Tag: Avella

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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Scholastic Notebook – 02/12/2011
February 12, 2011
The Woodland Hills boys basketball team is headed to the WPIAL playoffs for the first time in 11 years. If you watch the Wolverines in the playoffs, you'll see some North Allegheny in them.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball – 02/01/2011
February 1, 2011
Here is a rundown of the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys basketball teams for the Week of January 31st. Each Tuesday during the 10-11 season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten boys hoops rankings plus daily updated standings during the regular season here at msasports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN: 1) SHALER TITANS (17-0) (Last Week #1)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball – 01/24/2011
January 24, 2011
Here is a rundown of the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls basketball teams for the week of January 24th...including a NEW #1 team in Class AA. Each Monday during the 10-11 season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings during the regular season here at msasports.net WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:

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