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Scholastic Notebook – 09/21/2012

September 21, 2012

After seeing Clairton clobber Monessen, 52-7, on Thursday night, it makes you wonder if this is the same Clairton team that struggled to beat Chartiers-Houston, 22-20, on the opening night of the season? It most certainly is not the same team – at least defensively. Clairton was without 10 players the first three weeks of the season. The players missed time because of grades or attendance issues from last school year, and the players returned to the team for the Monessen game. Only two of the players who missed the first three weeks were starters. But still, the return of the group of players changed Clairton.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/17/2012

September 17, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Three of the 2012 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. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1)  NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (3-0) (Last Week #1)  (Week Four: at Pine-Richland on MSA)2)  GATEWAY GATORS  (3-0) (Last Week #2)  (Week Four: host Altoona on MSA)3)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (3-0) (Last Week #3)  (Week Four: host Penn Hills on MSA)4)  PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS  (3-0) (Last Week #4)  (Week Four: at Fox Chapel)

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Chicks Picks – Week Three – 2012

September 13, 2012

Welcome to Week 3 of the high school football season. After a brutal first two weeks, Chick’s Picks decided that a vacation was a must before the bulk of conference play gets underway.  The Boss was less than pleased with her timing, but Chick’s Picks assured him that a trip to the beach would allow time for her to relax and come back with a clear head, ready to finish the season as the top prognosticator in the WPIAL.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Soccer – 09/11/2012

September 11, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls soccer rankings for the week of September 10th. You can check out the new rankings every Tuesday through the regular season with daily updated girls soccer standings here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAA:1)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (2-0-0) (Last Week #1)2)  PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS  (3-0-0) (Last Week #2)3)  NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (4-0-0) (Last Week #4)4)  PINE-RICHLAND RAMS  (3-1-0) (Last Week #3)5)  NORWIN KNIGHTS  (3-0-0) (Last Week #7)6)  HAMPTON TALBOTS  (2-0-0) (Last Week Unranked)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/10/2012

September 10, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Two of the 2012 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. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1)  NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (2-0) (Last Week #1)  (Week Three host #5 Seneca Valley on MSA)2)  GATEWAY GATORS  (2-0) (Last Week #2)  (Week Three: at #10 Kiski Area on MSA)3)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (2-0) (Last Week #3)  (Week Three: at #9 Peters Township on MSA)4)  PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS  (2-0) (Last Week #4)  (Week Three: host Canon-McMillan)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/04/2012

September 4, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week One of the 2012 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. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1)  NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (1-0) (Last Week #1)  (Week Two host Fox Chapel on MSA)2)  GATEWAY GATORS  (1-0) (Last Week #2)  (Week Two: at Connellsville on MSA)3)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (1-0) (Last Week #3)  (Week Two: at Canon-McMillan)4)  PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS  (1-0) (Last Week #6)  (Week Two: host #6 North Hills on MSA)

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Scholastic Notebook – 08/31/2012

August 31, 2012

The storylines are many as the WPIAL football season kicks off tonight. But is there a storyline with more irony than the Springdale at West Shamokin game? There is the new guy taking over for one of the winningest coaches in WPIAL history, and his first game is against a team with a historical losing streak. Dave Leasure will be in his first game as Springdale’s head coach. He takes over for Chuck Wagner, who retired last season after 47 years as a high school head coach in the WPIAL (Oakmont, Riverview, Fox Chapel and Springdale high schools). Wagner retired with a record of 270-202-11, and the 270 wins are fourth on the all-time list.

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CTK 2012 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten: WPIAL Class AAAA

August 26, 2012

Each and every Monday during the regular season starting on Labor Day (9/3), the MSA Sports Network will rank the top ten football teams in each classification. With days to go before the 2012 WPIAL football season kicks off, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams. This article, we present the Top Ten in Class AAAA.Final 2011 record is in parenthesis.WPIAL CLASS AAAA PRESEASON WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:1.    NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (15-1)  2.    GATEWAY GATORS  (9-3)3.    UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (11-2)4.    WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES  (6-4)

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CTK 2012 – MSA Sports Football Preseason Elite Eleven

August 19, 2012

Quarterbacks and receivers are big in WPIAL football this year. The MSA Sports Preseason Elite 11 includes four receivers and three quarterbacks. The team, picked by the MSA Sports Staff, is made up of the top 11 players in the WPIAL heading into the 2012 season. Western Pennsylvania isn’t known much for producing Division I college receivers, but this year’s crop of pass-catchers is very good. All four receivers on the Elite 11 have either committed to a Division I college, or have scholarship offers from Division I teams. Two of those four will also also play some at running back this season. The remaining part of the Elite 11 is made up of two offensive linemen, one tight end and one running back.

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CTK 2012 – WPIAL AAAA Foothills Conference Preview

August 15, 2012

Over the past three seasons, three different teams have won the Foothills Conference championship. Gateway won in 2009, McKeesport in 2010 and Penn-Trafford last year. It’s a pretty safe bet one of those teams will end up on top of the standings again this year – and just about everyone has Gateway as the favorite. The Foothills looks a little different this season, at least in size. The conference is bigger. Altoona and Kiski Area have moved from the Big East to the Foothills. Here is a look at the Foothills Conference: ALTOONA MOUNTAIN LIONS:

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