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CTK ’14: WPIAL AAA Big Nine Conference Preview

August 16, 2014

The WPIAL realigned football conferences for this season, but the Big Nine stayed absolutely the same. Look for the conference race to stay the same as it has for a number of years. In other words, look for Thomas Jefferson on top. Thomas Jefferson has won or tied for the conference title eight consecutive seasons. The last time a team other than Thomas Jefferson won the title outright was West Mifflin in 2005. Many project Thomas Jefferson as the team to beat. Ringgold could challenge, though. A few teams have new coaches this season. Here is a look at all of the teams in the Big Nine: ALBERT GALLATIN COLONIALS

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Scholastic Notebook – 04/25/2014

April 25, 2014

Football is only four months away and basketball ended only last month. But the coaching wheels are turning in both sports. There were a number of coaching moves this week in the WPIAL, some of them noteworthy. Here are some coaching happenings this week. In football: * Deer Lakes turned to a former NFL player as its new coach. Steve Sciullo takes over a team that did not win a game last season. Sciullo graduated from Shaler in 1988 and then played at Marshall before playing offensive line in the NFL for a few seasons. He has been an assistant coach at Hampton. * Norwin hired Dave Brozeski. He has been an assistant at Norwin for the past 17 years.

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Scholastic Notebook – 11/15/2013

November 15, 2013

Look at Friday night’s WPIAL Semifinals and you see many of the same old faces, like Aliquippa, Woodland Hills and Thomas Jefferson, to just name a few. But there are definitely some new faces mixed in.Penn-Trafford is making its first semifinal appearance since 1997. The Warriors have been to only one WPIAL title game.Neshannock is making its second consecutive semifinal appearance and will play Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic. Neither Neshannock nor North Catholic has ever been to a WPIAL title game.

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CTK 2013 – WPIAL Triple-A Big Nine Conference Preview

August 16, 2013

The Big Nine Conference the past two years has been about the Big Two – Thomas Jefferson and West Mifflin. Don’t look for things to change this year. It seems just about everyone thinks Thomas Jefferson and West Mifflin will be the top teams in the conference again this season, with Thomas Jefferson holding the upper hand. Thomas Jefferson beat West Mifflin in the regular-season finale last year. Two years ago, they tied for the conference title. Thomas Jefferson has won the conference title outright nine times since 2002 and looks strong again. Elizabeth Forward made some waves last year, finishing third in the conference race. The Warriors are a team to watch again and could make some noise.

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Scholastic Notebook – 05/24/2013

May 24, 2013

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Hometown Softball Program Game Recap For Elizabeth Forward Warriors – 05/03/2015

May 3, 2013

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National Letter of Intent Day: Division I-A Signings From WPIAL Class of 2013

February 6, 2013

It was a down year for top talent coming out of District 7. A year ago, 32 WPIAL football players put their John Hancock to paper and faxed their futures plans to their respective Division I-A schools. On National Letter of Intent Day 2013, only 18 players from the WPIAL took part in the annual process Wednesday morning. Here is a rundown of the players and the Division I-A FBS schools they are now officially headed to.

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National Letter of Intent Day: Where the MSA Sports Elite Eleven Players Are Headed 2013

Wednesday was National Letter of Intent Day. A day where football seniors make their verbal commitments iron clad. So where are the members of the 2012 MSA Sports Elite Eleven officially heading? Well, there were three juniors...Shai McKenzie of Washington, Dravon Henry of Aliquippa and Lenny Williams of Sto-Rox have to wait for their day in the sun until February of 2014. Here are where the eight seniors on our list are headed to play football at the next level TYLER BOYD - Clairton - RB-WR-DB, 6-2, 175, Sr.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball – 01/21/2013

January 21, 2013

Here are the latest 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.netWPIAL CLASS AAAA:1.   Bethel Park Black Hawks  (13-1) (Last Week #1)2.   Mount Lebanon Blue Devils  (14-2) (Last Week #2)3.   North Allegheny Tigers  (12-2) (Last Week #3)4.   Hempfield Spartans  (13-2) (Last Week #4)

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Scholastic Notebook – 01/08/2013

January 18, 2013

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