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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoff Teams – 10/15/2013
October 15, 2013
Each week during the regular season, MSA Sports ranked the top ten boys teams in all three classifications. Now that we are on the brink of the postseason, will rank ALL of the playoff bound teams as they prepare to shoot for district gold starting Monday, October 21st.WPIAL Class AAA:WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Seven 2013
The start of the stretch run brought on tight scores (8 games decided by 7 points or less, in fact), dramatic finishes, multiple overtimes and meaningful victories for playoff clinchings and positioning. Week Seven was all you could ask for and it’s only going to get better as we head into Week Eight. Here are your top plays from Week Seven:#1 Seneca Valley 24, North Hills 17 (2OT)WPIAL Football Playoff Picture 2013
Two weeks remain in the 2013 WPIAL football regular season. Two weeks for the boys to frolic around before the men come take over the yard. Here is the latest update on the teams that have clinched their ticket to ride on the Highway to Heinz and the start of the district postseason ONLY here on MSA Sports.CLASS AAAA Foothills Conference:Gateway Gators (6-0) have clinched (If McKeesport and Gateway win in Week 8, the Tigers-Gators winner will be conference champion, the loser will be second place) 10/18: PENN-TRAFFORD – 10/25: McKEESPORTHometown Volleyball Match Recap: AVONWORTH ANTELOPES 3 – Quaker Valley Quakers 2
In Hometown Volleyball action the Avonworth Antelopes defeat the Quaker Valley Quakers 3-2 in a back and forth match. Game scores were 25-12, 25-22, 14-25, 24-26, and 16-14.It was a non conference match up, and both teams had clinched playoff berths. QV in AA, and Avonworth in single A. This match was a tune up for the playoffs. The Quakers were on a one game losing streak while the Antelopes had lost three straight, two of them section games.The first game was all Avonworth as the girls were firing on all cylinders. The Lopes never trailed and took a close 14-10 game to 23-10 with great serving by Abby Oberdick and Ericka Thomas. QV had all sorts of problems on service receive and Avonworth won 25-12.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/14/2013
October 14, 2013
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. Here are the latest WPIAL football rankings following Week SEVEN.WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (7-0) (Last Week #1) (This Week: At Altoona on MSA)2. UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (7-0) (Last Week #2) (This Week: at Plum)3. GATEWAY GATORS (7-0) (Last Week #3) (This Week: host Penn-Trafford on MSA)4. McKEESPORT TIGERS (7-0) (Last Week #4) (This Week: host Kiski Area on MSA)PIHL Notebook: 2013-2014 Class AA Preview
Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook” as we continue out countdown to faceoff on October 28 with a full team-by-team preview. Last week we took you inside every team in Class AAA. This week it’s time for Class AA to take center stage.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 10/13/2013
October 13, 2013
The 'Stretch Run' of the 2013 high school football regular season continues with a bang this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have a busy eighth week of the high school football season with FORTY ONE WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 football games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Friday night kicking off with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show.District College Football Recap for Saturday, October 12th
It was not a good day for ranked teams in either the PSAC and PAC. IUP came into the day ranked number 7 in D-II and gave up more points than the Crimson Hawks had allowed all season. Thomas More came off a 61-0 pounding of Geneva, the 20th ranked Saints were dumped at W & J.Here are recaps of all the games:Slippery Rock 42 – IUP 16 In a battle of bitter rivals, the Rock staked their claim to the PSAC West Division title with a dominating first half performance in the victory over the #7 ranked Crimson Hawks. The Rock led 28-3 at the half and 42-3 after three quarters.WPIAL Saturday’s Scholastic Starz for Week Seven
One of the brightest stars in the WPIAL, a team that is close to making the WPIAL for the first time EVER and two teams who are not playing for the Playoffs, they are more focused on another 'P' word...Pride. That is a taste of what was on display in the three WPIAL football games played on the seventh Saturday of the season. And the stand outs were...Lenny Williams - Sto-RoxWPIAL Football Scores for Saturday, October 12th
October 12, 2013
You look and saw only three games on the WPIAL Saturday football slate and you shrugged your shoulders. But this turned out to be a big day where one team took a giant step toward their first ever WPIAL playoff berth...another team remained undefeated as their quarterback broke the all-time WPIAL passing record...and an 0-6 team finally had a chance to celebrate and is now 1-6. Here are the final scores from all three Saturday games as heard here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AA Allegheny Conference:Summit Academy Knights 26 - Valley Vikings 6 (MSA) WPIAL CLASS A Big 7 Conference:Sto-Rox Vikings 42 - Western Beaver Golden Beavers 30 (MSA)WPIAL Friday Night HighLights for Week Seven
The nerves are a little more active when you hit the 'Stretch Run' of the high school football season as each game takes on more meaning. Some teams have been known to wilt and struggle under said pressure, while others thrive and succeed toward the second season. Here are the top performance from what was another rain free, yet a tad damp Friday night as these players put a damper on their opponents Week Seven.Doug Altavilla and Nick Barca and Luke Smorey - Baldwin2013 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Football Standings & Playoff Clinchings – Week 7
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Friday of Week Seven of the 2013 high school football season...plus the latest WPIAL football playoff clinchings. Standings are updated after each game on Thursday, Friday and Saturday's scholastic gridiron action each week. Standings can be also seen on each teams football webpage here on the MSA Sports Network.# - Clinched at least a share of the conference title * - Clinched playoff spot x - Eliminated from playoff chase % - Not eligible for WPIAL playoffsWPIAL CLASS AAAA: (13 out of 16 Teams Have Clinched Playoff Spots)Northern Eight Conference:WPIAL & City League Football Scores for Friday, October 11th
October 11, 2013
Welcome to the 2013 MSA Sports 'Stretch Run', the final three weeks of the 2013 high school football season that will help determine conference champions, home field advantage in the opening round of the postseason and playoff berths themselves. Here are all of the final scores from the second Friday in October.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conference:Upper St. Clair Panthers 28 - Bethel Park Black Hawks 13 (F)Peters Township Indians 39 - Mount Lebanon Blue Devils 35 (F)Woodland Hills Wolverines 34 - Canon-McMillan Big Macs 0 (F)Penn Hills Indians 33 - Plum Mustangs 10 (F)WPIAL CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference:Scholastic Notebook – 10/11/2013
The Beaver football team changed its offense this year, going to a spread offense with much more passing.You could say the new offense has been a Rowse-ing success.Alex Rowse is Beaver’s quarterback and is doing things unheard of by Beaver quarterbacks. After six weeks of the season, Rowse leads the entire WPIAL in passing yardage with 1,581 yards. To put that in perspective, consider that last year’s quarterbacks – Rowse and Austin Ross - had less than 1,000 yards passing combined.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Volleyball – 10/11/2013
Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week ending October 11th...including another NEW #1 team in Class AA. You can check out the new rankings every Friday through the regular season with daily updated girls volleyball standings and weekly matches as well all here on the home for the Hometown Volleyball Program, the MSA Sports Network.Section record in parenthesis.WPIAL CLASS AAA: 1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (10-0) (Last Week #1)2) SHALER TITANS (10-0) (Last Week #2)3) PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (9-1) (Last Week #3)4) OAKLAND CATHOLIC EAGLES (9-1) (Last Week #4)Upper St. Clair and Sewickley Academy Win WPIAL Boys team Golf Crowns
October 10, 2013
You could say Upper St. Clair winning the district boys team golf title was very odd. that's because for the 7th time in the last 8 years ending with an odd number, the Panthers are Class AAA champs. in Class AA, Sewickley Academy made it a clean sweep for schools named Panthers as they claimed district gold for the first time since they won three consecutive championships from 2006 through 2008. Here are all of the results from the 2013 WPIAL Boys Team Golf Class AAA and Class AA Playoffs.2013 WPIAL BOYS GOLF CLASS AAA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: At Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon:Upper St. Clair Panthers - 381Fox Chapel Foxes - 411Penn-Trafford & Central Valley Capture WPIAL Girls Team Golf Gold
The song remains the same when it comes to the girls team golf landscape in District 7. For the second year in a row and the second time in school history, Penn-Trafford captured the WPIAL Class AAA with a four stroke victory over runner-up North Allegheny and the rest of the seven team field. Meanwhile, Central Valley continued its dominance in Class AA with a second straight crown earned with a convincing 82-stroke victory over runner-up Sewickley Academy and the other two finalists. Here are ALL of the results from the 2013 WPIAL Girls Team Golf Championships held Thursday at the Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon.WPIAL CLASS AAA GIRLS TEAM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP:AT Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon:Chicks Picks – Week Seven – 2013
Welcome to Week 7. The 2013 edition of the Stretch Run is here…that time of year when the regular season is winding down, but postseason implications are heating up. Since this is a critical time of year, we at the MSA Sports Network always get together for a team-building workout to ensure our physical and mental clarity for the remainder of the season.This year, we decided to go with our old faithful—yoga—which had proven results for Team MSA time and time again. The Boss talked up the event all week, hinting to his team that this year’s session would offer some added flair. He certainly did not disappoint.District College Football Preview for Saturday, October 11
October 9, 2013
Even if it doesn't feel like it, the second week of October brings huge matchups this week on the local college football scene.Slippery Rock looks to challenge for the PSAC West title but defending champion and #7 IUP is in the way, a battle at the Rock takes place Saturday afternoon.One week after handing Geneva it's worst loss in years, Thomas More will look to stake a huge claim towards another PAC title in Washington County. W & J looks to bounce back after their first loss to Bethany in 30 years.After two September byes, Duquesne will finally open Northeast Conference play at Rooney Field.Here are previews of ALL the games, including two that can be heard here on the Network.MSA Sports Big Game Hunting – Week Seven
What a neat year it has already been. The Pirates reached the playoffs and it appears so will the Avella Eagles and the West Shamokin Wolves! All three are tremendous stories this fall. The stretch run is here and all of those teams control their own destinies. That is all their fans have been hoping and praying for. Some teams don’t control their own fate. Some need help, and some need a lot of help. The time has come for scoreboard watching and more importantly listening to the MSA Sports Scoreboard show every Friday night with Don Rebel. But you should have been doing that all along. Let’s go Big Game Hunting. AAAA Southeastern Conference:
