Basketball
MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Preseason Girls Basketball
December 6, 2012
Here are the very first MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Girls Basketball rankings for the 2012-2013 season. Each Monday during the regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings with various daily broadcasts and the WPIAL Roundball Report on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm ALL here at MSAsports.netRecords in parenthesis are final 2011-2012 records.WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1. Bethel Park Black Hawks (15-9)2. Chartiers Valley Colts (25-4)3. Mount Lebanon Blue Devils (25-4)4. Penn-Trafford Warriors (18-5)5. Oakland Catholic Eagles (28-3)2012-2013 WPIAL BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW
December 5, 2012
Last year, Gateway, New Castle, Beaver Falls and Lincoln Park won WPIAL boys basketball titles. With the Red Hurricane moving up to AAAA, a new champion will be crowned in Class AAA while all of the defending champs will be in play for more gold in 2012-2013.The boys basketball season in the WPIAL gets underway Friday night and here is a preview:2012-2013 WPIAL GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW
December 3, 2012
When it comes to finding the top girls basketball teams in WPIAL Class AAAA this season, the South Hills are alive.Section 4 of Class AAAA is loaded with strong teams this season. The section always is good, but got even better this season with the addition of Chartiers Valley. Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair are three other teams in the section that are among the best in Class AAAA.The season gets underway Friday night and here is a preview:CLASS AAAASECTION 1Team to beatPenn-Trafford. The Warriors finished 18-5 last season and have a strong backcourt tandem with senior guards Taylor Cortazzo and Nicole Hyland.Two more to watchKiski Area and Norwin.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 12/03/2012
The Road to Hershey continues while the winter high school sports season tips off this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We will have the three PIAA Semifinals state playoff games for the remaining WPIAL football teams: North Allegheny, Aliquippa and Clairton, plus we have PIHL high school hockey, men's and women's college basketball, the start of the 2012-2013 high school boys and girls basketball season along with the start up of the new scholastic wrestling campaign and the debut shows of Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle and the PIHL Power Play Show ALL this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, December 3rd:TALK SHOW - Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle at 7:00pm on MSAsports.netScholastic Notebook – 11/30/2012
November 30, 2012
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November 25, 2012
The Highway to Heinz is history here in 2012, so now our attention turns to the ride on the Road to Hershey this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We will have the PIAA Quarterfinals games for all four WPIAL football champions: North Allegheny, West Allegheny, Aliquippa and Clairton, plus we have PIHL High School hockey, men's and women's college basketball and the final edition this fall of This Week in the WPIAL all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, November 26th:Grade School Boys Basketball - 2012 OLSH Grade School Basketball Tournament Consolation: St. Mary's of Glenshaw vs St. Gabriel's of Whitehall at 6:00pm on the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Network at MSAsports.netThis Week on the MSA Sports Network – 11/20/2012
November 20, 2012
The Highway to Heinz concludes with a feast for all high school football fans this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We celebrate Thanksgiving Day 24 hours later with EXCLUSIVE coverage of all four WPIAL championship football games from Heinz Field along with a PIAA state football First Round postseason contest, plus we have PIHL High School hockey, men's and women's college basketball and This Week in the WPIAL all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, November 19th:College Men's Basketball - Penn State-Fayette vs Point Park at 7:30pm on WPPJ-AM 670 AND on WMBS-AM 590College Men's Basketball - LaRoche vs Slippery Rock at 7:00pm on MSA-SRU at MSAsports.netScholastic Notebook – 11/16/2012
November 16, 2012
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November 12, 2012
The Highway to Heinz continues toward the final exit and Final Four Friday this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have ALL 8 WPIAL Semifinals football playoff games starting with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only MSA Sports/WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show. We also have five District 6 and District 9 high school football playoff games concluding Friday with the D-6 Scoreboard Show, plus we have college postseason football featuring W&J, men's and women's college basketball, PIHL high school hockey and This Week in the WPIAL all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, November 12th:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 11/05/2012
November 5, 2012
The Highway to Heinz continues toward the second exit this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have ALL 16 WPIAL Quarterfinals football playoff games starting with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only MSA Sports/WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show. We also have five District 6 high school football playoff games concluding with the D-6 Scoreboard Show, plus we have college football, PIAA Girls Volleyball state playoff action, men's and women's college basketball, the debut of PIHL high school hockey, the Second Chance at Life Charity Hockey Game and This Week in the WPIAL all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, November 5th:Scholastic Notebook – 10/05/2012
October 5, 2012
One and four. When those three words are uttered about a football team after five weeks, it usually indicates bad things. But for Blackhawk and Chartiers-Houston records are indeed deceiving. Blackhawk and Chartiers-Houston are two teams that are usually much more than respectable. You could say both have fallen on hard times this season as both are 1-4. But are there many 1-4 teams as good as Blackhawk and Char-Houston? Blackhawk and Char-Houston are the hard-luck stories of the WPIAL this season. A few points here and there, take away a turnover here and there, and their seasons could be vastly different. Want proof? Three of Blackhawk’s losses are by a total of five points. Char-Houston’s four losses are by a total of 17 points.Scholastic Notebook – 09/21/2012
September 21, 2012
After seeing Clairton clobber Monessen, 52-7, on Thursday night, it makes you wonder if this is the same Clairton team that struggled to beat Chartiers-Houston, 22-20, on the opening night of the season? It most certainly is not the same team – at least defensively. Clairton was without 10 players the first three weeks of the season. The players missed time because of grades or attendance issues from last school year, and the players returned to the team for the Monessen game. Only two of the players who missed the first three weeks were starters. But still, the return of the group of players changed Clairton.Scholastic Notebook – 09/14/2012
September 14, 2012
When Demetrious Cox graduated from Jeannette in June and headed to Michigan State, the Jayhawks’ football team lost a big-time player. But Jeannette hasn’t lost the ability to make big plays. Take a look at the first two weeks of the season and what Jeannette has done in the big-play department is on the surreal side. Granted, the competition has been weak (Charleroi and Southmoreland), but Jeannette’s big-play ability has been magnificent. The Jayhawks are acting like a bunch of “big” shots. In two games, Jeannette (2-0) has scored 14 touchdowns (three passing, 10 running and one on a punt return), and the average length of those touchdowns is 36.7 yards. The Jayhawks have six scoring plays of 40 yards or more.WPIAL Hires, Resignations and Commitments
July 18, 2012
Even though the school doors are locked and the student-athletes are preparing for a new school year, there has been plenty of news in the first couple weeks of July with athletic directors and coaches on the move as well as players making D-I verbal agreements.Butschle Steps Down at Sto-RoxThe 2011 WPIAL Class A runner-up is looking for a new coach just one month before training camp officially opens up. Ron Butschle's second stint as head coach at Sto-Rox has ended when he resigned due to personal reasons.Butschle, who led the Vikings to an undefeated regular season last fall and a berth in the district title game, hopes to coach again some day, but a family situation has forced him to step away at least for the 2012 season.Former Shady Side Academy Star Pete Sauer Dies
July 9, 2012
Former Shady Side Academy and University of Stanford basketball standout Pete Sauer collapsed and died Monday in New York City while playing in a pick-up basketball game.The cause of death has not been determined, but witnesses say Sauer collapsed and hit is head and never revived.Sauer starred at Shady Side Academy in the early to mid-90's and was the Indians all-time leading scorer when he graduated in 1995.He then went on to star at Standford. helping to lead the Cardinal to four straight NCAA men's basketball tournament berth's including the 1998 team that advanced to the Final Four in his junior season.Sauer is survived by his wife Amanda and three daughters. He was 35-years old2011-2012 WPIAL and PITTSBURGH CITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS on PARADE
July 6, 2012
What better way to celebrate America's Birthday and the end of another school year than with a parade. It has been another great high school sports year. All of us here at the MSA Sports Network and Management Science Associates thank our sponsors and fans for their support during the 2011-2012 school year. As we get ready for another great scholastic campaign in 2012-2013, we look back at all the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League team champions on parade from this past school year.Football:Class AAAA - North Allegheny TigersClass AAA - Montour SpartansClass AA - Aliquippa QuipsClass A - Clairton BearsCity League - University Prep PanthersPIAA Class A - Clairton Bears
2012 MSA SPORTS FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – SHATORI KIMBROUGH-WALKER of HOPEWELL
June 29, 2012
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough says one of her goals at some point in the near future is to dunk a basketball. Maybe even next season at Hopewell High School. But when it comes to the best female athlete in the WPIAL, Walker-Kimbrough is a slam-dunk winner – again. Walker-Kimbrough recently finished her junior year at Hopewell, and it was a year to remember. Walker-Kimbrough played three sports for Hopewell, but did more than just play them. She excelled in all three. More accurately, she dominated in the three.
2012 MSA SPORTS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – LUKE HAGY of MOUNT LEBANON
Whether he carried one, shot one, dribbled one, hit one or caught one, Luke Hagy’s high school career was a ball. In these days of teenagers specializing in one sport, Hagy was highly unusual. He had a ball year round. He was a three-sport athlete at Mount Lebanon High School, which is in the largest classification (Class AAAA) in the WPIAL. You don’t see many high schoolers playing three sports at a large school. But it wasn’t just playing three sports that made Hagy unusual. It was how much talent he had in the three sports – and how long he played the three.Scholastic Notebook – 06/01/2012
June 1, 2012
After Blackhawk’s Brendan McKay pitched a shutout in the WPIAL Class AAA championship Thursday, Blackhawk coach Bob Amalia said there is no stage too big for McKay. But as sophomores go, McKay has the entire stage to himself. The way McKay has pitched this season brings about a question. Has there ever been a sophomore pitcher in the WPIAL who has enjoyed this much success in one of the largest classifications? McKay, a sophomore left-hander, has been tremendous for a pitcher in any year, let alone one in his sophomore season. His statistics go beyond impressive.Scholastic Notebook – 05/25/2012
May 25, 2012
Seven of the eight teams in the WPIAL baseball finals are quite familiar with this championship stuff. They all have won at least one title in the past nine seasons. As championship traditions go, the eighth team in the finals is like the odd man out. Belle Vernon has never won a WPIAL championship, and the WPIAL has been staging championships since 1914. Belle Vernon will try to win its first title when it plays Blackhawk in the Class AAA championship Tuesday night at Consol Energy Field in Washington.
