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PIAA Basketball Playoffs: WPIAL State Qualifiers

March 3, 2011

Now that the 2011 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs are in the books, we look ahead to the tip off on the Highway to Happy Valley. the 2011 PIAA Basketball Playoffs are set to start with Preliminary Round games on Tuesday, March 8th. Here are the WPIAL boys and girls teams that already have qualified and how they will be seeded coming out of District 7.

WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Wednesday, March 2nd

March 2, 2011

There will be a new champion in Boys Class AAAA and Girls Class AAA after Wednesday nights postseason action. Chartiers Valley and Gateway boys along with North Catholic girls return to Battle on the Bluff for district gold, while Mount Lebanon boys and New Castle girls turn their attention to the upcoming state playoffs.

WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Tuesday, March 1st

March 1, 2011

Four boys game and four girls game that set the table for four championship games this weekend. Two defending girls champions head back to Duquesne University looking for more gold while four tradition rich strong programs with plenty of district titles were sent packing on the boys side. Here are recaps from all eight boys and girls playoff games from Championship Tuesday.

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/28/2011

February 28, 2011

The 2011 edition of the Battle to the Bluff concludes as we say so long to February and hello to March this week ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network.

PIHL High School Hockey News and Notes – 02/27/2011

February 27, 2011

Welcome to a special Saturday edition of "PIHL News and Notes," your continuing source for all the scholastic hockey happenings you may not hear about on "The PIHL Power Play." We still have until March 7 before the 2011 Penguins Cup Playoffs begin, but believe it or not, the Nailers and Chiefs Cup tournaments get started today.

Imani Christian and Portersville Christian Win 2011 SWCAC Hoop Crowns

February 26, 2011

The 2011 South Western Christian Athletic Conference boys and girls basketball playoffs are in the books as top seeds Imani Christian for the boys and Portersville Christian for the girls have claimed championships. Here are recaps from the two title games heard here on MSA Sports, plus all of the scores from both the boys and girls 2011 SWCAC basketball playoffs.

WPIAL Class AAA Individual Wrestling Sectional Results – 02/26/2011

The WPIAL held its individual wrestling sectionals in Class AAA on Saturday to set the field for the district championships March 3rd through March 5th. Here are the results from all five sections with the top five wrestlers in each weight class qualifying for the 2011 WPIAL Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championships. WPIAL CLASS AAA SECTION 1 at Plum High School

NA’s Connor Kuremsky King of WPIAL Diving with 4th Straight WPIAL AAA Title

Many folks think grand slams are reserved for baseball only. Others think more along the lines of professional tennis and golf. Maybe you think a grand slam is for breakfast.

P-R’s Lauren Lamendola Claims WPIAL AAA Diving Gold

With Samantha Pickens and her three year stranglehold on the WPIAL Girls Class AAA diving title gone to the University of Arizona, there was opportunity today at Pine-Richland High School. In addition to Pickens, all of the top five finishers from 2010 had graduated. Seizing the opportunity was Lauren Lamendola from Pine-Richland.

WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Saturday, February 26th

After a quiet opening round, the upsets kept coming Saturday in a wild Quarterfinals weekend around the WPIAL. Two more top-seeds, Shaler in Boys AAAA and Vincentian Academy in Girls A were ousted in round two while a couple of other high seeds either survived scares or were eliminated from the chase.

SSA’s Geoff Alexander Golden For a 4th Time in 2011 WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling Championships

The 2011 WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling tournament had a bit of a rhythm to it Saturday at Chartiers Valley High School, with many wrestlers duplicating previous gold medal victories. The story of the night was the 4th WPIAL championship for Shady Side Academy's Geoff Alexander, who became the 20th wrestler in WPIAL history to win gold in all four years of his high school career.

Scholastic Notebook – 02/25/2011

February 25, 2011

Do some numbers crunching after the First Round of the WPIAL basketball playoffs and it's quite clear that Section 2 of Class AAA is a beast

WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Friday, February 25th

Quarterfinals Friday saw most of the higher seeds advance in Boys AAA, Boys A, Girls AAAA and Girls AA. Most of them. Boys A #1-seed Rochester, Boys AAA #2-seed West Mifflin and Girls AA #2-seed Riverside all saw their district title teams get washed away in the second round. Here are recaps from ALL eight boys and eight girls contests on Quarterfinals Friday.

Uniontown’s Jones Repeats as WPIAL Boys AA Diving Champ

For the second year in a row, Uniontown senior Jonathan Jones walked away golden from the WPIAL AA Diving Championships Friday afternoon at South Park High School. The Bucknell recruit will get another preview of his future college when he and five other seniors represent the WPIAL at Bucknell University in the PIAA Championships.

Riverside’s Jenny Ard is The Golden Girl in WPIAL Girls AA Diving Finals

For Jenny Ard, this has been a long time coming. Ard, the senior, has finished in fourth place in the WPIAL AA Diving Championships two years in a row, but was able to overtake Kathleen Dunst during the final round of competition to bring the gold medal back to Riverside Friday afternoon at South Park High School.

WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Thursday, February 24th

February 24, 2011

Finally, some surprises. On the fourth day of the opening round of the WPIAL basketball playoffs, three double seed teams from girls Class AAA advanced to the second round with wins over the 3rd, 4th and 6th seeds. Plus, 2nd-seed in Mount Lebanon in boys Class AAAA needed double overtime to advance to Round Two.

Hempfield Strikes Gold, Sweeps Boys and Girls WPIBL Bowling Titles

It was a clean sweep on the alleys for Hempfield as both the boys and girls bowling teams captured titles in the 2011 WPIBL team championships. On Wednesday, the Spartans' boys captured gold for the first time since 2003 while on Thursday, the Hempfield girls cruised to a fourth consecutive bowling crown and their sixth championship in nine years.

WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps for Wednesday, February 23rd

February 23, 2011

The trend of favorites moving on continued on the third day of the opening round of the 2011 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs. After a day's wait, 20 First Round games were played in Boys AAA and A and Girls AAAA and AA.

WPIAL/City League Boys Basketball Standings

February 22, 2011

Here are the FINAL WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League boys basketball standings for the 2010-2011 season, plus the FINAL PLAYOFF CLINCHINGS for the 2011 WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoffs. The standings will be updated daily throughout the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Weekly WPIAL boys hoops rankings are released each Tuesday during the regular season.

WPIAL/City League Girls Basketball Standings

Here are the FINAL WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League girls basketball standings for the 2010-2011, February 21st, plus ALL THE FINAL PLAYOFF CLINCHINGS for the 2011 WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoffs. The standings will be updated daily throughout the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Weekly WPIAL girls roundball rankings are released each Monday during the regular season.

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