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2013 PIHL Open Class Hockey Playoffs
February 24, 2013
Two champions have been crowned in the PIHL high school hockey Open Class Playoffs Thursday night. Wheeling Park laid claim to the 2013 Nailer Cup title with a victory over Morgantown while Ford City defeated Indiana to win the Chiefs Cup championship. The Patriots and Sabers will now meet Monday night in the PIHL Open Class Championship Game at the RMU Island Sports Complex on Neville Island and here on the MSA Sports Network.2013 PIHL OPEN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:Wheeling Park Patriots (19-4-0) vs Ford City Sabers (20-2-1) AT RMU Island Sports Complex on Neville Island on Monday, March 4th at 8:00pm on MSAsports.net---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2013 WPIAL BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS Update – 02/24
The all Section 3 Final Four has been whittled to two in Quad A. The two teams that played for the WPIAL Class AAA championship a year ago will now play for the Class AAAA title here in 2013. Both New Castle and Hampton move on to Palumbo after Semifinals victories eliminated Seneca Valley and North Allegheny from the golden chase. Here are all four finals from Semifinals Wednesday in the 2013 WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoffs, plus the schedule for Championship Weekend at Duquesne University.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Semifinals:New Castle Red Hurricane 71 - Seneca Valley Raiders 46 (MSA)Hampton Talbots 66 - North Allegheny Tigers 62 (MSA)2013 WPIAL CLASS AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:Championship Saturday: City League & SWCAC Hoops and State Rifle
While there was plenty to focus in on Saturday including the WPIAL Class AA Wrestling Championships, the WPIAL Class AAA Wrestling Sectionals, the WPIAL Class AAA Diving Championships and the WPIAL Basketball Quarterfinals, there were other titles decided on the final weekend in February. Here is a brief recap of the Pittsburgh City League Basketball Championships, the SWCAC Basketball Championships ad the State Rifle Championships.2013 PITTSBURGH CITY LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP:Westinghouse Bulldogs 61 - Perry Commodores 52WPIAL Class AAA Individual Wrestling Sectional Results – 02/23/2013
February 23, 2013
While the WPIAL was crowning district champions this weekend in Class AA, the top wrestlers in Class AAA were wrestling to earn their invitation to the 2013 WPIAL Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championships next weekend. The top five finishers in each section will move on to the D-7 finals on February 28th, March 1st and March 2nd.WPIAL Section 1-AAA at Gateway High School:2013 WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling Results
The Class AA WPIAL Championships had a lot of variety to the weekend, with 12 total schools being represented at the top of the podium at Chartiers Valley. Burrell led the way with 3 Champions, including Senior Phil Marra at 145, Senior Dakota DesLauriers at 182, and Sophomore Alan Beattie at 285. 11 other schools brought home individual gold, including Burgettstown, Derry, South Side, South Park, Kittanning, Charleroi, Freedom, South Fayette, Jefferson-Morgan, Chartiers-Houston, and Avella.WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Saturday, February 23rd
Quarterfinals Saturday in the WPIAL Basketball Playoffs was a little wild, a tad crazy and a bit one-sided as well. Boys Class AAAA made history with all four Section 3 teams winning to make it to the Semifinals while in Boys AA, Burrell, Quaker Valley and Apollo-Ridge won to eliminate seeds 2, 3 and 4. Meanwhle, the eight girls teams won by a combined 197 points or an average margin of victory of just under 25 points. Here are recaps from Quarterfinals Friday played in the Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A brackets.A special thanks to Mike Azadian, Dennis Fischer, T.J. DiStefano, Mike Sackley, Mark Schaas, Josh Rowntree, Bob Barrickman, Greg Kuntz, Randy Gore and Johnny Lee for their help with these recaps.P-R’s Dominic Giordano and CV’s Maria Lohman Repeat as WPIAL Diving Champs
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The winter WPIAL diving championships began early Friday afternoon at South Park High School in South Park with nine invitations to the PIAA state diving championships up for grabs.The boys field saw a lot of familiar faces carry over from the 2012 competition into 2013's. With the exception of South Park's Bill Rountree, the top six divers from last year were in the field this year. The success of each of these divers had indeed carried over into Friday's dive. The sixteen diver field had a lot of great dives and a few duds during the duration of the competition. Going into the semifinals and the final round the group had narrowed itself down to three divers vying for the number one spot.WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Friday, February 22nd
The top four seeds in Boys Class AAA, four of the top five in Boys Class A and four of the top five in Girls Class AA all advanced to the Semifinals on Friday. The lowest seed to reach the Final Four was #7 Gateway in Girls Class AAAA as they eliminated #2 North Allegheny. Here are recaps from Quarterfinals Friday played in the Boys AAA, Boys A, Girls AAAA and Girls AA brackets.A special thanks to Justin McKim, Mark Uriah, Mike Azadian, Terry Neary, Lee Mohn, Mike Sackley, Bob Gregg, Sam Hall, Josh Rowntree, Randy Gore, Scott Briggs, Matt Vandriak, Mark Schaas, Bob Barrickman, Bob Orkwis and Don Rebel for their help on these recaps. WPIAL CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:Scholastic Notebook – 02/22/2013
February 22, 2013
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February 21, 2013
Here are the Top Five teams in the PIHL's Class AAA, Class AA, Class A and Open Class for this week. MSA Sports will unveil a new Fab Five every Wednesday during the high school hockey regular season only at MSAsports.net. MSA Sports also has the PIHL Notebook every Monday and The PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm on your best source for high school hockey, the MSA Sports Network.PIHL CLASS AAA:1) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (14-4-0) (Last Week #1)2) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (11-5-2) (Last Week #3)3) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (14-3-2) (Last Week #2)4) CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS (9-6-4) (Last Week #4)2013 WPIAL BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS Update – 02/21
History may have been made Saturday when four teams from the same section all advanced to the Semifinals. New Castle, North Allegheny, Hampton and Seneca Valley are all headed to the Final Four in Class AAAA with wins Saturday, plus seeds 2, 3 and 4 all lose in Class AA. Here are ALL the finals through the Quarterfinals round, plus the sites and times for Quarterfinals Saturday in AAAA and AA AND Semifinals Tuesday in AAA and A in the Battle to the Bluff.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:New Castle Red Hurricane 87 - Gateway Gators 55 (MSA)Seneca Valley Raiders 44 - Upper St. Clair Panthers 34 (MSA)North Allegheny Tigers 79 - Fox Chapel Foxes 61 (MSA)WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Wednesday, February 20th
The Top Four teams in all eight postseason tournaments are moving on to the Quarterfinals, but it hasn't been smooth sailing for all the fifth, sixth and seventh seeds as a total of ten seeds from ten through twelve are moving on to the next round this weekend. Here are recaps from First Round games played in the Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A brackets.A special thanks to Lanfer Simpson, Jason Tennant, Dow Carnahan, Mike Krcil, Jim Frederick, Brian Mroziak, Steve Nagler, Randy Gore, Bob Orkwis, Justin McKim, Mike Azadian, Bob Gregg, Bob Barrickman, T.J. DiStefano, Chris Lackner, Mark Schaas, Melissa Carle, Johnny Lee, Dennis Fischer and Don Rebel for their help on these recaps!WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Tuesday, February 19th
February 20, 2013
The First Round is in the books in four of the eight tournaments as the Quarterfinals field was finalized Tuesday in Boys Class AAA, Boys Class A, Girls Class AAAA and Girls Class AA. Here are recaps from the 24 boys and girls basketball playoff games played on Tuesday night.Thanks to Jim Frederick, Justin McKim, Mark Uriah, Lee Mohn, Terry Neary, Bob Gregg, Mark Schaas, Glenn Thompson, Jason Tennannt, Matt Vandriak, Steve Nagler, Josh Rowntree, Melissa Carle, Sam Hall, Scott Briggs, Randy Gore, Greg Kuntz, Mike Sackley, Lanfer Simpson, Brian Mroziak and Bob Barrickman for their help on these recaps.WPIAL CLASS AAA First Round:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/19/2013
February 19, 2013
The Battle to the Bluff is about to begin, and the only place to follow the action of the start of the February Frenzy is here this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We start with the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show and then follow-up with EVERY WPIAL boys and girls basketball postseason contest starting this weekend. We also have the final week of the regular season for boys and girls hoops in District 6, men's and women's college hoops along with D-6 scholastic wrestling and the WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling Sectionals and PIHL high school hockey, plus the PIHL Power Play Show, the WPIAL Roundball Report and Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, February 18th:PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 02/19/2013
WPIAL Individual Wrestling Class AA Sectional Results 2013
February 17, 2013
The 2014 WPIAL Individual Wrestling Class AA Championship field is now set following the three sectional events Saturday. The top five wrestlers from each weight division in each of the three Class AA sections qualify for the district championships next weekend at Chartiers Valley High School and ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network.Section 1 Results From Chartiers-Houston High SchoolWPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Saturday, February 16th
February 16, 2013
Opening weekend of the 2013 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs came to and end with 24 games In Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A. Here are recaps from the Saturday afternoon action as the Preliminary Round concluded and the First Round hits the midway point.Thanks to Don Rebel, Mike Krcil, Jim Frederick, Sam Hall, T.J. DiStefano, Jordan Thompson, Josh Rowntree, Mike Sackley, Bob Gregg, Melissa Carle, Brian Mroziak, Bob Orkwis, Dennis Fischer, Jason Tennant, Mark Schaas, Mike Azadian, Bob Barrickman, Matt Vandriak and Alex Richert for their help on these recaps. WPIAL CLASS AAAA First Round:WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Friday, February 15th
Sound the trumpets, the 2013 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs are underway. 25 games got the ball rolling literally on the District 7 postseason Friday night with the focus on Boys Class AAA, Boys Class A, Girls Class AAAA and Girls Class AA. Once again this playoff season, MSA Sports will recap the nightly action…including these lid lifters from Friday night.Thanks to Don Rebel, Lanfer Simpson, Brandon Showers, Mark Uriah, Matt Vandriak, Scott Briggs, Terry Neary, Bob Gregg, Sam Hall, Mike Krcil, Bob Orkwis, Lee Mohn, Greg Kuntz, T.J. DiStefano, Jim Frederick, Melissa Carle, Johnny Lee and Bob Barrickman for their help on these recaps.WPIAL BOYS CLASS AAA Preliminary Round:Scholastic Notebook – 02/15/2013
February 15, 2013
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