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Scholastic Notebook – 01/05/2014
January 5, 2014
Ever since George Yokitis became Vincentian’s boys basketball coach in the 2008-09 season, he has tried to have his teams play an up-tempo, full-court style. The Royals press, trap all over the court and try to keep the tempo at a fast pace on offense. But the style has never created scoring like this year. Vincentian Academy is undefeated and scoring at a pace that is rarely seen around the WPIAL. The Royals are averaging 92.1 points a game and have scored 90 points or more seven times. You can say that it’s easier to play this way in Class A. And yes, Vincentian plays on a small court, which makes it easier to score more and trap more defensively. But still, the Royals haven’t scored like this in the past.MSA Sports Countdown of Top 25 WPIAL Stories of 2013 – #25 to #1
January 3, 2014
It has become a tradition like no other...at least during the holidays here at MSA Sports. It's time to look back at another high school sports year with the top stories from around the WPIAL in 2013. Here is our entire countdown fr0m #25 through #1. #25 - Playoff Drought Ends In a year when the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a long Major League Baseball playoff drought, a long WPIAL football playoff drought also came to an end when in Week 9, the Avella Eagles clinched a WPIAL playoffs berth with a 55-14 thrashing of Bentworth to clinch fourth place in the Class A Tri-County South Conference.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Wrestling – 01/02/2014
January 2, 2014
Here are the latest Top 10 rankings in WPIAL Team Wrestling. Every Thursday through January, MSA Sports ranks the top ten teams in both the WPIAL Class AAA and Class AA team wrestling. Don't miss Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle Show every Monday at 7:00pm AND weekly matches broadcast on Wednesday's and select weekends only here on the MSA Sports Network. Section records in parenthesis. WPIAL CLASS AAA: 1. Franklin Regional Panthers (2-0) (Last Week #1) 2. Latrobe Wildcats (2-0) (Last Week #3) 3. Canon-McMillan Big Macs (3-0) (Last Week #2)MSA Sports Top Ten – PIHL Hockey – 01/02/2014
Here are the latest MSA Sports Sports Frozen Fab Five rankings of PIHL hockey teams in each of the four classifications. Don't miss 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 high school hockey coverage, the MSA Sports Network at www.MSAsports.net PIHL CLASS AAA:2013 WPIAL Team Champions on Parade
January 1, 2014
What better way to celebrate championships and the start of a new year then with a parade. It has been another great year in high school sports. All of us here at the MSA Sports Network and Management Science Associates thank our sponsors and fans for their support during 2013. As we get ready for another great scholastic year in 2014, we look back at all the WPIAL team champions on parade from this past year. Football: Class AAAA - Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings Class AAA - West Allegheny Indians Class AA - South Fayette Lions Class A - Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans PIAA Class AA - South Fayette Lions PIAA Class A - Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic TrojansMSA Sports Countdown of Top 25 WPIAL Stories of 2013 – 01/01/14
It has become a tradition like no other...at least during the holidays here at MSA Sports. It's time to look back at another high school sports year with the top stories from around the WPIAL in 2013. We conclude our countdown with the five stories that ended up #5 through #1. #5 - Section 3 Superiority Everybody knew that WPIAL Class AAAA Section 3 in boys basketball was special. But the strength of the four postseason representatives ended up being historic. #1 seed New Castle, #2-seed North Allegheny, #3-seed Hampotn and #12-seed Seneca Valley all advanced through the First Round...then through the Quarterfinals before making the Class AAAA Semifinals a personal Section 3 in-house tournament.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball – 01/01/2014
Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Boys Basketball rankings for the 2013-2014 season...including a NEW #1 team in Class AAA. Each Tuesday during the regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten boys hoops rankings plus daily updated standings with various daily broadcasts and the WPIAL Roundball Report on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm ALL here at MSAsports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA: 1. New Castle Red Hurricane (8-0) (Last Week #1) 2. Hampton Talbots (10-0) (Last Week #2) 3. North Allegheny Tigers (9-0) (Last Week #3)MSA Sports Countdown of Top 25 WPIAL Stories of 2013 – 12/31/13
December 31, 2013
It has become a tradition like no other...at least during the holidays here at MSA Sports. It's time to look back at another high school sports year with the top stories from around the WPIAL in 2013. We continue our countdown with the five stories that ended up #10 through #6. #10 - Sto-Rox Cuts Spring Sports School district budget cuts led to Sto-Rox High School dropping its baseball and softball programs in late June. While the district is looking for a co-op with another school district for both programs, returning baseball and softball players can either move to another district, attend a private school or just not play this upcoming spring.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball – 12/31/2013
Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Girls Basketball rankings for the 2013-2014 season...including NEW #1 teams in both Class AAAA and Class AAA. Each Monday during the regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings with various daily broadcasts and the WPIAL Roundball Report on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm ALL here at MSAsports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA: 1. North Allegheny Tigers (8-1) (Last Week #2) 2. Mount Lebanon Blue Devils (5-2) (Last Week #1) 3. Bethel Park Black Hawks (8-0) (Last Week #4)PIHL Notebook – 12/30/2013
December 30, 2013
Welcome to the New Year’s week edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. There were no games played over the past week due to the Christmas break, so whatever shall we do with ourselves? How does a look at the playoff picture in each classification heading into the second half of the 2013-14 season sound? We knew you would think it was a good idea, but we won’t stop there! With a hat trick of network broadcasts scheduled to kick off 2014, preview goodness is also in store. So, let’s light the lamp on this edition of “PIHL Notebook.” CLASS AAA – 2014 PENGUINS CUP PLAYOFFS (Top 12 teams qualify):MSA Sports Countdown of Top 25 WPIAL Stories of 2013 – 12/30/13
It has become a tradition like no other...at least during the holidays here at MSA Sports. It's time to look back at another high school sports year with the top stories from around the WPIAL in 2013. We continue our countdown with the five stories that ended up #15 through #11. #15 - Perfect Champions It was a rare Perfect Saturday at Heinz Field on November 23rd as all four WPIAL football champions crowned did so with no losses. Pittsburgh Central Catholic, West Allegheny, South Fayette and Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic were all 13-0 as they were presented with the golden football on a snowy day on the North Shore, but both the Lions and Trojans were not satisfied with just a district title, they wanted to stake their claim to state gold as well.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 12/30/2013
We say 'So Long' to 2013 and say 'Hello' in typical grand style to 2014...with the best coverage of high school sports this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 boys and girls section high school basketball along with scholastic mat action and the return of high school hockey, plus Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, the PIHL Power Play Show and the debut of the Roundball Report ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, December 30th: TALK SHOW - Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle powered by Synerfac at 7:00pm on MSAsports.net WPIAL Boys High School Basketball - Thomas Jefferson vs Elizabeth Forward at 4:30pm on MSAsports.net Tuesday, December 31st:MSA Sports Countdown of Top 25 WPIAL Stories of 2013 – 12/29/13
December 29, 2013
It has become a tradition like no other...at least during the holidays here at MSA Sports. It's time to look back at another high school sports year with the top stories from around the WPIAL in 2013. We continue our countdown with the five stories that ended up #20 through #16. #20 - Virgin Playoff Teams There are teams that haven't played in the WPIAL football playoffs in 'X' amount of years, then there are schools that have never played in a WPIAL football game...ever. Until this 2013 season that is. Summit Academy is a small court-adjudicated facility in rural Butler County that started in 1998. The Knights roster not only changes drastically from year to year, but also could change from week-to-week.POWERade Wrestling Classic Championship Results
Here are the results from the 2013 POWERade Wrestling Classic held Friday and Saturday at Canon-McMillan High School. You can hear the archive broadcast from both days anytime you want on the MSA Sports December broadcast page. 106 Lbs: 1004: Devin Brown, Franklin Regional MAJOR Connor Sheehan, Solanco 12-3 113 Lbs: 1008: Spencer Lee, Franklin Regional MAJOR Ethan McCoy, Greater Latrobe 14-4 120 Lbs: 1012: Luke Pletcher, Greater Latrobe DEC Ethan Lizak, Parkland 3-2 126 Lbs: 1016: Dalton Macri, Canon-McMillan DEC Ryan Millhof, Collins Hill - GA 8-6 132 Lbs: 1020: Tyler Smith, Franklin Regional DEC Sam Krivus, Hempfield 7-0MSA Sports Countdown of Top 25 WPIAL Stories of 2013 – 12/28/13
December 28, 2013
It has become a tradition like no other...at least during the holidays here at MSA Sports. It's time to look back at another high school sports year with the top stories from around the WPIAL in 2013. We begin our countdown with the five stories that ended up #25 through #21. #25 - Playoff Drought Ends In a year when the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a long Major League Baseball playoff drought, a long WPIAL football playoff drought also came to an end when in Week 9, the Avella Eagles clinched a WPIAL playoffs berth with a 55-14 thrashing of Bentworth to clinch fourth place in the Class A Tri-County South Conference.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball – 12/24/2013
December 24, 2013
Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Boys Basketball rankings for the 2013-2014 season...including a NEW #1 team in Class AA. Each Tuesday during the regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten boys hoops rankings plus daily updated standings with various daily broadcasts and the WPIAL Roundball Report on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm ALL here at MSAsports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA: 1. New Castle Red Hurricane (6-0) (Last Week #1) 2. Hampton Talbots (8-0) (Last Week #2) 3. North Allegheny Tigers (6-0) (Last Week #4)MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball – 12/23/2013
December 23, 2013
Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Girls Basketball rankings for the 2013-2014 season. Each Monday during the regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings with various daily broadcasts and the WPIAL Roundball Report on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm ALL here at MSAsports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA: 1. Mount Lebanon Blue Devils (4-0) (Last Week #1) 2. North Allegheny Tigers (5-1) (Last Week #2) 3. Fox Chapel Foxes (5-1) (Last Week #3)PIHL Notebook – 12/23/2013
Welcome to the Christmas week edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. The league may be on holiday hiatus, but there is still plenty to report. First up, “Melting the Ice” provides your thermometer of streaking teams around the league at the de facto halfway point of the 2013-14 campaign. Meanwhile, this week’s “Scoreboard Watch” includes three games heard on our airwaves along with a pair of overtime contests. So, let’s light the lamp on this edition of “PIHL Notebook.” MELTING THE ICE (Records listed indicate current unbeaten streak): Class AAA: Peters Township (7-0-0); Bethel Park (6-0-0); North Allegheny (4-0-1)Blackhawk Cougars Hockey Game Recap for 12/19/13
At the Beaver County Ice Arena on Thursday December 19th the Blackhawk Cougars and Beaver Bobcats, two bitter rivals met, and by the end it was another rock em sock em back and forth battle this time won by the Cougars in come from behind fashion 5-4. Both teams came into the game with identical 6-4 records, and the Bobcats had won the previous meeting on November 21st in come from behind fashion by a 6-5 score. Every time these teams play its wild, entertaining, frustrating, and just a great game to watch.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 12/22/2013
December 22, 2013
While the broadcasts may not be what they usually are, there are plenty of high school events stuffed in the stocking or crammed under the tree to help you through this busy holiday time this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have WPIAL and District 6 non-section and holiday tournament boys and girls high school basketball along with scholastic mat action from the POWERade Wrestling Tournament, plus Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle and the PIHL Power Play Show ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, December 23rd: TALK SHOW - Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle powered by Synerfac at 7:00pm on MSAsports.net WPIAL Boys High School Basketball - Laurel Highlands vs Latrobe at 1:00pm on WCNS-AM 1480
