WPIAL Recruitting: Two District Stars Make Their College Choices

By: Bruce Markey
Thursday, July 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM

One star football player and one star baseball player have made their college choices this week. Upper St. Clair quarterback and linebacker Dakota Conwell has decided that Pitt is It while Neshannock outfielder John Sansone is headed south to Florida State.

As he prepares for his senior season at USC Conwell picked Pitt where he will play linebacker over offers from Maryland Temple and Toledo.

Meanwhile Sansone led the entire WPIAL in hitting during his recently completed junior regular season finishing with a .661 average for the WPIAL Class A champion Neshannock Lancers. In 62 at-bats he had 11 doubles two triples and five home runs. He scored 34 runs and had 25 RBIs and struck out only three times. In addition he stole 16 bases. This Week on the MSA Sports Network Don Rebel 7/8/11 0:00 The first half of the pro baseball season comes to an end while the second half begins this week on the MSA Sports Network. Home and away action from the Eastern League featuring the Altoona Curve and from the Frontier League featuring the Washington Wild Things plus news from the auto racing world with Rappin on Racin and High Octane Racing this week here at msasports.net

Monday July 11th:

TALK SHOW – Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on msasports.net

TALK SHOW – High Octane Racing at 6:00pm on WMVL-FM 101.7

Minor League Baseball – Bowie Baysox vs Altoona Curve at 12:00pm on msasports.net

Thursday July 14th:

Minor League Baseball – Altoona Curve vs Erie SeaWolves at 7:05pm on msasports.net

Friday July 15th:

Minor League Baseball – Altoona Curve vs Erie SeaWolves at 7:05pm on msasports.net

Minor League Baseball – Lake Erie Crushers vs Washington Wild Things at 6:35pm on WJPA-FM 95.3

Saturday July 16th:

Minor League Baseball –  Altoona Curve vs Erie SeaWolves at 7:05pm on msasports.net

Minor League Baseball – Lake Erie Crushers vs Washington Wild Things at 6:35pm on WJPA-FM 95.3

Sunday July 17th:

Minor League Baseball – Altoona Curve vs Erie SeaWolves at 1:05pm on msasports.net

Minor League Baseball – Lake Erie Crushers vs Washington Wild Things at 6:35pm on WJPA-FM 95.3

Monday July 18th:

TALK SHOW – Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on msasports.net

TALK SHOW – High Octane Racing at 6:00pm on WMVL-FM 101.7

Minor League Baseball – Altoona Curve vs Akron Aeros at 7:05pm on msasports.net

Minor League Baseball – Washington Wild Things vs Traverse City Beach Bums at 7:05pm on WJPA-FM 95.3

Tags: Neshannock, Upper St. Clair