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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/24/2012
September 24, 2012
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Four of the 2012 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (4-0) (Last Week #1) (Week Five: host Butler on MSA)2) GATEWAY GATORS (4-0) (Last Week #2) (Week Five: at #10 Hempfield on MSA)3) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (4-0) (Last Week #3) (Week Five: host Baldwin)4) PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (4-0) (Last Week #4) (Week Five: host #7 Seneca Valley Thursday on MSA)WPIAL Week Three Friday Night HighLights
September 15, 2012
A little rain never hurt anybody, especially teen-age kids wanted to roll around on the natural surface, aka mud, or slide around on the artificial stuff. Most games were affected in one way or another by rainfall in the early part of the evening throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania, but these players laughed at the elements...and their opponents in enjoying a huge night on the third Friday of the 2012 campaign.Andrew Wingard - West ShamokinCTK 2012 – WPIAL A Tri-County South Conference Preview
August 26, 2012
Like most of the other conferences around the WPIAL, the Tri-County South underwent a few changes with the new district realignment for the next two football seasons. it is still a nine-team conference with seven teams returning, but the two changes are significant.Gone are two playoff teams from a year ago, the Monessen Greyhounds and the California Trojans. in 2011, the two combined to go 12-4 in conference and finish in a tie for second place. Entering into the TCS world are the Avella Eagles and the Bentworth Bearcats, the bottom two teams in the Black Hills Conference a year ago who were a combined 1-17 overall in 2011.Hempfield’s Nicole Metz on Target, Wins 2012 WPIAL Rifle Title
February 17, 2012
The girls ruled the day at the 2012 WPIAL Individual Rifle Championship Thursday afternoon at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmens Club in Canonsburg. When the 'smoke' cleared, girls claimed the top ten spots, led by Hempfield's Nicole Metz.Metz, the runner-up a year ago, finished with a final total of 200-18x, one of five shooters to register the same score. Metz won the gold because she had six center shots while the other four had five center shots.Girls claiming the top ten spots was a first in WPIAL Individual Rifle history. The other nine were:Woodland Hills Shoots For Gold, Wins 2012 Team Rifle Title
February 15, 2012
For the first time in 14 years, Woodland Hills High School is celebrating a WPIAL Team Rifle Championship. Tuesday afternoon at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen's Club in Canonsburg, the Wolverines edged second pace Hempfield to claim the schools third rifle title and first since 1998. Woody High's first championship was in 1992.Brendan Boyle, Colin Letson, Chuck Pantalone and Quinn Rouse all shot a 100-9x to lead the way for Woodland Hills, while Miranda Johnston and Mario Scaramouche shot a 100-8x.The Wolverines ' score of 800-65x was four better than runner-up Hempfield, which shot an 800-61x. Avella finished third with a score of 799-58x. The defending champion Trinity Hillers finished in fourth place.Scholastic Notebook – 01/20/2012
January 20, 2012
While this is the heart of high school basketball season in the WPIAL, it’s also interesting because it’s “open” season for football – as in “open” coaching jobs.Scholastic Notebook – 09/16/2011
September 16, 2011
Look through the list of the leading passers in WPIAL football after the first two weeks, and you can see the gene pool is pretty deep.Some of the top passers have good bloodlines, or have some relative who was either a notable player or coach.CTK 2011 – WPIAL A BLACK HILLS Conference Preview
August 28, 2011
In dedication to Clairton's school colors, maybe they should change the name of this Class A section to the Black AND Orange Hills Conference. The Bears have dominated the WPIAL and the state in recent years, but they have really done a number in the Black Hills since moving over from the Eastern Conference in 2008.CTK 2011 – New WPIAL Head Football Coaches
August 16, 2011
New Faces - New Places - New Hopes - New Dreams. Many are rookie head coaches while a couple of veteran coaches are starting over at new venues. Some schools have a new football coach for the first time in years while others continue to play roulette with their head coaching position.CTK 2011 – 2010 WPIAL Class A Football Flashback
The Clairton Bears continue to dominate the Class A ranks in high school football and now their wins are reaching historic proportions.
