Tag: Ellis School

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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Ellis Elite: Tigers Win 4th Straight WPIAL 1-A Field Hockey Crown

November 2, 2017

The Ellis School Tigers won their fourth straight WPIAL championship on Wednesday night with a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Shady Side Academy Indians. Ellis School became the first team to win four consecutive WPIAL crowns since North Allegheny won seven in a row from 1998-2004.  It is the eighth WPIAL title program history for […]

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2017 WPIAL Girls Field Hockey Playoffs – PR, PT & Ellis Champs

October 26, 2017

Pine-Richland was a first time winner in 3-A, Penn-Trafford has won a second straight Class 2-A district title while tiny little Ellis School continues to come up HUGE in field hockey as they captured a fourth consecutive WPIAL championship. Here are ALL the results from the 2017 WPIAL Girls Field Hockey Playoffs. Results marked with (Trib) […]

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Ellis School Three-Peats in WPIAL 1-A Field Hockey

November 2, 2016

For the third straight year, the Ellis School Tigers and the Shady Side Academy Indians met in the 1A WPIAL Field Hockey Championships. And for the third straight years the Tigers came away with the gold medal, besting the Indians 3-1 at North Allegheny High School. After a scoreless first half, things broke open in a 4:31 span of the second half with all four goals being scored.  The Tigers got the game’s first goal when Angie Scheurmann took a feed from sophomore forward Leah Ewers and beat Shady Side goalkeeper Clara McCormick from the left wing inside the circle at (12:09) to put Ellis up 1-0. The goal for Scheurmann, who scored the only goal in last season’s title game, was the 22nd goal of the year for the junior forward.

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2016 WPIAL FIELD HOCKEY PLAYOFFS Results

October 30, 2016

They were both defending champions in the district, they were both the #2-seeds in their respective classification and on Tuesday, they are both title winners AGAIN. Fox Chapel won a second straight 3-A crown and the Foxes third title in five years with a win over top-seed Pine-Richland while The Ellis School captured a third straight WPIAL championship and seventh title since 2002. Here are ALL the results from the 2016 WPIAL Girls Field Hockey Playoffs.  2016 WPIAL CLASS 3-A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Fox Chapel Foxes 3 - Pine-Richland Rams 1  (MSA) WPIAL CLASS 3-A Semifinals: Pine-Richland Rams 3 - Peters Township Indians 1

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2015-2016 MSA SPORTS GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-NETTERS

March 25, 2016

The Girls All Netters all-star squad this season is certainly a sizeable one. While guards often dominate all-star teams, the first team of the All Netters has four players at least 5-11, including three who are 6-1 or taller and one who is 6-4. The team is picked by the MSA Sports staff from all WPIAL teams. Three of the first-team members won WPIAL championships. One of the second team members scored 1,000 points this season – as a freshman. Introducing the 2016 MSA Girls All-Netters squads: FIRST TEAM: EMILY ANDERSON, SOUTH FAYETTE 6-4 SENIOR, CENTER

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Ellis School Upsets Shady Side to Repeat in WPIAL AA Field Hockey

November 4, 2015

In a WPIAL title game rematch, the Ellis School Tigers won their second straight Class AA crown with a 1-0 triumph over the Shady Side Academy Indians.  The game was very similar to last year’s title tilt and again came down to a second half goal by Ellis School as the deciding factor.  The Tigers had the advantage in penalty corners, 9-3, and had three consecutive corner opportunities to end the first half. Ellis was unable to capitalize on their corner tries before halftime and the game remained scoreless deep into the second half. 

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2015 WPIAL GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY RESULTS

November 3, 2015

One of the shortest team tournaments in the WPIAL turned out to be a golden two rounds of success for the two #2-seeds. Both Fox Chapel in Class AAA and The Ellis School in Class AA upset the top seeds North Allegheny and Shady Side Academy in the district championship matches to win field hockey crowns. The title is the second for the Foxes in school history and first since 2012. Meanwhile the Tigers enjoy their sixth WPIAL field hockey championship and second straight golden stick. Ellis School won back-to-back titles in 2002 and 2003 as well. Here are ALL the results from the 2015 WPIAL Girls Field Hockey Playoffs. 2015 WPIAL GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

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A Tigers Tale: North Allegheny and Ellis Win WPIAL Field Hockey Gold

October 29, 2014

The Class AA top-seeded Ellis School Tigers won their first WPIAL crown since 2010 with a 1-0 victory over the defending Class AA champion Shady Side Academy Indians at Newman Stadium at North Allegheny High School on Tuesday night. Ellis School claimed its fifth overall title thanks in large part to the play of senior midfielder Mackenzie Haney who scored the only goal of the night with 4:25 remaining in the first half.  Haney was a force offensively in the opening half, and turned her attention toward protecting the lead in the second half as the Tigers rarely permitted the Indians a good look inside the circle. 

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