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WPIAL Saturday’s Scholastic Starz for Week Nine

October 27, 2013

The curtain has come down on the 2013 WPIAL football regular season. A final Huzzah to all of the great players and their highlight performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday throughout the past nine weeks. Here is the final encore from the top six stand outs in District 7 on the final day of this years campaign.Elijah Hardy and Nathaniel Cofer - Summit Academy

North Allegheny Wins 2013 PIAA AAA Team Tennis Gold

October 26, 2013

North Allegheny winning a championship is not breaking news. However a week after winning their very first WPIAL Girls Team Tennis Class AAA title, the Tigers added their first ever state tennis crown to their crown trophy case. North Allegheny edged District 1 champion Methacton Saturday evening in Hershey to claim the PIAA Triple A championship. District 10 Mercyhurst Prep won the Class AA state championship. Here are all of the results from the 2013 PIAA Girls Team Tennis Playoffs.2013 PIAA CLASS AAA GIRL TEAM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS 3 - Methacton Warriors 2PIAA CLASS AAA Semifinals:NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS 4 - West Chester Henderson Warriors 1

WPIAL Football Scores for Saturday, October 26th

The 2013 WPIAL football regular season has come to an end on Saturday after results from five contests. Actually, there were only four games after Geibel Catholic forfeited for the second straight week and third time this season due to a lack of healthy players. The forfeit gives Jefferson-Morgan a victory to close out the campaign. Here are ALL the results from the five Saturday games, three of which were heard here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AA Allegheny Conference:Summit Academy Knights 38 - Freeport Yellowjackets 20 (MSA) WPIAL CLASS A Eastern Conference:Springdale Dynamos 28 - Riverview Raiders 0 (MSA)WPIAL CLASS A Tri-County South Conference:

WPIAL Friday Night HighLights for Week Nine

Friday night in Week Nine. One last chance for ALL of the teams around the WPIAL to shine. Some will move on to the Highway to Heinz in the hopes of making this a lucky 13th season in the 21st century. Others who will not move on just wanted to close out the campaign on a high note. Here are the players who sang like soprano's Friday night with large performances that had the crowd calling for an encore. Trevor Morrow - Upper St. Clair

FINAL WPIAL Football Playoff Picture

The 64 teams and their positions out of their respective conferences are now set. Now it is up to the WPIAL football steering committee to seed the 16 teams in each classification. Here are ALL of the final playoff teams and their position through the nine week regular season.CLASS AAAA Foothills Conference:McKeesport Tigers (8-0) have clinched CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPPenn-Trafford Warriors (6-2) have clinched Second Place (Take second based on head-to-head tiebreaker with Gateway)Gateway Gators (6-2) have clinched Third Place

2013 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Football Standings – 10/25

October 25, 2013

Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Ten of the 2013 high school football season...plus the FINAL WPIAL football playoff clinchings. Standings are updated after each game on Thursday, Friday and Saturday's scholastic gridiron action each week. Standings can be also seen on each teams football webpage here on the MSA Sports Network.# - Clinched at least a share of the conference title * - Clinched playoff spot x - Eliminated from playoff chase % - Not eligible for WPIAL playoffsWPIAL CLASS AAAA: (SET WITH 16 PLAYOFF TEAMS)Northern Eight Conference:

Scholastic Notebook – 10/25/2013

West Allegheny doesn’t have a running back among the WPIAL’s top 40 rushers. The team’s quarterback isn’t among the top 30 in passing yardage.Yet, when you look at the top offenses in Class AAA, West Allegheny is near the top of the list. And when you look at the rankings of the best teams in Class AAA, West Allegheny is right at the top.So how does it work? No big offensive star, but yet a powerful offense? Well, if ever a team was indeed a “team,” it is West Allegheny. And they are the MSA Sports No. 1-ranked Class AAA team heading into the final Friday night of the regular season.

2013 WPIAL Boys and Girls Cross-Country Results

A cold and windy afternoon at Cooper’s Lake, PA provided both excitement and challenge for competitors of the WPIAL Cross Country Championship Race. Six races were held each totaling a distance of 3.1 miles to decide the top three winning high schools and top individual competitors from the A, AA, and AAA classes for both boys and girls. The top three teams in each class advance to the PIAA meet in Hershey, PA. as well as the top 15 finishers in each race from non-qualifying teams.(Above: Nate Edenfield of Uniontown wins Boys AA race)Results:Girls Class ATop Three Teams: Laurel (83 points), Bishop Canevin (122 points), Our Lady of Sacred Heart (130 points)

WPIAL and City League Football Scores for Friday, October 25th

For several WPIAL teams headed into the final Friday of the 2013 football regular season, it was now or never. As Apollo Creed told Rocky Balboa..."there is no tomorrow' (echo trails off). There weren't many playoff berths up for grabs, but the chase was on for conference titles, home field advantage, playoff seeding and those precious remaining postseason openings for one final night. Here are the Week Nine final scores of games in the WPIAL plus the Pittsburgh City League Semifinals schedule.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conference:Upper St. Clair Panthers 35 - Mount Lebanon Blue Devils 7Woodland Hills Wolverines 19 - Penn Hills Indians 7

Washington Back in Football Playoffs After PIAA Overturns Forfeits

October 24, 2013

In again out again in again Washington. The case involving the Washington football team and the eligibility of one of its players is over. Washington wins and now the Little Prexies can start thinking playoffs once again.On Thursday afternoon, the PIAA overturned a previous WPIAL ruling that ordered Washington to forfeit five wins for using a player who is in his fifth year of high school. Under PIAA and WPIAL rules, a student only gets four consecutive years to play sports when the student starts ninth grade. Regardless of whether the student doesn’t play sports for a year, he/she gets only four continuous years.

Chicks Picks – Week Nine – 2013

Welcome to Week 9. After nearly a decade of dominating fantasy football leagues, Chick’s Picks decided to throw her hat into fantasy hockey, hoping for at least a bit of a challenge. While her league mates spent weeks researching and preparing for the draft, Chick’s Picks sat back and chuckled, knowing her prized crystal ball was the only research she needed.Draft day was finally here. Chick’s Picks packed up her crystal ball and headed to meet the gang at league headquarters. It was no surprise to see the gaggle of league mates in line awaiting her autograph when she arrived. Chick’s Picks is, after all, kind of a big deal around the WPIAL.

MSA Sports Hometown Girls Volleyball Salute – FREEPORT YELLOWJACKETS

Last 7 years the Lady Jackets section record has been 90-2. In 2013, Freeport finished 11-1 and as co-champs with Knoch in Class AA Section 4. They are the #2-seed in the Class AA playoffs.This years Lady Jackets are anchored by it's 5 senior players. Returning AA all-state and WPIAL first team outside hitter Alexis Schrecengost (2.6 GPA) along with Section 4-AA All-stars libero Brittany Bianco (3.7 GPA), setter Emily Toy (4.0 GPA)and opposite hitter Megan Sweeny (3.4 GPA).

District College Football Preview for Saturday, October 26th

October 23, 2013

In the final week of October, such huge conference games highlight this week's schedule.In the PSAC West, The Rock tries to maintain it's share of the top spot while Cal and Gannon square off to knock the loser out of the conference race.W & J looks to stay on top of the PAC while Geneva sits a half game back.Here are recaps of ALL the games, including three that can be heard on the Network:Slippery Rock (6-1) at Edinboro (4-3) Noon on WLER 97.7-FM and msasports.net The Rock is headed back to the “Big House” to play. The Rock announced that they will play Mercyhurst on October 18, 2014 at Michigan Stadium. It’s the third time the Rock will play there.

Big Game Hunting – The Football Fourpack for Week 9

Although much has already been decided week nine of the 2013 WPIAL football season brings us all the sweetness you might expect with regard to conference championship tilts. It also has a fair share of win and you are in games. It also has some games that will have a huge impact come seeding time for the football steering committee. The stretch run winds down and we get set for the Highway to Heinz.AAAA Foothills Conference: #3 McKeesport Tigers (8-0)(7-0) at #6 Gateway Gators (7-1)(6-1) Thursday October 24th at 7:00 PM @ Antimarino Stadium on the campus of Gateway high school. Broadcast on the MSA Sports Network by Paul Paterra and Lou Rood

USC’s Grant Engel & Cent Valley’s Macky Fouse Win PIAA State Golf Championships

After finishing in fourth place in the WPIAL golf championships three weeks ago, Grant Engel rose to the occasion on the bigger stage of the state championships as the Upper St. Clair senior captured the PIAA Class AAA Individual Golf Championship at the two day event at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. Meanwhile, WPIAL Girls Class AA champion Macky Fouse, a senior from Central Valley doubled her pleasure with a state title to add to her district gold by shooting a two day total of 152.Engel shot a 73 to follow up on a 74 on Monday for a 147 and a two stroke victory over Andrew Willner of Conestoga. Engle's Uper St. Clair teammate Thomas Steve shot a 154 to tie Fox Chapel's Patrick Sheerer as the next closest WPIAL golfers as they finished in 10th place.

2013 MSA Sports Hometown Girls Volleyball Playoff Recaps

Six of the seven teams that were a part of the 2013 MSA Sports Girls Volleyball Program qualified for the WPIAL postseason. Over the next two weeks, anytime Avonworth, Brentwood, South Side, Blackhawk, Freeport and West Allegheny hit the court, we will recap their playoff performance right here.WPIAL CLASS AA FIRST ROUND:

WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Eight 2013

October 22, 2013

Oh Week Eight, you were something. From controversies to conversions to comebacks, the eighth week of the 2013 WPIAL season was certainly special. In all, there were 10 games decided by 7 points or less, including 3 dramatic, one-point games. Throw in a Quad A comeback and one of the most talked about plays in recent history and how can you not be pumped for the remainder of the season? Here are the top playoff from Week Eight:#1 Aliquippa 34, Beaver Falls 28

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/22/2013

Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. Here are the latest WPIAL football rankings following Week EIGHT.WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (8-0) (Last Week #1) (This Week: host Butler on MSA)2. UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (8-0) (Last Week #2) (This Week: at Mount Lebanon on MSA)3. McKEESPORT TIGERS (8-0) (Last Week #4) (This Week: at #6 Gateway Thursday on MSA)4. SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (7-1) (Last Week #6) (This Week: host Fox Chapel)

PIHL Notebook: 2013-2014 Class A Preview

October 21, 2013

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook” as we continue our comprehensive preview of the 2013-14 high school hockey season. Today we take a look at the ten teams vying for the Class A championship.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Volleyball Playoff Teams – 10/20/2013

October 20, 2013

During the regular season, MSA Sports ranked the Top Ten teams in each of the three classifications at the end of each week. NOw on the brink of the district postseason, we throw our two cents on the table and attempt to seed the 55 playoffs teams. Don't miss exclusive coverage of the 2013 WPIAL Girls Volleyball Playoffs only here on the MSA Sports Network.Section record in parenthesis.WPIAL CLASS AAA: 1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (12-0)2) SHALER TITANS (12-0)3) CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS (12-0)4) PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (10-2)5) BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS (11-1)6) NORWIN KNIGHTS (11-1)

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