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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Soccer – 09/18/2012

September 18, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls soccer rankings for the week of September 17th. 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)  PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS  (5-0-0) (Last Week #2)2)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (4-1-0) (Last Week #1)3)  SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS  (6-1-0) (Last Week #7)4)  FOX CHAPEL FOXES  (7-0-0) (Last Week #9)5)  BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS  (6-0-0) (Last Week #10)6)  NORWIN KNIGHTS  (5-0-1) (Last Week #5)

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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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WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week One 2012

September 1, 2012

It's a new season so an introduction may be needed. every Saturday during the high school football season, we look back at some of the top performances from the previous night...thus the HighLights aspect of this column. Just having the lights back on Friday nights is a highlight for many, but these players (when hydrated) were shining bright in the first primetime contest of the 2012 campaign.Mack Leftwich - North Allegheny

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CTK 2012 – WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny Conference Preview

August 18, 2012

It’s not a complete facelift for the Greater Allegheny Conference, but the conference sure looks a lot different this season. With the WPIAL’s realignment, the Greater Allegheny got bigger overall and added a little Keystone Conference flavor. What happened to the Greater Allegheny Conference is basically a two-fold thing: 1. Kittanning and Valley dropped out of the conference and moved down to Class AA. 2. Derry, Franklin Regional, Greensburg Salem and Hollidaysburg all were moved out of the Keystone and into the Greater Allegheny. The much-maligned Keystone Conference is no more. As for the Greater Allegheny race, it seems just about everybody is picking Franklin Regional as the team to beat.

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Hampton Beats GCC Again To Repeat as D-II Boys Lacrosse Champs

May 25, 2012

At Chartiers Valley high school in the WPIAL Boys Division II Lacrosse Championship, the Hampton Talbots defeat the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions by a score of 16-7. The Centurions have won 2 WPIAL titles in a row and their 3rd in 4 years, all over GCC.In the first period the Talbots raced to a 4-0 lead. Dylan Szramowski scored the hat trick getting three goals in the first ten minutes to make it 3-0 Hampton. Jon Nigro scored with :42 seconds remaining in the first and Hampton led 4-0. 

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Hampton Repeats in D-II While Seneca Valley Wins D-I WPIAL Boys Lacrosse Title

The Hampton Talbots are celebrating back-to-back titles while the Seneca Valley Raiders are enjoying their first trip to the golden top of the district boys lacrosse mountain. Hampton beat Greensburg Central Catholic for a second straight year to capture their third Division II title in four years. Meanwhile, Seneca Valley edged Shady Side Academy to win the Raiders first ever Division I District 7 crown. Here are ALL of the final results from the 2012 WPIAL Boys Lacrosse Playoffs.2012 WPIAL DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:Seneca Valley Raiders 8 - Shady Side Academy Indians 5  (MSA)

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SSA Settles for Silver in PIAA Boys Team Tennis

May 20, 2012

The WPIAL Class AAA boys team tennis champions cam close to adding state gold to their trophy case, but in the end, Shady Side Academy had to settle for silver. The Indians fell in the PIAA Class AAA finals four games to one to Conestoga Saturday at the Hershey Racquet Club. Here are the results of both the Class AAA and Class AA tournaments in the 2012 PIAA Boys team Tennis Playoffs.2012 PIAA CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:Conestoga 4 - Shady Side Academy 1PIAA CLASS AAA Semifinals:Shady Side Academy 3 - Erie Cathedral Prep 2

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Sewickley Academy Wins 8th Straight WPIAL Boys Team Tennis AA Title While Shady Side Academy Wins AAA Gold

May 11, 2012

Eight is definitely Great for Sewickley Academy boys tennis. The Panthers Friday celebrated their 8th consecutive WPIAL Boys Team Tennis Class AA championship with a victory over the Hampton Talbots. Sewickley Academy continued an impressive district domination of a team sport with their 16th championship in the last 18 years. Meanwhile, Shady Side Academy squeeked by defending champion Mount Lebanon to win the AAA crown. The Indians title is the second in three years and fourth in school history. Here are ALL of the results from the week long 2012 WPIAL Boys Team Tennis Playoffs.2012 WPIAL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Baseball – 05/01/2012

May 1, 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  Here are this weeks rankings, i

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WPIAL Hall of Fame Class of 2012

April 13, 2012

Neil Walker is known for his baseball talent. The current Pirates second baseman had an unforgettable baseball career at Pine-Richland High School and was a first-round draft pick. But it is what Walker also did in other sports that helped earn him a spot in the WPIAL Hall of Fame. The WPIAL Hall of Fame class for 2012 was announced Thursday at a news conference, and Walker was one of the selections. Walker was in Los Angeles with the Pirates, but his father was at the news conference at the Heinz History Center in the Strip District. Walker had a terrific baseball career at Pine-Richland, starting four seasons and batting .504 for his career. He hit .657 as a senior with 13 home runs, 42 RBIs and a 1.403 slugging percentage for a WPIAL championship team.

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