New Castle Top seeds: North Allegheny is first, Chartiers Valley second, Mt. Lebanon third, Hempfield fourth. High scorers: Matty McConnell, Chartiers Valley, 30.5; Kason Harrell, Hempfield, 25.7.

2015 WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Preview

It starts with 74 basketball teams and will conclude in two weeks with four teams lifting the golden basketball. Here is a preview laden with plenty of postseason Factoids for the 2015 WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoffs. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Defending champion: Penn-Trafford Top seeds: Penn-Trafford first, North Allegheny second, Norwin third, Bethel Park fourth High scorers: Amanda Kalin, Pine-Richland, 20.0; Alayna Gribble, Norwin, 18.0.

Woodland Hills Mike Krivi Wins WPIAL Rifle Title

In a span of 48-hours, Woodland Hills senior sharp shooter Mike Krivi became the golden boy on the range. After helping the wolverines win a second straight district team championship on Tuesday, Krivi won the individual title Thursday at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen's Club in Canonsburg. Krivi was one of 18 shooters to score a 200, but claimed the gold after hitting 19 bulls-eyes. In doing so, he becomes the first Woodland Hills shooter to win the individual crown. Krivi finished 10th in last years WPIAL finals. The other 17 shooters with 200 scores with the number of bull-eyes they hit: Mason Kmerer - Hempfield (18) Rachel Laughlin - Butler (18) Shawn Halligan - Bethel Park (18) Aleah Atkinson - Woodland Hills (18)

MSA Sports Frozen Fab Five – PIHL Hockey – 02/12/2015

February 12, 2015

Here are the latest MSA Sports Sports Frozen Fab Five rankings of PIHL hockey teams in each of the five classifications for the 2014-2015 high school hockey season. Don't miss the latest PIHL rankings every Wednesday during the regular season, plus it's the PIHL Notebook every Monday on our website and the weekly PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm here on the home of the best audio and video high school hockey coverage, the MSA Sports Network at www.MSAsports.net PIHL CLASS AAA: 1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (14-2-4) (Last Week #1) 2) BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS (13-5-2) (Last Week #2)

Woodland Hills Repeats as WPIAL Rifle Champs

February 11, 2015

Woodland Hills High School claimed their second straight district rifle championship and third in the last four years by registering a perfect score of 800 Tuesday afternoon in the 2015 WPIAL Team Rifle Finals at the Dormont-Mt.Lebanon Sportsmen's Club in Canonsburg. The team score of 800 (69x) was the second highest score in the WPIAL Team Championship history, just behind the record set by the Wolverines last year of 800 (74x). Two other schools registered perfect scores as Trinity finished second with a score of 800 (64x) and McGuffey was third with an 800 (56x). 2013 champion Hempfield finished fourth with a score of 799 while Butler (797) and Waynesburg (795) finished fifth and sixth respectively.

FINAL 2014-2015 WPIAL Boys Basketball Standings

February 10, 2015

Here are the FINAL WPIAL boys basketball standings for the 2014-2015 regular season...INCLUDING THE FINAL LIST OF TEAMS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE WPIAL BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS EXCLUSIVELY ON MSA SPORTS. The standings will be updated daily throughout the rest of the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Don't forget weekly WPIAL boys hoops rankings are released each Tuesday along with boys basketball talk every Wednesday during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:00pm and live and archived broadcasts only here on the MSA Sports Network. Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs: # - Clinched Section Title Outright & - Clinched Share of Section Title

FINAL 2014-2015 WPIAL Girls Basketball Standings

Here are the FINAL WPIAL girls basketball standings for the 2014-2015 regular season...INCLUDING THE FINAL LIST OF TEAMS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE WPIAL GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS EXCLUSIVELY ON MSA SPORTS. The standings will be updated daily throughout the rest of the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Don't forget weekly WPIAL girls hoops rankings are released each Monday with girls hoops talk every Wednesday during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:00pm and girls basketball broadcasts live and archived each week only here on the MSA Sports Network. Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs: # - Clinched Section Title Outright

PIHL Notebook – 02/09/2015

February 9, 2015

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. First up, “Melting the Ice” provides your weekly thermometer of streaking teams around the league. Meanwhile, this week’s “Scoreboard Watch” includes some statement victories for teams on the rise in Class AA and Class A. Last but not least, we round things out with a preview of upcoming MSA broadcasts, including the rekindling of another classic South Hills rivalry in Class AAA. So, let’s light the lamp on this edition of “PIHL Notebook.” MELTING THE ICE (Records listed indicate current unbeaten streak): Class AAA: North Allegheny (6-0-2); Bethel Park (4-0-1); Canon-McMillan (4-0-0)

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Teams 2015

Here are our final rankings for the 2014-2015 WPIAL boys basketball season. As in the past at the end of the regular season, we rank all of the playoff teams, not just the top ten. We also don't rank, we seed them like the WPIAL does. It is not a true ranking since the steering committee tries to avoid Preliminary and First Round matchups of teams in the same section, so sometimes lower teams are shuffled about to avoid section rivals meeting early on in the brackets. Here is our version of the February Frenzy and the Seeding Shuffle for all 73 of the WPIAL boys basketball playoff field. Tune in Tuesday night at 7:00pm on MSAsports.net for the announcement and analysis of the actual brackets during the 2015 WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Teams 2015

Here are our final rankings for the 2014-2015 WPIAL girls basketball season. as in the past at the end of the regular season, we rank all of the playoff teams, not just the top ten. we also don't rank, we seed them like the WPIAL does. It is not a true ranking since the steering committee tries to avoid Preliminary and First Round matchups of teams in the same section, so sometimes lower teams are shuffled about to avoid section rivals meeting early on in the brackets. Here is our version of the February Frenzy and the Seeding Shuffle for all 74 of the WPIAL girls basketball playoff field. Tune in Tuesday night at 7:00pm on MSAsports.net for the announcement and analysis of the actual brackets during the 2015 WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show.

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/08/2015

February 8, 2015

Tick, tick tick. While the regular season winds down in neighboring districts, the postseason is about to begin in District 7 this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We begin our exclusive coverage with the Playoff Pairings Show and continue with every boys and girls playoff hoops game. We also have plenty of boys and girls high school hoops from District 6 and District 9 along with men's and women's college basketball and PIHL high school hockey, plus we have Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, Carlow Sports Talk, the PIHL Power Play Show and The WPIAL Roundball Report ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, February 9th:

Franklin Regional Repeats as PIAA AAA State Wrestling Champs

February 7, 2015

Last weekend at the WPIAL Championships, Franklin Regional had to win both of their matches by winning the last bout. At the PIAA Championships in Hershey, it wasn’t the last bout of the night, but it still took a pair of tight wins for the Panthers to repeat as PIAA Champs. After defeating Spring Ford 49-18 and Council Rock South 45-13, Franklin Regional, ranked #2 in the state, would take on the #1 ranked team in Bethlehem Catholic in the semi-finals. After jumping out to a 9-4 lead, Franklin Regional would get upset at 152 pounds. Senior Josh Maruca would drop a 3-2 decision to Michael Labriola. Although Josh Shields would come out to pickup a technical fall win, the loss by Maruca kept the marginal lead to seven at 14-7.

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