Tag: Cornell

Westmoreland roundup: Belle Vernon boys top Monessen

January 20, 2018

In nonsection play, Cameron Nusser scored 25 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead Class 4A No. 5 Belle Vernon (10-4) to a 73-60 victory

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High school roundup for Jan. 19: North Hills boys upset No. 4 Butler

January 19, 2018

Kam Taylor scored 35 points, including 19 in third quarter as North Hills upset No. 4 Butler, 82-55, in a Section 1-6A boys basketball game

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WPIAL Class A boys basketball players to watch

December 7, 2017

Preseason Player of the Year Tre'von Charles Union 5-10, Sr., guard 17.1 ppg in 2016-17 Players to watch Darrius Davis Propel Andrew Street 6-2, So.,

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WPIAL Class A girls basketball players to watch

Preseason Player of the Year Ayanna Townsend (above) Winchester Thurston 6-2, Sr., center 18.6 ppg in 2016-17 Players to watch Taylor Kirschner Quigley Catholic 5-8,

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CTK ’17 – 1-A Big 7 Conference Preview

August 25, 2017

The new-look Big Seven Conference in 2016 sort of had the feel of a wedding…  Something old: The Rochester Rams of old, back on top of the Big Seven. Both they and the Sto-Rox Vikings returning to their old ways with trips to the postseason. Something new: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart with their […]

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WPIAL football conference preview: Class A Big Seven

August 22, 2017

The favorite Rochester (11-1 overall, 8-0 Big Seven in 2016) Rochester rolled to 11 straight victories before falling to Jeannette, 30-20, in the WPIAL semifinals

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MSA Sports 2017 Girls All-Netters

March 31, 2017

There are more than 8,000 reasons to like the players on the first team of this year’s MSA All Netters girls all-star team. That’s how many points the five players have scored in their careers. The All Netters team is selected by the MSA Sports staff and takes into consideration all players in the WPIAL. This year’s first team consists of three seniors and two juniors, and the three seniors are all headed to Division I colleges. And all five were big scorers. One of the seniors is among the top 10 scorers in WPIAL history. Here is a look at the first- and second-team selections on the All Netters team, as well as the Player of the Year. FIRST TEAM: PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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Winchester Thurston Pulls Away From Cornell for Girls 1-A Gold

March 3, 2017

The top-seed Winchester Thurston Bears defeated the #2 Cornell Raiders 52-41 Friday afternoon to take home the first WPIAL girls basketball title in school history.

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CTK ’16: 1-A Big 7 Conference Preview

August 30, 2016

Many things have changed in the WPIAL football world but one thing that hasn’t is the Big Seven Conference. All but one of the current teams has been a conference member at some point and the addition of Northgate will only add to the offensive firepower that teams have shown over the years. With the change of classifications also comes a change in the playoff format. The top 5 teams will make the post-season along with a wild card. Should a Big Seven team be successful on the playoff road, Heinz Field will not be at the off ramp. The AA and A championship games will be played at Robert Morris’ Joe Walton Stadium, which also serves as the home of the OLSH Chargers. Below is a preview of every team and the predicted order of finish for the season ahead.

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Scholastic Notebook – 01/22/2016

January 22, 2016

There seems to be some question as to how good the top teams really are in WPIAL Class AA Section 4 basketball. Brownsville is 13-4, Charleroi 12-3 and Waynesburg 7-7. History makes you wonder about the strength of the teams. Among the three, there are a total of three WPIAL titles and only one in the past 50-plus years. Brownsville won a championship in 2001 while Charleroi won titles in 1940 and 1958. On top of that, no one from the section has done much in the playoffs in recent history. But while many may question the strength of the teams in the section, there is no question that Section 4 is where the scorers reside.

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