Tag: Beaver County Christian

2017 PIAA Boys Volleyball Playoffs Results

June 10, 2017

There was a time when the WPIAL dominated boys volleyball throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. However, that has changed big time. The WPIAL has produced only three state champions this century and none since North Allegheny in 2013 in Class 3-A and Deer Lakes in 2011 in 2-A. The drought continues another year after both North Allegheny in 3-A and Beaver County Christian in 2-A made it to the finals, but dropped 3-1 decisions to settle for state silver. Here are ALL the results from the 2017 PIAA Boys Volleyball Playoffs. All results with (MSA) after are matces that can be heard archived on the MSA Sports Network. 2017 PIAA CLASS 3-A BOYS VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

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Scholastic Notebook – 06/09/2017

June 9, 2017

The Hempfield softball team is undefeated this season and has won 39 games in a row over the last two years. But maybe the most impressive streak of this team has to do with nothing. As in nothing allowed in the state playoffs. Hempfield has not given up a run in two years of PIAA postseason play. The Spartans won a PIAA championship a year ago and did not allow a run in four games. In two state games this year, Hempfield has defeated Central York, 1-0, and McDowell, 5-0, in eight innings. Hempfield plays Chambersburg in the PIAA Class 6A semifinals Monday. The No. 1 objective, obviously, is to win. Chambersburg's objective will be to somehow crack Hempfield's scoreless streak.

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MSA Sports Top 25 WPIAL Stories of 2016 – #25 through #21

December 28, 2016

It has become a tradition like no other...at least during the holiday season here at the MSA Sports Network. As we close out 2016 and another great high school sports year, we look back at some of the top stories from around the WPIAL in calendar year 2016. We begin our countdown with #25 through #21. #25 - CROSS-COUNTRY RUN ENDS

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2016 WPIAL BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS Results

May 29, 2016

The four year run atop of the WPIAL Class AA came crashing to a half for Ambridge in the schools eighth title match in nine years. The Bridgers hopes of a fifth straight district crown were snuffed out by Beaver County Christian as the Eagles captured their first WPIAL boys volleyball crown, In Class AAA, another first time winner walked away with gold as the Penn-Trafford Warriors swept past the Bethel Park Black Hawks, who settled for silver for the second time in four years. Here are ALL the results from the 2016 WPIAL Boys Volleyball Playoffs. All results marked with (MSA) after are matches that can be heard archived here on the MSA Sports Network.

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Beaver County Christian Ends Ambridge’s WPIAL AA Volleyball Run

May 28, 2016

The narrative was all too familiar before the championship of boys’ volleyball in Class AA. For the fifth straight season and for the eighth time in nine years, the Bridgers of Ambridge were in the house competing for a championship. They had won seven titles in the previous eight seasons, going 7-7 in their opportunities. But all good stories in sports come to an end eventually, and when the final volley was complete at Baldwin High School on Friday night, a new champion was crowned. A champion, in the Eagles of Beaver County Christian, whose name probably isn’t all too familiar for followers of the WPIAL. It was the first appearance for the team that hails from a school that has 33 male students enrolled in a volleyball championship game.

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Hometown Girls Volleyball Recap – South Side Rams – 09/22/2015

September 22, 2015

The South Side girls volleyball team hosted Beaver County Christian in a Class-A non-conference match on Monday night. The Lady Rams used a strong start and the powerful arm of their senior leader to win the match 3-1 by scores of 25-16, 25-13, 23-25, 25-23. South Side (2-2, 3-2) never trailed in either of the opening two sets of the match. The Lady Rams controlled the game, forcing the Lady Eagles into the hitting miscues.  Every time BCCS would close the gap, South Side would respond with two or three quick points to widen the gap. The balanced attack was led by senior Toni Yacoviello, who provided five kills in each of the first two sets.

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Sewickley Academy Boys & Shady Side Academy Girls Win WPIAL Class A Soccer Titles

November 2, 2013

Coming in to the WPIAL Class A soccer championships, both the boys and girls top-seeds made it through the first three rounds and into the championship finals Saturday at Highmark Stadium. Sewickley Academy was able to follow through and win the boys title where Greensburg Central Catholic could not, getting upset by Shady Side Academy in the girls finals. Here are the recaps from both Class A district championship matches.

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Scholastic Notebook – 11/01/2013

November 1, 2013

Moon’s running game went from Colaianni to Cole, and now everything is cool with the Tigers on the ground.Moon is in the WPIAL football playoffs this season for the first time since 2006, and one of the main reasons for the turnaround is Cole Blake, a senior running back who is the fifth-leading rusher in the WPIAL heading into the playoffs.Blake has made a name for himself, rushing for 1,457 yards. He set a school record with 342 yards in one game. But Blake’s story is interesting in that he only got a chance to be the featured back this year because of an injury. Suffice to say, Blake has run with that chance.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Soccer – 09/19/2012

September 19, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys soccer rankings for the week of September 17th...including a NEW #1 in Class A. You can check out the new rankings every Wednesday through the regular season with daily updated boys soccer standings here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAA:1)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (5-0-0) (Last Week #1)2)  PINE-RICHLAND RAMS  (7-0-0) (Last Week #3)3)  PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS  (6-1-1) (Last Week #5)4)  FRANKLIN REGIONAL PANTHERS  (5-0-2) (Last Week #7)5)  CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS  (4-1-0) (Last Week #8)6)  FOX CHAPEL FOXES  (5-1-0) (Last Week #9)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Soccer – 09/12/2012

September 12, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys soccer rankings for the week of September 10th...including a NEW #1 in Class AA. You can check out the new rankings every Wednesday through the regular season with daily updated boys soccer standings here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAA:1)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (3-0-0) (Last Week #1)2)  SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS  (4-0-0) (Last Week #4)3)  PINE-RICHLAND RAMS  (4-0-0) (Last Week #5)4)  BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS  (5-0-0) (Last Week #6)5)  PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS  (4-1-0) (Last Week #2)6)  PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS  (5-1-0) (Last Week #3)

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