Tag: Avonworth

MSA Sports Big Game Hunting – Week Six

October 2, 2013

Week six just like that and while everyone in town is thinking about baseball we need to focus on the stretch run as it is just around the corner for the WPIAL football season. It is time to start jockeying for position, wins for your team and for teams your team has already beaten become bigger and bigger now as you hope to convince the playoff seeding committee of your team’s worthiness. Take care of your business and it will matter not what others think or believe about your team. That is the best thing about high school football, we play it out, win and your ranking has no bearing whatsoever on your chance at the crown.

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WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Five 2013

October 1, 2013

Another exciting week of 2013 WPIAL football is in the books. And while it was not as historic as last week, it was a week full of terrific defensive performances, late heroics… and one really meaningful punt. Some big showdowns are on the horizon in Week Six. But for now, let’s take a look at the top plays from Week Five.#1 Gateway 22, Hempfield 16

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2013 MSA Sports Hometown Volleyball Program Member – The Avonworth Antelopes

September 29, 2013

This is my 13th year as head coach. Hope it’s not unlucky, but we already have two girls who had season ending injuries from basketball. We hope to compete for the section championship and go deeper into the playoffs than last season.  But, we have a very solid and very big team this season and we think that we can compete with anyone. The returning starters for my team are: Katie Pendrak - 6’1” returning senior middle hitter Olivia London - 5’10” returning senior strong side hitterAbby Turnbull – 5’4” returning senior defensive specialistEricka Thomas – 5’5” returning senior defensive specialist

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MSA Sports Big Game Hunting – Week Five

September 25, 2013

When you settle in and listen to the halftime show featuring Don Rebel and Professor White this Friday, we will have reached the exact halfway point of the 2013 WPIAL football season. It’s true, it goes by faster than a Pittsburgh Steelers offensive possession. We are beginning to see a pretty clear picture of who will be in the post season and this week we will get a chance to sort out who will become the favorites to make deep runs in said post season.

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Hometown Girls Volleyball Match Recap: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 3 – AVONWORTH 0

September 12, 2013

At Avonworth High School in Hometown Volleyball action the Avonworth Antelopes took a tough section four loss at home to the Our Lady of Sacred Heart Chargers by a score of 3-0.  Both teams came into the game with 3-0 records. Avonworth was 3-0 in section four, OLSH 2-0. However the Antelopes after tonite fall to 1/2 game back of the Chargers.

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CTK 2013 – WPIAL Single-A Eastern Conference Preview

August 25, 2013

One record setting streak ended in the Eastern Conference last fall while another overall slide continues into this 2013 campaign.While all eyes were on Clairton’s WPIAL and PIAA record winning streak, the longest losing streak in WPIAL history came to an end last fall when West Shamokin finally put a game in the ‘W’ column. The Wolves snapped a 46-game, five year losing streak that dated back to 2007 when they knocked off the Riverview Raiders 25-6 in Week 3. West Shamokin liked the feeling so much, they won two more games before the season ended.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball – 01/29/2013

January 29, 2013

Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Boys Basketball rankings for the 2012-2013 season. Each Tuesday during the regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten boys hoops rankings plus daily updated standings with various daily broadcasts and the WPIAL Roundball Report every Wednesday at 6:00pm all here at MSAsports.netWPIAL CLASS AAAA:1.   New Castle Red Hurricane  (17-0) (Last Week #1)2.   North Allegheny Tigers  (15-1) (Last Week #3)3.   Hampton Talbots  (14-3) (Last Week #6)4.   Upper St. Clair Panthers  (13-3) (Last Week #7)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball 01/22/2013

January 22, 2013

Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Boys Basketball rankings for the 2012-2013 season. Each Tuesday during the regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten boys hoops rankings plus daily updated standings with various daily broadcasts and the WPIAL Roundball Report every Wednesday at 6:00pm all here at MSAsports.netWPIAL CLASS AAAA:1.   New Castle Red Hurricane  (15-0) (Last Week #1)2.   Bethel Park Black Hawks  (14-1) (Last Week #3)3.   North Allegheny Tigers  (13-1) (Last Week #4)4.   Gateway Gators  (9-1) (Last Week #2)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball – 12/10/2012

December 10, 2012

Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Girls Basketball rankings for the 2012-2013 season...including a NEW #1 team in Class AAAA. Each Monday during the regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings with various daily broadcasts and the WPIAL Roundball Report on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm ALL here at MSAsports.netRecords in parenthesis are final 2011-2012 records.WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1.   Mount Lebanon Blue Devils  (2-0) (Last Week #3)2.   Chartiers Valley Colts  (0-0) (Last Week #2)3.   Bethel Park Black Hawks  (1-1) (Last Week #1)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Preseason Girls Basketball

December 6, 2012

Here are the very first MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Girls Basketball rankings for the 2012-2013 season. Each Monday during the regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten girls hoops rankings plus daily updated standings with various daily broadcasts and the WPIAL Roundball Report on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm ALL here at MSAsports.netRecords in parenthesis are final 2011-2012 records.WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1.   Bethel Park Black Hawks  (15-9)2.   Chartiers Valley Colts  (25-4)3.   Mount Lebanon Blue Devils  (25-4)4.   Penn-Trafford Warriors  (18-5)5.   Oakland Catholic Eagles  (28-3)

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