Tag: Bethel Park

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball – 03/28/2012

March 28, 2012

Each week during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top ten baseball teams in the WPIAL in all four classifications every Monday at www.MSAsports.net  While the first pitch to the 2012 season was thrown this past Friday, section play doesn't start for most district teams until next week. So for now, MSA Sports presents our 'Preseason' WPIAL baseball rankings.Final 2011 record is in parenthesis.WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1)   SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS  (18-4)2)   BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS  (14-6)3)   NORWIN KNIGHTS  (17-1)4)   SHALER TITANS  (12-8)5)   PINE-RICHLAND RAMS  (13-6)6)   PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS  (20-3)

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Quaker Valley Wins Second Class A Pennsylvania Cup, West Allegheny & Bethel Park Fall Short

March 25, 2012

It was a good day for the Flyers Cup representatives as Council Rock South and LaSalle College claimed Pennsylvania Cup championships, and Quaker Valley making the short trip home with gold in the Class A gameHere are recaps and scoring summaries of all three championships, heard right here on the MSA Sports Network: CLASS AAA PENNSYLVANIA CUP CHAMPIONSHIP: LaSalle College Explorers 6  -  Bethel Park Blackhawks  2 LaSalle College has won four of the last five Flyers Cups and won back to back Pennsylvania Cups in 2008-09, the Explorers came into the RMU Island Sports Center and dominated the opening period on the way to a 6-2 victory over the Bethel Park Blackhawks on Sunday night.It's the fourth Pa. Cup for the Explorers, to go with six Flyers Cup in all, LaSalle College ends the season at 24-2.

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Bethel Park, West Allegheny & Quaker Valley Win 2012 PIHL Penguin Cup Titles

Quaker Valley and West Allegheny were able to overcome all obstacles while playing with the bulls-eye of being the top dawg en route to PIHL high school hockey championships. For the Quakers, it was their third title and first since 2008 while the Indians celebrate their first ever Penguin Cup golden crown. Meanwhile 6th-seed Bethel Park is in 7th heaven after bucking the odds and winning their 7th PIHL championship with a third straight one goal victory. Here are ALL of the results from the 2012 PIHL Penguins Cup high school hockey playoffs.All games with (MSA) after the score can be heard archived on the MSA Sports Network at here msasports.net.2012 PIHL FIRST NIAGARA PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:Bethel Park Black Hawks 2 - Peters Township Indians 1  (MSA)PIHL CLASS AAA Semifinals:Bethel Park Black Hawks 3 - Penn-Trafford Warriors 2  (MSA)

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PIHL Penguins Cup Semifinals Wednesday Recaps

March 22, 2012

The PIHL Penguins Cup Semifinals concluded Wednesday night with Class AAA taking center stage. South Hills rivals Bethel Park and Peters Township both rose to the occasion and eliminated the top two seeds at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Complex. Here are recaps from both games.Bethel Park Black Hawks 3 - Penn-Trafford Warriors 2 By Mark Schaas

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PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 03/19/2012

March 19, 2012

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. This week, we have another special playoff edition in store, this time continuing the annual tradition with our complete Penguins Cup Semifinal preview capsules on all 12 teams vying for the right to compete on Consol Energy Center ice this Saturday.PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS A Semifinals:#1 Quaker Valley Quakers (18-1-1) vs. #4 Kittanning Wildcats (14-5-1) at Island Sports Center on Neville Island on Monday, March 19th at 6:00pm on msasports.net

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PIHL Penguins Cup Playoff Recaps for Monday, March 12th

March 12, 2012

There was no surprises and very little suspense on the opening night of the 2012 PIHL Penguin Cup high school hockey playoffs. All five higher seeds won at home with only one game going down to the wire. Here are the recaps from the games that dropped the puck on the chase for Penguins Cup gold.A special thanks go out to Mark Schaas, Don Rebel, Greg Kuntz, Steve Nagler and Matt Vandriak for their help on these recaps.PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA FIRST ROUND:

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PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 03/12/2012

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. This week, we have a special edition on tap as we preview all opening round matchups in the 2012 Penguins Cup Playoffs. Plus, see what Quaker Valley head coach Kevin Quinn had to say about Class A’s number one seed on last week’s show in “They Said It.”PIHL CLASS AAA:FIRST ROUND BYES1. Penn-Trafford (19-2-1) 2. Canon-McMillan (19-3-0) 3. North Allegheny (16-5-1) 4. Mount Lebanon (15-6-1)FIRST ROUND GAMES

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MSA Sports Top Seven – PIHL High School Hockey Playoff Rankings

March 7, 2012

Each Wednesday during the regular season, MSA Sports ranked the top seven teams in all four classifications/divisions in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League. With the regular season winding down and the PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs starting next week, in our final rankings of the season, we rank all 12 AAA, and all 10 AA and A playoff teams as the chase for the cup is set to begin on MSA Sports. Don't miss “The PIHL Power Play Show” every Wednesday at 8:00pm and the "PIHL High School Hockey Notebook" every Monday during the season only here on the MSA Sports Network.PIHL CLASS AAA - 12 TEAMS:

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PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 03/05/2012

March 5, 2012

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. Check out which teams are hot right now in “Melting the Ice” and track recent game action in “Scoreboard Watch.” Plus, we preview upcoming MSA broadcasts and quote guests from the show in “They Said It.”PIHL CLASS AAA:MELTING THE ICEBethel Park’s winning streak has reached 10 games, with the unbeaten streak at 11 … Defending state champion Upper St. Clair has gotten hot at the right time, winning two in a row to get above the .500 mark … Penn-Trafford has won two straight and has earned a point in its last five outings.SCOREBOARD WATCH

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MSA Sports Top Seven – PIHL High School Hockey – 02/29/2012

February 29, 2012

Each Wednesday during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top seven teams in all four classifications/divisions in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League...including NEW #1 teams in Class AAA, Class AA and the Open Class. Don't miss “The PIHL Power Play Show” every Wednesday at 8:00pm and the "PIHL High School Hockey Notebook" every Monday during the season only here on the MSA Sports Network.PIHL CLASS AAA:1)  PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS  (18-2-1) (Last Week #3)2)  NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (16-4-1) (Last Week #4)3)  CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS  (17-3-0) (Last Week #2)4)  BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS  (12-7-1) (Last Week #6)5)  MOUNT LEBANON BLUE DEVILS  (15-5-1) (Last Week #5)6)  PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS  (12-5-3) (Last Week #1)

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