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PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 02/06/2012

February 6, 2012

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network.

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National Letter of Intent Day: Division I-A Signings From WPIAL Class of 2012

February 1, 2012

32 WPIAL players put signature to paper and faxed their futures plans to their respective schools on National Letter of Intent Day on Wednesday. Here is a rundown of the players and the Division I-A FBS schools they are now officially headed to.

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PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 01/09/2012

January 9, 2012

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. This week, Bethel Park, Plum, Bishop McCort and Blackhawk are among the teams “Melting the Ice” while the “Scoreboard Watch” includes recaps of the Outdoor Charity Series doubleheader played on Friday night.

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2011 WPIAL Year in Review – Top 25 Stories: #20 – #16

December 28, 2011

2011 has been a tremendous year in high school sports in the WPIAL. It was a year where some familiar champions wore the golden crown again while some new faces surfaced in the championship picture. It was a year when there was plenty of streaking (not like the 70’s) in both the good direction and the not so good direction.

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PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 12/26/2011

December 26, 2011

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. This week, Norwin, West Allegheny, Knoch and Baldwin are among the teams “Melting the Ice” while the “Scoreboard Watch” includes X. And is Penn-Trafford a favorite or a dark horse to bring home the gold medal this March?

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WPIAL Football Plays of the Week – 11/15/2011

November 15, 2011

Gosh.  Prior to the first round of the Highway to Heinz, people always seem to have something to say about the WPIAL Steering Committee and their (in)ability to get the seeding right.  Right?  You know who you are.  Be it good, bad or indifferent, everyone who is somehow connected to high school football here in our fair region has an opinion on how they would do things.&nbs

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2011 WPIAL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS – 11/07

November 7, 2011

32 have exited the Highway to Heinz while 32 others are rambling on toward the round two exit. There were very few surprises in the First Round as only four double-digit seeds were victorious. #10 Hopewell in Class AAA, #13 Ellwood City in AA and a pair of #11-seeds - South Fayette in AA and Fort Cherry in A were able to keep their long-shot title hopes alive through the opening weekend.

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WPIAL Football Plays of the Week – 10/18/2011

October 18, 2011

You'll hear a "ding" and then see a fasten seat belts sign.  Your driver will address you shortly.  If the voice sounds familiar (and has a deep, velvety purr to it), that's because you've heard it before.  You know, the one you hear in your car driving home after watching a Friday night football game.  That driver, Don Rebel, has just told you it's

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PIHL Notebook: 2011-12 CLASS AAA High School Hockey Preview

October 3, 2011

Welcome to the first ever installment of “PIHL Notebook” (formerly dubbed “PIHL News & Notes”) and our annual season preview. Over the next four Monday’s, we will provide thumbnail sketches of all 64 PIHL teams to make sure local high school hockey fans are ready when the puck drops on October 24.

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MSA Sports Top 10 – WPIAL Football – 10/03/2011

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Five of the 2011 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network.

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