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WPIAL Qualifiers for the 2013 PIAA Basketball Playoffs

March 3, 2013

Eight basketball games this weekend at the A.J. Palumbo Center and here on MSA Sports not only decided who went home with district gold, but it also decided which WPIAL teams and in what order will qualify for the PIAA Basketball Playoffs. Here are the teams and the final order from District 7 for the state postseason.BOYS CLASS AAAA (5 Teams Qualify):1) New Castle Red Hurricane2) Hampton Talbots3) Seneca Valley Raiders4) North Allegheny Tigers5) Gateway GatorsBOYS CLASS AAA (6 Teams Qualify):1) Montour Spartans2) Chartiers Valley Colts3) Mars Fighting Planets4) Beaver Bobcats

Canon-McMillan Dominates WPIAL Class AAA Wrestling Championships

Canon-McMillan continued its unforgettable season Saturday evening at Norwin High School as the Big Macs earned the team point championship, captured three individual gold medals, and advanced a total of seven wrestlers to next weekend’s state championship tournament in Hershey. The Big Macs have already shown they’re the top dual meet squad in the state and now appear poised to back it up, as Canon-McMillan will be the prohibitive favorite to be crowned the top team once again at the state individual tournament.In all, 42 wrestlers punched their tickets to Chocolate Town at the 78th annual WPIAL Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championships. The tournament also doubles as the PIAA Class AAA Southwest Regional state qualifier.

PIAA Class AA Individual Wrestling Southwest Regional Results 2013

Here are the results from the 2013 PIAA Class AA Individual Wrestling Southwest Regionals this weekend at the Cambria County War Memorial in Johnstown. The top five wrestling in each classification qualify for the PIAA Class AA Individual Wrestling Championships next weekend in Hershey.

New Castle Masters Perfection as Canes Beat Hampton Again for WPIAL AAAA Gold

March 2, 2013

The third meeting of the year between New Castle and Hampton turned out to be like the first two. In fact, it turned out a lot like the previous 25 games for the defending Triple-A champs turned Quad-A beasts. The Red Hurricane rocked the Talbots with a big second quarter and rolled to a 68-53 victory Saturday night before a raucous crowd at Duqnuesne Univeristy's A.J. Palumbo Center.Things were quiet for the first two minutes of the game. Scoreless, even. Then, a Brandon Dominick three opened up the flood gates for New Castle. Ryan Luther answered for Hampton, scoring his team’s first five points. The Red Hurricane slowed things down to close out the quarter, and led 19-15 and the end of one.

Bethel Park Gets Defensive in Beating Char Valley & Winning Girls AAAA Gold

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First Half Runs Lead South Park Past Elizabeth Forward for Girls WPIAL AAA Gold

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Beaver Falls Routs Burrell 61-33 For Second Straight WPIAL Boys AA Title

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Vincentian Girls too Wise for Serra in Girls Class A Basketball Championship

Vincentian girls basketball star Brenna Wise played in last year's WPIAL Class A Championship at 50% with an ankle injury. This year, she was 100%, and that was bad news for Serra Catholic.Wise scored 18 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and blocked 4 shots, leading the Royals to their second Championship in as many years, defeating Serra 53-46 on Saturday afternoon at the A.J. Palumbo Center.

2013 WPIAL Basketball Championship Saturday Blog

Keep up to date with the action from the A.J. Palumbo Center at Duquesne University all day long with five more WPIAL basketball championships from morning to late night.Boys Class AAAA: Hampton Talbots vs. New Castle Red Hurricane10:33pm: New Castle scoring: Shawn Anderson - 16, Antonio Rudolph - 15, Anthony Richards - 12, Malik Hooker - 11, Brandon Dominick - 7, Drew Allen - 4, Jesse Salzano - 310:29pm: Hampton scoring: Ryan Luther - 17, Richard Ford - 9, David Huber - 8, Jon Floss - 4, Jack Obringer - 3, Hayden Seserko - 3, Joey Lafko - 3, Tom Radziminski - 2, Jake Adams - 210:21pm: Final: New Castle 68 - Hampton 53

Montour Comes back to Topple #1 Chartiers Valley in Boys AAA Finals

Trailing by nine points at the half, Montour turned up the heat on defense, holding Section 5 rival Chartiers Valley to 11 second half points en route to a 47-40 victory Friday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center at Duquesne University. The win gives Adam Kaufman and the Spartans their second WPIAL Class AAA championship in the last three years.Spencer Casson, Chartiers Valley’s 6’6” senior center, made his presence known from the start, opening up the scoring with what would be his first of three dunks in the first quarter. Casson led the Colts through the first with 10 points and four rebounds. Montour standout Devin Wilson was held to only two first quarter points, as the Spartans trailed 18-11 at the end of one.

NA Boys & Girls Sweep AAA Crowns While Ind Boys & SF Girls Win AA Swim Titles

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Vincentian the New Royalty of Boys Class A Basketball

The Vincentian Academy Royals pulled away in the third quarter to claim their second WPIAL Class A Boys Basketball Championship with a 86-74 victory over the Clairton Bears on Friday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center. The Royals are now 25-1 on the season and have won 14 straight since falling to District 6 top seed Bishop Carroll on January 12th.It was a balanced attack for the Royals. Five players ended in double figures with Junior Jim Kenna leading the way with 24 points and nine rebounds. Tony DiNardo added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Ryan Wolf scored 14, Jay Cortese came off the bench to score 11 and Kevin Fischer scored 10.

Bishop Canevin Pulls Stunner to Win Girls AA Basketball Championship

March 1, 2013

There is a new champion in Girls AA basketball. The Bishop Canevin Crusaders (22-4) started championship weekend in grand fashion, defeating top-seeded Seton LaSalle 56-47 and winning their first championship in school history Seton LaSalle (24-2) came into the game with a 66 game winning streak over WPIAL competition and an 8 game winning streak over the Crusaders. Bishop Canevin jumped out to an early 18-8 lead thanks to three 3 pointers from Johnie Olkosky. The Crusaders defense also caused problems, forcing 8 first half turnovers.

2013 WPIAL Basketball Championships Friday Blog

GAME #2: Boys Class A- #5 Clairton vs. #2 VincentianHALF: Clairton 39, Vincentian 39. Bryon Clifford and Terrish Webb with 13 each for Bears. Ryan Wolf leads a balanced Vincentian attack with 9 points.END 1: Vincentian 19, Clairton 15, depite 9 first quarter turnovers by Royals.FAST pace to start this one. Vincentian leads 9-8 with 4:30 left in 1st. About set to go here for the Boys Class A Championship, with surprising Clairton and dynamic Vincentian.GAME #1: Girls Class AA- #1 Seton-LaSalle vs. #2 Bishop Canevin

WPIAL Boys Basketball Championship Previews

WPIAL Girls Basketball Championship Previews

FINAL 2012-2013 PIHL High School Hockey Standings

Here are the FINAL 2012-2013 standings for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League, including all of the FINAL postseason clinchings. You can follow the PIHL high school hockey season with weekly broadcasts, the PIHL Notebook every Monday and the PIHL Power Play Show on Wednesday nights at 8:00pm right here on the MSA Sports Network.# - Clinched Section Championship * - Clinched PIHL Playoff Spot % - Ineligible for PIHL Playoffs x - Eliminated From Postseason ChaseTEAM - OVERALL RECORD - POINT TOTAL

WPIAL Swimming Championships Day One Results

February 28, 2013

The first day of the two day WPIAL swimming championships from the University of Pittsburgh are in the books. Day Two can be heard Friday on MSA Sports with Class AA at 10:00am and Class AAA at 3:00pm. Here is a recap from both the Class AA meets and Class AAA races on Thursday.

PIHL Open Class: Nailers Cup and Chiefs Cup Championship Recaps

Two Cups were captured on Thursday night, setting the stage for the Open Class championship to be decided on Monday. Here are recaps from both the Wheeling Park Nailers Cup victory and the Ford City Chiefs Cup win. You can listen to archives from both games played at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Complex on MSAsports.netWheeling Park Patriots 4 - Morgantown Mohawks 3

WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Wednesday, February 27th

February 27, 2013

Eye-brows were being raised on Semifinals Wednesday in Girls Class AAA where both the undefeated and top-seed Blackhawk Cougars along with the defending champion and #2-seed Hopewell Vikings were eliminated. Elizabeth Forward and South Park will be joined by Vincentian Academy and Serra Catholic girls and New Castle, Hampton, Beaver Falls and Burrell boys in playing for district gold on Saturday. Here are recaps from the Semifinals in Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A.A special thanks to Mike Azadian, Dennis Fischer, Sam Hall, Mike Krcil, Josh Rowntree, Melissa Carle, Bob Barrickman and Mark Schaas for their help on all of these recaps.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Semifinals:

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