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Chicks Picks – Week Three – 2013

September 12, 2013

Welcome to Week 3. The Boss had been in desperate need of a new smart phone for much longer than Chick’s Picks could remember. Although MSA Sports is continually evolving in the social media world, The Boss has turned those reigns over to his people, while remaining content with his early edition Blackberry—surely one of the first models ever made.The ancient artifact was still an integral part of Friday nights at MSA Sports World Headquarters, with the tall task of receiving text messages of score updates from across the WPIAL. So, Chick’s Picks was delighted when The Boss told her its text messaging capabilities had died, and he would finally be in the market for a fresh new smartphone.

District College Football Preview for Saturday, September 14th

September 11, 2013

Crossover play is the highlight this week in the district college football slate as the PSAC Eastern and Western Divisions square off. Robert Morris looks to win their second straight and W & J heads to meet a nationally ranked opponent.Here are previews of ALL the games, recaps will be posted on Sunday.Shippensburg (0-1) at Slippery Rock (1-0) 6pm on WLER 97.7-FM and the MSA Sports Network The Red Raiders were ranked in the top 10 to start the season but were shut out by then number 25 Shepherd last week. It was the first time the Red Raiders were blanked since 2008. Shippensburg was ranked 7th in the first AFCA poll and 14th in the D2football.com poll, they are unranked this week.

WPIAL Girls Volleyball Standings – 09/11/2013

Here are the latest WPIAL girls volleyball standings for the 2013 season. Standings will be updated daily through the regular season, leading up to MSA Sports EXCLUSIVE coverage of the 2013 WPIAL Girls Volleyball Playoffs in October. Also, don't forget to click on the Girls Volleyball sports page for information on the 2013 MSA Sports Hometown Girls Volleyball Program.Only section record is shown.MSA Sports Hometown Girls Volleyball Program teams are capitalized and bolded.(Top 3 teams from each section qualify for playoffs) # = Clinched Section Title * = Clinched Playoff Berth x = Eliminated From Playoff ChaseWPIAL CLASS AAA:

MSA Sports Big Game Hunting – Week Three

According to the weather folks; this Friday night will feel like fall, as we get set for week three. Let’s you and I have a little top-ten party for this week’s version of the football four-pack. As always with the recent re-alignment there is no shortage of big games in each of the classifications. But, week three presents a little extra, not just big, conference games but also, big games featuring both participants as ranking in the MSA Sports Top Ten as complied by the MSA team.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Soccer – 09/11/2013

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys soccer rankings for the week of September 9th...including a NEW #1 team in Class AA. You can check out the new rankings every Wednesday through the regular season with weekly matches heard live and archived, including exclusive coverage of the 2013 WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoffs here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAA:1) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (4-0-1) (Last Week #1)2) CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS (3-0-1) (Last Week #2)3) FOX CHAPEL FOXES (5-0-0) (Last Week #4)4) BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS (5-1-0) (Last Week Unranked)

Hometown Girls Volleyball Match Recap: BRENTWOOD 3 – Wilkinsburg 0

September 10, 2013

The good start to the 2013 girls volleyball season continued for the Brentwood Spartans as they defeated the Wilkinsburg Tigers (3-0) at Brentwood High School to improve to (2-0) on the season.Brentwood used a couple of runs in the first two games of the match to win each by identical scores of 25-11. Game 1 was tied at 1-1 before the Spartans rattled off 9 of the next 10 points to take control.Wilkinsburg’s only lead of the match came in game 2, when the Tigers took a 6-4 advantage. But after a Brentwood timeout and the Spartans and Tigers tied at 7-all, Brentwood scored the game’s next 13-points to secure the win.

WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Two 2013

Week Two of the WPIAL football season featured a high number of blowouts, as the top teams began to separate themselves from the pack. However, big plays were prominent, particularly on special teams. Week Two included 6 punt return touchdowns, 6 kickoff return touchdowns and a blocked punt returned for a score as well. Throw in 13 pick-six returns and 5 fumbles returned for scores and it was an exciting week for non-offensive players. So it maked sense that the Top Play of Week Two belongs to, who else, a kicker. #1- Chartiers-Houston 9, Bishop Canevin 6

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Soccer – 09/10/2013

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls soccer rankings for the week of September 9th, including a NEW #1 team in Class AAA. You can check out the new rankings every Tuesday through the regular season with weekly matches heard live and archived, including exclusive coverage of the 2013 WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoffs here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAA:1) NORWIN KNIGHTS (2-0-0) (Last Week #2)2) BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS (4-0-0) (Last Week #5)3) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (4-1-0) (Last Week #1)4) SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (3-1-0) (Last Week #10)

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/09/2013

September 9, 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 TWO.WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (2-0) (Last Week #1) (This Week: at Canon-McMillan)2. NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (2-0) (Last Week #2) (This Week: at #7 Seneca Valley on MSA)3. UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (2-0) (Last Week #3) (This Week: host Peters Township)4. GATEWAY GATORS (2-0) (Last Week #4) (This Week: host #8 Kiski Area on MSA)

MSA Sports Hometown Girls Volleyball Salute – BLACKHAWK COUGARS

Under the direction of new head coach Cindy Guthrie, Blackhawk expects good things from this veteran quad of five returning starters. Haley Schramm, left front hitter, is returning as a 3-year letter winner, WPIAL first team member and WPIAL all-district. She led the team in kills and blocks last season. MaKenna Malinowski is a 2-year letter winner, defensive specialist that led the teams in digs and aces last season. She was also chosen as first team all-section. We look for significant contributions from Senior Hannah Pringle, a left-handed right side hitter as well as middle hitters senior Allie Menges and junior Nikki Beatty.

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/09/2013

The calendar says September, but the mercury makes it feel like August as things are heating up both on and off the fall high school and college sports stage this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have nearly FORTY WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 football games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Friday night kicking off with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show, plus we have college football, WPIAL girls volleyball, boys and girls WPIAL soccer and WPIAL and women's college field hockey, plus This Week in the WPIAL from Coach's Bottleshop and Grille to prepare you for Week 3 of football as well as the latest news from the auto racing world with Rappin on Racin ALL here at MSAsports.net

District College Football Recap for Saturday, September 7

September 8, 2013

The college football season kicked off in full on Saturday as the PSAC, NCAC and PAC members joined the NEC in taking to the field. Slippery Rock, W & J and Geneva all posted big wins and Clarion needed overtime to pull out the home victory in a wild finish at Memorial Stadium.Here are recaps of all the games from Saturday:Slippery Rock 51 – Northwood 36 Nigel Barksdale had a career day for the Rock, throwing for 465 yards and six touchdowns as SRU opens the season with a road win. The Rock had three receivers with six catches and over 100 yards on the afternoon.

Saturdays Scholastic Starz for Week Two

On a gorgeous Saturday afternoon for high school football, nine district teams took to the field in an effort to keep the high school offense going that began on Thursday and continued big time on Friday. For the most part, those teams did no t disappoint as six of the nine scores 20 points or more. Here are the five standout performances from the second Saturday of the season.Mikell Moore - McKeesport

WPIAL Football Scores for Saturday, September 7th

September 7, 2013

Katy bar the door as the defensive coordinators from Week 2 of Saturday were shaking in their boots, much like the d-coordinators on Friday night as the scoring continued, capping off a wild weekend. Here are ALL the final scores from the five WPIAL football games, four of which can be heard archived here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Non-Conference:McKeesport Tigers 33 - Woodland Hills Wolverines 20 (MSA)WPIAL CLASS AA Non-Conference: Waynesburg Raiders 14 - Summit Academy Knights 7 (MSA)WPIAL CLASS A Big 7 Conference:Western Beaver Golden Beavers 30 - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers 13 (MSA)WPIAL CLASS A Eastern Conference:

WPIAL Friday Night HighLights for Week Two

Football is a copycat sport. If somebody has success at any level, it seems to filter up and done as fads and tendencies come and go. For years many teams have wanted to emulate the Baltimore Ravens defense. After the Ravens D’s performance in the NFL season opener on Sunday, it seems many WPIAL football teams can now say mission accomplished after a night of high scoring with points a plenty. Hard to settle in on just ten…but we accept that challenge by cheating with plenty of duo kudos as we look back at a wild Friday night of football around the WPIAL.Billy Kisner and Isaiah Jones – Penn Hills

2013 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Football Standings – 09/06

September 6, 2013

Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Two of the 2013 high school football season. 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:Northern Eight Conference:

WPIAL/City League Football Scores for Friday, September 6th

If there was one word that best described opening night of the 2013 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football season, it was probably cramps. That funny sounding word that is no laughing matter when you are laying on the field in horrific pain. There should be a lot fewer of those nagging muscle issues this week with a splendid evening temperature wise expected throughout Western Pennsylvania. Here are the Week Two Friday night matchups in both District 7 and District 8. Check back later this evening for final results and check out updated scores throughout the night at m.scores.msasports.netAll games kick off at 7:30pm unless otherwise indicated. All games followed with (MSA) can be heard live on the MSA Sports Network.

Scholastic Notebook – 09/06/2013

Seneca Valley lost almost every offensive starter from a team that went 10-2 and averaged 37 points a game last season. But coach Don Holl didn’t have to look far and wide for something to jumpstart this year’s offense.He simply had to look across the family dinner table.Seneca Valley’s new quarterback is T.J. Holl, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound junior and the son of the coach. The son has definitely shined so far.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Volleyball – 09/05/2013

September 5, 2013

Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week ending September 6th. You can check out the new rankings every Friday through the regular season with daily updated girls volleyball standings and weekly matches as well all here on the home for the Hometown Volleyball Program, the MSA Sports Network.Section record in parenthesis.WPIAL CLASS AAA: 1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (1-0)2) OAKLAND CATHOLIC EAGLES (1-0)3) PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (1-0)4) PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (2-0)5) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (2-0)6) SHALER TITANS (2-0)

Chicks Picks – Week Two – 2013

Welcome to Week 2. Chick’s Picks typically likes to avoid angry fans, especially in Week 1. Things did not exactly go as planned last week, however, when the house prognosticator inadvertently riled up the Tri-County South faithful.Upon further review, it appears that Chick’s Picks, amidst the excitement of opening week, unwittingly omitted her Tri-County South predictions. Fans from the conference were outraged—rightfully so—and were not afraid to let their voices be heard.

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