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Hempfield Jr Abbie Bache Guns Down WPIAL Rifle Title
February 15, 2013
Two days after leading Hempfield to the WPIAL Team Rifle championship, Spartans junior Abbie Bache captured gold in the Individual Finals Thursday afternoon at the Dormont/Mount Lebanon Sportsmens Club in Canonsburg. Bache becomes the second Spartans shooter in a two to win individual rifle gold after former teammate Nicole Metz won it in 2012.Bache shot a 200-19X with eight center shots to win the title. Trinity's Kayla Huffman beat out McGuffey's Courtney Stiles in a tiebreaker for the silver medal. Both shot a 200-19x with five center shots.WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Preview
MSA Sports Fab Five – PIHL High School Hockey – 02/13/2013
February 13, 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 (13-4-0) (Last Week #2)2) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (13-2-2) (Last Week #1)3) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (10-5-2) (Last Week Unranked)4) CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS (9-6-4) (Last Week #3)Hempfield Captures 2013 WPIAL Team Rifle Title
For only the second time in school history, the Hempfield Spartans are the master marksmen as they won the 2013 WPIAL Team Rifle championship Tuesday afternoon at the Dormont/Mount Lebanon Sportsmens Club in Canonsburg.Hempfield, which also won the title in 2010, finished with a score of 800-66x to edge out defending champion Woodland Hills which finished with a score of 800-57x. Section 3 winner Hempfield came into the championships ranked third behind #1 and Section 2 champion Woodland Hills and #2 and Section 1 champion McGuffey.Finishing behind the Spartans and Wolverines to round out the top six:3) McGuffey Highlanders (798-64x)4) Avella Eagles (797-62x)5) Trinity Hillers (797-59x)6) Plum Mustangs (796-56x)FINAL 2012-2013 WPIAL Boys Basketball Standings
February 12, 2013
Here are the final WPIAL boys basketball standings for the 2012-2013 regular season, including the final playoff clinchings. 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 roundball rankings are released each Tuesday and boys hoops talk every Wednesday during the WPIAL Roundball Report 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 * - Clinched a WPIAL Playoff Spot x - Eliminated from Playoff Chase @ - Ineligible for WPIAL PlayoffsFINAL 2012-2013 WPIAL Girls Basketball Standings
Here are the FINAL WPIAL girls basketball standings for the 2012-2013 regular season, including the final playoff clinchings. 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 roundball rankings are released each Monday and girls hoops talk every Wednesday during the WPIAL Roundball Report only here on the MSA Sports Network. Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs: # - Clinched Section Title Outright & - Clinched a Share of Section Title * - Clinched a WPIAL Playoff Spot x - Eliminated From Playoff Chase @ - Ineligible for WPIAL PlayoffsMSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Rankings 2013
February 11, 2013
Clarification alert. These are more seedings and rankings and there is a difference. The WPIAL does not rank the playoff teams from #1 through #16 and beyond. They rank the top four, then the next eight and start filing in the blanks from there which is not an easy task when you have upwards of 26 playoff teams.When putting this together, we looked at every team to discover quality wins. Strength of section, avoiding upset losses and recent program success also comes into play. So teams with average records but some stand out victories may beat out those teams that got fat and happy record wise on a less than stellar schedule. Plus don't forget the shuffling to avoid section teams from playing each other in the Preliminary Round or the First round.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Rankings 2013
Clarification alert. These are more seedings and rankings and there is a difference. The WPIAL does not rank the playoff teams from #1 through #16 and beyond. They rank the top four, then the next eight and start filing in the blanks from there which is not an easy task when you have upwards of 26 playoff teams.When putting this together, we looked at every team to discover quality wins. So teams with average records but some stand out victories may beat out those teams that got fat and happy record wise on a less than stellar schedule.Find out the actual matchups Tuesday night at 7:00pm by tuning in to the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show only here on the MSA Sports Network.PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 02/11/2013
This Week on MSA Sports Network – 02/11/2013
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 11th:2013 PIHL High School Hockey All-Star Recaps
February 10, 2013
The PIHL held it's annual high school hockey all-star games on Sunday at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Complex on Neville Island. Here are recaps from all four contests heard only here on the MSA Sports Network.Moon Wins Back-to-Back WPIAL Gymnastics Gold
For the second consecutive year and the third time in school history, the Moon Tigers are wearing WPIAL Girls Gymnastics Gold after they captured the team title in their own gym Saturday afternoon. The win for Moon is their third district crown in six years. Baldwin placed second in the team overall standings, followed by Hopewell, South Side, Fox Chapel and Pine-Richland.Final Day Recap from PIAA Team Wrestling Playoffs in Hershey
February 9, 2013
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Four in a row on the district level, now Canon-McMillan has won back-to-back state championships. The Big Macs edged Central Dauphin Saturday afternoon to win the PIAA Team Wrestling Class AAA crown. Also in Hershey, Bethlehem Catholic won their third straight Class AA championship.Meanwhile, making their first ever state playoff appearance, Franklin Regional finished third when the Panthers won the Consolation Round championship. Here are ALL of the results form the 2013 PIAA Team Wrestling Playoffs.2013 PIAA CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS MATCH:CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS 34 - Central Dauphin Rams 31 (MSA) PIAA CLASS AAA Consolation Finals:Scholastic Notebook – 02/09/2013
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February 8, 2013
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February 6, 2013
It was a down year for top talent coming out of District 7. A year ago, 32 WPIAL football players put their John Hancock to paper and faxed their futures plans to their respective Division I-A schools. On National Letter of Intent Day 2013, only 18 players from the WPIAL took part in the annual process Wednesday morning. Here is a rundown of the players and the Division I-A FBS schools they are now officially headed to.National Letter of Intent Day: Where the MSA Sports Elite Eleven Players Are Headed 2013
Wednesday was National Letter of Intent Day. A day where football seniors make their verbal commitments iron clad. So where are the members of the 2012 MSA Sports Elite Eleven officially heading? Well, there were three juniors...Shai McKenzie of Washington, Dravon Henry of Aliquippa and Lenny Williams of Sto-Rox have to wait for their day in the sun until February of 2014. Here are where the eight seniors on our list are headed to play football at the next level TYLER BOYD - Clairton - RB-WR-DB, 6-2, 175, Sr.
