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Montour Blanks EF For 2nd WPIAL AAA Softball Crown in 3 Years

June 1, 2012

At the University of California of PA in the WPIAL girls AAA Softball Championships, the Montour Spartans defeat the Elizabeth Forward Warriors by a score of 7-0 to claim their second title in the last three years.They put on a hitting display and kept the foot on the gas making sure the Warriors could not come back late in the game.The scoring started for the Spartans in the 3rd inning as the number nine hitter, Junior Alyssa McMurtrie led off with a line drive home run to CF to make it 1-0. One out later Megan Vacco started a string of three straight singles, the other two by Kaitlyn Kutchman, and Alllison Hryadil and they led 2-0.The score grew to 4-0 Spartans in the 5th as Tori Roman and Stephanie Seibert singled then Olivia Dixon reached on an error.

Cougars Win Catfight, Beat Leopards in WPIAL AAA Baseball Thriller

May 31, 2012

Coach Bob Amalia's nerves have got to be frazzled as the Blackhawk Cougars won their first WPIAL baseball championship since 2004 with a 1-0 victory over the Belle Vernon Leopards at Consol Energy Field on Thursday night. The Cougars have won three straight 1-0 games on their run to the title, defeating Char Valley in the quarterfinals and Thomas Jefferson in nine innings in the semis.

Deer Lakes Comes Back Late to Claim First WPIAL AA Softball Championship

In unlikely fashion, the Deer Lakers Lancers rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game and a run in the eighth to claim their first ever Class AA Softball championship with a 3-2 eight inning win over the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions.Becca Babincak bunted to lead off the inning and stole second, after one out, Candace Scanga hit a grounder to first that Alie Perz could not handle, putting runners at first and third. Greensburg Central Catholic brought the outfield in with Siera Sarver at the plate, she drove a deep fly ball to right center over the head of the outfielders to score the game winning run.

Chartiers-Houston Rallies in 9th for Dramatic WPIAL Class A Softball Title

In another classic in the Class A softball championship game at California University's Lilley Field, the Chartiers-Houston rallied in the bottom of the ninth to claim back to back titles with a walk-off win. With two outs and trailing 2 to 1, Piper McLaughlin tripled past centerfielder Megan Bayles to bring home both the tying and winning runs to give the Buccaneers their ninth WPIAL championship.

Seneca Valley Wins Second Straight WPIAL Quad-A Baseball Title

May 30, 2012

Back to back was the story of the night as the Seneca Valley Raiders repeated as Quad-A baseball champions with a 5-3 win over Mount Lebanon on Wednesday night at Consol Energy Park. It's the third WPIAL championship for the Raiders. Matt Smith picked up his second straight championship victory. He allowed seven hits and struck out ten. Carson Kessler went 2 for 3 for the Raiders, he drove in a pair of runs.

Back to Back Gold For Neshannock in WPIAL Class A Baseball

The Neshannock Lancers claimed their second consecutive WPIAL Class A title with a 5-0 victory over the previously unbeaten California Trojans at Consol Energy Park on Wednesday night. It's the fifth baseball championship for Neshannock and the fourth since Class A was founded in 1999.Senior pitcher Alex Strittmatter was again superb, going the distance on a five-hitter, he fanned nine, including the final two batters. He also got the job done at the plate, going 2 for 4. Strittmatter was the winning pitcher in last year's title victory over Chartiers-Houston.

WPIAL Baseball and Softball Consolation Recaps

In the midst of all of the WPIAL baseball and softball championship games are five contests on Wednesday with the postseason future of ten district teams up for grabs. Three softball consolation games at California University of Pennsylvania and a pair of baseball consolation games at the Washington & Jefferson Sports Complex were broadcast on The Network with the five winners earning a berth in the PIAA state playoffs that begin next week. Here are the recaps from those games.Special thanks to Brandon Showers, Bob Gregg, Greg Kuntz, Mike Azadian and Josh Rowntree for their help on these recaps!

Ellwood City Claims WPIAL AA Baseball Title by Winning Backyard Brawl

The Ellwood City Wolverines claimed their fifth WPIAL championship with a 9-7 victory over their cross town rival Riverside Panthers at Consol Energy Field on Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore catcher Zach Mathias led the way, going 3 for 3 in the number nine spot in the batting order.

WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association Postseason Awards

The WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Tuesday the 2012 winners of its annual Players, Pitchers and Coaches of the Year Awards. Players, Pitchers and Coaches of the Year were selected in Classes AAAA, AAA, AA and A based on regular season performance by a vote of WPIAL head baseball coaches. The winners will be honored at an Awards Banquet on June 8 at the Airport Marriott.

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 05/29/2012

May 29, 2012

Plenty of Diamond Gold will be up for grabs post holiday this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have EXCLUSIVE coverage of all eight 2012 WPIAL Baseball and Softball Championship Games and all five WPIAL baseball and softball consolation games along with a pair of District 6 Softball Championship Games, plus news from the world of auto racing with Rappin on Racin, pro baseball featuring the Class AA Eastern League's Altoona Curve and the Frontier League's Washington Wild Things and women's pro football featuring the Pittsburgh Passion ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, May 28th:HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY FROM ALL OF US HERE AT THE MSA SPORTS NETWORK!

2012 WPIAL BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEWS

May 28, 2012

The baseball season begins to wind down in Western Pennsylvania as four champions will be crowned over the next two days. Stay with the MSA Sports Network for complete pre-game, game and post-game coverage from Consol Energy Park from the first pitch until the final gold medal has been handed out.Here are previews of all four title game:

2012 PIAA Track & Field – Day Two Recap

May 27, 2012

At every invitational and championship meet this spring, South Park’s Bill Stanley has set a meet record in the javelin. But Stanley did a lot more than set a meet record today. Stanley is now a national record holder. Stanley, a senior, won the Class AAA javelin title at Shippensburg University and set a national record with a throw of 246 feet, 9 inches. Stanley’s throw, which came on his first of the competition, beat the old record of 244-2, set in 2010 by Sam Crouser of Gresham, Ore. The national record is recognized by the National Federation of High School Associations. NFHS national records can only be set at state championship meets or NFHS-sanctioned meets.

Ambridge Kings Again in WPIAL AA Boys Volleyball by Beating Derry

May 26, 2012

Ambridge won their fourth WPIAL Class AA championship in the past five years in dramatic fashion defeating Derry in a comeback victory 18-25, 14-25, 25-12, 25-23, 15-8. on Friday night at Chartiers Valley High School. In the first two games Ambidge never led by more than two points early. Ambridge led 5-3 in the first game when Derry went on a 12-5 run to take control of the game. In game two Ambridge led 4-2 and Derry scored the next 7 and cruised to victory. Matt Vasinko had numerous kills for the Trojans. Game three Lee Smith for Ambridge came alive and pretty much was unstoppable.

North Allegheny Sweeps Past Norwin for 6th Straight WPIAL Title

North Allegheny won their sixth consecutive AAA boys volleyball championship defeating Norwin 25-16, 25-21, 25-21 on Friday night at CHartiers Valley High School. The Tigers trailed only 4 times all night. North Allegheny and Norwin were tied 10-10 when the Tigers would score 6 straight points from kilss by Zach Hayes and Zack Shaw and a couple of blocks from Shaw as well as Norwin would never recover in game one. Game 2 was more of Shaw and Tommy Kiesling for the tigers with numerous kills that Norwin could not catch up to. North Allegheny could not pull away because of the play of Nick Idele.

Hampton Beats GCC Again To Repeat as D-II Boys Lacrosse Champs

May 25, 2012

At Chartiers Valley high school in the WPIAL Boys Division II Lacrosse Championship, the Hampton Talbots defeat the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions by a score of 16-7. The Centurions have won 2 WPIAL titles in a row and their 3rd in 4 years, all over GCC.In the first period the Talbots raced to a 4-0 lead. Dylan Szramowski scored the hat trick getting three goals in the first ten minutes to make it 3-0 Hampton. Jon Nigro scored with :42 seconds remaining in the first and Hampton led 4-0.

Seneca Valley Edges Shady Side To Win D-I Boys Lacrosse Championship

The Shady Side Academy Indians had come in to the WPIAL Division I Lacrosse finals with quite a bit of momentum winning 6 of their last 7 including playoff wins over Upper St. Clair (7-5) and Mt. Lebanon (8-3). They were, however, only 9-8 coming into their title match with the Seneca Valley Raiders, who were consistent winners all season long with a record of 16-1. This matchup was also a contrast in styles with SV's run-and-gun approach as opposed to SSA's more methodical, patient style. Run-and-Gun Won 8-5.It would not take the Raiders long to strike as just 54 seconds in, Mike Argyros took a feed from Cole Fyock and drove a shot past SSA netminder Tucker Gillman for the early 1-0 advantage. That wold be the only scoring in the 1st period.

Hampton Repeats in D-II While Seneca Valley Wins D-I WPIAL Boys Lacrosse Title

The Hampton Talbots are celebrating back-to-back titles while the Seneca Valley Raiders are enjoying their first trip to the golden top of the district boys lacrosse mountain. Hampton beat Greensburg Central Catholic for a second straight year to capture their third Division II title in four years. Meanwhile, Seneca Valley edged Shady Side Academy to win the Raiders first ever Division I District 7 crown. Here are ALL of the final results from the 2012 WPIAL Boys Lacrosse Playoffs.2012 WPIAL DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:Seneca Valley Raiders 8 - Shady Side Academy Indians 5 (MSA)

North Allegheny Six-Peats in AAA While Ambridge Back on Top in AA in WPIAL Boys Volleyball

The two most dominant district boys volleyball programs in recent years are adding more gold to their resume. North Allegheny swept past Norwin as the Tigers captured their sixth straight WPIAL Class AAA championship and their ninth in the past ten years. Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought five game victory for Ambridge over Derry in the Class AA Finals as the Bridgers won their fourth WPIAL crown in the last five years. Here are ALL of the final results from the 2012 WPIAL Boys Volleyball Playoffs.2012 WPIAL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

2012 PIAA State Track & Field – Day One Recap

The first day of the PIAA track and field championships is complete, and only one WPIAL athlete stepped up to the very top of the winners stand. Waynesburg’s Marissa Kalsey won the Class AA pole vault championship at Shippensburg University Friday. She was the only WPIAL athlete to win a gold medal on the first day of the two-day meet. The first day includes finals in only half of the field events. Running events have only preliminary heats. The rest of the field event finals and all running event finals will be tomorrow.

Scholastic Notebook – 05/25/2012

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.

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